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Pretty Good Joke Book

by Garrison Keillor
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Overview

A treasury of hilarity from one of America’s favorite radio shows.

A guy walks into a bar. Eight Canada Geese walk into a bar. A termite jumps up on the bar and asks, “Where is the bar tender?” Drum roll.

The Fifth Edition of the perennially popular Pretty Good Joke Book is everything the first four were and more. More puns, one-liners, light bulb jokes, knock-knock jokes, and third-grader jokes (have you heard the one about Elvis Parsley?). More religion jokes, political jokes, lawyer jokes, blonde jokes, and jokes in questionable taste (Why did the urologist lose his license? He got in trouble with his peers). More jokes about chickens, relationships, and senior moments (The nice thing about Alzheimer’s is you can enjoy the same jokes again and again).

It all started back in 1996, when A Prairie Home Companion fans laughed themselves silly during the first Joke Show. The broadcast was such a hit that it became an almost-annual gagfest. Then fans wanted to read the jokes, share them, and pass them around, and the first Pretty Good Joke Book was born. With 362 new jokes (more or less), the latest edition promises countless giggles, chortles, and guffaws anyone—fans of the radio show or not—will enjoy.

Synopsis

Each April, people across the country tune in to A Prairie Home Companion's® annual Joke Show and laugh themselves silly. The best jokes from these much-requested shows are finally available on audio. Roy Blount, Jr., Paula Poundstone, and Julia Sweeney join Garrison Keillor and the Prairie Home cast for a riotous mix of knock-knocks, one-liners, regional jokes, "Yo' mama!" insults, and more.

About the Author, Garrison Keillor

First with his performances on Minnesota Public Radio's Prairie Home Companion and later in his books, Garrison Keillor has become a symbol of the small-town Midwest -- its absurdities, its stoutness, and its warmth. His popular, funny stories set in Lake Wobegon manage to evoke nostalgia for a town that never existed.

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Book Details

Published
September 1, 2009
Publisher
HighBridge Company
Pages
400
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781598879117

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