This hilarious collection of humorous quotations, full of wisecracks and wit, snappy comments and inspired fantasy, has been specially compiled by the late broadcaster and raconteur Ned Sherrin, with a foreword by leading British satirist, Alistair Beaton. Now packed with even more quotes and covering more subjects than before, from Weddings to the Supernatural, Australia to Headlines. Find the best lines from your favourite jokesters and wordsmiths, add that extra something to a speech or presentation, or just enjoy a good laugh. 'A chair is a piece of furniture. I am not a chair because no one has ever sat on me.' Ann Widdecombe on the announcement that Parliamentary language will now be gender-neutral. 'No wonder Bob Geldof is such an expert on famine. He's been feeding off 'I don't like Mondays' for 30 years.' Russell Brand On deciding to run for governor of California: 'The most difficult decision I've ever made in my entire life, except for the one in 1978 when I decided to get a bikini wax.' Arnold Schwarzenegger 'Wanting to know an author because you like his work is like wanting to know a duck because you like pâté.' Margaret Atwood 'I am so sorry. We have to stop there. I have just come to the end of my personality.' Quentin Crisp, closing down an interview
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By Stressman
Format:Hardcover
I was given this book and was looking forward to leisurely reading through 536 pages of entertainment and amusement. What a disappointment.
In fairness, and as other reviewers have noted, it pretty much does what it says on the cover - but please note use of the word "Humorous", not "witty" or "funny", and that (in my humble opinion) is where the problem lies.
There's no doubt the book is well crafted - its subject matter and reference data are well compiled and detailed. It's the sort of book that a nasal bore or a librarian would put together...too much focus on the reference and indices (c200 pages) and not enough on the content (c300 pages).
There are other issues that irked me, for example the number of song lyrics, which I really don't consider as quotations. So overall, I felt that whilst many of the quotations are clever or humorous, they're not necessarily funny.
So I ask the question, What is the point of this Dictionary? If I want to be entertained, I want it to be funny, not a series of cleverly constructed words, and there are funnier and more concise books out there, doing the job much better than this.
So, potential readers, my copy (Hardback) is off to the Charity Shop.
In fairness, and as other reviewers have noted, it pretty much does what it says on the cover - but please note use of the word "Humorous", not "witty" or "funny", and that (in my humble opinion) is where the problem lies.
There's no doubt the book is well crafted - its subject matter and reference data are well compiled and detailed. It's the sort of book that a nasal bore or a librarian would put together...too much focus on the reference and indices (c200 pages) and not enough on the content (c300 pages).
There are other issues that irked me, for example the number of song lyrics, which I really don't consider as quotations. So overall, I felt that whilst many of the quotations are clever or humorous, they're not necessarily funny.
So I ask the question, What is the point of this Dictionary? If I want to be entertained, I want it to be funny, not a series of cleverly constructed words, and there are funnier and more concise books out there, doing the job much better than this.
So, potential readers, my copy (Hardback) is off to the Charity Shop.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By KB
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book is difficult to read, the print is small and not a good black. Not what I was expecting.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Hours of fun.
The quotations are ordered thematically + indexed both by author and keywords, which I found very useful.
The page size and font used are large enough and thus very readable.
I was very happy with the inclusion of short synopsis of the author and context/place of the quotation.
As I mentioned in my other reviews of similar books - it's bound to have some quotations that will make you laugh out loud, some less and some will make you raise an eyebrow, but overall I think it's great.
As with other compilations I found it a bit not in place to include complete poems as quotations, however in comparison to other similar books I've ordered and reviewed this one seems to be the best researched and presented.
The downside of this compilation is that although it's a 2008 edition, the first one was published in 1995, and there's less contemporary stuff. You won't find here memorable quotations from big TV hits like Father Ted, Absolutely Fabulous, Only Fools & Horses, Blackadder, The Simpsons, Vicar of Dibely and such, as are thankfully presented in the very funny but poorly researched The Funniest Thing You Never Said: The Ultimate Collection of Humorous Quotations.
The quotations are ordered thematically + indexed both by author and keywords, which I found very useful.
The page size and font used are large enough and thus very readable.
I was very happy with the inclusion of short synopsis of the author and context/place of the quotation.
As I mentioned in my other reviews of similar books - it's bound to have some quotations that will make you laugh out loud, some less and some will make you raise an eyebrow, but overall I think it's great.
As with other compilations I found it a bit not in place to include complete poems as quotations, however in comparison to other similar books I've ordered and reviewed this one seems to be the best researched and presented.
The downside of this compilation is that although it's a 2008 edition, the first one was published in 1995, and there's less contemporary stuff. You won't find here memorable quotations from big TV hits like Father Ted, Absolutely Fabulous, Only Fools & Horses, Blackadder, The Simpsons, Vicar of Dibely and such, as are thankfully presented in the very funny but poorly researched The Funniest Thing You Never Said: The Ultimate Collection of Humorous Quotations.
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Does what it says on the front of the book
Does what it says on the front of the book.
Humorous? some of them to find funny, you must have a queer sence of humour.
Humorous? some of them to find funny, you must have a queer sence of humour.
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