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Monday, November 15, 2010

Book Review - Jokes Every Man Should Know and Dirty Jokes Every Man Should Know

About the Books
 
Jokes Every Man Should Know
Why are most joke books so terrible? Why do they always resort to the same tired stereotypes, awful puns, and contrived situations?

Answer: Because good jokes—really good jokes—are as rare as precious gems. Writer and humorist Don Steinberg was not interested in compiling a thousand gags into a giant paperback, because he knew most of the content would be dreck. Instead, he set out to compile the very best of the best, the cream of the crop, the Jokes Every Man Should Know.

Here are jokes for business trips, blind dates, and family get-togethers. Here are eight jokes that will make kids laugh and nineteen jokes that are not at all suitable for children. Here are two jokes about gorillas, three jokes about doctors, one joke involving an alligator and oral sex, eight jokes about heaven, and the world's only funny knock-knock joke. Packaged in a sleek hardcover format, Jokes Every Man Should Know has the perfect punch line for every occasion.

About the Author

Don Steinberg has contributed to The New Yorker, GQ, Harper's, McSweeney's, Spy, Entertainment Weekly, the New York Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and other publications. His Web site, bluedonut.com, is a real hoot

Dirty Jokes Every Man Should Know

Quirk has incredibly high standards of good taste—which is why most of the content in Dirty Jokes Every Man Should Know cannot be reprinted in this catalog. You'll just have to trust us when we pledge that this book contains more than 100 premium grade-A dirty jokes, including:
  • The One About Paris Hilton and the Himalayan Snow Leopard
  • The One About the Octogenarian Hooker and the Box of Raisins
  • The One About the Used Condom Salesman
  • The One About Your Mom
And many, many more. Packaged in the same elegant format as Jokes Every Man Should Know (50,000 copies sold), this raunchy companion volume makes the perfect stocking stuffer for brothers, uncles, grandfathers, and anyone who appreciates a dirty joke.

About the Author

Doogie Horner is a stand-up comedian and graphic designer based in Philadelphia. He's also the author of The First-Timer's Kit (Quirk, 2008) and the forthcoming Everything Explained Through Flowcharts (Collins, 2010). 

My Take on the Books
The jokes in Jokes Ever Man Should Know are tame and ones that are perfect for those times when you need to lighten the mood, or are looking to share a fun laugh with some friends. Most of the jokes in this book are ones that are ok to share, even with younger ears. 

On the other hand Dirty Jokes Ever Man Should Know is not the type of book to share with younger ears. These lewd, sometimes raunchy jokes are not for the prude in the crowd. Instead, you need to be willing to take the jokes, groan at the ones that need loud groans and shake your head at others. While J-Mom and I are not raunchy joke fans normally, we did shake our heads at a few of them!
 
If you are interested in these books, you can find them on Amazon!

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