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Jack Handey


Born
in San Antonio, Texas, The United States
February 25, 1949

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Genre
Entertainment, Humor


Jack Handey is an American humorist. He is best known for his Deep Thoughts, a large body of surrealistic one-liner jokes, as well as his "Fuzzy Memories" and "My Big Thick Novel" shorts. Many people have the false impression that Jack Handey is not an actual person, but a character created by Saturday Night Live or a pen name used by National Lampoon. ...more

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Average rating: 3.86 · 9,906 ratings · 1,138 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors
The Stench of Honolulu: A T...
3.37 avg rating — 4,502 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions
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Deep Thoughts: Inspiration ...
4.32 avg rating — 1,853 ratings — published 1992 — 5 editions
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What I'd Say to the Martian...
4.05 avg rating — 1,579 ratings — published 2008 — 11 editions
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Deeper Thoughts: All New, A...
4.37 avg rating — 612 ratings — published 1993 — 12 editions
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Deepest Thoughts: So Deep T...
4.41 avg rating — 552 ratings — published 1994 — 9 editions
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The Lost Deep Thoughts: Don...
4.44 avg rating — 352 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions
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Fuzzy Memories
4.43 avg rating — 271 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions
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Escape from Hawaii
4.03 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2023
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Please Stop the Deep Thoughts
4.58 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2017
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My Funny Cowboy Dance
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Series by Jack Handey

Deep Thoughts: Inspiration ... Deeper Thoughts: All New, A... Deepest Thoughts: So Deep T... Please Stop the Deep Thoughts The Lost Deep Thoughts: Don... Deep Thoughts: A Book of Po...
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