The Best of Brain Droppings

by Inc Peter Pauper Press

With his signature dark and daring humor drawn from everyday life, the world at large, and the vagaries of the English language, George Carlin offers his creative finest in The Best of Braindroppings. From the random braindropping (When you sneeze, all the numbers in your head go up by one.) to favorite oxymorons (holy war, for one), and from questions to ponder (Why are there no B batteries? for instance) to his classic monologue comparing baseball and football, this little book packs in a lot of laughs.

Genres: Humor, Comedy, Nonfiction

80 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2007

Reviews

[Wayne Barrett · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this guy, one of my all time favorite comedians. This is a small book, wedged down into my Christmas stocking, and I came close to reading it about as fast as it will take me to write this review. I guess my only complaint is that it is too small. George was not only hilarious, but he was one of the most intelligent comedians I have ever heard. The first time I heard Carlin was on vinyl at a friends house in the mid 70's. We listened to the famous "7 dirty words" (the seven words you cannot say on television... shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, tits.), and I was hooked on his comedy till the day he went into the clearing. I think you would all enjoy it, and as for me, I'm going in search of some more of his work.

[Jay · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I read this book, I rationed it out to myself at about one page or so a day, usually just before going to sleep. I laughed myself to sleep. I've always loved George Carlin as a serious writer who labored over his work, a real craftsman and wordsmith. He and the Monty Python writers have always amazed me with their knowledge and insights into the English language and the cultures in which English is the primary language.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

🙂

[Renee · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is still the funniest thing I've ever read.

[Roger Singh]

Great book by an even greater man.

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great wise man... not many can say how ridiculous the world is in such a funny way.

[Pablo Mcg · Rating 4 out of 5]

George is my favorite comedian. His public persona aligns with a lot of my beliefs. So his words make me smile and laugh a lot, just generally feeling really good. Fun time.

This book is not perfect, there are maybe 3 chapters that didn't make me laugh or smile at all really where he was just sort of complaining with no punch (ha). But the majority of the book is brilliant.

The opening quarter stands out and is worth the price of admission by itself.

[Meaghan · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars
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This was just a fun little book. I enjoyed it!

[Troy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't know if i can consider this "reading a book". It was really funny, but I felt like I needed to repent and take a shower after it.

[Steve Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very brief (and tiny) short version of Carlin's larger book. This was a fun book. It takes about fifteen minutes to read, though.

[Timothy · Rating 4 out of 5]

very similar to napalm and silly putty. some amount of not so good stuff, a bit of really great stuff, and a lot of stuff somewhere in the middle. but there are definitely some real gems in here.