The Penguin Dictionary of Jokes

by Fred Metcalf

A good joke can lift the lowest spirits, enliven the dullest party, or be a welcome icebreaker at the start of a speech. But why is it so hard to find that key quip when you need it? Now anyone can have the best jokes at their fingertips with this comprehensive collection of the finest, funniest, most up-to-date gags, rib-ticklers, and silly one-liners ever. Organized by subject and containing side-splitters stolen from such wits as Groucho Marx, Orson Welles, Mark Twain, and P. J. O'Rourke, among many, many others, this volume assures those who use it that they will never again be at a loss for words that produce giggles galore.

Genres: Dictionaries, Nonfiction, Humor, Reference

320 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1996

Reviews

[Jess · Rating 1 out of 5]

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[Nicholas Whyte]

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Does what it says on the tin; roughly 2000 jokes of varying degree of suitability and good taste (with also a certain amount of repetition).

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of jokes basically, sorted by category.

[Donna · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great joke book. Great one-liners and easy to remember.