Laughter, the Best Medicine: A Laugh-Out-Loud Collection of Our Funniest Jokes, Quotes, Stories and Cartoons

by Reader's Digest Association

This book provides a collection of jokes, funny stories, and hilarious quotes.

Genres: Humor, Nonfiction

366 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. is a global media and direct marketing company based in Chappaqua, New York, best known for its flagship publication founded in 1922, Reader's Digest. The company's headquarters are in New York City, where it moved from Pleasantville, New York.

The company was founded by DeWitt and Lila Wallace in 1922 with the first publication of Reader's Digest magazine, but has grown to include a diverse range of magazines, books, music, DVDs and online content.

Reviews

[Shainlock · Rating 3 out of 5]

Doctor's office read..... I like the cartoon stills the best. Most of it was short stories and little blurbs about amusing things. They were all light and fairly good-natured, but most made me smile or think-- pfft. The little cartoon pages in it and some of the one liners were the best among the funny things in this book. They did make me laugh out loud. Heheheeee!

[Jamie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of these stories I enjoyed, others not so much My biggest complaint was the print size. I felt like I was reading a small print Bible (how this was columned and the story lengths did nothing to help this). The few cartoons were pretty lame. Many of these are dated jokes. I think a teen or young adult would struggle understanding the technology ones especially. Heck, some I barely got. A few stories got some grins, but only a couple really made me laugh. It's like they tried too hard and therefore missed the mark of getting an honest laugh. But it did lighten my overall mood. So when feeling a bit down, checking this out might be worth it.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a child, I remember "The Readers Digest" sitting on the coffee tables of family and friends. Then as a young adult, I would often find it in the waiting rooms of doctor and dentist offices. I liked the true stories it published, but I especially enjoyed flipping through its pages to the many "joke sections" to read the anecdotes sent in from its many loyal readers. This book is a compilation of these stories; sure to put a smile on your face, and maybe even make you laugh out loud. My favourite:

"When the minister agreed to marry the young couple in his church, he stipulates that they remain abstinate during their engagement. A week before the wedding he asks, "Have you remained chaste?"

"I'm afraid not Reverend," the groom-to-be answers.

"What happened?"

"My financée dropped a box of light bulbs, and when she bent over to pick it up I was overcome with lust and we lost all control."

"I'm sorry," the minister says, "but I can't marry you in this church."

"That's what I figured," the young man sighs. "We're not welcome at Home Depot anymore either."

[Patricia Atkinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

i just love the jokes and stories in readers digest and they are all included in a big book just love it

[Danette · Rating 2 out of 5]

2024 A book of comics

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Amusing, but many of the stories seem to be filler rather than well thought about when put in.