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Mock The Week: Scenes We'd Like To See #1
Mock The Week
From the gloriously rude "Unfortunate names for race horses" to "Unlikely personal ads" and lines that (sadly) never appeared in the Harry Potter books, "Mock the Week: Scenes We'd Like to See" is the fastest, funniest read of the year: a bumper book of all-new, razor-sharp one-liners, including:
UNLIKELY MEDICAL LABELS: No rabbits were harmed during the testing of this product - but the rats were less lucky.
UNSUCCESSFUL JOB APPLICATIONS: I am both lazy and a miserable git.
GREETINGS CARDS THAT WOULDN'T SELL: Happy New Breasts!
FIRST-DRAFT LINES FROM GREAT NOVELS: Alice was beginning to get very bored of sitting by her sister on the riverbank, so she checked no one was around, hit her with a stone, and pushed her into the water.
UNLIKELY CROSSWORD CLUES: 9 Across - Rip van Winkle's name (3, 3, 6)
REJECTED EXAM QUESTIONS: List your most sordid desires.
UNLIKELY HOROSCOPES: You will go to your bedroom window and stand there naked for a minute, you will do this especially if your name is Mrs Hughes and you live at 56, The Avenue, Clapham... around 3.30 would be best for me.
UNLIKELY MEDICAL LABELS: No rabbits were harmed during the testing of this product - but the rats were less lucky.
UNSUCCESSFUL JOB APPLICATIONS: I am both lazy and a miserable git.
GREETINGS CARDS THAT WOULDN'T SELL: Happy New Breasts!
FIRST-DRAFT LINES FROM GREAT NOVELS: Alice was beginning to get very bored of sitting by her sister on the riverbank, so she checked no one was around, hit her with a stone, and pushed her into the water.
UNLIKELY CROSSWORD CLUES: 9 Across - Rip van Winkle's name (3, 3, 6)
REJECTED EXAM QUESTIONS: List your most sordid desires.
UNLIKELY HOROSCOPES: You will go to your bedroom window and stand there naked for a minute, you will do this especially if your name is Mrs Hughes and you live at 56, The Avenue, Clapham... around 3.30 would be best for me.
- GenresNonfictionHumor
160 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2008
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August 8, 2019
A great companion book to those of you out there who are fans of the hugely popular tv series. Makes up for when it's not on TV!
October 20, 2023
Another very funny read
October 7, 2016
If you’ve ever seen Mock the Week before (and surely you must have!) then you know what to expect here. Basically, this book is a collection of one-liners from the section of the show with the same name, from ‘Greetings Cards That Wouldn’t Sell‘ to ‘Lies from Everyday Life‘ and ‘Unfortunate Names for Race Horses‘.
It’s a reasonably good read, and a quick book to whizz through, but it wasn’t as funny as I was hoping for. I picked it up in a charity shop at a low price, which was worth it, but I wouldn’t pay full retail price for it. The jokes were often crass or overly simple, occasionally lapsing into cliche.
I’m not sure what else to say! The show is much better than the book is – that’s all there is.
It’s a reasonably good read, and a quick book to whizz through, but it wasn’t as funny as I was hoping for. I picked it up in a charity shop at a low price, which was worth it, but I wouldn’t pay full retail price for it. The jokes were often crass or overly simple, occasionally lapsing into cliche.
I’m not sure what else to say! The show is much better than the book is – that’s all there is.
January 26, 2014
Some parts were really funny, some parts warranted a snicker, and some went over my head because I am not British, so I don't know all the references. Good for a quick laugh.
September 17, 2014
LOL stuff although some of the subject matter is a little dated.
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