1001 Funniest Things Ever Said

by Steven D. Price

A collection of the greatest witticisms from the world of politics, show business, sports, and anywhere else people can get a good laugh

Genres: Nonfiction, Humor

336 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Alex Lederer · Rating 1 out of 5]

Personal Response: While the book is meant to be funny, it in fact did NOT tickle my funny bone. The quotes that were meant to be funny were either bland or didn't make sense. There were a few quotes that gave me the whole 'skit' and happened to make sense and we're a bit humorous, but overall this collection of quotes was not good.

Plot Summary: With this being essentially a 330 page joke book, there really isn't a plot. The book divided 1001 jokes into 11 categories with smaller subcategories, along with a very minute amount of info given about who or what the speaker(s) was talking about.

Reccomendation: If you really like bland, obsolete quotes that are meant to be funny, read this book. If not, don't. I walked into this book expecting to laugh a good chunk, and walked out bored and ready to be done with this book.

[Brannigan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This has some great quotes in it. I enjoyed it a lot. I do think it’s got too many old celebrities in it to keep it feeling fresh. It might be a hard sell for anyone under 35-40.

[Elizabeth Lam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of dated material but i howled at many of the quotes - just an easy read

[Sara Goldenberg · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read some of it out loud to the family and boy did we laugh!!!!!

[Mender · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's an odd thing, reading a book of jokes. The lack of story makes it impossible to love such a collection, but easy to like. Also it has taught me that sports jokes, which are in this case commentators saying things inaccurately, are not funny. Nor are puns or what the word is when you change the first letter on each word, making jupid stokes. I just don't like that sort of humor. Which is revelatory, because I got this book to learn more about jokes.

Anyway, I'm slightly drunk and my head isn't on straight, but a lot of the one liners were definitely excellent and I'm going to be sad I'm too tipsy to remember them.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some of my favorites
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means "put down."
Bob Newhart
Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothin'.
Red Foxx
I liked all Erma Bombeck's God created man, but I could do better.

[Stan Paulsen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mildly amusing if you have nothing better to do.

[Alison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of funny things here, including famous lines--but that's why they're famous, because they're really funny!

[Laura Gilfillan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was pretty funny. Not helpful for the quotes I was looking for though.

[James Sablinskis · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book to own - flick open a page at random and there's always something funny. My favourites are mostly from Dan Quayle and George Bush.