The Portable Curmudgeon eBook Jon Winokur
Download As PDF : The Portable Curmudgeon eBook Jon Winokur 
More than 1000 outrageously irreverent quotations, anecdotes, and interviews on a vast array of subjects, from an illustrious list of world-class curmudgeons
The Portable Curmudgeon eBook Jon Winokur
What an awesome collection of the snarkiest bites from the sharpest tongues the world over. Twain, W.C. Fields, Churchill, Bierce, Mencken, and all the funniest, sharpest wits around. The overview of this book is: (at least to me) that these are people who have loved the world, have seen what it is, and are calling it out on it's faults for what it isn't. And the choices are damned funny. I gave my old copy to my son when he went to graduate school, and bought another one in hardcover, just to have around. It's that good a compendium. Certainly, if you like the funniest, snarkiest bits of Mark Twain or Oscar Wilde, you will LOVE this. You might also check out Ambrose Bierce's The Devil's Dictionary.Product details
|
Tags : Amazon.com: The Portable Curmudgeon eBook: Jon Winokur: Kindle Store,ebook,Jon Winokur,The Portable Curmudgeon,HUMOR General,HUMOR Form Anecdotes & Quotations
People also read other books :
- Where To Lord? edition by Robert E Burnell Religion Spirituality eBooks
- Cuckoo Funeral Magique The Odd Job Three Short Stories edition by Christina Hyun Literature Fiction eBooks
- Wildlives Sarah Jean Alexander 9781941985007 Books
- The Police Officer Essential Illustrated Guide Kenpo eBook Tetsutaro Hisatomi eric shahan
- Clever Limericks for Childish Adults Sean O'Neill 9781466373976 Books
The Portable Curmudgeon eBook Jon Winokur Reviews
I loved this book when I was a kid, I still love it now that I am an old curmudgeon myself.
As many clever comments on life and society and human nature as the English language will permit. Great casual reading.
This is my bathroom book, but the bad part about it is that I want to keep sitting on the toilet to keep reading. it is such a fun fun book. Great gift. I actually got it from my son because he wanted me out of the bathroom. Than I bought it for a family member because I liked it so much myself and wasn't about to give my copy away. I still read bits and pieces and I have had it for several years.
you will find yourself trying to remember every one of these witty wise and ascerbic aphorisms!
Thus armed you will be prepared to thrust a verbal dagger into the hearts of the lame brained and dullards who leave us at the mercy of their sheer and preposterous inanity and ignorance stumbling for that perfect retort -that response that sums up everything you know to be true but just can't quite summon up the perfect response - WELL not anymore! - There's a quip and a retort in this tome that will make you a truly Enlightened Curmudgeon! -AND a dangerous target for fools.
Curmudgeons get a bad rep. A lot of the curmudgeons I know are actually very funny people, and that is the case with the curmudgeons in this book.. There is no forced sweetness and light here, but there are many laugh out loud moments. I mean, How can you go wrong With Groucho Marx, Dorothy Parker and W.C. Fields?
Being a curmudgeon myself, this book is like my bible. Whenever I'm looking for a sarcastic, witty, even insulting remark I scan my brain for anything I've seen in this book. My friends -- the few I have -- think I'm quick and clever and a whole lot smarter than I am. But that's O.K.,they also think I'm negative, nasty and hostile. And that's O.K. too because I have to live up to my reputation. Being a curmudgeon doesn't come naturally to me. That's why I need this book. It's a terrific reference, It's not only full of the best in curmudgeonry but it's funny as hell too. I love this book.
I've had this book for probably 20 years. My father periodically sends me emails that have collections of snarky humorous comments in them, most of which I've already seen, so I sent him this book. It's loaded with fave like Ambrose Bierce, Evelyn Waugh, Samuel Clemens, Dorothy Parker, WC Fields, Churchill and the other clever barbed wits of the day. The book has been around for a while, so it's not going to have any classics from the past 20 years or so, but regardless it's a great read. Not t be indelicate or anything, but this is one of those books that's perfect reading for the bathroom, as it can literally be digested one sentence at a time. The down side is that occasionally a guest will use your bathroom and not come out for 20 minutes.
What an awesome collection of the snarkiest bites from the sharpest tongues the world over. Twain, W.C. Fields, Churchill, Bierce, Mencken, and all the funniest, sharpest wits around. The overview of this book is (at least to me) that these are people who have loved the world, have seen what it is, and are calling it out on it's faults for what it isn't. And the choices are damned funny. I gave my old copy to my son when he went to graduate school, and bought another one in hardcover, just to have around. It's that good a compendium. Certainly, if you like the funniest, snarkiest bits of Mark Twain or Oscar Wilde, you will LOVE this. You might also check out Ambrose Bierce's The Devil's Dictionary.
0 Response to "≡ Descargar Gratis The Portable Curmudgeon eBook Jon Winokur"
Post a Comment