Whether you re making a toast at a wedding, trying to break the ice at a party, or just want to make your boss giggle, the Ultimate Book of Jokes is the first and last resource you’ll ever need. From road-crossing chickens and classic knock knock jokes to the naughty, nice, and totally soused, no subject goes unmocked in this collection of over 1,500 jokes, packaged in a deluxe embossed board … embossed board cover with 2-color line art throughout. Scott McNeeley, author of Ultimate Book of Card Games, mined decades worth of jokes to find chuckle-inducing punch lines for joke lovers of all stripes from yo mamma aficionados to naughty limerick connoisseurs.
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Not funny. Just boring. Like driving through Nebraska.
Don’t bother. It is not funny & so not worth $1.99
Not my taste, a bit mean.
Spent the evening sharing jokes with the family. Perfect fun for all.
Crude
I thought it was crude and the jokes were not even funny. Do not buy this book, it is a waste of your money.
good
Some good jokes, but many were awful.
These are the jokes folks, I’m here all week – tip yer waitress and try the sole.
It is hard to be continually funny and only a small fraction of these jokes qualify. But they can furnish material for your next speech.
This book is too spread out and very dated.
I read 8 pages every night, put me into a lively and happy mood before I go to sleep.
I thought I was going to love this book cover to cover. But honestly, the best jokes were in the first and last chapters. 🙂 I did appreciate the author giving the background behind some jokes. Add it to your library as an easy read when you’re not up for anything serious or heavy. Laughter is always good. 🙂
very elementary,
Many very good jokes and one-liners. A few oldies but probably not everyone has heard them. Some are pre-PC so maybe used only in restricted circumstances.
Terrible book. Not funny & so vulgar. Please warn about books like this.
Not as good as ii was hoping for. Should be called “Book of Crass Jokes for Limited Audience.”
not funny
As the writer mentions at the beginning of the book, none of these jokes are original to him. Unfortunately, almost all the jokes have been recycled so many times it’s like an amusing feeling of deja vu. Plus, many of the newer ones have just had a fresh coat of paint on them to make them relatable to a younger audience (such as mentioning young celebrities instead of those from previous generations). He again mentions this as a common thing in joke-making. An example would be jokes about Michael Hutchence instead of older ones with Natalie Wood or Ted Kennedy.
Editing was not as good as it could have been. There were numerous typos throughout, but not enough to make it unreadable, just distracting (and I did use my Kindle function to report the errors I found, so they may be corrected and not bother others). As far as formatting on the Kindle, the vignettes he includes to discuss various sidebars about jokes appear many times in the middle of a joke.
Where he added something valuable (to me) was his addition of explanations of jokes, the different types and their development, interspersed among the jokes. I found myself looking forward to the next chapter (and category) of jokes just to see what he had to say about that type.
If you’ve read many joke books, and aren’t interested in the discussion about the jokes, this may not be for you. Otherwise, you may get a few chuckles.
Horrible. Not funny in the least. Waste of money.