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A Little Book of Humorous Quotations
Ned Sherrin
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Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations
Third Edition
Edited by Ned Sherrin
560 pages
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196x129mm
978-0-19-923497-4
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Paperback
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19 June 2008
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- Ned Sherrin's personal choice
- Over 5,000 witty one-liners and sparkling anecdotes
- Over 200 subjects: from Gambling to Hollywood, from Diets to Shopping
- New quotations from the latest celebrities
- Add that extra something to a speech or presentation
- Now available in Oxford Paperback Reference
This hilarious collection of humorous quotations, full of wisecracks and wit, snappy comments and inspired fantasy, has been specially chosen by Ned Sherrin. Now with even more quotes on more subjects: from Gambling to Hollywood, from Diets to Shopping. Find the best lines from your favourite jokesters and wordsmiths, add that extra something to a speech or presentation, or just enjoy a good laugh.
'If God had wanted us to bend over, He would have put diamonds on the floor.' Joan Rivers on Health
'It's hard to be funny when you have to be clean.' Mae West on Humour
'Don't get mad, get everything.' Ivana
Trump on Marriage
'They misunderestimated me.' George W. Bush on Self-Knowledge
'If it's shiny, I buy it.' Graham Norton on Shopping
'Whales get killed only when they spout.' Denis Thatcher on SpeechesReadership: General readers, speechmakers, people making presentations, gift
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Review(s) from previous edition
"Review(s) from previous edition
"The ultimate guide to the sharpest, wryest and wittiest quips, put-downs and one-liners - Romford Recorder
"However you like your humour, there will be something here for you and I defy you to leaf through it and find nothing to bring a smile to the lips" - Herts Advertiser
"One of the bargains of the year. Indispensable for speechmakers, writers, etc., and indeed anyone who enjoys quotations
" - Publishing News
"Does not disappoint . . . a brilliant manual for writers, after-dinner speakers and best men" - South Wales Evening Post
"Reviews of this edition:"
"As always this companion instructs through laughter" - Contemporary Review
"Buy the book." - Beachcomber, Daily Express
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Introduction
How to Use the Dictionary
List of Themes
Quotations
Author Index
Keyword Index
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