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New in Paperback New Edition
Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations
Fourth Edition
Ned Sherrin
576 pages
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234x153mm
978-0-19-957006-5
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Paperback
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24 September 2009
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- Revised and completely up-to-date edition: new themes, new authors, new quotations
- The late Ned Sherrin's personally selected, favourite humorous quotations
- Over 5,000 witty one-liners and sparkling anecdotes
- More than 200 subjects: from Gambling to Old Age, from The Body to Wealth
- New quotations from the latest celebrities
- Add sparkle to a speech or presentation on any subject
New to this edition - Almost 400 quotations new to this edition and many additional themes
- Over 175 new authors including Ed Balls and Russell Brand, Jimmy Carr and John Hegley, Jerry Seinfeld and Britney Spears, Brad Pitt and Laura Bush
- A foreword by leading British satirist, Alistair Beaton (Spitting Image, Drop the Dead Donkey, Not the Nine O'Clock News)
This hilarious collection of humorous quotations, full of wisecracks and wit, snappy comments and inspired fantasy, has been specially compiled by the late broadcaster and raconteur Ned Sherrin. And as Stephen Fry remarked, 'There was no greater connoisseur of wit and repartee than Ned Sherrin.' New to this edition is a foreword by leading British satirist, Alistair Beaton. Now packed with even more quotes and covering more subjects than before, from Weddings to the Supernatural, Australia to Headlines. 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.
'A chair is a piece of furniture. I am not a chair because no one has ever sat on me.' Ann Widdecombe on the announcement that Parliamentary language will now be gender-neutral.
'No wonder Bob Geldof is such an expert on famine. He's been feeding off 'I don't like Mondays' for 30 years.' Russell Brand
On deciding to run for governor of California: 'The most difficult decision I've ever made in my entire life, except for the one in 1978 when I decided to get a bikini wax.' Arnold Schwarzenegger
'Wanting to know an author because you like his work is like wanting to know a duck because you like pâté.' Margaret Atwood
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am so sorry. We have to stop there. I have just come to the end of my personality.' Quentin Crisp, closing down an interviewReadership: General readers and anyone looking for inspiration to make a speech or presentation. It's the perfect gift to make someone laugh.
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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
"As always this companion instructs through laughter" - Contemporary Review
"Buy the book." - The Beachcomber, Daily Express
"This treasure house of repartee will delight for generations" - Stephen Fry, 2008
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Introduction
How to Use the Dictionary
List of Themes
Quotations
Author Index
Keyword Index
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