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En un país muy lejano donde un dictador había llegado a someter a su propio pueblo hasta el punto de llegar a la hambruna, apareció un activista que comenzó a luchar contra el régimen empleando las redes sociales y ocultándose detrás de una máscara para no ser identificado.Creó una campaña virtual contra los autócratas, con el lema: ¡métanle un clavo en la cabeza a los dictadores, con cianuro y, eso los convertiría en héroes nacionales!.Su...
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Get the Summary of Tom Phillips's Humans in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Humans" by Tom Phillips explores the journey of Homo sapiens from their migration out of Africa around 70,000 years ago to the present, highlighting the species' unique adaptability, social structures, and communication skills that contributed to their survival over other human species. The book delves into the human brain's remarkable...
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This book is about laughter and learning to tell jokes. It describes the elements that are combined to produce a good joke and tells you how to give others the gift of laughter. Some of the topics covered are the basics of jokes, the art of delivery, classic jokes, jokes for kids, the evolution of humor, the psychology of laughter, the impact of humor on society, health benefits of humor and the ethics of humor.
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Für die beste humoristische und satirische Versdichtung im Sinne des großen niedersächsischen Dichters Wilhelm Busch wurde dem Autor Volker Henning in den Jahren 2013, 2015 und 2019 der Wilhelm-Busch-Förderpreis ( "Hans-Huckebein-Preis" ) verliehen. Im Rahmen der Entscheidungsfindung war sich die Jury darüber einig, dass seine Verse "den Leser direkt und präzise ins mehr oder weniger ausgeprägte Spießerherz treffen und ihm die eigenen mangelhaften...
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3rd is a series of 4 "Inner Child" dad joke books. Clean jokes for children of all ages. Prepare to moan, groan and hopefully slap a knee or two. Lots of "Knock knock" jokes, the woodpecker's favorite type. Feel your spirits and/or endorphins rise as you peruse these creme de la creme jokes. Guaranteed to please - or your groans cheerfully returned.
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The humor is a wickedly authentic blend of young-professional-bachelor shtick and pets-from-hell high jinks. . . . And, perhaps best of all, the strip keeps getting better." -Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Get Fuzzy was named Best Comic Strip of the Year in 2002 by the National Cartoonists Society.
Satchel, the Shar-pei-Lab mix in the Get Fuzzy family who actually believes what TV commercials say, and his owner-housemate Rob Wilco, a single, somewhat...
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Phil Fethers has had a strange life. Every time he thinks things are finally straightening around to normal, the bottom falls out.There has to be a reason. He's determined to find it.This is based on an acctual exploding egg. My friend who had th egg explode in his face, almost, and I started making jokes. It got to the point my lings ached and I dared not say anything more. I wrote this the following day.
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Get Fuzzy makes the fur fly. This freshly amusing strip is a darling among readers who enjoy pets with an attitude. This wry cartoon features Rob Wilco, a mild-mannered ad guy who's guardian to two rambunctious pets: Bucky, a temperamental cat who carries a boom box and goes on spending sprees, and Satchel, a gentle canine who tries to remain neutral even when he bears the brunt of Bucky's mischief. Together, this unlikely trio hangs out together,...
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Alfred und Hilde Koslowski, ein Rentnerehepaar aus Schnabelwaid in Bayern, haben zum ersten Mal eine Kreuzfahrtreise gebucht, die sie in die Karibik zu den Kleinen Antillen führt. Und damit beginnt eine Geschichte voller absurder Ereignisse und skurriler Missgeschicke, die die beiden Urlauber sowohl an Bord ihres Kreuzfahrtschiffes als auch an Land erleben.Alfred, der notorische Besserwisser, läuft dabei mit seiner eigensinnigen Weltanschauung jedesmal...
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Auch in seinem 12. Gedichtband hat der Autor wieder den Versuch unternommen, nach altbewährter Manier einfache Formeln für den Kampf gegen die Ärgernisse des Alltags zu finden. Vergeblich. Aber vielleicht zaubern Ihnen seine neusten "Heiteren Verse" wieder ein Lächeln ins Gesicht, was das Leben schon leichter machen würde. Mit positivem Denken und dem Mut, das menschliche Miteinander in verständliche, schnörkellose Reime zu verpacken, hat der...
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Presenting laugh-out-loud stories for lovers of absurd comedy, featuring an eccentric cast of characters including Derek Organ: Private Investigator, Lionel the Moth, Roman slave Servus Minimus, the Battlefield Masseur, ambulance chaser Bradley Scherp, the Incredibly Delusional Shrinking Man, Compound Fracture the Clown, and of course, the Dancer on the Ceiling.
15) The jOYs of Life
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The jOYs of Live by comedy author Michelle Hoppe is a look into the ups and downs of raising a family while attempting to become an author. Take a peek into the family life of the Hoppe clan and discover how Michelle turned oys into jOYs…or at least delightfully funny stories. "My life was a sort of series of random disasters." Claire Tomalin I was blessed with the ability to view life through rose tinted glasses. This, along with a twisted sense...
16) Hey Gary
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A collection of dumb things the writer texted to his friend, Gary. Gary did not listen to any of these suggestions. You probably did not even read them. That's Gary for you. It is a dust devil of absurdist ideas and configurations. This could be the kind of book you need to read if you are waiting for the volcano to erupt. Author Jeffrey Campbell read some of this book and gave this blurb that's good enough to be on the cover, "Yeah. I think this...
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O'Farrell takes dead aim in Global Village Idiot at cell phones, awards ceremonies, genetic sheep splicers, America's right wing cabal of dunces, dunderheads, dimwits, and the Big D' himself. Just when we thought the lawlessness in Iraq was over, O'Farrell observes, even more blatant incidents of looting have begun. With handkerchiefs masking their faces, two rioters roughly the height of George Bush and Donald Rumsfeld kicked in the gates of the...
18) Donald Trump Makes Words: Illustrated guide to 101 dumb and awful statements by the 45th President
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Many words have been used to describe Donald Trump: infantile, fascist, narcissist, buffoon (to name but a very few).
All are accurate, as far as they go. Yet, in isolation, they describe only a very small part of the whole. To understand the man in his entirety, a more comprehensive study is warranted.
Syd Boyle has taken on this enormous task by presenting quotes from the former president covering a wide range of topics, each accompanied by...
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On 15th June 2011, an extraordinary event took place in Brixton, south London. On that day, an Irishman devoured two doner kebabs in a mere 1 minute and 59 seconds. What made this feat even more remarkable was the fact that he had already indulged in 13 pints of lager. Now, in a riveting account, the true story of the events leading up to this accomplishment is recounted by the protagonist, 'Johnny Two Kebabs.'In this 'prequel' Johnny invites us into...
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