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Synopsis
Writer, broadcaster, and wit Gyles Brandreth has completely revised Ned Sherrin's classic collection of wisecracks, one-liners, and anecdotes. With over 1,000 new quotations throughout the media, it's easy to find hilarious quotes on subjects ranging from Argument to Diets, from Computers to the Weather. Add sparkle to your speeches and presentations, or just enjoy a good laugh in the company of Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, Joan Rivers, Kathy Lette, Frankie Boyle, and friends.
'Now we have the World Wide Web (the only thing I know of whose shortened form-www-takes three times longer to say than what it's short for)' Douglas Adams
'Not only is there no God, but try getting a plumber on weekends' Woody Allen
'Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight' Phyllis Diller
'Having a baby is like getting a tattoo on your face. You really need to be certain it's what you want before you commit' Elizabeth Gilbert
'The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it' Terry Pratchett
'Retreat, hell! We're only attacking in another direction' American General Oliver P. Smith
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About the Author
Gyles Brandreth
Gyles Brandreth is a high profile comedian, writer, reporter on The One Show and keen participant in radio and TV quiz shows.
Review
Review 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
"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"
--Beachcomber, Daily Express
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 0199681368
- ISBN 13 9780199681365
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number5
- Number of pages465
- EditorBrandreth Gyles
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