Jokelopedia: The Biggest, Best, Silliest, Dumbest Joke Book Ever - Softcover

Blank, Eva; Benjamin, Alison; Green, Rosanne; Weitzman, Ilana; Wright, Mike

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761112146 ISBN 13: 9780761112143

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company, 2000

Synopsis

Take it away! Jokelopedia is the mother of all joke books―an all-encompassing, gut-busting collection of more than 1,700 jokes for every occasion. 59 elephant jokes, including Why are elephants banned from public swimming pools They always drop their trunks. Dozens of knock-knock jokes, like Knock, knock./ Who's there?/Raven./Raven who?/Raven lunatic who wants to knock your door down!

Plus teacher jokes, food jokes, gross jokes, and why-did-the-chicken-cross-the-road jokes. And a whole section of tongue twisters, specializing in the yucky. Try saying "sneaking in my creaky squeaky reeking sneakers." but the jokes are just the beginning― Jokelopedia is loaded with joke-telling tips and profiles of famously funny people, from Will Ferrell to SpongeBob SquarePants (Hey, wait―is SpongeBob really a person?)Packed with 1,700 kid-friendly jokes, tongue-twisters, riddles, and puns, this new edition of JOKELOPEDIA is the bible for incurable jokesters, class clowns, and aspiring comedians. Here are doctor jokes, robber jokes, teacher jokes, why-did-the-chicken-cross-the-road jokes. Lightbulb jokes, movie star jokes, gross-out jokes, vampire jokes, elephant jokes. The classics, fresh variations on the classics, and jokes with nothing classic about them. The guffaws are organized into categories for easy reference, and the book is sprinkled throughout with amusing facts, joke-telling pointers and tips, and informational spotlights on favorite funny people, including Mike Myers, Will Ferrell, and SpongeBob SquarePants.

Did you hear about the two antennae that met on a rooftop, fell in love, and got married?
The wedding wasn’t much, but the reception was amazing!

What kind of books do skunks read?
Best-smellers.

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From the Back Cover

Terrorize Your Sister (Or Your Brother. Or your Parents. Or Your Pals in the cafeteria.)

Take it away! Jokelopedia is the mother of all joke books-

An all-encompassing, gut-busting collection of jokes for any occasion. -59 elephant jokes, including Why are elephants banned from public swimming pools? They always drop their trunks. -Dozens of knock-knocks, like Knock, knock./Who's there?/Cow go./Cow go who?/No, cow go moo. -Plus teacher jokes and creature jokes, light-bulb jokes and why-did-the-chicken-cross-the road jokes. And tongue twisters: The corn on the cob made Bob the Slob's sobbing stop. -For aspiring comedians, JOKELOPEDIA takes it a step further with tips on how to tell a joke, riffs on styles, and stories of how famously funny people-from Lucille Ball (do you know who she is?) to Chris Rock-made it big.

About the Author

Eva Blank is a recent grown-up with fond memories of being the class clown.

Alison Benjamin is a recent grown-up with fond memories of being the class clown.

Rosanne Green is a recent grown-up with fond memories of being the class clown.

Ilana Weitzman is a recent grown-up with fond memories of being the class clown.

Mike Wright took up illustrating after discovering that this planet’s yellow sun prevented him from using his other powers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0761112146
• ISBN 13: 9780761112143
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256