| Humor |
| Adams, Douglas; Lloyd, John |
Deeper Meaning of Liff |
I thought this was funny the first time I read it, so I jumped at the chance to buy my own copy when I found it on the sale rack at my bookstore. Pretend reference book that takes the names of places people supposedly never go and gives them definitions for things there need to be words for. |
| Ballantine Books |
More Stupid Jokes for Kids |
My mom got me this when I started hosting a children's chat room for Kids' WB! . . . I occasionally got some use out of it. |
| Bierce, Ambrose |
The Devil's Dictionary |
Dammit, I've got two copies of this. It's funny for a dictionary, with very satirical definitions for lots of words. |
| Bond, Simon |
101 Uses for a Dead Cat |
Bought at a yard sale once when I was a kid. I don't have anything against cats, shut up. |
| Bors, Matt |
Be Gay, Do Comics |
My sister Patricia got me this for my holiday gift 2020. |
| Brosh, Allie |
Hyperbole and a Half |
Ronni got me this for my 36th birthday! |
| Brosh, Allie |
Solutions and Other Problems |
My sister Patricia bought me this for my holiday gift 2020. |
| Campbell, Jen |
Weird Things Customers Say In Bookstores |
My friend Fred bought me this because I spent six years of my life working in a bookstore and he figured I would relate. I did. |
| Cohen, Jason; Krugman, Michael; Dorkin, Evan |
Generation Ecch! |
Lent (and subsequently given) to me by high school friend Dustin, this book has some great commentary on MY GENERATION. |
| Daily Show, The; Stewart, Jon |
America (The Book), Teacher's Edition |
Decided my library was not complete without this book, so I bought it. |
| Dickinson, Rachel |
The Witch's Handbook: A Field Guide to Magic |
Funny little book with goofy witch trivia, lore, and junk . . . with just a little bit of truth in there, which is kinda disturbing. Bought it 'cause it was a dollar in the discount bin. |
| Feldstein, Albert E. |
Big MAD on Campus |
Book-size collection of silly MAD Magazine stuff. I think I got this because college roomie Mia left it in the apartment or something. |
| Frauenfelder, Mark; Sinclair, Carla; Branwyn, Gareth |
The Happy Mutant Handbook |
I was introduced to this by my pal Dustin, back in high school. He let me borrow his copy, but I eventually ended up buying my own at Goering's. The subtitle, "Mischievous Fun for Higher Primates," should clue you in somewhat to its contents. |
| Greenburg, Dan |
How to Be a Jewish Mother |
This was a gift from Mike, I may eventually give it to my mother as that was its intended purpose. . . . |
| Hamburger, Robert |
Real Ultimate Power: The Official Ninja Book |
Bought used at Mojo! |
| Henderson, Bobby |
The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster |
Birthday present from Daddy! |
| Judge, Mike; Rheingold, Andy; Sonneborn, Scott |
Beavis and Butt-Head: Chicken Soup for the Butt |
Holiday 2007 present from Mikey. |
| Malcalypse the Younger |
Principia Discordia |
Sorry, couldn't bring myself to categorize this as religion. Ordered this from my bookstore just 'cause I had to know what it was all about. Crazy Discordians. Hail Eris. . . . |
| Marciuliano, Francesco |
I Could Pee on This |
My sister L gave this to me for my birthday 2019. It's poems by cats. |
| McLendon, Timothy D. |
Techmares |
Freebie my boss gave me. Funny book about "The World's Dumbest Computer Users." |
| Nancy, Ted L. |
Letters From a Nut, More Letters From a Nut, and Even More Letters From a Nut |
Mike bought me used copies of the first and third books at the book sale. Victor bought me the second one for holiday 2013. |
| The Onion |
Dispatches from the Tenth Circle |
The Onion is made-up news or satire/parody/insert-your-term-for-type-of-humor-here versions of the real news. Amazingly funny. |
| The Onion |
The Onion's Finest News Reporting |
Yay for screwed-up humor! |
| The Onion |
Our Dumb Century |
See above. |
| Ortberg, Mallory |
Texts from Jane Eyre |
Bought for me for holiday 2014 by Ronni! |
| Pantheon Books |
The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus: All the Words (Volumes 1 and 2) |
Picked up at the Book Swap for a lot cheaper than should have been possible. I'm a big Monty fan and I still read these and laugh my arse off. |
| Richman, Josh & Sheth, Anish, M.D. |
What's Your Poo Telling You? |
A small, silly book Cara gave me for my thirtieth birthday. |
| Samples, Melvin |
The Official Turd Book |
A small, silly book Victor gave me for my thirty-first birthday. |
| Schwartz, Dana |
The White Man's Guide to White Male Writers of the Western Canon |
Gift from Dad for my 46th birthday, 2024. |
| Snicket, Lemony |
Horseradish |
Subtitled "Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid," I had to have this even though it's just a collection of essays, quotes, and advice. It's Snicket's style more than the story that made me like his popular Series of Unfortunate Events, so I bought this sight unseen at Haslam's when I saw it. |
| Sprinkle Brigade |
Sprinkle Brigade Volume 1: New York State of Mind |
Jessica sent me this for Yuletide 2007. It is a book full of photographs of dog poop made into art. Astounding. |
| Stang, Ivan |
The Book of the SubGenius |
Yeah, only about a decade after reading it, I finally got my own copy. (Yay for slackerhood, duhhh.) I wonder if they're still printing this since it states that the world ends in 1998? |
| Stang, Ivan |
The SubGenius Psychlopaedia of Slack, The Bobliographon |
Short stories in the Subgenius mythos! Given to me by Stacy, surprised the heck out of me since it's kinda tough to find this thing. |
| Stang, Ivan |
Three-Fisted Tales of "Bob" |
Short stories in the Subgenius mythos! Given to me by Stacy, surprised the heck out of me since it's kinda tough to find this thing. |
| Sweeney, Julia; Zander, Christine |
It's Pat! My Life Exposed |
An "exposé" on the life of Pat of Saturday Night Live fame. I bought it because I had credit for a return to a bookstore (I was a young teen at the time), and I just gathered crap I thought I might like. |
| Watterson, Bill |
The Days Are Just Packed |
A gift from Fred. |