With over 10,000 entries, arranged by topic and fully indexed, here is a giant new collection of witticisms and wisecracks for the 21st century. If you’re looking for a bon mot for an after-dinner talk, struggling to put the finishing touches to a wedding speech or just want to cheer yourself and your mates up, this fabulous fat book provides all you’ll ever need.
Entries range from insults, put-downs, gags and one-liners to homespun philosophy, witty proverbs, movie quotes and graffiti. Among the contributors featured are Woody Allen, Dave Barry, P. J. O’Rourke, Winston Churchill, Will Rogers, Jay Leno, P. G. Wodehouse, Bill Cosby, W. C. Fields, Oscar Wilde, Spike Milligan, Groucho Marx, George Bernard Shaw and many more.
Never be stuck for a good line again!
‘Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.’ P. J. O’Rourke
‘I’m sure sex wouldn’t be as rewarding as winning the World Cup. It’s not that sex isn’t good, but the World Cup is every four years and sex is not.’ Ronaldo
Entries range from insults, put-downs, gags and one-liners to homespun philosophy, witty proverbs, movie quotes and graffiti. Among the contributors featured are Woody Allen, Dave Barry, P. J. O’Rourke, Winston Churchill, Will Rogers, Jay Leno, P. G. Wodehouse, Bill Cosby, W. C. Fields, Oscar Wilde, Spike Milligan, Groucho Marx, George Bernard Shaw and many more.
Never be stuck for a good line again!
‘Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.’ P. J. O’Rourke
‘I’m sure sex wouldn’t be as rewarding as winning the World Cup. It’s not that sex isn’t good, but the World Cup is every four years and sex is not.’ Ronaldo
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