Jokes, Riddles, Funny Stories

The jokes and funny stories in this book are awfully dated (probably would have kids in the 50s and 60s rolling on the floor) but many are remarkably sophisticated. There's an entire section with short poems that I find give me a chuckle, even 3+ decades after I received it for my 7th Christmas. I remember some of them verbatim: I eat my peas with honey; I've done it all my life. They do taste kind of funny, But it keeps them on the knife. and "Twixt optimist and pessimist, the difference is quite droll. The optimist sees the doughnut while the pessimist sees the hole." Recommended for anyone who loves a good turn of phrase, a family-friendly laugh, or for reading to youngsters - and then explaining what words like "twixt" and "droll" used to mean ;)

I didn't understandt some of the jokes, riddles and funny stories, but the majority was funny nonetheless. This book earns a place on your bookshelf.