Milking the Rhino: Dangerously Funny Lists

Let me state, right up front, that I am NOT am impartial observer. I consider Chris Rush to be one of the funniest people on the face of the earth, and it's an opinion that I have held for many, many years. I have seen him perform dozens of times over the years, and own copies of all of his albums. His lightening-fast improvisational skill and slightly deranged approach to things make him, in the words of this subtitle, Dangerously Funny. Many audience members have experienced the laugh-until-you-can't-breathe experience in his presence. All of the above qualifications, however, caused me to approach his first book with some tredidation. Could this rapid-fire improvisational skill be channeled well by a guy sitting in a room, alone with a word processor? Well...yes. And very well, thank you. The title/subtitle tells you everything you need to know about the format of the book. This is a collection of lists, but with that special Chris Rush sensibility to it. Interspersed among the full lists are some short-form ones named Quickies, to allow you catch you breath before the next full-length entry. Even reading the table of contents (The List Of The Lists, if you will) can provide laughs. Among my favorites are "Twelve People You Definitely Don't Want Sitting Next To You On A Plane..." and "Twelve Unexpected and Shocking Images That Could Be Sent Back from Mars by the Rover...", although the Quickie called "Three Diseases That Sound Like Roman Emperors or Generals..." can start me laughing just for the main concept! Chris Rush is a very funny man, and he has written an extremely funny book. I would urge you to buy it and savor it, since I'm sure that there are several more books bubbling around in that fertile imagination of his just waiting to come out. In the meantime, here's a list of my own (albeit not a funny one): Two Rules for Reading "Milking The Rhino" 1. Don't read it in public; sporadic outbursts of hysterical laughter aren't well tolerated by the general public. 2. Don't read it while eating anything that you wouldn't like to spray on your fellow diners, or have come out your nose.