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Thank You Notes
Thank you, slow walking family walking in front of me on the sidewalk. No, please, take your time. And definitely spread out, too, so you create a barricade of idiots. I am so thankful that you forced me to walk on the street and risk getting hit by a car in order to pass you so I could resume walking at a normal human pace.Jimmy Fallon has a few people and a few things to...more
Paperback, 176 pages
Published
May 23rd 2011
by Grand Central Publishing
(first published May 5th 2011)
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Look out Jack Handey, there’s a new thinker in town. Or more appropriately, a new thanker. Jimmy Fallon, (or his writers, at least) have dished out some Handey-esque gratitude that I haven’t seen in years. (Granted, I haven’t read Handey’s latest, What I’d Say To the Martians: And Other Veiled Threats so, maybe I should read that before dethroning the man…)
Fallon’s faux thanks read like deep thoughts, with parallel humor. “Thank you... pen I just put in my mouth and started chewing on, for alrea...more
Fallon’s faux thanks read like deep thoughts, with parallel humor. “Thank you... pen I just put in my mouth and started chewing on, for alrea...more
p.95:
Thank you urinals that inexplicably have ice in them. You know exactly what I'm looking for–a nice pee on the rocks. Next time, can I get a twist of lime in there, too? Maybe a salted rim? Thanks.
p.96:
Thank you leaf blowers, for making me look like the world's lamest Ghostbuster. I ain't afraid of no leaves
p.98:
Thank you people who insist on showing off ultrasound pictures of your unborn children. Just so you know, all those pictures look exactly the same: like charcoal drawings of an alien...more
Thank you urinals that inexplicably have ice in them. You know exactly what I'm looking for–a nice pee on the rocks. Next time, can I get a twist of lime in there, too? Maybe a salted rim? Thanks.
p.96:
Thank you leaf blowers, for making me look like the world's lamest Ghostbuster. I ain't afraid of no leaves
p.98:
Thank you people who insist on showing off ultrasound pictures of your unborn children. Just so you know, all those pictures look exactly the same: like charcoal drawings of an alien...more
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Jimmy Fallon is one of the talk show hosts I actually occasionally watch, but I feel like this book was mistreated. The Thank You Note segment is such a great, simple concept that you can do pretty much anything with it. So the notes themselves were all to the standard you could expect with varying quality and varying effectiveness. If you're a really die-hard fan of Jimmy, you'll probably enjoy it no matter what.
However, I saw this was an opportunity to do something visually interesting with t...more
However, I saw this was an opportunity to do something visually interesting with t...more
O my gosh I'm dying from laughter! I was looking for a really funny book and saw this at the library and thought 'o what the heck! Why not!' Sometimes you just really need a laugh ya know! :D And Jimmy Fallon is always a goodie to supply that! Why not spread the love! Here are some of my favs!
"Thank you...guy at the dry cleaners, for charging me $11 to clean a dress shirt. It clearly doesn't cost that much, but you know I'll pay it anyway because I'm not really sure what you do and how much it...more
"Thank you...guy at the dry cleaners, for charging me $11 to clean a dress shirt. It clearly doesn't cost that much, but you know I'll pay it anyway because I'm not really sure what you do and how much it...more
Jan 05, 2012
Rose
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3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
fans of the "thank you notes" segment on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Recommended to Rose by:
Barnes and Noble
Shelves:
humor,
quick-read
When reading this, I'll admit I read all of the quotes in Jimmy Fallon's voice with the signature mood music playing in the background. I don't know if that says anything about the book or the way my memory kicks in for things, but I will say that I enjoyed reading it for the most part.
It's the kind of book you can read in less than half an hour, and it does have funny quips and quirks that are likely to make one chuckle if you really like the segment on the show. But I'll also admit that some o...more
It's the kind of book you can read in less than half an hour, and it does have funny quips and quirks that are likely to make one chuckle if you really like the segment on the show. But I'll also admit that some o...more
I saw a taping of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon back in August 2009. It was a Friday so the episode featured the weekly "Thank You Notes" segment where Jimmy writes a letter of gratitude to a variety of people, places and things such as, "Thank you slow-walking family walking in front of me on the sidewalk. No, please, take your time. And definitely spread out, too, so you create a barricade of idiots. I am so thankful that you forced me to walk into the street and risk getting hit by a car in or...more
This is not something I think that most people need to own, but this is the best per-second total laugh ratio I think I've ever had for a book, and it only takes about 15 minutes to read.
I laughed til I cried, til my lungs hurt from the effort, until my kids thought I lost it and my husband thought maybe I was pregnant again. I didn't care. I read a bunch of these "thank yous" out loud, and didn't care if anyone else laughed. I don't even care if you laugh, but I kinda hope you do.
Note--I do not...more
I laughed til I cried, til my lungs hurt from the effort, until my kids thought I lost it and my husband thought maybe I was pregnant again. I didn't care. I read a bunch of these "thank yous" out loud, and didn't care if anyone else laughed. I don't even care if you laugh, but I kinda hope you do.
Note--I do not...more
{Sited from my website TeenageBookaholic }
Thank You...
Jimmy Fallon, for creating a book that wasn't as funny to me because of my age, but still had good key points. I see you, man in front of me in a revolving door that is making me do all the work, or you, boy with large headphones letting one rip. Yes, you can't hear it but the people in Europe can! Anyway, maybe when I'm older, I will die laughing with this book.
In this book, Jimmy Fallon publishes notes from his hilarious sketch on his Late...more
Thank You...
Jimmy Fallon, for creating a book that wasn't as funny to me because of my age, but still had good key points. I see you, man in front of me in a revolving door that is making me do all the work, or you, boy with large headphones letting one rip. Yes, you can't hear it but the people in Europe can! Anyway, maybe when I'm older, I will die laughing with this book.
In this book, Jimmy Fallon publishes notes from his hilarious sketch on his Late...more
This book is hillarious!! Some of my favorite thank you notes:
"Thank you slow-walking family walking in front of me on the sidewalk. No, please, take your time. And definitely spread out, too, so you create a barricade of idiots. I am so thankful that you forced me to walk into the street and risk getting hit by a car in order to pass you so I could resume walking at a normal human pace."
"Thank you leaf blowers, for making me look like the world's lamest Ghostbuster. I ain't afraid of no leaves....more
"Thank you slow-walking family walking in front of me on the sidewalk. No, please, take your time. And definitely spread out, too, so you create a barricade of idiots. I am so thankful that you forced me to walk into the street and risk getting hit by a car in order to pass you so I could resume walking at a normal human pace."
"Thank you leaf blowers, for making me look like the world's lamest Ghostbuster. I ain't afraid of no leaves....more
Fun book, but it's kinda sparse - it IS a collection of faux thank you notes with some stock photos, after all. Get it from the library rather than pay for it, but certainly get it. Here are three of my favorites.
THANK YOU...stuffing, for always being delicious, even though you were cooked in a turkey's butt.
THANK YOU...certain days when I can see the sun and the moon in the sky at the same time. You make me feel like I'm Luke Skywalker on his home planet of Tatooine, concerned about his aunt a...more
THANK YOU...stuffing, for always being delicious, even though you were cooked in a turkey's butt.
THANK YOU...certain days when I can see the sun and the moon in the sky at the same time. You make me feel like I'm Luke Skywalker on his home planet of Tatooine, concerned about his aunt a...more
Move aside The Book Of Awesome, there's another book of hilarious antidotes in town. Jimmy Fallon and the Writers of Late Night have capitalized on the popularity of their Thank You Notes segment from their late night television show by releasing a small collection of them to retail. Accompanied by pictures to go with each thank you note, the book is the perfect side-table to strike up laughs with friends. With no sequential importance, one can pick up the book and start reading at random to gai...more
At first I felt guilty for counting this "book" on my reading challenge (100 books = 2012 goal). I mean, really... it's not a "real" book, is it? It's just a bunch of little thank you notes, each getting its own page, and it took all of a half-hour tops to read. So why count it? And why count it "legally"?
Well, I'll tell ya. I thought about it after I got thru the guilt, and I realized that yes, this is a book. It's short, true, but it's funny. And believe it or not, it even made me think a time...more
Well, I'll tell ya. I thought about it after I got thru the guilt, and I realized that yes, this is a book. It's short, true, but it's funny. And believe it or not, it even made me think a time...more
This book ultimately falls flat. It comes across as whiny, negative and entitled without Fallon's goofy live-delivery.
"Thank you.. fake drawer in my kitchen. Even though I've lived with you for ten years, you still manage to fake me out. Come on, fake drawer!" (87).
"Thank you.. the feeling that I lost my cell phone, even though I just put it in the wrong pocket. Those ten seconds of absolute terror did a great job of reminding me what a weak man I am" (143).
"Thank you.. new leather jacket, for b...more
"Thank you.. fake drawer in my kitchen. Even though I've lived with you for ten years, you still manage to fake me out. Come on, fake drawer!" (87).
"Thank you.. the feeling that I lost my cell phone, even though I just put it in the wrong pocket. Those ten seconds of absolute terror did a great job of reminding me what a weak man I am" (143).
"Thank you.. new leather jacket, for b...more
I've never seen Fallon's talk show, and I really hate SNL, but I was so mad that I wasted a week of my life on that last book I read that I wanted something to make me laugh. This was good for a few chuckles, but nothing side-splitting.
My favorite Thank You Note: "Thank you people who make me take my shoes off when I visit your house. I hope you enjoy your really, really, clean house where everybody feels uncomfortable and everything smells like feet." Visitors assume (maybe because I'm Asian) t...more
My favorite Thank You Note: "Thank you people who make me take my shoes off when I visit your house. I hope you enjoy your really, really, clean house where everybody feels uncomfortable and everything smells like feet." Visitors assume (maybe because I'm Asian) t...more
I wouldn't call myself a huge Jimmy Fallon fan, but I do have a soft spot for him, probably due to his Neil Young impressions. A boy sang "Harvest Moon" at the school talent show when I was in 7th grade and I still remember his name, though we never actually met. I even look him up on facebook now and then to see what he is up to, but I swear I am not a crazy stalker. Or if I am, I am the harmless kind.
Anyway, the book is funny enough to say that I liked it. Some of the notes were really funny,...more
Anyway, the book is funny enough to say that I liked it. Some of the notes were really funny,...more
This was a huge disappointment for me. I purchased this book, sight unseen, from an Internet list of special deals that came to my email account. I love Jimmy Fallon and I was excited by the prospect of reading a host of thank you notes written by him to various individuals. I thought it would be a very humorous addition to my beach bag... Sadly, instead of lengthy notes as I had expected, this book was merely a compilation of one-liners that I was able to read in 15 minutes. Granted I got this...more
Thank you, Jimmy Fallon, for putting some of your best work in a book and always making me laugh! I am a HUGE fan of Late Night with JF and his Friday night Thank You Notes segment is one of my favorites. I couldn't resist buying this book, even though I read the whole thing in the car on the way home from B&N (no, I wasn't driving!). I laughed out loud at almost every note. Jimmy and his writers are hilarious and so talented. I recommend it for big laughs. And if you'd rather not spend your...more
Fans of Jimmy Fallon, pop culture, or late night television will love this funny little book. I know I did!
I was lucky enough to receive an autograph copy of this book at BookExpo America last month. After noticing how small the book was, I set it aside, thinking it was going to be all fluff, no substance. But, I was wrong, because I forgot the old saying, great things come in small packages.
Some of the thank you notes inside are sincere, while most are sarcastic or witty. As a girl who loves t...more
I was lucky enough to receive an autograph copy of this book at BookExpo America last month. After noticing how small the book was, I set it aside, thinking it was going to be all fluff, no substance. But, I was wrong, because I forgot the old saying, great things come in small packages.
Some of the thank you notes inside are sincere, while most are sarcastic or witty. As a girl who loves t...more
"Thank you . . . Mother's Day, for being exactly like Father's Day, except with people actually giving a crap." "Thank you . . .raisins, for decades of faithful service as the Halloween treat of choice for hippies, cheapskates, and assholes." "Thank you . . .the name Lloyd, for starting with two Ls. I'm glad both those Ls were there, because otherwise I would have called you 'Loyd'."
You get the picture: utterly adorable book for people who want to take a break from real reading and laugh for abo...more
You get the picture: utterly adorable book for people who want to take a break from real reading and laugh for abo...more
I personally find Jimmy Fallon to be a comedic talent, sweet, and not terrible on the eyes. Basically, I would describe myself as a fan. I was therefore naturally drawn to “Thank You Notes” based on the segment by the same name from Late Night. Did I get the same thrill from the book?
Sadly, the answer to that is ‘no’. Although “Thank You Notes” is based on a humorous premise, the execution fails. Not only are the one-liners not even written by Fallon but they are literally just that: one-liners....more
Sadly, the answer to that is ‘no’. Although “Thank You Notes” is based on a humorous premise, the execution fails. Not only are the one-liners not even written by Fallon but they are literally just that: one-liners....more
I've become such a big fan of Jimmy Fallon that I DVR his show, "Late Night," and try to watch it whenever I am able. One of my favorite parts of the show is the "Thank You Notes" segment that he does on Fridays. I wasn't sure how the humor would translate to into print, because a great deal of the fun is in his delivery, along with the little piano ditty played by the keyboardist of his band, The Roots. I was delighted to discover, however, that the notes are just as hilarious in the book! I pr...more
Best ones:
(Bronze) Thank you, tai chi, for being the perfect way to defend myself against an army of invisible slow-motion ninjas. (p.76)
(Silver) Thank you, guy whose chair made a farting noise, for spending the next 20 minutes awkwardly shifting around trying to re-create the noise so people would know it was just the chair. (p.62)
(Gold) Thank you, graduations, for being a time when we come together and celebrate a bunch of kids who spent four long years getting at least a C-. (p.121)
(Bronze) Thank you, tai chi, for being the perfect way to defend myself against an army of invisible slow-motion ninjas. (p.76)
(Silver) Thank you, guy whose chair made a farting noise, for spending the next 20 minutes awkwardly shifting around trying to re-create the noise so people would know it was just the chair. (p.62)
(Gold) Thank you, graduations, for being a time when we come together and celebrate a bunch of kids who spent four long years getting at least a C-. (p.121)
This book cracked me up! Reminds me of the blog, thx, thx, thx (http://thxthxthx.com/). I've had fun the last couple of years writing daily thank you notes with my students. Cultivating the "attitude of gratitude." Getting creative with the thanks we write to the inanimate objects in our lives.
Dear Jimmy Fallon and Leah,
Thank you for reminding me that some of the smallest acts in life can be the most fun and the most creative.
Summer 2012 #bookaday #45
Dear Jimmy Fallon and Leah,
Thank you for reminding me that some of the smallest acts in life can be the most fun and the most creative.
Summer 2012 #bookaday #45
Jimmy Fallon is so hilarious. I didn't even mind when he laughed through every skit on SNL and he's adorable. You may have noticed I'm a bit biased in this review. This is simply a collection of his thank you notes from the show. They're most often sarcastic and always funny. It's not a long book. I don't know how much it costs for a regular book because I read my books on the Nook but don't pay too much since it is short and there's literally two or three sentences per page.
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Pretty funny. I found myself reading every one of the notes in Jimmy's voice, which made it better. But I read the entire thing in about a half an hour. Several made me laugh out loud, but too many were obvious and unoriginal. I'm pretty sure I've heard several of them before, but maybe I heard him read them on the show. I regret buying it on my Nook Color, as I'm sure it's far more interesting to flip through the pages and read it while watching TV or when you're incredibly bored.
Remember before the Internet when late night humor books were necessary?
I still like them.
This is just a simple little collection of fake thank you notes from Jimmy Fallon and his staff of writers.
My favorite? Thank you...pizza box, for being impossible to dispose of. Thank you for not fitting inside any trash bag or trash chute ever built by humans, and thank you for popping open and spilling half-eaten crust on me whenever I try to throw you away.
I still like them.
This is just a simple little collection of fake thank you notes from Jimmy Fallon and his staff of writers.
My favorite? Thank you...pizza box, for being impossible to dispose of. Thank you for not fitting inside any trash bag or trash chute ever built by humans, and thank you for popping open and spilling half-eaten crust on me whenever I try to throw you away.
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon continues to be a favorite of mine, I adore his delivery and sense of comedy indefinitely.
Like many other reviewers, I had heard most of these notes from the show itself, However I still thoroughly enjoyed reading through these with Jimmy's intonation in my mind while giggling at the horribly inartistic stock photos.
A fun, conversation starter to put on my side table next to Stuff White People Like and a PostSecret book.
Like many other reviewers, I had heard most of these notes from the show itself, However I still thoroughly enjoyed reading through these with Jimmy's intonation in my mind while giggling at the horribly inartistic stock photos.
A fun, conversation starter to put on my side table next to Stuff White People Like and a PostSecret book.
Obviously read this book in one sitting, but is a cool book for the coffee table or bathroom as well. Probably one of the funniest things I have read in a long time. One of my personal favorites: "Thank you person I am walking behind who happens to be going in the exact same direction, for making me feel like I'm following you. And thank you, my decision to joke, "I'm not following you," for somehow not putting that person at ease.
Obviously read this book in one sitting, but is a cool book for the coffee table or bathroom as well. Probably one of the funniest things I have read in a long time. One of my personal favorites: "Thank you person I am walking behind who happens to be going in the exact same direction, for making me feel like I'm following you. And thank you, my decision to joke, "I'm not following you," for somehow not putting that person at ease.
If any one knows me they know that I love Jimmy Fallon. I watch the show every night and I love the thank you note bit. I've heard a lot of these but it's fun to have them in a book.
Thank you ... office Christmas parties. In these times of economic stress and uncertainty, it's important that employees can come together in a relaxed atmosphere and find out who's the biggest slut in Accounting. (It's Jessica)
Thank you ... office Christmas parties. In these times of economic stress and uncertainty, it's important that employees can come together in a relaxed atmosphere and find out who's the biggest slut in Accounting. (It's Jessica)
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James Thomas Fallon, Jr. is an American comedian, actor, and musician known for his work on Saturday Night Live. He is also scheduled to become the host of Late Night in 2009.
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