false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170797572m/71978.jpg 71978 5 <P> Ellen DeGeneres published her first book of comic essays, the #1 bestselling <I>My Point...And I Do Have One,</I> way back in 1996. Not one to rest on her laurels, the witty star of stage and screen has since dedicated her life to writing a hilarious new book. That book is this book. <P> After years of painstaking, round-the-clock research, surviving on a mere twenty minutes of sleep a night, and collaborating with lexicographers, plumbers, and mathematicians, DeGeneres has crafted a work that is both easy to use and very funny. Along with her trademark ramblings, <I>The Funny Thing Is...</I> contains hundreds of succinct insights into her psyche and offers innovative features including: <P> <UL TYPE=DISC> <LI>More than 50,000 simple, short words arranged in sentences that form paragraphs. <LI>Thousands of observations on everyday life -- from terrible fashion trends to how to handle seating arrangements for a Sunday brunch with Paula Abdul, Diane Sawyer, and Eminem. <LI>All twenty-six letters of the alphabet. </UL> <P> Sure to make you laugh, <I>The Funny Thing Is...</I> is an indispensable reference for anyone who knows how to read or wants to fool people into thinking they do. 69684 2003 The Funny Thing Is... total:904|5:229|4:298|3:269|2:78|1:30| 904 3330 1183 171 5 2 false false Wed Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 17:28:44 -0800 2008 Wed May 28 11:22:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 21:42:43 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 12:16:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Mon Apr 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 18 18:31:22 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 16:21:58 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 09 00:16:01 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 29 03:09:54 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 05:34:55 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 05:35:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jul 13 11:03:39 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 11:06:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 12:50:37 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 12:52:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 31 15:39:37 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 20:43:09 -0700 2009
See, the issue with reading comedies in the bathroom is trying not to laugh so hard as to not fall off the bowl!


I just love Ellen. The stories in here were a different side of her comedy, but coming through still in a very Ellen voice. Specific part that h...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Jul 25 22:13:35 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 22:15:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 18:10:38 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 07:03:30 -0800 2009
Listened to half this book and it just wasn't funny enough. Even the back cover blurb was funnier than the actual book in practice. I love Ellen but this was just too scattered and a little too outrageous to be funny, rea...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 05 15:38:38 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 15:44:53 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 20:44:33 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 20:46:49 -0700 2009
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