Book description
Have you heard the one about the man who walked into a bar? (Ouch!)...
Penguin Pocket Jokes is essential (and hilarious) reading for anyone
searching for the perfect joke. Whether you want a snappy wisecrack or a
longer rib-tickler when making a speech, this easy-to-use guide will
provide the perfect witticism. David Pickering graduated in English
from St Peter's College, Oxford. An experienced reference books
compiler, he has contributed to (and often been sole author and editor
of) some 150 reference books, mostly in the areas of the arts, language,
local history and popular interest. These include a Dictionary of
Theatre (1988), and Encyclopedia of Pantomime (1993), Brewer's
Twentieth-Century Music (1994; 1997), a Dictionary of Superstitions
(1995) and a Dictionary of Witchcraft (1996). He lives in Buckingham
with his wife and two sons.
