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Geoff Tibballs
From getting a seat on the bus to forgetting what you were worrying about, there are countless reasons to be grateful for being an old git. Old Age is the…
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A collection of fun jokes for old folks who are young at heart, from bestselling author Geoff Tibballs.
Patient: "Doctor! When I wake up I'm all dizzy. Then after half anhour I feel fine."Doctor: "Well, wait half an hour before waking up."
Nobody does irony or sarcasm quite like the English. The Wicked Wit of England is a celebration of British humour, featuring a collection of stories, anecdotes, quips and quotes that…
To discover whether you (or your loved ones) possess the grumpy gene, this quiz book has been devised to gauge your reaction to hundreds of different situations. Points are awarded…
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A giant humorous collection of funny news stories, whacky phenomena, hilarious blunders and gaffes–over 1000 extraordinary cases from around the world. Who needs urban legends, when these are all true…
Ageing is one of those unavoidable facts of life, and what more can you do about it than laugh (admittedly, slightly defensively)? Just why fading physical and mental faculties should…
Whether over the moon or sick as a parrot, sportsmen and women can invariably be relied upon to come out with an amusing quote… even if it’s not always intentional…
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If the words ‘mindfulness’ and ‘wellness’ set your teeth on edge, this laugh out loud book is for you. After all, why change when you’re perfect just as you are?
This joyous and timely book celebrates the supremely wicked wit of England and the English - from notorious and crushing one-liners to sporting gaffes, practical jokers to humour in the…
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From Bob Geldof to Winston Churchill, Jeremy Clarkson to Victor Meldrew, the world has always produced its share of grumpy, moody, pessimistic and world-weary types. This title celebrates these grumps…
‘I won’t lie to you, fatherhood isn’t easy like motherhood’ - Homer Simpson Fathers come in many guises - wise or silly, strict or kind.
The worst cookbook ever, packed with truly bizarre and utterly disgusting recipes from all over the world
Also works well as emergency loo roll. While you’re not going anywhere, why not expand your mind with Brain Dump? Learn thousands of fascinating facts, stats and trivia.
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Over 10,000 short jokes arranged in categories from A to Z.
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Thousands more jokes in a follow-up to the phenomenal bestseller The Mammoth Book of Jokes.
Funny, fearless and absolutely filthy-nearly 3,000 more uncensored, dirty, sick, and deeply politically incorrect jokes, covering just about every topic imaginable, from adultery to (sex in) Zoos, including an assortment…
Jokes so dirty or offensive they wouldn’t fit in MBO Jokes
Quite simply, the greatest compendium of humour ever written! Over 7500 entries.
Never be stuck for a wicked line again! This is the ultimate collection of insults
A bumper collection of the most outrageous, but absolutely true, news stories.
A bumper collection of 8,000 silly jokes for the whole family covering every subject under the sun.
Ever since Mrs Malaprop first took to the stage in 1775 and described a gentleman as ‘the very pineapple of politeness’, some famous figures have become better known for their…
Packed with embarrassing anecdotes, true stories, jokes, sayings - all the wonderful and cringeworthy things dads do and say that make us all sigh and laugh in equal measure.
A guide to cockney rhyming slang. It explains the meaning of hundreds of terms, from old favourites such as apples and pears (stairs) and plates of meat (feet) to the…
A guide to the weirdest and most wonderful museums in the world, from the Currywurst Museum of Berlin to the Kansas Barbed Wire Museum
A down-to-earth but light-hearted gardening title, packed with useful advice for amateur gardeners, particularly those who are cost-conscious
A side-splitting compendium of over 3,500 gems of recent wit, wisdom, one-liners and wisecracks.
A light-hearted look at some truly weird sporting events from every part of the world.
This wonderful little guide to cockney rhyming slang contains over 1,700 old and new rhymes translated from Cockney to English and English to Cockney, including:Custard and jelly - tellyHot cross…
Then this quiz book might be just your cup of tea. Politely challenge yourself, your family and your friends with questions on British culture, language, etiquette, of course, the weather…
Packed with embarrassing anecdotes, true stories, jokes, sayings - all the wonderful and cringeworthy things dads do and say that make us all sigh and groan.
Sixty extraordinary years of Eurovision, from Celine Dion to Dustin the Turkey, from Abba to Conchita Wurst - the drag acts, the bad acts and all the nul points heroes.
If you refer to your dearest friend as ‘Thingy’ or have to keep changing your pet’s name because you can never remember your online banking password, you need The Senior…
The Olympics’ Strangest Moments recounts the bizarre, controversial, heroic and plain unlucky from the first modern games in 1896 to the return of the games to their birthplace in Athens…
Since 1894, when motor racing’s colourful history began with a bang (and a banger!), drivers, racers and lunatics alike have done many stupid and bizarre things all in the name…
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A rollicking collection of stories featuring the craziest, daftest and most outrageous monarchs the world has ever known.
Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, here are true accounts by the people who built it, as well as the..
