That Reminds Me: Finding the Funny in a Serious World
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Michael Close is an inveterate joke teller whose stories have brought gales of laughter from audiences around the world. For more than twenty years, Michael’s friends and colleagues have eagerly awaited a collection of jokes from his enormous repertoire. That Reminds Me is that compilation – more than 250 of the best clean (and not so clean) jokes you’ve ever read. But this is much more than a joke book. Michael shares heartfelt reminiscences of the funny people who have enriched his life, stories of crazy personal experiences, and thoughts on the importance of “finding the funny” in your own life. This is the perfect book for anyone who needs a good laugh.
Foreword by Penn Jillette
[The jokes in this collection range from squeaky clean to R-rated. Words that you can’t use on network television appear occasionally. If such language offends you, please don’t purchase this book.]
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"I expect to read it, reread it and then read it again..."
I don't usually buy joke books, but this one intrigued me because of the background of the author....musician, magician, raconteur, etc. I'm not disappointed.
I've read about 60 pages and laughed hysterically. Some of the jokes are old chestnuts, while others are amazingly new. I marvel at the material within these pages and look forward to completing the book....then reading it again and probably again after that.
BTW...I've interupted my reading numerous times to call friends and tell them the latest laugh-creator I read.
Buy it...you won't be sorry.
Adrian S. Kuiper
I've read about 60 pages and laughed hysterically. Some of the jokes are old chestnuts, while others are amazingly new. I marvel at the material within these pages and look forward to completing the book....then reading it again and probably again after that.
BTW...I've interupted my reading numerous times to call friends and tell them the latest laugh-creator I read.
Buy it...you won't be sorry.
Adrian S. Kuiper
"That Reminds Me"
Re: The magic of That Reminds Me: Finding the Funny in a Serious World 10 Nov 2007
by Michael Close
For years I've heard Mike Close tell jokes and I always kicked myself because I could remember so few of them. I've always hoped that someday he would collect all of the great jokes he knows and put them into a book. Well, the time is finally here, and I got my copy a few days ago. It now has the place of honor in my home... on the back of the throne in the bathroom!
These are the best of the best when it comes to funny stories. Short jokes, long jokes, clean jokes, not-so-clean jokes. But all of them are hilarious. I've... More >
Re: The magic of That Reminds Me: Finding the Funny in a Serious World 10 Nov 2007
by Michael Close
For years I've heard Mike Close tell jokes and I always kicked myself because I could remember so few of them. I've always hoped that someday he would collect all of the great jokes he knows and put them into a book. Well, the time is finally here, and I got my copy a few days ago. It now has the place of honor in my home... on the back of the throne in the bathroom!
These are the best of the best when it comes to funny stories. Short jokes, long jokes, clean jokes, not-so-clean jokes. But all of them are hilarious. I've... More >
"Great book, wonderfully hilarious"
I bought this book for my wife who has been going through a rough time at work and rarely seems to smile, let alone laugh these days. The first chapter on "dad" had her cracking up, by the time she got to "Indiana" she was laughing outloud constantly. I have just started it myself - the Texas Pretzel Hold joke nearly killed me ... seriously, I was using my asthma inhaler for 30 minutes after reading it!
"The magic of That Reminds Me: Finding the Funny in a Serious World"
Sometimes you read a book and you think, "Yeah, this is never going to be done...", and sometimes you think, "Man I wish this was never going to end." That Reminds Me: Finding the Funny in a Serious World is the book that definitely falls into the latter category, and it broke my heart when I got to the last empty page. It was as if I was seeing a friend for the very last time. So the solution was to go right back to the first page, and start again. That's the magic of this book.
Mike Close is able to lure you into each chapter by making you best friends with every person he introduces you to- you're... More >
Sometimes you read a book and you think, "Yeah, this is never going to be done...", and sometimes you think, "Man I wish this was never going to end." That Reminds Me: Finding the Funny in a Serious World is the book that definitely falls into the latter category, and it broke my heart when I got to the last empty page. It was as if I was seeing a friend for the very last time. So the solution was to go right back to the first page, and start again. That's the magic of this book.
Mike Close is able to lure you into each chapter by making you best friends with every person he introduces you to- you're... More >
"One of my favorite books ever!"
This is a collection of perfect, small objects presented by an expert curator who has a gift for communicating his love of both artifact and artisan. It’s also really, really, REALLY funny. Definitely not what one should read in a small house when the rest of the family’s sleeping. I know that I'll be giving copies as gifts many times to come--and that I'll be returning to my own copy even more often.
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