tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post3776097285170914456..comments2024-01-06T00:28:45.062+08:00Comments on Bibliobibuli: Funniest Ever?bibliobibulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1710788621068028932008-09-21T00:47:00.000+08:002008-09-21T00:47:00.000+08:00Like u I read Jerome K Jerome's '3 Men In a Boat' ...Like u I read Jerome K Jerome's '3 Men In a Boat' years ago and would recommend it to anyone. Simple yet hilarious never to be forgotten humour.<BR/><BR/>For modern books, I would recommend any of Ben Eltons 'Stark', 'Gridlock' 'Post Mortem' etc etc etc. For a 1 off, Let There be Lite' by Rupert Moorgan.<BR/><BR/>http://donplaypuks.blogspot.comDonplaypuks®https://www.blogger.com/profile/14885751307558636916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-20475325141964899092008-09-20T05:30:00.000+08:002008-09-20T05:30:00.000+08:00A Confederacy of Dunces--John Kennedy TooleA Short...A Confederacy of Dunces--John Kennedy Toole<BR/><BR/>A Short History of a Small Place--T. R. PearsonLeizelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13309162058793616899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-30496412408138553832008-09-19T12:34:00.000+08:002008-09-19T12:34:00.000+08:00Terry Pratchett.But the book that made me laught h...Terry Pratchett.<BR/><BR/>But the book that made me laught he hardest was Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson.ビビhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10211177362691514994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-34452980909052084782008-09-19T12:28:00.000+08:002008-09-19T12:28:00.000+08:00Lewis Caroll.. Alice is a hoot :) okay not so much...Lewis Caroll.. Alice is a hoot :) okay not so much Alice, but Hunting of the Snark, Phantasmagoria especially, those are great :) and yes Douglas Adams of course :) and Terry Pratchett.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-38936159622967753232008-09-19T10:40:00.000+08:002008-09-19T10:40:00.000+08:00I agree that Three Men in a Boat is very funny. Ha...I agree that Three Men in a Boat is very funny. Have you read To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis? It is a scifi time-travel story about the Jerome K Jerome boat trip.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, the silliest book I've ever read is Moby Dick. Meville cracks me up.pussrebootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02167235847991793325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-24656136761507233772008-09-19T05:37:00.000+08:002008-09-19T05:37:00.000+08:00Love Three Men in A BoatLove Three Men in A BoatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-86700135950424848042008-09-18T19:18:00.000+08:002008-09-18T19:18:00.000+08:00i read a comment the other day about "the politici...i read a comment the other day about "the politician with road kill hair" and that was so apt!bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-89955561404487616232008-09-18T16:54:00.000+08:002008-09-18T16:54:00.000+08:00none can beat mario vargas llhosa's aunt julia and...none can beat mario vargas llhosa's aunt julia and the scriptwriter...<BR/><BR/>and i hand to thank amir muhammad for this.<BR/><BR/>ah pongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-80573880491979270312008-09-18T16:28:00.000+08:002008-09-18T16:28:00.000+08:00My personal choices would be - G.K Chesterton, wor...My personal choices would be - <BR/>G.K Chesterton, works like The man who was Thursday.<BR/><BR/>Evelyn Waugh - Black Mischief<BR/><BR/>P.G.Wodehouse - The Blandings novels and short stories.<BR/><BR/>Tom Sharpe - for Wilt and the Porter House series.<BR/><BR/>Kingsley Amis<BR/><BR/>Keith Waterhouse<BR/><BR/>Douglas Adams<BR/><BR/>H.E.Bates<BR/><BR/>Jaroslav Hasek - for good soldier Svejk<BR/><BR/>Terry Pratchett<BR/><BR/>Eoin Colfer<BR/><BR/><BR/>ps god rid of the yusuf/martin it was too confusing for peopleMartin Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02383493547993782756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-65118350332609000552008-09-18T16:02:00.000+08:002008-09-18T16:02:00.000+08:00Haha! I was going to say Lucky Jim -- I read it y...Haha! I was going to say Lucky Jim -- I read it years ago and still quote lines and remember scenes -- but I really like PPDD's choices :-) . If I owned the coffee table book about Samy Vellu I think I'd be opening it every morning just for a good laugh before breakfast. I don't own The Malay Dilemna either, but Mahathir's blog does in a pinch -- I can visit whenever I need that thigh-slapping, stomach-paining mirth.<BR/><BR/>I haven't read Three Men in A Boat, must check it out!<BR/><BR/>-- PreetaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-84068104646829018372008-09-18T15:32:00.000+08:002008-09-18T15:32:00.000+08:00kaykay,You're right, I forgot about Adrian Mole. I...kaykay,<BR/><BR/>You're right, I forgot about Adrian Mole. I think Sophie Kinsella must be pretty hilarious too, but I haven't read any of her books though :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-41939011331344387872008-09-18T15:09:00.000+08:002008-09-18T15:09:00.000+08:00Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole series. A little patchy...Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole series. A little patchy after the hilarious first book but a guranteed chuckle-inducer for me whenever I re-visit them.<BR/>Yusuf/Martin, Carl Hiassen is pretty contemporary, no?KayKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14658249157364728825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-4675799448082215502008-09-18T14:46:00.000+08:002008-09-18T14:46:00.000+08:00will add Three Man in a Boat to my to read list......will add Three Man in a Boat to my to read list... just downloaded the ebook :) <BR/>loved your blog!confessions of a medical studenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14072107999155319469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-237555748178662562008-09-18T14:13:00.000+08:002008-09-18T14:13:00.000+08:00The Malay Dilemma, by Dr Mahathir. That coffeetabl...The Malay Dilemma, by Dr Mahathir. <BR/><BR/>That coffeetable book on Samy Vellu<BR/><BR/>Anwar's diaries (unpub. as yet)<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>- PPDDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-66848562289191447652008-09-18T13:24:00.000+08:002008-09-18T13:24:00.000+08:00How about Terry Pratchett ? or Roald Dahl ? they'r...How about Terry Pratchett ? or Roald Dahl ? they're funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-81824190332145447222008-09-18T13:18:00.000+08:002008-09-18T13:18:00.000+08:00I think what concerns me the most is the lack of c...I think what concerns me the most is the lack of contemporary writers considered 'funniest ever'. Why do we think that is?<BR/><BR/>Is this a victim of retrospective illusion or can't modern writers write 'funny' anymore?Martin Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02383493547993782756noreply@blogger.com