The Funny Thing Is...
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Ellen DeGeneres published her first book of comic essays, the #1 bestselling My Point...and I Do Have One, 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 audiobook.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 on the ears and very funny. Along with her trademark ramblings, The Funny Thing Is...contains hundreds of succinct insights into her psyche, and offers innovative features including: More than 50,000 simple, short words arranged in sentences that form paragraphs. 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. All... Library Journal This medley of comic essays is satisfyingly rambling as DeGeneres muses about the familiar and fantastic, from toilet paper to the conjectured advantages of living in prison. The author's wry, deadpan reading gives this audio the nuance and spark of stand-up comedy. Although the book inspires more smiles than laughs, its energetic good spirits provide the same brief, pleasant diversion one might get from sharing an ice cream sundae with a chatty, opinionated friend. Recommended for adult audio collections.-Judith Robinson, Univ. at Buffalo, NY Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
A Message from the Author1The Brunch Bunch9That's Why Prison Wouldn't Be So Bad15My Most Embarrassing Case Scenario21God, What a Day!33Gift Exchange, or, The Art of Believable Acting39Silence Is Golden45Making Your Life Count (and Other Fun Things to Do with Your Time!)51This Is How We Live59Penny-pinching for Today's Gal, or, How to Land a Man67Working It Out73Smartishness79The Things That Are Bothering Me This Week87My Dad Was Like a Father to Me91The Serious Chapter101The Controversial Chapter103The Chapter of Apologies105Dear Diary107A Scientific Treatise Regarding a Matter of Great Entomological Concern to All of Us121It's Just an Expression123Clothes I Have Regretted Wearing131Naming My Book: The Odyssey137That Was Then or Then Was That or Anyway, It Was Before Now143Ellen's Personal Home Tour149Things to Be Grateful For157My Self-Conscious, or, Check Me Out!163The Last Chapter171Bonus Chapter173
