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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 capture the various idiosyncrasies of the English character.

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.

Short, quick-fire jokes have been popular for centuries. Indeed the world‿s oldest surviving joke book, the Philogelos, which was written in Ancient Greek, contains this classic doctor joke:Patient: “Doctor! When I wake up I‿m all dizzy. Then after half an hour I feel fine.�Doctor: “Well, wait half an hour before waking up.�Meanwhile in Rome, they had a gag for every occasion, from senate orations and lavish feasts to throwing Chri...

A round-the-world tour of the most bizarre, dangerous and downright daft sporting events the planet has to offerWhen we think of the world's great sporting events, we tend to focus on iconic spectacles such as the World Cup, the Olympics, the Derby, the Monaco Grand Prix or the University Boat Race. But there exists an alternative world of competition where participants risk life, limb and often dignity for meagre rewards in truly weird sporti...

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With over 3, 500 gems of recent wit, wisdom, one-liners and wisecracks, you'll never be stuck for a good line again. If you're looking for a quick quote to get the crowd on your side, struggling to put the finishing touches to a wedding speech or just want to cheer yourself and your mates up, this bumper new collection of quips for the twenty-first century provides all you'll ever need. 'Al Gore met with Donald Trump to discuss climate change....

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.

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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, as well as lots of other essential, quintessential British subjects.

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?

Recounts the bizarre, controversial, inept, heroic and plain unlucky from the first modern games in 1896 to the return of the games to their birthplace in Athens in 2004.

Geoff Tibballs has written over 150 books, including the Ripley's Believe It or Not! annuals, The Mammoth Book of Weird News, Unbelievable Facts and The Guinness Book of Oddities. Among his claims to fame are having a rock band named after him by four people he has never met but who thought his name sounded memorable and once following former Liberal Party leader Jo Grimond up the escalator at London St. Pancras station.

Over 3, 000 Epic Language FailsFrom extraordinary claims on CVs, spectacular autocorrect fails and typos to 'thought-provoking' headlines and menus lost in translation, all forms of mangled language are here! The Reverend William Archibald Spooner and Mrs Malaprop have many heirs, not least in the form of George W. Bush and Donald Trump.'There are people who are trying to upset the apple tart' Bertie Ahern, Irish politician HOMICIDE VICTIMS RA...

I won't lie to you, fatherhood isn't easy like motherhood' - Homer SimpsonFathers come in many guises - wise or silly, strict or kind.

The classic pocket guide to the language of London. Includes over 1, 700 old and new rhymes translated from Cockney to English and English to Cockney. Master the art of the Cockney rhyme and discover the Cockney origins of common British phrases.

This is a compilation of quotes from Britain's football managers past and present, which have livened up the back pages of the national press for the last few decades.

A collection of stories, anecdotes, quips and quotes that illustrate the unique nature of English humour. Tibballs is the author of "The Grumpy Old Git's Guide To Life".

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 for each answer and your total score indicates where you rate on the grumpy scale.