Literary Humor Enthusiast Gifts

Wordilly Durdillies - Hammylet

A sign in the front window of a bookstore says "Meet the Pope 2 p.m."

"Who ordered a pizza?"

"Dear Author: Could you oblige us by punching yourself in the gut? Sincerely, The Editors."

"Randy, if you were stranded on an island, what's the one book you'd want to have along with you?" "Easy: Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. It's got the perfect heft to knock coconuts out of trees." "Well, I'd like to have How to Get Off an Island, by Archie MacGuyver." "That title's actually a metaphor for overcoming shyness." "We really should have our own book review show."

Thoroughly Respectable.

Van Winkle Returns His Clock

Crime and punishment beatings.

"I found the sobriety not that big of a thing. It's the clarity that's scary!!"

'This is Man Tuesday.. He changed his name by deed poll.'

Will Self deprecation

'I'd like to return this book. All the pages are blank.'

Cheshire cat meets Cheshire dog

Litteratti K9s.

"Friday, YOU were my Secret Santa?"

Jack London

'In its new 'spirit of evenhandedness,' the U. S. Government today sent troops to occupy all foreign countries....'

Open mike night presents Sadie Cohen. Summer's almost over

Multi-Generational Books

"...You talking to me? Well, I'm the only one here... You talking to me?!" "Narcissus De Niro"

Trappist Monk Discord

"A whack, whack here. A whack, whack there. Here a whack, there a whack. Everywhere a whack, whack."

The Forbidden Joyce Kilmer

'Ms Simpson, I believe I've finally done it. I've written the Great American Memo.'

Meet the author - celebrity autobiographies,

'What does it say, Dad?'

Local rock claims to have been muse for Emily Dickinson poem "I'm that 'little stone' honest to goodness!"

"William Blake said you can see the whole world in a grain of sand, but he doesn't always make a lot of sense."

"Nous somme desir-eh, go, er, allez, erm, universitaire français, s'il vous plait."

"He's very disciplined about his writing, every morning he stares at the keyboard for at least 4 hours before he allows himself a cup of tea!"

HELLth Food Sprouts

"The next song was sixties anthem for the youth subculture of revolution, anarchy and anti-establishment...and can now be heard in elevators worldwide."

Kultural K9's.

"I see you also took the road less travelled!"

'Neither a lender nor a borrower be.'