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Book Synopsis The Funniest People in Sports and Neighborhoods by : David Bruce
Download or read book The Funniest People in Sports and Neighborhoods written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains such anecdotes as these: 1) Bob Zuppke coached the football Illini for years. In a discussion of football rules, someone described a play and asked whether the officials had made the right call. Before answering, however, Mr. Zuppke asked, "Which team made the foul-Illinois or the other one?" 2) At a Westminster Dog Show in Madison Square Garden, a woman was selling an expensive coat made for dogs. Saying "We want her dog to look as smart as madame," the saleslady held up a pink cocktail coat made out of embroidered silk with a lining of mohair. Sportswriter Robert Lipsyte asked her, "When would a dog wear that?" The saleslady replied, "After five o'clock." 3) Shannon Martin was six years old when she won an age-12-and-under roping contest, for which she was written up in the "Roping Sports News." Because she hadn't learned to read yet, she kept saying to her father, "Come on, Dad. Read it again."
Book Synopsis The Funniest People in Sports: 250 Anecdotes by : David Bruce
Download or read book The Funniest People in Sports: 250 Anecdotes written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-03-18 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paperback edition. This book is one-half of my previous book "The Funniest People in Sports and Neighborhoods: 500 Anecdotes." This book contains 250 anecdotes about sports, including this one: As an 11-year-old, gymnast Shannon Miller finished second (behind Wendy Bruce) in the all-around competition in the Alamo Classic. Afterward, the pre-teen Shannon signed autographs for her adoring fans. In fact, when her father, Ron, went up to talk to her, other parents grew angry at him because they thought he was cutting in line.
Book Synopsis The Funniest People in Comedy and Relationships: 500 Anecdotes by : David Bruce
Download or read book The Funniest People in Comedy and Relationships: 500 Anecdotes written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains such anecdotes as these: 1) In his Answer Man column, film critic Roger Ebert answered a question by Matt Sandler about who was the world's most beautiful woman by saying that she was Indian actress Aishwarya Rai. In a later Answer Man column, a reader stated that Mr. Ebert should have answered the question by saying, "My wife." However, Mr. Ebert had a good reason for not answering the question that way: "Matt Sandler asked about women, not goddesses." 2) To advertise its Razzles candy, Mars Candy decided to use a Cleveland, Ohio, show in which comedian Ron Sweed, aka The Ghoul, hosted several mostly bad horror movies. The Ghoul criticized the candy for weeks, and the more he criticized it, the more its sales went up. In gratitude, Mars Candy delivered a case of Razzles to The Ghoul. The case of candy remained on the set of The Ghoul's show for year--unopened.
Book Synopsis William Shakespeare's "Macbeth": A Retelling in Prose by : David Bruce
Download or read book William Shakespeare's "Macbeth": A Retelling in Prose written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-10-23 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Ben Jonson's "The Alchemist": A Retelling by : David Bruce
Download or read book Ben Jonson's "The Alchemist": A Retelling written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-08-03 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an easy-to-read retelling on Ben Jonson's classic comedy "The Alchemist," whose theme is the love of money.
Book Synopsis Ben Jonson's "Volpone, or the Fox": A Retelling by : David Bruce
Download or read book Ben Jonson's "Volpone, or the Fox": A Retelling written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ben Jonson was a master of satire who ranks with Jonathan Swift and Voltaire. In Volpone, he tackles greed. The wealthy Venetian gentleman Volpone is as cunning as a fox, and he pretends to be very ill and dying in order to entice legacy-hunters to give him valuable gifts in hopes of being named his heir. This works well for three years, but then This is an easy-to-read retelling of Ben Jonson's satiric masterpiece: "Volpone, or the Fox."
Book Synopsis William's Shakespeare's "Othello": A Retelling in Prose by : David Bruce
Download or read book William's Shakespeare's "Othello": A Retelling in Prose written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-08-24 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis William Shakespeare's "King Lear": A Retelling in Prose by : David Bruce
Download or read book William Shakespeare's "King Lear": A Retelling in Prose written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-06-10 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Famous Victories of Henry V: A Retelling by : David Bruce
Download or read book The Famous Victories of Henry V: A Retelling written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an easy-to-retelling of "The Famous Victories of Henry V," which is an important source for William Shakespeare's "Henry IV" and "Henry V" plays.
Book Synopsis King Edward III: A Retelling by : David Bruce
Download or read book King Edward III: A Retelling written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2020-04-04 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an easy-to-read retelling of "King Edward III," a history play that may have been written in part by William Shakespeare.
Book Synopsis Ben Jonson's "Bartholomew Fair": A Retelling by : David Bruce
Download or read book Ben Jonson's "Bartholomew Fair": A Retelling written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-01-05 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an easy-to-read retelling of Ben Jonson's classic comedy play "Bartholomew Fair."
Book Synopsis Jason and the Argonauts: A Retelling in Prose of Apollonius of Rhodes Argonautica by : David Bruce
Download or read book Jason and the Argonauts: A Retelling in Prose of Apollonius of Rhodes Argonautica written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-10-23 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Tarlton's Jests: A Retelling by : David Bruce
Download or read book Tarlton's Jests: A Retelling written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-01-14 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an easy-to-read retelling of ""Tarlton's Jests, ""which tells anecdotes about Queen Elizabeth I's favorite jester. He is thought to have been the Yorick in Hamlet's famous soliloquy. This book contains the original ""Tarlton's Jests"" in addition to the retelling. 25. How Tarlton Deceived a Doctor of Physic [Medicine]. Tarlton, to satisfy the humors [moods] of certain gentlemen who were his familiar acquaintances, decided to test the skill of a simple Doctor of Physic, who dwelt not far from Islington, and this is what happened: Tarlton took a urinal, filled it half full of good wine, and carried it to this doctor, saying it was a sick man's urine. The doctor viewed it, and tossing it up and down, as though he had great knowledge, he said that the patient whose urine it is, is full of gross humors, and has need of purging, and needs to be bled some ten ounces of blood. "No, you dunce," Tarlton replied. "It is good p*ss," and he drank it all and then threw the urinal at the doctor's head.
Book Synopsis William ShakespeareÕs "2 Henry VI," aka "Henry VI, Part 2": A Retelling in Prose by : David Bruce
Download or read book William ShakespeareÕs "2 Henry VI," aka "Henry VI, Part 2": A Retelling in Prose written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis William Shakespeares "1 Henry VI," aka "Henry VI, Part 1": A Retelling in Prose by : David Bruce
Download or read book William Shakespeares "1 Henry VI," aka "Henry VI, Part 1": A Retelling in Prose written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-08-04 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an easy-to-read retelling of William Shakespeare's "1 Henry VI." People who read this version first will find the original much easier to read.
Book Synopsis Dante's "Divine Comedy": A Retelling in Prose by : David Bruce
Download or read book Dante's "Divine Comedy": A Retelling in Prose written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-06-15 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a retelling in prose of Dante's "Divine Comedy." It includes his Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradise. In the "Divine Comedy," Dante journeys through the three parts of the afterlife.
Book Synopsis William Shakespeare's "3 Henry VI," aka "Henry VI, Part 3": A Retelling in Prose by : David Bruce
Download or read book William Shakespeare's "3 Henry VI," aka "Henry VI, Part 3": A Retelling in Prose written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-01-06 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an easy-to-read retelling of William Shakespeare's history play "3 Henry VI," aka "Henry VI, Part 3." People who read this version first will find it much easier to understand the language of the original play.
