Funny Stories

About the Book

Are you in need of a good laugh? Are you depressed? Or sick? The jokes collected in "Funny Stories" should push your problems out of your mind and tickle your funny bone. Consider this example: An Italian man boasts to his friends: "Last night I covered my wife with fine olive oil, and then we made love. She screamed for 5 minutes." His French friend then says: "Last night I covered my wife with sweet butter. we made fantastic love. She screamed for 15 minutes." The Jewish man relates: "Last night I covered my wife with schmaltz. She screamed for 6 hours!" "Wow! What DID you do?" asked the others. "I wiped my hands on the drapes." "Funny Stories" is a collection of many preposterous little stories like this one, meant to bring chuckles, or better, loud laughter into your day. The jokes were selected for quality and grouped in categories; both of course subject to the taste of the compiler of this little collection, Ryan Hart. Many were illustrated by Anna Ariel for further amusement.

About the Author

Ryan Hart and Anna Ariel work together at a Canadian University. Ryan belongs to many different social groups and found over the years that he had an easy time memorizing and retelling jokes. Friends and relatives had encouraged him for years to publish a collection, and tentative steps were taken long ago. But it was not until recently, when Ryan was struck with kidney failure and had to go on dialysis that he decided to finish the book. He found that work on the book and telling the stories tothe nurses helped greatly to deal with the disease-- an experimental proof that laughter is the best medicine. When Anna Ariel saw the first draft of the book, she volunteered her art skills for illustrations.