5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (and Other Useful Guides) the funniest book ever?
Well, I don't know about funniest book EVER. But I did laugh all the way through it, and Mr. CR had to show me the cartoon he thought was the funniest. Mr. CR has a poker face that would get him through any televised poker tournament--without sunglasses--so when he thinks something is funny enough to tell me about it, and then laugh himself, trust me, it's funny.
The book is a collection of cartoons drawn by a guy who calls himself The Oatmeal (really: Matthew Inman). Luckily, a lot of his cartoons are online, but there's just something fun about reading them in a book (you don't have to wait for them to load, for one thing). This also makes it handy for me to show you one of his cartoons (one of my favorites; I looked for Mr. CR's but couldn't find it online):
What it's like to own an Apple product.
Tee hee. This new one also made me giggle like a five-year-old.
So yeah, read this one. It's good for a solid half-hour of mindless giggles, and sometimes you need that at the end of the day. I could see this being a good graduation present too, although let's face it, the best present for graduation (any occasion, really) is still cold hard cash.
I love The Oatmeal! How To Suck At Facebook was my favorite.
Posted by: bybee | 03 June 2011 at 07:59 PM
Bybee,
I was hard-pressed to pick a favorite. I also enjoyed "How to Pet a Kitty," but that's also because I like kitties.
Posted by: Citizen Reader | 06 June 2011 at 08:20 AM
Right. So now that I've learned about The Oatmeal, I want to bear his children. I'm seriously considering sending him a copy of The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle, so that he will read it and love it and marry me.
This is probably not a foolproof plan but I can't think of anything better.
Posted by: lesbrarian | 08 June 2011 at 04:12 AM
Oh, Lesbrarian,
Now I totally want you to meet The Oatmeal, have him be swept off his feet by you and your copy of Mr. Whiffle, and have the two of you create hilarious and good-looking babies!! Isn't he the best? Now, how can we get the two of you together?
Posted by: Citizen Reader | 08 June 2011 at 10:09 AM
If movies and novels of the romantic comedy genre are any indicator, and I don't see why they would lie to me, what we need here is a madcap plan. It will involve lots of lighthearted missteps, cases of mistaken identity, and missed connections, and it will seem as though it's just not going to work, but at the last possible moment everything will come together, thanks to the intervention of a plucky little dog.
Posted by: lesbrarian | 08 June 2011 at 10:28 PM
And don't forget the "meet cute," Lesbrarian, you have to have a "meet cute." Where does the Oatmeal live? How can we just happen to get you into his neighborhood, with or without the plucky little dog?
Posted by: Citizen Reader | 15 June 2011 at 09:28 AM