Traversing continents and centuries, Stephen Arnott has collected all manner of bizarrely fascinating customs—from sexual practices to the received wisdom on cannibalism. The ancient Greeks, for example, thought a woman would not conceive if she wore a cat’s testicle tied in a tube across her navel. In China, the pillows under a dying person’s head were often removed; it was thought that a person who died looking at their feet would bring misfortune to their children. In many parts of the world, it is thought that if three people are photographed together, one will soon die—usually the one in the middle. And stranger still, the central European cure for baldness required the sufferer to eat a fresh bowl of chicken soup laced with pubic hair. From the first page to the last, Eating Your Auntie Is Wrong will have you reading in amazement.

Eating Your Auntie Is Wrong: The World's Strangest Customs

Humor & Entertainment

Arnott, Stephen

Humor

Ebury Press

Peculiar Proverbs is a hilarious and enlightening collection of genuine proverbs from around the world that ignores the sayings we are all familiar with and focuses on the more obscure. Some are deft, witty, and colorful, others are just plain weird, but they are all fascinating.
The proverbs are grouped in topics ranging from work (or reasons not to), family life, love, food, age, religion, money, and many more. Humor and wisdom characterize these bizarre and quirky sayings, and they reveal much about their countries of origin, and plenty about human nature.
Peculiar Proverbs includes sayings you won’t find in any other collection, sometimes so surreal they defy you to decipher them, providing hours of entertainment. Remember: The man who tickles himself can laugh when he chooses.
*Dogs and rude people have no hands (Italy)
*God preserve us from pitchforks, for they make three holes (Switzerland)
*It is not necessary for priests to marry as long as peasants have wives (Germany)
*A mother-in-law, like the yucca tree, is useful underground (Cuba) 
*Better the gurgling of a camel than the prayers of a fish (Egypt)
*Give a dog an appetizing name, and eat him (China)
*There are two good people: one of them is dead, and the other one was not born (Estonia) 
*Mediocrity is climbing a molehill without sweating (Iceland)
*You cannot drink water, it is not vodka (Russia) 
*A cow pat is wider when trodden on (Ireland)

Peculiar Proverbs: Weird Words of Wisdom from Around the World

Puzzles & Games

St.Martin's Press

Everything you always wanted to know about the one subject that never gets old… When it comes to sex, a little knowledge goes a long, long way. Here, at last, is the perfect little book to tease your imagination and test your sexual IQ (ever heard of the Turtle Stirs position?). From techniques to tall tales, from the physiology of sex to an astounding guide to Sex Slang (Shuffle the Kit Kat? Play the Boneaphone?), this stimulating collection of titillating tidbits, bizarre curiosities, and historical facts is guaranteed to satisfy your lust for knowledge. Did you know… * Nipple rings were popular in the late Victorian Era (see page 27) * The plain, bland graham cracker was originally invented to smother the sex drive (see page 94) * Cleopatra owned one of the world’s first vibrators--a small container of buzzing bees (see page 206) PLUS The History of Sex * Sex in Literature, Film, and Art * Famous Sexual Athletes (and flops) *Perversions and Taboos * And Much More!

Sex: A User's Guide

Reference

Delta

Proverbs take a different spin in The Languid Goat Is Always Thin. This entertaining volume gathers folkloric sayings from around the world. Sometimes wise, sometimes daft, mostly incomprehensibly peculiar, the proverbs in The Languid Goat will have readers shaking their heads in amusement. Some examples:o With patience and saliva the ant swallows the elephant. -Columbiano Badly cut hair is two men's shame. -Danisho There is no economy in going to bed early to save candles if the result be twins. -ChineseFrom Ethiopia to China to France, countries around the world weigh in with their bizarre proverbs. This outlandish collection will delight readers with its wonderfully warped wisdom. Proverbs take a different spin in The Languid Goat Is Always Thin. This entertaining volume gathers folkloric sayings from around the world. Sometimes wise, sometimes daft, mostly incomprehensibly peculiar, the proverbs in The Languid Goat will have readers shaking their heads in amusement. Some examples:o With patience and saliva the ant swallows the elephant. -Columbiano Badly cut hair is two men's shame. -Danisho There is no economy in going to bed early to save candles if the result be twins. -ChineseFrom Ethiopia to China to France, countries around the world weigh in with their bizarre proverbs. This outlandish collection will delight readers with its wonderfully warped wisdom.

The Languid Goat Is Always Thin: The World's Strangest Proverbs

Andrews McMeel Publishing

DO YOU WANT TO HEAR A JOKE? Better yet, do you want to be the person who keeps friends, family and coworkers laughing with a new joke every day? Packed full of THOUSANDS OF JOKES and alphabetically organized into hundreds of topics from ACCOUNTANTS TO ZEBRAS, this book offers you a massive collection of over-the-top jokes that will have everyone LAUGHING OUT LOUD. •Did you hear about the flasher who was thinking of retiring? He finally decided to stick it out for one more year! •A dog with three legs walks into a Wild West bar and says, “I’m looking for the man who shot my paw.” •Where do you get virgin wool from? An ugly sheep! •What did the blonde say when she looked into a box of Cheerios? ”Oh look! Donut seeds! •The police have reported the theft of a shipment of filing cabinets, document folders and labeling machines—it’s believed to have been the work of organized crime.

Man Walks into a Bar: Over 6,000 of the Most Hilarious Jokes, Funniest Insults and Gut-Busting One-Liners

Haskins, Mike

Ulysses Press

Man Walks into a Bar: Over 5,000 of the Most Hilarious Jokes, Funniest Insults and Gut-Busting One-Liners

Laugh, Cackle & Howl Joke Book

Prion

An enormous collection of over 3,000 side-splitting jokes for every occasion,&nbsp;ranging from quick-fire one-liners and observations to rambling yarns, and from the classic to the modern. An enormous collection of over 3,000 side-splitting jokes for every occasion. Jokes range from quick-fire one-liners and observations to rambling yarns, and from the classic to the modern. This book contains quips for every occasion, from the best man's speech to the sales conference, or just for swapping around the pub table, and it's arranged by subject matter so it's easy to find just the right joke. Unless you're a child, because this book is definitely for adults only! This hilarious book will appeal both to people who want to find a specific joke for a specific event, and to anyone who wants to settle down in an armchair and have a good old laugh. Jokes include: * What do you call a magic dog? A Labracadabrador. * What's the best thing about Switzerland? I don't know, but their flag is a huge plus. * What did the slug say to the snail? 'Big Issue?' Word count: 200,000 words

3000 Jokes, 2997 Laughs

Portico

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