{"product_id":"humorous-stories-about-the-human-condition-9780879756512","title":"Humorous Stories about the Human Condition","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Eric W. Johnson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Prometheus Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Prometheus Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: American - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of humorous stories and anecdotes, indexed by topic and subject, is an excellent tool for speechwriters and an enjoyable resource for anyone who appreciates a humorous perspective of human character. \u003cbr\u003eAfter Eric Johnson published his first collection of humorous anecdotes, it seemed that everyone he met simply had to tell him their own personal \"favorites.\" Many of these have found their way into Humorous Stories About the Human Condition, and successor to Johnson's highly successful A Treasury of Humor. This new collection includes stories like these: \u003cbr\u003eA long-winded bore was putting his friends to sleep with endless reminiscences\u003cbr\u003eabout a trip to Switzerland. At last he concluded, \"There I stood, high on a\u003cbr\u003emountain, with a great abyss yawning before me.\" To which one irritated\u003cbr\u003elistener queried, \"Was that abyss yawning before you got there?\" \u003cbr\u003eDuring fifth-grade recess, the playground tough egg pointed out a cute\u003cbr\u003epig-tailed classmate to one of his cronies and said, \"If I ever stop hating\u003cbr\u003egirls, she's the one I'm going to stop hating first.\" \u003cbr\u003eA born skeptic, tired of hearing for the umpteenth time that George Washington\u003cbr\u003enever told a lie, quipped, \"It was easy then; he never filed a tax return or\u003cbr\u003eplayed golf.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Prometheus Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45410038612119,"sku":"9780879756512","price":1780.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780879756512.webp?v=1767312341","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/humorous-stories-about-the-human-condition-9780879756512","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}