Practical Jokes

Where can you find the most hilarious jokes and riddles? Inside Greatest Jokes, Riddles, and Brain Teasers, of course. Kids, everywhere, are sure to find the perfect jokes that will tickle their funny bones, the silliest riddle of the day or the best brain teasers ever. And, with so many to choose from, this fun, easy to read book will have them laughing for hours. And it goes without saying that Greatest Jokes, Riddles, and Brain Teasers, also makes a great gift.

Throughout history, people have loved practical jokes. Listen about a few of the more well-known jokes and pranks throughout history, including unicorns on the moon, a boat-car, and the Loch Ness monster.

Daughter of Major Derek Hargreaves (spy?) and June Hargreaves (spy's wife?) sister of Sara (born to be Head Girl) and Ben (the usurper), Jenny's comedy career took off via drama school, cider, sausage rolls, sleeping with men who looked like they lived under a carpet, punk poetry, anorexia, bedsit misery, waitressing and not really having a clue about anything. This was a world before microphones, mobile phones, before everyone gave up smoking or started taking coke. Jenny Eclair was on the comedy circuit before there really was a comedy circuit.

The stars are out in Kansas City - the baseball stars, that is! Mike and Kate are at the All-Star game, and even get to go on the field during the Home Run Derby to catch pop-ups! That's where they meet Andy, whose dad, Josh Robinson, is an All-Star catcher. But before the Home Derby ends, Josh finds himself in hot water. Someone is playing practical jokes on the other players, and the coach is sure it's him. Andy swears his dad is innocent. Who would want to frame Josh? And why?

Gerry Wade had proved himself to be a champion sleeper, so the other house guests decided to play a practical joke on him. Eight alarm clocks were set to go off, one after the other, starting at 6.30 a.m. But when morning arrived, one clock was missing, and the prank had backfired with tragic consequences. For Jimmy Thesiger in particular, the words "seven dials" were to take on a new and chilling significance.

Rob Kenney’s father left him and his seven siblings when he was 14 years old, and the youngest had to fend for themselves. He wished that he had someone who could teach him the basics - how to tie a tie, jump-start a car, unclog a drain, use tools properly - as well as succeed in life. But he and his siblings had to figure these things out on their own. Now a father himself, Rob decided that he would help people out by providing how-to tips as well as advice - and even throw in some bad dad jokes.

Do you and your friends love to joke around? Want some new ideas to up the fun factor? These harmless hacks will be sure to keep you and your buddies rolling with laughter.

A Heart-Warming Story that will make you Laugh and Cry. How does an only child used to having all the parents' attention deal with the addition of a new sibling? Dingle Doo is mischievous, loves to irritate his brother, and practical jokes can get out of hand. The story goes from one prank to the next, and Justin can never get one up on Dingle Doo. A very funny story. The parents have their doubts the brothers will ever get along. When tragedy strikes, guilt, shame, and lost opportunities take their toll. Can Justin ever reconcile his feelings of regret? Life will never be the same. Ricki ...

The place is St Oswald's, an old and long-established boys' grammar school in the north of England. A new year has just begun, and for the staff and boys of the school, a wind of unwelcome change is blowing. Suits, paperwork, and information technology rule the world, and Roy Straitley, Latin master, eccentric, and veteran of St Oswald's, is finally, reluctantly, contemplating retirement. But beneath the little rivalries, petty disputes, and everyday crises of the school, a darker undercurrent stirs.

BE CAREFUL WHO YOU PLAY A PRACTICAL JOKE ON. IT COULD COST YOU YOUR LIFE. When a drunken man named Chuck (aka Chuckles) decides to play a joke on his barfly buddy, Timmy (aka Buddha), by drawing a rather accurate rendering of the male anatomy on Buddha's dusty black BMW, all hell breaks loose. You see, it only takes a couple of minutes for Chuckles to realize he's created the stunning artwork on the wrong car. In fact, the car belongs to an underworld executioner known only as Rod Last Name Not Known. What follows is Chuckles and his buddy, Jones, being kidnapped by Rod and made to endure ...