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Compras Nikon Bluetooth

1 A "Stitch" not quite in time
The "Contemporary" of the subtitle is a misnomer. This compendium is cited as being a 2002 update of 1997's "Creme de la Femme," but most of the humor here has a dated feel. My recall of '90s zeitgeist placed the general approach and style at 1994, and a glance at the back-of-the-book index of each article's original publication date confirmed that suspicion. Whether that's positive or negative is subjective. Personally, I only laughed aloud once, and that was at a sentence it turned out I'd misread to be funnier than it actually was.

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2 A Real Hoot--with Heart!
Not many people sit in the oncologist's waiting room with a big grin on their faces, bursting repeatedly into laughter. But that's what I did yesterday, as I sat there with the companionship of "Life's a Stitch." What a gift! I'm about to order a bunch of copies to pass on to others--I know it will be as universally appreciated as "Creme de la Femme" was a few years ago.

Thanks to all who had a part in putting this collection together!

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3 It only hurts when I laugh!
Hi Anne-I just had to let you know what a great/terrible couple of days I've had. Last friday I had to have some oral surgery done-a bone graft that is a huge pain right now. I haven't been able to do much-although we did go to a great Richard Shindell show last night here in town at William Paterson University. Anyway-I just finished reading "Life's A Stitch" and boy did it help get me through a couple of rough days! What a great book with laughs on just about every page. I guess I have to say that I did have the opportunity to laugh along with myself AND at myself in these observations of the male and female perspectives on life. Your book is not just a great idea, but it is one that you TOTALLY brought home! Congratulations on a job exquisitely done!

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4 A brilliant book that makes me laugh
I came across "Life's a Stitch" while browsing through the humor section the other day, and saw so many names of writers and performers on the cover whom I already enjoy. So, how could I not buy a book that contained all of them together in one volume.
I have been enjoying each and every piece, and laughing out loud more than I thought possible. The variety in the book is wonderful. There are short stories, lyrics to very funny songs, and so many terrific cartoons. I even enjoyed reading the bios in the back of the book!!
This is a book that would make a perfect gift for friends and loved ones, and I plan to buy quite a few for mine. I also like knowing that the contributors are donating their royalties to charity. It's a great concept, and this is wonderful book.

Laura

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Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

		-- Albert Einstein



They laughed at Einstein.  They laughed at the Wright Brothers.  But they

also laughed at Bozo the Clown.

		-- Carl Sagan





	While the engineer developed his thesis, the director leaned over to

his assistant and whispered, "Did you ever hear of why the sea is salt?"

	"Why the sea is salt?" whispered back the assistant.  "What do you

mean?"

	The director continued: "When I was a little kid, I heard the story of

`Why the sea is salt' many times, but I never thought it important until just

a moment ago.  It's something like this: Formerly the sea was fresh water and

salt was rare and expensive.  A miller received from a wizard a wonderful

machine that just ground salt out of itself all day long.  At first the miller

thought himself the most fortunate man in the world, but soon all the villages

had salt to last them for centuries and still the machine kept on grinding

more salt.  The miller had to move out of his house, he had to move off his

acres.  At last he determined that he would sink the machine in the sea and

be rid of it.  But the mill ground so fast that boat and miller and machine

were sunk together, and down below, the mill still went on grinding and that's

why the sea is salt."

	"I don't get you," said the assistant.

		-- Guy Endore, "Men of Iron"