Back when we were in grade school, they had these flyers call "Weekly Readers", where you could order books and get them a few weeks later. Of course a good portion of these books were Joke and Riddles books, where I have personally gotten a bad fixation with puns and one-liners. Do you remember the joke books you had (also funny poems, parodies, limericks, etc.)? You can also discuss old humor magazines like Dynamite, Bananas, or if your really sick Mad and National Lampoon? ;)

When I was a kid, they used to have tiny little joke books in those 5c Gumball machines.  It was very rare that you got one though

I had alot of those Schoolastic Joke books, one which I remember called "1001 Spooky Jokes"

I also had this awesome Video Game Joke book called "Blips".  There was a section in the book where they showcased failed Video Game attempts, one of which was called "Family Feud".  The idea was to blast rockets and missles at Richard Dawson before he could kiss members of your family ;D

I still have a couple of those joke books from Scholastic sales..one has to do with puns I think or riddles
Had them since the 70's so maybe they are wanted by other collectors?

I still have the first joke book I bought and paid for myself.
Of course, I wasn't allowed to take it out of the house or even show my friends...


Truly Tasteless Jokes


And they were truly tasteless!!!!

I still have the first joke book I bought and paid for myself.
Of course, I wasn't allowed to take it out of the house or even show my friends...


Truly Tasteless Jokes


And they were truly tasteless!!!!
...and you know where to post the jokes?

In the 1970's, there was a popular series of books that contained ethnic and off-color jokes.  They were actually sold in a 2-in-1 format.  One side would contain a title like "Polish Jokes".  You flipped the book over, and you saw another front cover with something like "Italian Jokes".  Larry Wilde was the editor of the series.

The series was very popular, and they made fun of everybody pretty equally.  They dedicated books to sick jokes, Polish, Italian, Irish, English, German, American, Jewish, Catholic, Christian, Jock, Doctors, Lawyers, Police, Military, Democrats, Republicans, Sex Maniacs, Virgins, Whites, Blacks, Golfers, Football, Baseball,  Cat Lovers, Dog Lovers, and just about every other group imagineable.

It was hard to take offense, since they skewered everybody pretty equally.  And a large number of jokes in each book came from comedians of the group in the title.  Mel Brooks gave them Jewish jokes, Richard Pryor gave them Black jokes, and various members of Monty Python donated English jokes.

I am sure that in these politically correct times, we will never see books like that again. 

I can't remember the name of the book(s), but part of my 6th grade Prism class (don't ask) was solving riddles.

The "Choose Your Own Adventure" series of books, while not really falling into either category of the thread topic, were interesting none the less.

Early on, I acquired a few Bloom County (now "Outland", possibly defunct) cartoon books; they were very funny at the time.

"Bloom County" and Outland" are now just "Opus" (the penguin), which was what all of Berkley Breathed's strips were about anyway. It's just not as funny as it used to be.
Early on, I acquired a few Bloom County (now "Outland", possibly defunct) cartoon books; they were very funny at the time.

"Bloom County" and Outland" are now just "Opus" (the penguin), which was what all of Berkley Breathed's strips were about anyway. It's just not as funny as it used to be.


Ah, cool. I always had a fondness for Bill the Cat, who, until recently, was my avatar.

I still have a couple of those joke books from Scholastic sales..one has to do with puns I think or riddles
Had them since the 70's so maybe they are wanted by other collectors?

*sigh* Scholastic..i was just pining about the days at school when the famous box of books would arrive and my name would be called to go up and get mine..good times..even the memory of looking at the little flyer just brought a smile to my face..ok i digress..

Scholastic:

101 Hamburger Jokes

Chicken Jokes