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patchworkpeace
True Blue Farmgirl
478 Posts
Judy
Jackson
Michigan
USA
478 Posts |
 Posted - Feb 04 2010 : 12:11:17 PM
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| It's so gray and gloomy during the winter I just want something funny to read. Does anyone have any ideas? |
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Lessie Louise
True Blue Farmgirl
1406 Posts
Carol
PECULIAR
MO
USA
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Posted - Feb 04 2010 : 12:32:08 PM
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I'm reading Ford County by John Grisham. I love the way he writes about the people, it just makes you smile. It is just a collection of short stories.
Forget buns of steel, I'd rather have buns of cinnamon!
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Feb 04 2010 : 4:11:04 PM
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If you want laugh-out-loud funny I would recommend Patrick McManus - he is an outdoor writer from the Northwest, also I have had plenty of nights trying to stifle laughter and not wake DH up while reading James Herriott
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Feb 05 2010 : 4:45:13 PM
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Judy:
I would highly recommend, if you haven't read it, "The Egg and I", by Betty MacDonald. I will not let the book out of my house. I've read it, at least, four times. I laugh out loud reading this book.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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patchworkpeace
True Blue Farmgirl
478 Posts
Judy
Jackson
Michigan
USA
478 Posts |
Posted - Feb 05 2010 : 5:17:42 PM
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I'm off to the library tomorrow, so will see if they have some of these.
Amy Grace, Herriott is great. We used to watch to PBS versions of his stories. They make one laugh and cry at the same time sometimes.
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4HMom
True Blue Farmgirl
720 Posts
Kelly
Montana
720 Posts |
Posted - Feb 06 2010 : 10:14:17 AM
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Patrick McManus was the first author that made me laugh out loud. The other...Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum books. I laugh so hard I cry!
"Be the change you want to see in the world" -Gandhi |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Feb 06 2010 : 5:15:34 PM
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Doh - smack to forehead. I completely forgot about The Egg and I - also laugh out loud funny
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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Faransgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
895 Posts
Beth
Houston
Texas
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2010 : 8:07:54 PM
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Have you ever read the James Harriot series, All Things Bright and Beautiful, All Creatures Great and Small, All Things Wise and Wonderful and The Lord God Made them All. They are the funniest books but the win your heart as well.
Farmgirl Sister 572
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SheilaC
True Blue Farmgirl
1948 Posts
Sheila
Vermont
USA
1948 Posts |
Posted - Feb 06 2010 : 8:11:35 PM
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Carrie W
Farmgirl Legend/Chapter Guru
437 Posts
Saratoga Springs
New York
USA
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Posted - Feb 07 2010 : 12:56:35 PM
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Which Patrick McManus do you recommend that I try first?? If I have a title I can make sure I get the right author. I'll order one from the library and give it a read!
Carrie M
www.totallykadeshfarm.blogspot.com
Farmgirl Sisterhood #147
Tis better to weep at joy than to joy at weeping--Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Feb 07 2010 : 2:06:32 PM
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I think "A Fine and Pleasant Misery"....
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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Carrie W
Farmgirl Legend/Chapter Guru
437 Posts
Saratoga Springs
New York
USA
437 Posts |
Posted - Feb 08 2010 : 1:23:34 PM
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Thanks...I'll check that one out!
Carrie
www.totallykadeshfarm.blogspot.com
Farmgirl Sisterhood #147
Tis better to weep at joy than to joy at weeping--Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing |
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DebbieSue
True Blue Farmgirl
199 Posts
Debbie
TX
USA
199 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2011 : 3:18:46 PM
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Lindsay C
True Blue Farmgirl
117 Posts
Lindsay
Rogersville
AL
USA
117 Posts |
Posted - Feb 07 2011 : 9:52:44 PM
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A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson always cracks me up!
Lindsay
Farmgirl Sister #1452 |
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
1360 Posts |
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NancyM
True Blue Farmgirl
113 Posts
Nancy
Fall City
WA
113 Posts |
Posted - Feb 26 2011 : 3:38:04 PM
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"The Bucolic Plague" by Josh Kilmer-Purcell is hysterical! It's the story of a gay couple who move from Manhattan to a farm in upstate New York. They start a farm business, raise goats and sell goat soap and cheese-they've been very successful. If you've watched The Fabulous Beekman Boys they are one and the same.
Nancy
Farmgirl Sister #159 |
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Greenwoman
True Blue Farmgirl
55 Posts
Michelle
Oregon
USA
55 Posts |
Posted - Feb 27 2011 : 6:47:39 PM
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I second the Patrick McManus suggestion, hilarious stuff.
I also recommend Bachelor Brothers Bed and Breakfast by Bill Richardson. A series of essays/memoirs about twin brothers who run a bed and breakfast which caters to people who love to read. They live in a very small, but very quirky, community, and some of their adventures had me in tears of laughter. Also, some of the sections are very sweet and touching, so it's a lovely read.
Michelle
http://greenwoman.wordpress.com |
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longbeachfox
True Blue Farmgirl
322 Posts
Mary
Long Beach
WA
USA
322 Posts |
Posted - Mar 11 2011 : 5:17:02 PM
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I agree on "A Walk In The Woods". I don't think I have laughed that much reading a book. I started it and it was so funny, I ended up reading it to my husband. We both loved it and the characters in it...very funny!
Farmgirl # 2532
With God...Nothing Is Impossible!
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