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1、AnENCYCLOPEDIAofHUMORLowellD.StreikerHENDEICKSONPUBLISHERSAnEncyclopediaofHumorCopyright©1998byLowellD.Streiker,Ph.D.PublishedbyHendricksonPublishers,Inc.P.O.Box3473Peabody,Massachusetts01961-3473Allrightsreserved.Exceptforbriefquotationsinprintedreviews,nopartofthispublicationma
2、ybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmit•tedinanyformorbyanymeans(printed,written,photocopied,visualelec•tronic,audioorotherwise)withoutthepriorpermissionofthepublisher.Disclaimer:Thenamesofpersons,businesses,andchurchesusedinthiscollectionaremostlyfictitious.Anyresembla
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5、ODUCTIONviiINTRODUCINGLOWELLSTREIKERviii1.CHURCHLIFE9Amartyrissomeonewhohastolivewithasaint2.KIDS'THEOLOGY63Youdon'thavetodohomeworkinheaven(unlessyourteacheristhere,too)3.HEAVEN&HELL77Wecould'vegottenheresoonerifwehadn'teatenallthatoatbran4.MENVS.WOMEN93I'msomiserablewithoutyou,
6、it'slikehavingyouhere5.FAMILY&HOME121Insanityishereditary:yougetitfromyourkids6.BLOOPERS,BUMPERSNICKERS,&ZINCERS169Savethewhales;collectthewholeset7.SPORTS&LEISURE197Bacteriaistheonlyculturesomepeoplehave8.ONTHEJOB(BUTOUTTOLUNCH)209Toerrishuman;toforgiveisnotcompanypolicy9.'PHYSI
7、CIAN,HEALTHYSELF!"235Thedoctorisverybusy;pleasehaveyoursymptomsreadyV10.LAWYERS245Notice:InalienableRightsCancelledforToday11.COPS&ROBBERS275Headline:"Thugseatthenrobproprietor"12.GOVERNMENTS,MILITARY285IftheRussianrulersweretheTsarandTsarina,weretheirchildrenTsardines?13.TOOMANY
8、LIGHTBULBJOKES315Q:HowmanyAmishdoesittak