Harvey Korman at Wikipedia

Carol Burnett at Wikipedia

The Carol Burnett Show at Wikipedia

HOW DANGEROUS IS A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE COMPARED TO NO KNOWLEDGE? "In some situations where a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, it is still less dangerous than no knowledge." BH

FRUSTRATION IN THE CEREAL AISLE While shopping in a grocery store the other day, I saw an elderly lady muttering to herself in the cold cereals section. As she got closer to me, I heard her say, "I could find what I was looking for if they didn't have 900 different types of cereal. I decided to come to her rescue. "What are you looking for?" I asked. "Maple-flavored mini-wheats," she answered. After searching all 900 boxes of cereal twice I turned up empty-handed, reported my failure, and left before I heard what she had to say about me. BH

Strange to say what delight we married people have to see these poor fools dwcoyed into our condition. Samuel Pepys 1633-1703 Quoted in The Dictionary of Humorous Quotations, edited by Evan Esar (DORSET Press, 1949)

Evan Esar, a Humor Hero of Mine, and Google Humor Video Search Engine

Evan Esar is the author of many books on humor. Evan Esar at Amazon He lived from 1899 (some sources have different birth dates) until 1995. He was a humor historian, a promoter of humor, and a compiler of humor, who illustrated his research findings and his postulated humor theories with concrete examples of the type of humor that he wrote about.

Currently, I am reading his The Humor of Humor. I have his Quips and Quotes, The Comic Dictionary, A Dictionary of Hunorous Quotations and Encyclopedia of Humor. I open and scan through them frequently, and have done so for years. I love humor and he is a wonderful source

Though I know little about Mr. Esar, he is a major Humor Hero to me. I plan to quote examples from his books throughout my Keeping Tabs on Humor blog. Many of his books for sale are scarce, but start with Amazon and Barnes and Noble, then try other on-line booksellers.

He also shows up at on-line "Quotation Collection" pages. For example, Evan Esar at quotationspage.com

Suggested Humor Link on this post: Google Comic Video Search Who are Some of Your Favorite Humorists Who Might be on this Search Engine? I searched and Found: Robin Williams Steve Martin Ernie Kovacs Dick Cavett Woody Allen Suzanne Pleshette Elliot Gould Lucille Ball Bill Cosby Monty Python The Three Stooges 30 Rock Tina Fey Sarah Silverman Jerry Lewis Jerry Seinfeld Johnny Carson Ernie Kovacs Jay Leno David Letterman (Including an interview>with John McCain) Stephen Colbert (Including roast of Presient Bush) Jon Stewart Conan O'Brien Larry Gelbart Jonathon Winters Don Knotts Don Rickles Steve Allen Andy Griffith Show Charlie Brown Kurt Vonnegut ...and so it goes... Why not try to look up some of your favorites?

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From the book The Healing Power of Humor by Allen Klein come a couple head shakers:

• A man in California won $9 million in the lottery because he forgot his wedding anniversary and played the wrong humber.
• An airline lost a man's baggage; nothing new of funny about that, except he was the only passsenger on the plane.
• The National Planning Association was not sure where its where their next year's convention will be.

(p:69-70)

Product Description

The ability to laugh at annoyances, crises, and even outright disasters can literally save your life. The author presents a series of proven techniques for overcoming the negative effects of loss, setbacks, upsets, disappointments, trials, and tribulations.

From the Author

I wrote this book after my wife died. Her humor helped me get through the three difficult years of her terminal illness. Hundreds of people have told me how it helped them to not only deal with life-challenging issues but everyday trials and tribulations as well. It must have because the book is now in 24th printing and seventh language translation. (as of 02/01) For more, check out allenklein.com

The Healing Power of Humor at Amazon.com

From Mr. Jollytologist Blog (Allen Klein)"Ten Tips for Finding Humor in Turbulent Times"

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© Bob Hoff, 2009