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QI: Advanced Banter

John Lloyd author John Mitchinson author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Faber & Faber

Published:5th Mar '15

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QI: Advanced Banter is a compendium of crisp one-liners, hilarious jokes and inspirational quotes of truth and beauty, collected by John Lloyd and John Mitchinson with contributions from Stephen Fry and Alan Davies.

"You know 'that look' women get when they want sex? Me neither." (Steve Martin). "You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from nesting in your hair." (Chinese proverb). This title features crisp one-liners, jokes, droll asides and universal truths collected over the years by the creators of QI.

The ultimate compendium of crisp one-liners, knockout jokes, droll asides and universal truths collected over the years by the creators of QI.

'You know 'that look' women get when they want sex? Me neither.' Steve Martin
'You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from nesting in your hair.' Chinese proverb
'The Beatles are dying in the wrong order.' Victor Lewis-Smith
'Cauliflower is nothing but a cabbage with a college education.' Mark Twain
'Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember: it didn't work for the rabbit.' R.E. Shay
'If it were not for quotations, conversation between gentlemen would be an endless series of 'what-ho's!'' P.G.Wodehouse

ISBN: 9780571323883

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 28mm

Weight: 350g

448 pages

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