Synopses & Reviews
These hilarious and slightly off-color stories, although gathered in Indiana, reflect the ancient origin and universality of the joke. Jokes told about Hoosiers are adaptations of the same tales told about Kentuckians or Poles. Baker has selected a broad sampling of folk humor, including jokes about married couples, drunks, salesmen, politicians, and golfers. The joke, risque or downright silly, remains one of the most popular forms of folktales in the modern world.
Synopsis
"... extremely valuable... enthusiastically recommend[ed]... " --Western Folklore
These hilarious and slightly off-color stories, although gathered in Indiana, reflect the ancient origin and universality of the joke. The chuckle, the grin, the uncontrolled belly-laugh evoked by Jokelore attest to the popularity of this ancient form of folk literature.
Synopsis
These hilarious and slightly off-color stories, although gathered in Indiana, reflect the ancient origin and universality of the joke. The chuckle, the grin, the uncontrolled belly-laugh evoked by Jokelore attest to the popularity of this ancient form of folk literature.
Synopsis
... extremely valuable... enthusiastically recommend ed]... -- Western Folklore
These hilarious and slightly off-colorstories, although gathered in Indiana, reflect the ancient origin and universalityof the joke. The chuckle, the grin, the uncontrolled belly-laugh evoked by Jokeloreattest to the popularity of this ancient form of folk literature.
Table of Contents
TALL TALES
CATCH TALES AND HOAXES
SHAGGY DOGS
ANIMALS
MARRIED COUPLES
DRUNKS AND SLOTHS
THE WISE
THE FOOLISH
IGNORANCE OF SEX
KENTUCKIANS
IRISH
BLACKS
POLES
JEWS
CATHOLICS
PREACHERS
GOD AND JESUS
SALESMEN AND OTHER TRAVELERS
DOCTORS, NURSES, AND PATIENTS
SCHOOLTEACHERS
FARMERS
POLITICIANS
GOLFERS
Sources and Notes