Posts Tagged ‘Humor’

Terry Pratchett’s Unseen Academicals

Written on March 13th, 2010 by Britt Hellmanno shouts

UK’s best-selling author Terry Pratchett’s latest novel Unseen Academicals (2009) is a parody on the cultural phenomenon of European football (soccer) and everything that surrounds it. As such, it may be better understood and enjoyed by Europeans than Americans; in particular since football hooliganism, a distinctly UK phenomenon, plays a central role in the story.

Phunny Stuph: Proofreading Exercises with a Sense of Humor (Paperback)

Written on November 12th, 2009 by qpenno shouts

Your students will really pay attention when you use Phunny Stuph. Jokes and humorous urban legends make up all 100 proofreading exercises in this useful book. Use the [...]