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Funny Thing Is...
Funny Thing Is... | Ellen DeGeneres
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An indispensable reference for anyone who knows how to read or wants to fool people into thinking they do "The Funny Thing Is..." is sure to make you laugh. Ellen DeGeneres published her first book of comic essays, the #1 bestselling "My Point...And I Do Have One, " way back in 1996. Not one to rest on her laurels, the witty star of stage and screen has since dedicated her life to writing a hilarious new book. That book is this book. After years of painstaking, round-the-clock research, surviving on a mere twenty minutes of sleep a night, and collaborating with lexicographers, plumbers, and mathematicians, DeGeneres has crafted a work that is both easy to use and very funny. Along with her trademark ramblings, "The Funny Thing Is..." contains hundreds of succinct insights into her psyche and offers innovative features including: -More than 50,000 simple, short words arranged in sentences that form paragraphs. -Thousands of observations on everyday life -- from terrible fashion trends to how to handle seating arrangements for a Sunday brunch with Paula Abdul, Diane Sawyer, and Eminem. -All twenty-six letters of the alphabet."
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DieAReader
The Funny Thing Is... | Ellen DeGeneres
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Panpan

Although there were some funny & okay parts to this, it really fell flat for me.

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eram10
The Funny Thing Is... | Ellen DeGeneres
Mehso-so

“Gratitude is looking on the brighter side of life, even if it means hurting your eyes.”

I read two of Ellen's book back to back and honestly I couldn't tell them apart. They are a collection of completely random thoughts, which seem to be parody versions of the actual incident.

'What doesn't kill you puts you in a whole lot of pain and makes you cry a lot and want to crawl in a hole forever and live with rodents.”

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StayCurious
The Funny Thing Is... | Ellen DeGeneres
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#julycoldplay @Eggs One of my favourite #talk show hosts, comedians, and authors is Ellen. She‘s trying to make the world a better place and she seems like a genuinely nice person.

Eggs 💗💗Ellen 5y
Mishu94 OMG! I see Lisa kleypas in the back! I have read almost all of her books and I love them so so so much! 😍😍 The romance was so cute 😭❤️ 5y
StayCurious @Mishu94 she‘s one of my faves for sure! 5y
Mishu94 @StayCurious i love love Judith Mcnaught! Paradise used to give me the goosebumps! Now I feel like rereading it! 🤦‍♂️ 5y
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TK-421
Funny Thing Is... | Ellen DeGeneres
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“One time I actually cleaned #out my closet so good I ended up on the cover of Time magazine.”
― Ellen DeGeneres

I'm not sure of the source for this quote - possibly not from the tagged book. #QuotsyOct18

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Sresendez12
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Pickpick

This was my second audiobook for the year and I really enjoyed it! When I was having a rough day at work, her book, along with her narration, brought many smiles to my face!

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MicheleinPhilly
The Funny Thing Is... | Ellen DeGeneres
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Cinfhen Ellen❤️🙌🏻and Portia 😍 7y
Jess7 I love Ellen! Have you watched her new game show Ellen‘s Game of Games? It‘s cute! 7y
MicheleinPhilly @Cinfhen Did you see the clip of Portia giving Ellen her 60th birthday gift? 😭😭😭😭😭😭 7y
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Cinfhen No....I will go check it out...and Ellen is 60!??!?! 7y
MicheleinPhilly @Cinfhen I know, right??? I‘ll have what she‘s having. Please and thank you. 🙌🏼 7y
batsy @MicheleinPhilly @Cinfhen Whaaat. I can't wrap my mind around this! Love her. 7y
Cinfhen 🦍❤️🦍😭🦍❤️OMG, how amazing do those two look?!?! Che k out the video @batsy 7y
MicheleinPhilly @Cinfhen @batsy I full on sobbed. Like a hiccuping little kid. 7y
batsy @MicheleinPhilly @Cinfhen I just watched... The idea behind the gift! Just wonderful 💕 7y
BookMaven407 Have you read Love Ellen by Betty DeGeneres? I read it years ago but remember her mother's path to becoming an advocate uplifting. I would love to meet her mother. 7y
MicheleinPhilly @BookMaven407 I haven‘t but my wife did. We have it though so I should get to it. 7y
[DELETED] 3803335244 I love her! 7y
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MrBook
Funny Thing Is... | Ellen DeGeneres
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Hah! I love this 😆😂👏🏻! (Sorry for only a couple posts today, I'll make up for it with a ton of #TBRtemptations tomorrow 😎👍🏻.) #LitsyHumor

LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 7y
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krismac
Funny Thing Is... | Ellen DeGeneres

What are the books that made you laugh out loud?
I have lots of B&N and Amazon gift cards and I'm wanting something fun to read!
Would love some suggestions littens!

Redwritinghood I found the Thursday Next series very funny. Here's the first in the series. 8y
MyNamesParadise Shit My Dad Says by Justin Halpern! I listened to the audiobook but reading it would be just as funny!! 8y
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KathyWheeler Amy Poehler's Yes, Please!, Tina Fey's Bossypants, and Amy Schumer's The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo were all good. Funny thing is that I wasn't really a fan of either Poehler or Schumer, but I really enjoyed their books. 8y
tjramsey75 I totally agree with Let's pretend this never happened. That is the first time I've actually cried laughing at a book! 8y
BookishBeth Christopher Moore can be funny. Mary Roach is great!! 8y
TEArificbooks Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series. 8y
krismac @Redwritinghood @mdm139 @BookishBeth @tjramsey75 @KathyWheeler @Hollie @MicheleinPhilly @Booksandcooks @MyNamesParadise thanks for the suggestions! I ordered the Jenny Lawson books and I put the other books on my list! Thank you! 8y
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Books88
Funny Thing Is... | Ellen DeGeneres
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Sometimes you just need a laugh 😂😂😂

WordWaller Lol what even 8y
diovival 😂 8y
Sace 🤔 8y
readinginthedark 😳😳😳 8y
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ChristiBalisti
Funny Thing Is... | Ellen DeGeneres
Pickpick

Listening to the audiobook was so incredibly fun-and it took me only a day to get through it. At times I laughed out loud so hard in the car that I almost ran off the road haha WORTH IT! 😂🙌🏻 Loved this book.

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TBRTeaTime
The Funny Thing Is... | Ellen DeGeneres
Mehso-so

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MSzyd
The Funny Thing Is... | Ellen DeGeneres
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Day 75: "Be nice to everyone, even though you don't want to and you may not like certain people." #shoes from #target

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NoWeepingAngel
The Funny Thing Is... | Ellen DeGeneres
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I really love Ellen, but this book? Not so much. Maybe it's just not my style.