the most beautiful humorous reference book: Our Dumb Century

[selinker]

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[tablesaw]

I can only assume that the reason 1066 and All That isn't on the list is because of lack of exposure due to Americanity. It's a survey of British history based on what most people remember from school, making it a precursor of Common Knowledge.

[selinker]

I haven't read that, but I did consider Dave Barry Slept Here, which is a modern American version of that concept.

[seekingferret]

+1 to Dave Barry Slept Here. My family regularly makes reference to things like James Monroe Doctrine and of course, Barry's brilliant insight about October 8th.

But yeah, nothing tops Our Dumb Century.

[anonymous]

The Onion is the only news source I need! When I think of beautiful humour I tend to think more of Calvin and Hobbes, however the brilliance of The Onion extends to all areas of life, including politics

[selinker]

That's some serious Onionage, Josh. Thanks for the congrats!