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Turn to any page and get a jolt that will wake, motivate, inspire or just plain give you that much-needed moment of feel-good perspective.

With universal appeal, these jokes are always great ice-breakers and sure to bring on fits of laughter. Filled with some old ones, some new ones and even some blue ones, A Guy Goes into a Bar . .

"Howard's snowmen, Victorian-styled gardens and holiday scenes appear on some of the nation's bestselling giftwraps, paper products, throws, and clothing." — The Kansas City St

Ink Pen never runs out of insights into the seedy underbelly of cartoon character employment. Dunlap has a truly unique perspective and storytelling style about the odd world of cartooning.

In his comic strip Rubes, cartoonist and "sit-down" comedian Leigh Rubin takes a careful look at everyday situations and human nature — and then pokes fun at them.

When funnyman Dave Barry asked readers about their least favorite tunes, he thought he was penning just another installment of his weekly  syndicated humor column.

"Am I different? Yeah. Deep down, you know you want to wear wider bottoms; you're just not secure enough. . . . Do I do my hair with a weed whacker? I admit it." —Rep.

Bestselling author Merry Bloch Jones lets hundreds of women dish out the good, the bad and the funny of female relationships.

Coach Tom Krause is one of those teachers you never forget. His lessons in class or on the court stick with his students for lfe.

Finally, life advice from our favorite feline friends who always seem to land on their feet.

Ever wish that in the afterlife you'll be able to exact revenge on the people who made your life so miserable? The Five Jerks You Meet on Earth takes on that sidesplitting premise.

"The Journal of Irreproducible Results is the funniest thing to happen to science since Archimedes ran naked through the streets of Syracuse." —Discover Science humor magazine The Jour

Life and the problems that plague it are best viewed not in relation to what has gone wrong, but what could go wrong. After all, life is about perspective, right?

Several years ago, a New York high school teacher began using the Internet to post strange-but-true history and science factoids for his students to read.

"Harrell's work combines pop culture, innocence, friendship and some of the seamier side of the circus background that only adults can appreciate." Come one! Come all . . .