Two rival businessmen meet in the Warsaw train station. "Where are you going?" says the first man."To Minsk," says the second."To Minsk, eh? What a nerve you have! I know you're telling me you're going to Minsk because you want me to think that you're really going to Pinsk. But it so happens that I know you really are going to Minsk. So why are you lying to me?"Four men are walking in the desert.The German says, "I'm tired and thirsty. I must have a beer."The Italian says, "I'm tired and thirsty. I must have wine."The Mexican says, "I'm tired and thirsty.I must have tequila."The Jew says, "I'm tired and thirsty. I must have diabetes."
Lenny Bruce Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)
Lenny Bruce was een controversiële Amerikaanse komiek, schrijver en sociaal criticus die bekendheid verwierf in de jaren 1950 en 1960. Zijn werk daagde regelmatig maatschappelijke normen en hypocrisie uit. Bruce schuwde taboeonderwerpen niet en gebruikte scherpe taal om de vooroordelen van zijn tijd bloot te leggen. Zijn humor was vaak provocerend en verlegde de grenzen van de vrije meningsuiting.
Castigated in his time for breaching such American conversational taboos as religion, sex, censorship, and racism, Lenny Bruce proved to be a pioneer in exposing hypocrisies, the impact of which still echoes on both sides of censorship controversies. This book and soon-to-be-released private tapes are sure to bring the extent of Bruce's influence into sharp focus. Photo insert.