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The Silly Syclopedia A Terrible Thing in the Form of a Literary Torpedo which is Launched for Hilarious Purposes Only Inaccurate in Every Particular Containing Copious Etymological Derivations and Other Useless Things

By George V. (George Vere) Hobart

(3.5 stars) β€’ 10 reviews

Enter a world of whimsical words and laughable lessons where everyday terms take on hilariously absurd meanings, proving knowledge can be ridiculously entertaining.

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2005-04-25
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Summary

"The Silly Syclopedia" by George V. Hobart is a funny book made to look like an encyclopedia, but it's filled with silly definitions and stories made to make people laugh. Written in the early 1900s, it makes fun of regular encyclopedias by giving playful and witty meanings for all sorts of things, from regular stuff to how people act. For example, it might say ambition is "the only disease which laziness can cure," or describe a car as "a horseless idea which makes people go fast and the money go faster." The book uses humor to point out the weird things in society and how people behave, and it even has pictures to make the book more fun. It's a great way to have a good laugh, with clever jokes and funny ideas that show off the sillier sides of language.

About the Author

George Vere Hobart (1867–1926) was a Canadian-American humorist who authored more than 50 musical comedy librettos and plays as well as novels and songs. At the time of his death, Hobart was "one of America's most popular humorists and playwrights". Hobart gained initial national fame for the "Dinkelspiel" letters, a weekly satirical column written in a German-American dialect. The Library of Congress includes several of his songs in the National Jukebox.

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