No, that's not me...it's the new hardcover book from HarperCollins Publishers (on sale nationwide tomorrow) that's up for grabs this afternoon (Monday) at 4:30 on Puffman Musical Trivia. What happens when a comic author spends 3 years laughing, or trying to laugh, at the things that made his grandparents & great-grandparents laugh? Does his optimistic grin begin to fade as he defifbrillates one moribund joke after another? No-some old jokes die on the gurney, but most show a surprising will to live, & a few even sit up refreshed & ready to entertain new generations. With "American Cornball: A Laughopedic Guide to the Formerly Funny", Christopher Miller has written a wide-ranging guide to the things that USED to make Americans laugh: anvils, back-seat drivers, castor oil, dish washing husbands, efficiency experts, flappers, gold diggers, hangovers, & many other heirloom strains of American corn. The book is a regular laugh riot & it's over 500 humorous pages that will make you kick the slats of out of cradle. I've been skimming the book this past week & it sure makes my time fly back fast here at the Radiator Station. See you this afternoon at 4:30 on Puffman Musical Trivia. 1st caller in with the correct answer WINS "American Corn." I've got a musical trivia question picked out about one (in my opinion) of the most insipid female recording artists from the 70's...1977 to be EXACT! I have to go now & read more of the book to make my Monday morning go faster!

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