Download or read book The Funniest People in Sports written by David Bruce and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-08-01 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Funniest People in Sports: 250 Anecdotes About Sports" contains such anecdotes as the following: Umpire Beans Reardon once made a mistake. Richie Ashburn slid into second base and Billy Cox attempted to tag him. Beans yelled 'Safe," but at the same time he flung his arm in the 'Out" gesture. Mr. Ashburn asked, 'What the hell does that mean?" Mr. Reardon replied, 'Richie, you know you're safe. Billy, you know he's safe. But 30,000 fans see my arm. Richie, you're out." Figure skater Rosalynn Sumners has a tendency to put on weight. When she was skating for Disney, her contract required her to be weighed each week, and if she was three pounds over her desired weight, Disney fined her $10. After a while, Ms. Sumners began to stand on the scales each week with a $10 bill in her hand.
Download or read book The Funniest People in Sports and Neighborhoods written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains such anecdotes as these: 1) Bob Zuppke coached the football Illini for years. In a discussion of football rules, someone described a play and asked whether the officials had made the right call. Before answering, however, Mr. Zuppke asked, "Which team made the foul-Illinois or the other one?" 2) At a Westminster Dog Show in Madison Square Garden, a woman was selling an expensive coat made for dogs. Saying "We want her dog to look as smart as madame," the saleslady held up a pink cocktail coat made out of embroidered silk with a lining of mohair. Sportswriter Robert Lipsyte asked her, "When would a dog wear that?" The saleslady replied, "After five o'clock." 3) Shannon Martin was six years old when she won an age-12-and-under roping contest, for which she was written up in the "Roping Sports News." Because she hadn't learned to read yet, she kept saying to her father, "Come on, Dad. Read it again."
Download or read book William Shakespeare s Richard III A Retelling in Prose written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-02-08 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book William Shakespeare Richard II A Retelling in Prose written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-05-06 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an easy-to-read retelling of William Shakespeare's "Richard II." People who read this version first will find the original play much easier to read and understand.
Download or read book John Ford s The Broken Heart A Retelling written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-03-02 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an easy-to-read retelling of John Ford's THE BROKEN HEART. According to Charles Lamb, ""Ford was of the first order of poets. He sought for sublimity, not by parcels in metaphors or visible images, but directly where she has her full residence in the heart of man; in the actions and sufferings of the greatest minds.""
Download or read book John Ford s Tis Pity She s a Whore A Retelling written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-01-29 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an easy-to-read retelling of John Ford's tragedy "'Tis Pity She's a Whore." In this tragedy, a brother and sister fall in love and commit incest.
Download or read book William Shakespeare s Macbeth A Retelling in Prose written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-10-23 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ben Jonson s The Alchemist A Retelling written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-08-03 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an easy-to-read retelling on Ben Jonson's classic comedy "The Alchemist," whose theme is the love of money.
Download or read book Ben Jonson s Volpone or the Fox A Retelling written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ben Jonson was a master of satire who ranks with Jonathan Swift and Voltaire. In Volpone, he tackles greed. The wealthy Venetian gentleman Volpone is as cunning as a fox, and he pretends to be very ill and dying in order to entice legacy-hunters to give him valuable gifts in hopes of being named his heir. This works well for three years, but then This is an easy-to-read retelling of Ben Jonson's satiric masterpiece: "Volpone, or the Fox."
Download or read book William s Shakespeare s Othello A Retelling in Prose written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-08-24 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book William Shakespeare s King Lear A Retelling in Prose written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-06-10 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Famous Victories of Henry V A Retelling written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an easy-to-retelling of "The Famous Victories of Henry V," which is an important source for William Shakespeare's "Henry IV" and "Henry V" plays.
Download or read book King Edward III A Retelling written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2020-04-04 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an easy-to-read retelling of "King Edward III," a history play that may have been written in part by William Shakespeare.
Download or read book Ben Jonson s Bartholomew Fair A Retelling written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-01-05 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an easy-to-read retelling of Ben Jonson's classic comedy play "Bartholomew Fair."
Download or read book Jason and the Argonauts A Retelling in Prose of Apollonius of Rhodes Argonautica written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-10-23 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jason and the Argonauts tells the story of their quest to find the Golden Fleece. They sail from Greece into the Black Sea. With the help of the sorceress Medea, they succeed in getting the Golden Fleece but then have to sail back home. This myth is one of the most important myths of ancient Greece.
Download or read book Tarlton s Jests A Retelling written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-01-14 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an easy-to-read retelling of ""Tarlton's Jests, ""which tells anecdotes about Queen Elizabeth I's favorite jester. He is thought to have been the Yorick in Hamlet's famous soliloquy. This book contains the original ""Tarlton's Jests"" in addition to the retelling. 25. How Tarlton Deceived a Doctor of Physic [Medicine]. Tarlton, to satisfy the humors [moods] of certain gentlemen who were his familiar acquaintances, decided to test the skill of a simple Doctor of Physic, who dwelt not far from Islington, and this is what happened: Tarlton took a urinal, filled it half full of good wine, and carried it to this doctor, saying it was a sick man's urine. The doctor viewed it, and tossing it up and down, as though he had great knowledge, he said that the patient whose urine it is, is full of gross humors, and has need of purging, and needs to be bled some ten ounces of blood. "No, you dunce," Tarlton replied. "It is good p*ss," and he drank it all and then threw the urinal at the doctor's head.
Download or read book William Shakespeare s 2 Henry VI aka Henry VI Part 2 A Retelling in Prose written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
