Black to the Grindstone

De: Arthur Black

Narrado por: Pete Larkin

Longlisted for the 2007 Victoria Butler Book Prize

Arthur Black - best-selling author, three-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, beloved radio personality, and newspaper columnist - proves in his latest sidesplitting collection of tales, Black to the Grindstone, that, without a doubt, you not only get better but funnier with age.

Demonstrating once again why he is one of Canada's most loved jokesters, Black masterfully captures the laughter that often bursts out of the seams of everyday life. From an unexpected drag race to a Google search for a picture of the illusive "Arthur the Meek", you just never know when a regular day is going to turn into comedic genius. Black provides uproarious insight into uses a matador might have for a teacup, mango, or simply some paper towel, the lengths one might go to defend the aural mishearing we've believed in for far too long, and the bitter deception felt upon discovering that the hootenanny's bathroom really isn't "on the right" after all. But be warned - adding these stories to your day-to-day listening may also double as a daily abdominal workout.

©2007 Arthur Black (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

WARNING: Really funny except for the political U.S. hate

These are small vignettes, obviously written for a newspaper column. He’s very funny. Unless he’s talking about political leaders in the U.S. And only the Republican ones. Evidently, no Democrats do anything stupid or funny. His revulsion and mean-spirited comments turned me off the whole book. To be fair, there were many times I laughed out loud, and then he’d say something repugnant, and I’d be turned off again. Alienating half the country. Liberals will love it.