High Stepping Through the Neighborhood

by Jerry Van Amerongen

Book Overview

In this third Neighborhood collection, Van Amerongen once again gathers his eccentric inhabitants to perpetrate another onslaught of humor. Sometimes simple, sometimes complex, these hilarious... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0836218167
• ISBN13: 9780836218169
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Length: 135 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.6" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

The Greatest Cartoonist of them All!

I realize that not everyone appreciates Jerry's absolutely unique brand of humor (I have examples plastered all over the wall of my office and I enjoy seeing how people react to them), but anyone with intelligence and a fine sense of the nuances and absurdities of our everyday speech will appreciate the humor found in his cartoons. Here are some examples from this collection: (1) We see a door to a building on which it is written "Brethren of the Fowl Social order". In front we see feathers covering the ground and parts of a man-sized chicken suit lying around. The caption is: "Upon leaving the club in full regalia, it was Bob's misfortune to encounter a very large bird dog" (warning-Jerry has a thing for chickens-they are really absurd creatures!) (2) We see a woman sitting in her car wearing a party hat, throwing confetti and blowing on a party favor. The caption reads: "At this very moment Claudia's odometer matches up perfectly with her zip code" (this is one of my very favorites!) (3) We see a big, tough guy punching a little, wimpy fellow in the eye. The caption reads: "Carl is a person who has trouble with the democratic process". (4) We see a fellow with a silly grin on his face who has dug a long row holes in the ground. The caption reads: "Jason is strong on "how" but weak on "why". (5) We see a man with an extremely frustrated look sitting at the wheel of his car. The caption reads: "The bumper sticker ahead reads "Retired Sock Collectors for Tranquility", and hard-driving Neal Sage knows he's picked the wrong lane again". There are dozens more like this waiting for you in this collection, so once you recover from your side-splitting laughter, go out and get it!

When you need at outside look at YOUR neighborhood

Van Amerongen cartoons are sarcastic, original and amuzing, all adds to a refreshing point of view on life in this modern world. Sometimes the jokes are hard to get on first browse, but it's certainly worth a second glance.