The Best Jokes Minnie Pearl Ever Told: Plus Some That She Overheard!

By Kevin Kenworthy

Book Overview

From the stage of the Grand Ole Opry to concert halls around the world, and on television's Hee Haw and Prime Time Country, Cousin Minnie Pearl entertained fans and friends with her stories about Grinder's Switch and her jokes. Now you can recall the best of them, such as . . .

This week we decided we'd better take Brother up to Nashville and try to get him a job. So I took him to one of the places and the man said he'd give Brother a job. He said, "I can start you at thity dollars a week and in five years you'll get two hundred!" Brother said, "That's fine. I'll be back in five years!"Mr. Smith, a seventy-five-year-old multimillionaire, just married a young, beautiful eighteen-year-old girl. A friend asked, "How did you get an eighteen-year-old to marry you when you're seventy-five?" The man said, "I told her I was ninety-five!"

Also included are memories of Minnie by . . .

Porter WagonerRalph EmeryBill AndersonJohnny RussellLittle Jimmy DickensJimmy C. Newman

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558537341
• ISBN13: 9781558537347
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

The Best Jokes of Minnie Pearl Ever Told

Reviews of nights at the grand ole opey. Very many quick jokes and stories. Light Fun.

An Enjoyable Trip to Grinder's Switch

No vulgarity. No profanity. No salacious remarks. No racism. No blasphemy. And Minnie Pearl called herself a comedienne? Indeed she did, and so did legions of fans for over fifty years. Even now that she's gone, her memory is beloved by all her admirers and those who value clean and uproariously funny jokes.Some of these zany stories may lose something without Miss Minnie's unique delivery, but even those that fall a little flat will still cause a chuckle, and none will offend.Its hard to imagine the ribald monologues of Roseanne Barr or any of today's other so-called funnywomen living on the way Minnie Pearl's classy comedy has. Besides the good times these jokes will bring, they stand as the wholesome legacy of an admirable lady who respected both her fans and her integrity.

Her Humor Lives On

No vulgarity. No profanity. No salacious remarks. No racism. No blasphemy. And Minnie Pearl called herself a comedienne? Indeed she did, and so did legions of fans for over fifty years. Even now that she's gone, her memory is beloved by all her admirers and those who value clean and uproariously funny jokes.Some of these zany stories may lose something without Miss Minnie's unique delivery, but even those that fall a little flat will still cause a chuckle, and none will offend.Its hard to imagine the ribald monologues of Roseanne Barr or any of today's other so-called funnywomen enduring the way Minnie Pearl's classy comedy has. Besides the good times these jokes will bring, they stand as the wholesome legacy of an admirable lady who respected both her fans and her integrity.

I thought this was a very excellent book !

I personally havn't read the book, but listen to my wife laugh alot while she was reading the book! And if you can get my wife to laugh your doing pretty good ! Thank you for those moments of enjoyment.

Within a few pages, you easily recall ?Howdee? and a grin

What a delightful book, a must buy for anyone that needs quick material to warm up a crowd or just to have a joke to share with friends. Remember, she stole them and admitted it. Minnie Pearl has a special place as an Icon of American humor. Within a few pages, you easily recall "Howdee" and a grin that grabbed you and didn't let go until you were rolling in the floor laughing at jokes and stories you had heard before and reading them you can picture her telling them wearing that famous $1.98 hat. These stories and jokes often started in Grinder's Switch but were understood from the streets of New York to the plains of Kansas. I really can't remember all the television shows I saw her on, but she was always the same and always entertaining. Reading the jokes and the stories from her co-stars for the Grand Ole Opry brought back good memories. I especially enjoyed the chapter "Tyin' Ourselves Up in Knots". The chapter "Take Two Lawyers and Call Me in the Mornin'" takes a shot at everyone and what profession would want to be left out of a Minnie Pearl joke book?I would recommend this book to anyone who truly enjoys a good joke and likes to share it with others. To know who stole it the first time makes it even funnier!