(1982)

Warner Books, 1975 Series
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Price
1.95 USD
Pages
196
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Warner Books
Brand
W Warner Books
ISBN
0-446-30432-8 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
07099300195304 32
Editing
Albert B. Feldstein

Issue Notes

The issue number "7" is on the spine only represents #7 in the series of various Dave Berg books.
Copyright 1975 by Dave Berg and E.C. Publications, Inc.
Distributor number on cover: 31410 IND.
Online images show 4 cover variations, different by the color of the upper merry-go-round banner. These are: yellow, blue, red, purple. They also have price and other minor text differences. These variations represent different editions.
Indexed from a 7th printing copy.

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Genre
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Dave Berg
Synopsis
Dave is riding a merry-go-round while looking backwards.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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Around The House (Table of Contents: 4)

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Genre
humor
Synopsis
A house depicted as a giant television.

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Illustration for a chapter of the book.

Hard Of Hearing (Table of Contents: 5)

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Genre
humor
Synopsis
A teenager complains about her friend.

For Crying Out Cloud (Table of Contents: 6)

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A man waits for the sun to come out so he can sit in the yard...in the shade.

Call Of The Riled (Table of Contents: 7)

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A teenager ties up the home's main phone so her phone stays clear for an incoming call.

Back And Blue (Table of Contents: 8)

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A man injures his back by giving pony rides to his kids.

Slips That Pass In The Night (Table of Contents: 9)

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Genre
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A man drives very carefully in a snowstorm, but injures himself when he gets home.

The New Shirk Ethic (Table of Contents: 10)

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A lazy son explains to his father that he's living his grandparents' dream.

Seen But Not Hurt (Table of Contents: 11)

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Mitchel; Judy
Synopsis
Two kids have to leave the pool because they were fighting, so they fight about whose fault it was.

Checkerbored (Table of Contents: 12)

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One man in a chess match takes bad advice from a spectator.

Hammer And Tongues (Table of Contents: 13)

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A man can't find his hammer because his wife put it in his tool box.

Home Is Where The Hurt Is (Table of Contents: 14)

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A man complains that his once high-class apartment building is overrun by welfare cases.

Mom's The Word (Table of Contents: 15)

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A mother complains about her son only coming over for dinner, but when he tries conversation she complains he's not eating.

Gilding The Silly (Table of Contents: 16)

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A woman spends hours on makeup trying to get that natural look.

Horror Scope (Table of Contents: 17)

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A man and his wife argue about astrology and her horoscope proves them both right.

Lock Luster (Table of Contents: 18)

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Synopsis
A man has the ultimates in home security, but forgets his own key and can't get in.

Marital Blitz (Table of Contents: 19)

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A man complains about everyone else fighting, forgetting he's fighting with his wife.

From Bed To Worse (Table of Contents: 20)

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Genre
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A woman whos kids stay out late on dates reminisces about when they kept her up all night as infants.

Snow Time For Comedy (Table of Contents: 21)

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Genre
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Synopsis
A man buys a great snowblower, only to experience a winter without snow.

Hall Or Nothing At All (Table of Contents: 22)

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Genre
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A woman goes out with the trash while in her underwear and is surprised to find her male neighbor doing the same.

Around The Corner (Table of Contents: 23)

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Synopsis
A man waiting at a street corner, with a dog racing around the corner.

Indexer Notes

Illustration for a chapter of the book.

Slight Of My Life (Table of Contents: 24)

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Genre
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A woman complains that men don't whistle at her.

Quickest Tongue In The West (Table of Contents: 25)

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Genre
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A boy playing cowboys and Indians uses his "death" as an excuse not to come indoors when his mother calls him.

Food For Naught (Table of Contents: 26)

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Genre
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Two children overhear only part of their mother complaining about breakfast in bed and decide it would be a good idea to make it for her.

All That Listens Is Not Gold (Table of Contents: 27)

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A man hired to tap a phone complains he had to listen to someone's teenage daughters for a whole week.

Window Pain (Table of Contents: 28)

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A man is so intent on watching the woman next door undress that he disregards his own girlfriend doing the same.

Weather Vain (Table of Contents: 29)

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A man won't go outdoors in a winter storm...except to go to a football game.

Two Close For Comfort (Table of Contents: 30)

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A man is being tailgated on an otherwise empty road.

Phony Front (Table of Contents: 31)

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A man is nicer to a stranger on the phone than he is to his own wife in person.

Well Trained (Table of Contents: 32)

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A train conductor forgets to wake a woman as requested.

Your Guest Is As Good As Mine (Table of Contents: 33)

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Who's in charge of seating on a train?

Paved With Bad Intentions (Table of Contents: 34)

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Three boys ruin a fresh concrete sidewalk.

Around The School (Table of Contents: 35)

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A college grad is pushed out of the house.

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Outta Space (Table of Contents: 36)

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A boy complains that school is hard because it's difficult to find a parking place.

The Moving Finger Rights (Table of Contents: 37)

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Speed reading using her finger just reminds a girl to get a manicure.

Write On! (Table of Contents: 38)

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A DMV clerk rails about uneducated youth.

Pull Thrower (Table of Contents: 39)

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Deciding that having pull is what counts, a girl then decides to take a class in pull.

Taught Control (Table of Contents: 40)

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A boy won't sign a petition accusing his teacher of favoring students she likes...because she likes him.

Everything Is Relatives (Table of Contents: 41)

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Two women argue about who's kid is doing worse at college.

A Moving Picture (Table of Contents: 42)

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A film studies student annoys his date by analyzing a movie they are watching.

Sore Winner (Table of Contents: 43)

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A boy is upset that he gets the college class he wanted, because he loses a bet in doing so.

Reader's Cramp (Table of Contents: 44)

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Two people spar about reading over each others shoulder.

Dollars And Sense (Table of Contents: 45)

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A boy learns in school that the other kids get bigger allowances.

Ask And You Shall Deceive (Table of Contents: 46)

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A boy surprises his father when he tells him they still pray in school.

Around The Clock (Table of Contents: 47)

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Dave watches a very mixed-up clock.

Indexer Notes

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Mother Of Intention (Table of Contents: 48)

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A woman complains that her kids are just as bad as she was.

Flick Flak (Table of Contents: 49)

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A man relieves his stress over high movie theater prices by going out to a movie.

Glums The Word (Table of Contents: 50)

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A family's "natural" pose for a photo is glum.

Sure Insurance (Table of Contents: 51)

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An insurance agent advises a client not to let anything happen to himself, because his insurance is inadequate.

Hat's In The Belfry (Table of Contents: 52)

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A woman won't remove her hat in the theater because her hair is a mess.

Do Or Diet (Table of Contents: 53)

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A boy dates a girl who talks incessantly about her diet, because he can't think of anything to way anyway.

Familiarity Breeds Content (Table of Contents: 54)

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Roger Kaputnik
Synopsis
A girl Roger has known a long time becomes an adult, and she can finally call him Roger...but she can't break her old habit.

Man Tanned (Table of Contents: 55)

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A very tanned man explains how he gets his best tan in cloudy weather.

Calling A Spade A Shovel (Table of Contents: 56)

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A boy demonstrates just how enterprising he is.

Winter Seen (Table of Contents: 57)

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A mother stops her kids from drawing on moisture-covered windows because the maid won't do windows.

Around The World (Table of Contents: 58)

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A globe on a stand, out in space.

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Love Thy Neighborhood (Table of Contents: 59)

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A guy camping makes it clear he wants to make out with some girls who are in the next campsite.

Weighting Up (Table of Contents: 60)

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A woman overpacks her suitcase, so she trades with her husband when it's time to carry it.

Show And Tell (Table of Contents: 61)

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A man finds a way to foil a guy offering "spoilers" at a movie theater.

Out Of The Friar (Table of Contents: 62)

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A tourist misinterprets the restaurants across from a monastery.

Regards Irregardless (Table of Contents: 63)

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A man can't remember a person he met in the Netherlands, but asks his traveling friend to look him up anyway.

Art For Art's Sake (Table of Contents: 64)

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A woman unsuccessfully tries to get her husband interested in an art museum.

All Work And No Pay (Table of Contents: 65)

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A couple on vacation works harder than they do on their jobs.

Call To Alms (Table of Contents: 66)

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A man has a harsh view of charities.

Aid And Abet (Table of Contents: 67)

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A man decides a chance on a lottery is not worth it because the government takes half if he wins.

Trail Safe (Table of Contents: 68)

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A man has a safe trip to Mexico but is mugged when he gets to the airport back home.

More MAD Humor From Warner Books (Table of Contents: 69) (Expand) /

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[Running Around In Circles!] (Table of Contents: 70) (Expand) /

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. Around The House
  6. 5. Hard Of Hearing
  7. 6. For Crying Out Cloud
  8. 7. Call Of The Riled
  9. 8. Back And Blue
  10. 9. Slips That Pass In The Night
  11. 10. The New Shirk Ethic
  12. 11. Seen But Not Hurt
  13. 12. Checkerbored
  14. 13. Hammer And Tongues
  15. 14. Home Is Where The Hurt Is
  16. 15. Mom's The Word
  17. 16. Gilding The Silly
  18. 17. Horror Scope
  19. 18. Lock Luster
  20. 19. Marital Blitz
  21. 20. From Bed To Worse
  22. 21. Snow Time For Comedy
  23. 22. Hall Or Nothing At All
  24. 23. Around The Corner
  25. 24. Slight Of My Life
  26. 25. Quickest Tongue In The West
  27. 26. Food For Naught
  28. 27. All That Listens Is Not Gold
  29. 28. Window Pain
  30. 29. Weather Vain
  31. 30. Two Close For Comfort
  32. 31. Phony Front
  33. 32. Well Trained
  34. 33. Your Guest Is As Good As Mine
  35. 34. Paved With Bad Intentions
  36. 35. Around The School
  37. 36. Outta Space
  38. 37. The Moving Finger Rights
  39. 38. Write On!
  40. 39. Pull Thrower
  41. 40. Taught Control
  42. 41. Everything Is Relatives
  43. 42. A Moving Picture
  44. 43. Sore Winner
  45. 44. Reader's Cramp
  46. 45. Dollars And Sense
  47. 46. Ask And You Shall Deceive
  48. 47. Around The Clock
  49. 48. Mother Of Intention
  50. 49. Flick Flak
  51. 50. Glums The Word
  52. 51. Sure Insurance
  53. 52. Hat's In The Belfry
  54. 53. Do Or Diet
  55. 54. Familiarity Breeds Content
  56. 55. Man Tanned
  57. 56. Calling A Spade A Shovel
  58. 57. Winter Seen
  59. 58. Around The World
  60. 59. Love Thy Neighborhood
  61. 60. Weighting Up
  62. 61. Show And Tell
  63. 62. Out Of The Friar
  64. 63. Regards Irregardless
  65. 64. Art For Art's Sake
  66. 65. All Work And No Pay
  67. 66. Call To Alms
  68. 67. Aid And Abet
  69. 68. Trail Safe
  70. 69. More MAD Humor From Warner Books
  71. 70. [Running Around In Circles!]
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