Freedom of spoof and the right to levity are upheld and celebrated in this collection of 50 humour pieces.
Joe Campbell makes fun of doctors, lawyers, educators, literary critics, scientists, politicians, judges, royalty, journalists, comedians and hockey and football players, among others. He also takes aim at the Canadian Constitution, Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code, the uses and abuses of Christmas and Valentines Day, social engineering, gobbledygook and telephone chatter.
His treatment of the last two has given rise to Campbell’s laws: 1) The volume of verbose writing varies directly with the ease of producing it; 2) The amount of idle chatter varies inversely with the cost of transmitting it.
Much of the time, though, Joe makes fun of himself, especially when he describes his encounters with writing, music, ballroom dancing, history and grammar, and his trying to learn a second language, being a temporary house husband, and growing old.
The humour ranges from farce to satire. The attitude is that of a somewhat bemused observer trying to make sense of the contradictions and incongruities of the world in which he lives.
Joe writes from the perspective of a small “c” conservative. Consequently, his satirical pieces are, no doubt, seen as politically incorrect and controversial.
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