Write If You Get Work : The Best of Bob and Ray

New York: Random House, Incorporated, 1976. Mass Market. Very Good. 208 Pages. Hole punch on front cover, remainder mark on bottom page edges, store stamp inside back cover. No other defect s noted to this tight, square book with flawless white interior pages. Vonnegut writes they aren't like most comedians' jokes. They feature Americans who are almost fourth rate or below, engaged in enterprises which, if not contemptible, are at least insane. Man is not evil, they seem to say. He is simply too hilariously stupid to survive Contents in 50 Stories: Wally Ballou and the Cranberry Grower, The Gathering Dusk, Prodigy Street, Elmer W. Litzinger Spy, Editorial Reply, Audience Interview, Chocolate Wobblies, The Presidential Impersonator, Biff Burns Interviews Stuffy Hodgson, Wing Po, Wally Ballou and the Cranberry Grower, The Gathering Dusk, Prodigy Street, Elmer W. Litzinger, Spy, Editorial Reply, Audience Interview, Chocolate Wobblies, The Presidential Impersonator, Biff Burns Interviews Stuffy Hodgson, Wing Po, WADS Recruiting Announcement, Mr. Treet Chaser of Lost People, Lawrence Fechtenberger Interstellar Officer Candidate, Hard-Luck Stories, Mary McGoon's Recipe for Frozen Ginger Ale Salad, Squad Car, Lucky Phone Call, Lumber Dealers' Award, Mr. Science, The Piel Brothers Bert's Offenses, Anxiety, Sun-Drenched Acres, Blimmix , Wally Ballou at the Sewing Contest, Mary Backstayge Noble Wife # 1, Impress-the-Boss Kit, The Orderlies, Tippy the Wonder Dog, Mary Backstayge Noble Wife #2, Oatmeal for Thanksgiving, Webley L. Webster Wisdom of the Ages, Cadenza, Spelling Bee, State Your Case, Charley Chipmunk Club, Children's Menu, Food and Drink Imitator, The Defenseless, Money-Saving Tips, Emergency Ward, Light Bulb Collector, Barry Campbell, The Pittmans, The Do-It-Yourselfer, Travelogue, Bridget Hillary and the News, Person-of-the-Month Club, Bob and Ray Reunite the Whirleys, Widen Your Horizons, Rorshack, and Preston Tumbridge Lighthouse Keeper. Plus Foreword by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.