© 2009 Minnesota Public Radio and Prairie Home Productions, LLC. A Prairie Home Companion is produced by Prairie Home Productions, LLC, presented by Minnesota Public Radio, and distributed by American Public Media.

No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of the publisher.

Joke research by Jeff Alexander, Brian Becker, Joyce Besch, Melissa Christensen, Mike Danforth, Alan Frechtman, Rachel Goettert, Kay Gornick, Kate Gustafson, Tiffany Hanssen, Kathryn Slusher, Rob Knowles, Theresa Larson, Laura Levine, Kathy Mack, Andrea Murray, David O’Neill, Katy Reckdahl, Hillary Rhodes, Russ Ringsak, Ella Schovanec, Elena See, Vincent Voelz, and the staff and friends of A Prairie Home Companion.

Cover design by Sandy Ackerman.

eISBN-13: 9781611746228

The Library of Congress has cataloged the previous edition as follows:

A prairie home companion pretty good joke book.—New 4th ed.

p. cm.

ISBN 1-56511-979-7 (pbk.)

1. American wit and humor. I. Prairie home companion (Radio program)

PN6165.P73 2005

818’.60208—dc22

2005020062