some of the jokes in that book (I have had it for years) are wonderful...but, as it is a scholarly complilation, some are simply crude, stupid and NOT funny. Wait till you get to the one G. Legman says is HIS favorite joke!...(no, I will not post it here).

Also, for the sake of brevity, a lot of the jokes noted in the book are 'condensed' to get across the point, but would need to be expanded and embroidered to be told well.