Hmm...a satisfactory light read. Nothing to rave about but if you need a quick fix of some humourous tales, grab a copy.

Just didn't enjoy it, 100 short sketches of his opinions, none of which were funny (to me). Fair play for writing a book, more than I'll ever do, but not for me thanks. Like a chavvy michael mcintyre perhaps.

this was not for me. a little too thickly British or something. lots of jokes about hooliganism and "the Tube". I don't really care for George Carlin either and I think maybe this guy is the British version.

Best not to read this book on the train if you have a full bladder because by the end of your journey you will have a damp patch in an embarrassing place. Fortunately I read this at home where my neighbour, hearing loud hoots of laughter coming from next door at midnight, is probably confident in his belief there is a certifiable loony next door.Some newspaper editor, somewhere, should pick up this book and offer the author a regular newspaper column, because this is the sort of ironic, no-holds...

Well, what can I say?I read the first half of this book thinking, ""Wow; this must be very therapeutic for the author! I do hope he's vented enough so that he now feels better!" Then I read the chapter on the agony uncle comments from genuine questions off the internet. I actually cried with laughter (this takes a lot!). Properly funny! I was laughing like a wild woman (sitting in my car in my lunch break), looking around in case my colleagues passed by and finally called the 'men in white coats...

Laughs and Giggles.To say this collection of essays is funny would be an understatement. Author Karl Wiggins has a unique view of things and is not afraid to state his opinion! This gem doesn’t need to be read in any particular order, this is not a novel, it is one man’s view of things that irritate, annoy, or amuse him. He writes what a person wants to say but usually doesn’t for all kinds of reasons including, not wanting to be thrown out of a pub, or punched in the face. Some of my favorite r...

This is one of those unique pieces of writing that seems to be about nothing -- and about everything -- at the same time. For instance, how many times in your life have you wondered why eating establishments insist upon putting lettuce on all sandwich items? Maybe once or twice? Maybe never? Well, this is only one of the "earth-shattering mysteries of life" that Karl Wiggins addresses in "Calico Jack."Readers must make certain, however, to take their sense of humor along for the ride; otherwise,...