Download or read book The Penguin Books of Jokes from the Net written by Phillip Adams and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WHEN the printing press was invented, it promised literature. People read comics. WHEN cinema was invented, it promised culture for the masses. We got Austin Powers. WHEN TV was invented, it promised education. We got Sex and the City. The internet promised unprecedented access to information across the globe and an end to national barriers. What we got was 30 million netheads - nerds, rock stars and your average punters - swapping politically incorrect jokes. Hundreds of which, we're unashamed to say, are contained within these pages.