Ellen DeGeneres published her first book of comic essays, the #1 bestselling My Point. . . And I Do Have One, way back in 1996. Not one to rest on her laurels, the witty star of stage and screen has since dedicated her life to writing a hilarious new book. That book is this book. After years of painstaking, round-the-clock research, surviving on a mere twenty minutes of sleep a night, and collaborating with lexicographers, plumbers, and mathematicians, DeGeneres has crafted a work that is both easy to use and very funny. Along with her trademark ramblings, The Funny Thing Is. . . contains hundreds of succinct insights into her psyche and offers innovative features including: * More than 50,000 simple, short words arranged in sentences that form paragraphs. * Thousands of observations on everyday life -- from terrible fashion trends to how to handle seating arrangements for a Sunday brunch with Paula Abdul, Diane Sawyer, and Eminem. * All twenty-six letters of the alphabet. Sure to make you laugh, The Funny Thing Is. . . is an indispensable reference for anyone who knows how to read or wants to fool people into thinking they do.