# Bill Nye's Funniest Thoughts

An audiobook by Bill Nye, read by LibriVox volunteers (3 h 34 min, English).

Bill Nye was a famous American humor columnist in the middle 1800's. He said "We can never be a nation of snobs so long as we are willing to poke fun at ourselves." And he did exactly that in hundreds of newspaper columns that were later collected into books. This is a selection of just 35 of the most humorous, wry and downright funny cogitations of his, written of course in the somewhat convoluted style common in the 19th century which just adds to their flavor in my opinion. The selection process was rigorous: only those that made me laugh, giggle or snort are included. (Summary by phil Chenevert)

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## Chapters

1. 01 - Directions (4:05): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_01_nye_64kb.mp3
2. 02 - My School Days (4:08): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_02_nye_64kb.mp3
3. 03 - Habits of a Literary Man (6:22): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_03_nye_64kb.mp3
4. 04 - Archemides (5:10): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_04_nye_64kb.mp3
5. 05 - Anatomy (5:34): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_05_nye_64kb.mp3
6. 06 - Hours With Great Men (5:05): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_06_nye_64kb.mp3
7. 07 - B. Franklin, deceased (7:29): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_07_nye_64kb.mp3
8. 08 - Life Insurance as A Health Restorer (2:59): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_08_nye_64kb.mp3
9. 09 - The Opium Habit (4:49): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_09_nye_64kb.mp3
10. 10 - Twombley's Tale (8:21): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_10_nye_64kb.mp3
11. 11 - On Cyclones (4:51): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_11_nye_64kb.mp3
12. 12 - Verona (6:36): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_12_nye_64kb.mp3
13. 13 - A Great Upheaval (6:58): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_13_nye_64kb.mp3
14. 14 - In Acknowledgment (6:23): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_14_nye_64kb.mp3
15. 15 - Spinal Meningitis. (7:07): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_15_nye_64kb.mp3
16. 16 - The Sun (6:15): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_16_nye_64kb.mp3
17. 17 - The Stars (6:05): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_17_nye_64kb.mp3
18. 18 - A Thrilling Experience (6:32): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_18_nye_64kb.mp3
19. 19 - The Wail of a Wife (6:39): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_19_nye_64kb.mp3
20. 20 - My Lecture Abroad (4:39): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_20_nye_64kb.mp3
21. 21 - The Miner at Home (6:59): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_21_nye_64kb.mp3
22. 22 - Christopher Columbus (6:59): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_22_nye_64kb.mp3
23. 23 - The Amateur Carpenter (4:59): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_23_nye_64kb.mp3
24. 24 - The Average Hen (6:08): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_24_nye_64kb.mp3
25. 25 - My Experience as an Agriculturist (6:58): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_25_nye_64kb.mp3
26. 26 - "Done It A-Purpose" (7:54): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_26_nye_64kb.mp3
27. 27 - Mush and Melody (4:58): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_27_nye_64kb.mp3
28. 28 - History of Babylon (8:24): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_28_nye_64kb.mp3
29. 29 - The Bite of a Mad Dog (5:16): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_29_nye_64kb.mp3
30. 30 - About Geology (6:43): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_30_nye_64kb.mp3
31. 31 - Nero (7:28): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_31_nye_64kb.mp3
32. 32 - The Cow-Boy (6:34): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_32_nye_64kb.mp3
33. 33 - Stirring Incidents at a Fire (8:35): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_33_nye_64kb.mp3
34. 34 - The Little Barefoot Boy (4:33): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_34_nye_64kb.mp3
35. 35 - "I Spy." (5:30): https://archive.org/download/billnye_funniestthoughts_pc_librivox/billnyesfunniestthoughts_35_nye_64kb.mp3