The Laugh Out Loud Guide Comedy Vocab

  • Comedy Vocab!

    The fun new approach to vocabulary building!
    (for students and adults:
    ages 17+)

  • LAUGH YOUR WAY TO A STRONGER VOCABULARY

    with word games and word of the day sentences like:

    1. Frenetic:
    Jane was frenetically dusting all through the house, like a hummingbird darting from one flower to the next, so I knew she was off her meds again.

    2. When he discovered that his 72 virgins did nothing more than cuddle, the suicide bomber realized he had entered _______.
    (A) contrition
    (B) catharsis
    (C) refractory
    (D) perdition
    (E) blandishment


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  • “Anyone with kids about to enter the collegiate system needs to buy this for their children.” –Curled Up With A Good Book [book review]

    The Laugh Out Loud Guide: Ace the SAT Exam without Boring Yourself to Sleep! is a fun and effective study guide that uses comedy to prepare students for the dreaded SAT. Written by a Princeton PhD and Emmy-nominated writer of Robot Chicken, this book was designed to enhance and supplement any and all traditional test prep guides and courses, including Princeton Review and Kaplan.

  • LAUGH YOUR WAY TO A HIGHER SAT SCORE

    with questions like:

    1. Yo Momma so _______, when you mail her a letter, you need two zip codes.
    (A) diaphanous
    (B) luminous
    (C) ravenous
    (D) grisly
    (E) corpulent

    2. At a Saks Fifth Avenue store, Winona Ryder examines four distinct blouses, five distinct dresses, and two distinct handbags. How many different combinations of items can she shoplift if she takes exactly one blouse, two dresses, and a handbag?

  • RESEARCH SHOWS THAT COMEDY:

    * Enhances learning
    * Reduces stress - making it easier to absorb material
    * Makes subjects more interesting - so you want to learn them in the first place
    * Increases recall - so you'll remember things better on test day

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    • Archive for May, 2009

    7 Things You MUST Ask Your Kids Before they Leave for College [guest post]

    Sunday, May 31st, 2009

    The following is a guest post by Vanessa Van Petten, teen author of “You’re Grounded!” She runs the parenting blog RadicalParenting.com, which is written with teens from the kid’s perspective.
    “I am free, I am free, I am free”
    I have heard both parents and teens chant this as they pack up the minivan and leave [...]

    Another Satisfied Customer

    Sunday, May 31st, 2009

    I just wanted to share a quote sent to me by a student in Miami.
    “Princeton, here I come!  Thanks, Laugh Out Loud Guide!”
    –Evan A., high school student, Miami, FL
    Thank you, Evan!
    And don’t forget our previous quotes:
    “Anyone with kids about to enter the collegiate system needs to buy this for their children.”
    –Curled Up With A Good [...]

    No Need For Derrick Rose To Cheat On the SAT

    Thursday, May 28th, 2009

    If someone had given Derrick Rose a copy of The Laugh Out Loud Guide this never would have happened.
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/185914-drose-might-have-cheated-on-the-sat

    Study Finds SAT Test Prep Courses To Be A Waste Of Money

    Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

    If you’re thinking you need to pay thousands on test prep courses to do well on the SAT, think again.  Check out this story in the Wall Street Journal:
    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124278685697537839.html
    Of course, if you have the money to spare, there’s certainly nothing wrong with giving it a shot. Some test prep companies are better than others.  [...]

    The Importance of “Learning Questions” in SAT Test Prep

    Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

    One question I’m asked sometimes about The Laugh Out Loud Guide is whether or not one should be concerned that the real SAT exam is so much more boring than the comedic questions found in The Laugh Out Loud Guide.
    The short answer is not only a big fat NO, but even stronger than that — [...]

    Author Q&A — Write On!

    Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

    Here’s an author interview I just did for for my book The Laugh Out Loud Guide: Ace the SAT Exam without Boring Yourself to Sleep!
    The interviewer is Debra Eckerling of Write On! Online.   Check it out!
    http://writeononline.com/2009/05/12/author-qa-comedy-writer-charles-horn/

    SAT book not just for high school!

    Friday, May 8th, 2009

    From the latest Amazon review of The Laugh Out Loud Guide:
    “I keep my copy on my coffee table, and everyone that comes over loves to read through it. My friends and I actually read the questions out loud to see if anyone knows the answer. I’m sure you could build a board game around it.”
    If [...]

    Interviewed by Teen Success Expert Justin Sachs

    Friday, May 8th, 2009

    Here’s a blog interview I did for my book The Laugh Out Loud Guide: Ace the SAT Exam without Boring Yourself to Sleep! (cut for length).  The interviewer is Justin Sachs, who is a Teen Success Expert.
    http://www.justinsachsonline.com/Justin_Sachs_Online/Blog/Entries/2009/5/8_Interview_with_Charles_Horn.html
    Interview with Charles Horn
    Friday, May 8, 2009
    Charles Horn is the author of the new book, The Laugh Out Loud [...]

    SAT Advice — buying multiple books can save thousands in test prep

    Monday, May 4th, 2009

    If you don’t have a ton of money to drop on SAT classes and tutoring, don’t worry about it.  Many students (including myself) have aced these kinds of standardized tests without going through expensive classes and tutoring.  There are many good books out there and that’s all you need.  And because books cost only $10 [...]