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To unravel the mysteries of war, P.J. O'Rourke first visits Kosovo. ("Wherever there's injustice, oppression, and suffering, America will show up six months later and bomb the country next to where it's happening.") He travels to Israel at the outbreak of the intifada. He flies to Egypt in the wake of the 9/11 terrorists' attacks. And contemplates bygone lunacies. ("Why are the people in the Middle East so crazy? Here, at the pyramids, was an answer...
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Put the country's big, fat political ass on a diet. Lose that drooping deficit. Slim those spreading entitlement programs. Firm up that flabby pair of butt cheeks which are the Senate and the House. Having had a lot of fun with what politicians do, P.J. O'Rourke now has a lot of fun with what we should think about those politicians. Nothing good, to be sure. bestselling humorist P.J. O'Rourke is back with his latest political masterpiece, Don't Vote...
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Bigly is an hilarious compilation of memorable quotes from President Donald Trump, arranged as poetry that will have the president's fiercest supporters and harshest critics asking the same question: Can a president appoint himself Poet Laureate? Divided into sections on Life, Love, Beauty, and Death - and including a dedicatory haiku by Milo Yiannopoulos, a foreword by How to Lose Friends and Alienate People author Toby Young, and poignant editor's...
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Nothing is more important in the face of a war than cutting taxes." --Tom DeLay, America's Community Bankers meeting, March 12, 2003
* After revealing absurd 911 phone calls and America's dumbest criminal antics, former Saturday Night Live writer Leland Gregory skewers political pandering and pen-pushing philosophizing.
Leland Gregory generates the best laughs by exposing the worst of human nature. Inside Idiots in Charge: Lies, Trick, Misdeeds,...
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Start every day off RIGHT! Try one of our 365 ways to drive a liberal (even more) crazy. Whether you quote from the Constitution (what, that old relic?) or point out the facts about global warming (as in, the planet has been steadily cooling for the past decade), this is one sure-fire way to get under a lefty's (thin) skin.
6) Donald Trump Makes Words: Illustrated guide to 101 dumb and awful statements by the 45th President
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Many words have been used to describe Donald Trump: infantile, fascist, narcissist, buffoon (to name but a very few).
All are accurate, as far as they go. Yet, in isolation, they describe only a very small part of the whole. To understand the man in his entirety, a more comprehensive study is warranted.
Syd Boyle has taken on this enormous task by presenting quotes from the former president covering a wide range of topics, each accompanied by...
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Tattoos. Unwed pregnancy. Giving up on shaving...showering...and employment. These used to be signatures of a trashy individual. Now they're the new norm. What happened to etiquette, hygiene, and self restraint? Charlotte Hays, Southern gentlewoman extraordinaire, takes a humorous look at the spread of white trash culture to all levels of American society.
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What does it mean when your cat bites your toes as hard as she can? When she suffocates you with her body, is she just getting comfortable or is she trying to tell you she needs more space? In Sorry I Slept on Your Face, cats, in all their superiority, break up with their owners through sorry/not sorry letters illustrated with cute, funny, sweet photographs. This book will make you laugh and make you ponder your relationship with your own cat....
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Finally, life advice from our favorite feline friends who always seem to land on their feet. Stink Outside the Box features sweet, funny photos of kitty experts along with hilarious and thoughtful tidbits of timeless advice for both cats and humans alike. To move on with our nine lives, we must forgive our siblings for what they did to us as kittens, learn not to get haired out when we see how much fur we've gained in the winter, and accept that while...
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What's the strangest question employers have been asked during an interview? Among the responses:
* What is it you people do at this company?
* Why aren't you in a more interesting business?
* Will the company move my rock collection from California to Maryland?
* Does you company have a policy regarding concealed weapons?
--from Idiots at Work: Chronicles of Workplace Stupidity
Leland Gregory once thought crooks, politicians, and lawyers were...
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The ultimate authority on street slang presents a new volume of delightfully dirty, surprisingly insightful terms and phrases.
In 1999, Aaron Peckham established UrbanDictionary.com, inviting users to define their world by compiling the most epic collection of slang in history. Since then, the site has skyrocketed in popularity, amassing thousands of definitions and edumacating millions. Users submit about 2,300 new entries every day!
In this totally...
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Did you know Thomas Edison proposed to his wife in Morse code? Or that the CIA considered covering Castro's shoes in thallium to get rid of his iconic beard? The strange facts and foibles of history's famous figures are divulged in Famous Freaks. The book is a fun, bite sized compendium of the weird and unbelievable. Big names-small disclosures. Important historical data-little to none. This book can be picked up and read anywhere, from any starting...
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Get the Summary of Stefanie Wilder-Taylor's Drunkish in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Drunkish" by Stefanie Wilder-Taylor is a candid memoir that chronicles the author's tumultuous relationship with alcohol, her journey into motherhood, and her eventual path to sobriety. Stefanie's life before children was carefree and alcohol-fueled, but pregnancy and the subsequent challenges of parenting led her to reassess...
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Inside Sorry I Barfed on Your Bed, writer and comedian Jeremy Greenberg presents a collection of laugh-out-loud letters and photographs that offer a cat's eye view on common feline vs. human cohabitation conundrums. It's the perfect gift for crazy cat lovers and anyone who appreciates hilarious (and so true!) insights into cat-and human-nature, including:
• Your cat sits on your laptop not just for warmth or attention, but to prevent you from interacting...
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From bestselling author John Crace comes a blisteringly hilarious tour through the whirlwind of post-Brexit Britain, from the ousting of Boris to the dawn of a new era . . . sort of.
O brave new world, that has such people in't. Or not. William Shakespeare clearly had never imagined a clusterf*ck on this scale. Given the state of the country right now, he would be in need of a long lie down.
Another month, another prime minister - how many have we...
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Get the Summary of Kevin Fredericks's Marriage Be Hard in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Marriage Be Hard" by Kevin Fredericks is a candid exploration of the complexities of marriage, from the early days of romance to the ongoing work of maintaining a strong partnership. Kevin and Melissa's journey began in high school, with their relationship evolving from dating to marriage, facing the challenges of intimacy,...
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Inside Sorry I Pooped in Your Shoe, writer and comedian Jeremy Greenberg presents a collection of 50 laugh-out-loud letters and accompanying full-color photographs that explain Fido's love of funky smells, why a ball needs to be thrown again, and practically every other lovably loony canine characteristic.
From an impassioned plea to stop the silly nicknames, to an attempt to skip a bath, to explanations for stolen shoes and swiped sandwiches,...
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I have seen the future of slang dictionaries, and its name is urbandictionary.com." --Times (London)
* Move over Merriam-Webster, Oxford, and American Heritage; your version of truthiness has hit the marble ceiling.
Compiled from the wildly popular Web site urbandictionary.com, Mo' Urban Dictionary: Ridonkulous Street Slang Defined includes more than 2,000 of the latest contemporary slang entries.
* Since the site's founding in 1999, more than...
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Bienvenidos al mundo de mamá...
A papá le gustan los artilugios; al pequeño Peter y a la pequeña Jane les gusta provocar incendios, intentar matarse el uno al otro y hacer que mamá tenga que tomarse unas copas; y lo que necesita mamá es tomarse un descanso y desconectar...
Mamá ha cumplido 39 años. Lo que ve ante sí es un deprimente futuro lleno de invitaciones a asistir a clases avanzadas de yoga, y de educadísimos clubes de lectura donde...
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Dog and Cat probably are friends, but they'll never admit it in public. Living in the same house, they have similar interests, such as bodgering in the garage or gardening when the weather is fine.
They could watch it for hours, offering critical advice and being in the way. They really do enjoy any mistakes or clangers which may happen.
Their best mates are a gang of unruly hedgehogs who live in the garden shed, however there is a bunch of blackbirds...
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