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3) Dad is fat
Erma Bombeck has learned a few things about children and family over the years—and in a way that is uniquely and wonderfully her own, she shares everything she knows with her readers. Whether it's cleaning up after the kids and him, or expendable mothers-in-law, Erma Bombeck...
On the Decay of the Art of Lying is a short essay by Mark Twain from 1885. In it he deplores that way man's "most faithful friend" is being used and indeed misused, declaring that "the wise thing is for us diligently to train ourselves to lie thoughtfully, judiciously; to lie with a good object, and not an evil one; to lie for others' advantage, and not our own; to lie healingly, charitably, humanely, not cruelly, hurtfully, maliciously;
...A humorous insight into some of history's dumbest criminals.
You've heard about a bank robbery going wrong? Picture someone going into a bank, robbing the teller, all proceeding as planned, but when he runs outside to his getaway car, he finds that he has run out of petrol?
8) The Alien Invasion Survival Handbook: A Defense Manual for the Coming Extraterrestrial Apocalypse
Resistance is Your Prime Directive Have you ever experienced a sensation of missing time? Have you ever found a metallic implant somewhere in your body? It's likely that you're a victim of alien abduction, and you don't even know it. Aliens are among us. While the true intentions of these mysterious intruders from outer space are unknown, there's no doubt that their actions are nefarious. It's your right—your civic responsibility—to
..."I think you left these behind," I said, handing them to her. This happens all the time when women try to return bags they've used. Tampons, lipstick, coins, Tic Tacs, and condoms are the top treasures found. 'Greasy' let out a sigh, as if I were the problem. "I was just trying my things in it. I really don't see what the problem is here. It's none of your business what I keep in my handbag." It is when my commission is at stake! I'm not your
...I HATE THIS PLACE is the book for anyone who’s ever tired of crossing to the sunny side of the street, looking for that elusive pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, or reading self-help books that are meant to bring peace and prosperity. Guaranteed to shatter illusions,...
13) Sh*t Girls Say
-Every Girl Ever
"It's the new best thing. It may be our new favorite thing."
—Perez Hilton
"In the age of quinoa gluten-free iced coffee sashimi hot yoga, thank God we have the 'girls' to keep sh*t real. But don't tell them I said that. They'll just totally pretend they said it. They're so jealous of me."
—Stacy London, What...
14) The Twitter History of the World--Everything You Need to Know About Everything in 140 Characters'
A humourous look at the world's history in 140 characters
The Iraq War
@TonyBlair
#FF @GeorgeWBush - you should see the DMs he's been sending me about WMDS in Iraq #terrifying
09:32am, September 12, 2001
@GeorgeWBush
@Tony Blair - that's ma boy!
05:04am, March 20, 2003
Who would say what during wartime? What would Jesus tweet? And how would history's most indecent of scandals have played out
...Did the noble order of the Knights Templar guard a secret about Jesus' birth? Was the moon landing faked in a Hollywood movie studio? Is the government keeping the remains of an alien spacecraft in the top-secret Area 51? Monte Cook takes a look at conspiracy theories - ranging from the historically complex to the seriously whacked out. With a disbelieving eye, he traces the history of some of the world's weirdest ideas and even includes a chart
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