Synopsis "Here's all you need to know about men and women: women are crazy, men are stupid. And the main reason women are crazy is that men are stupid." Legendary comedian George Carlin rolls out another hilarious compendium of jokes, observations, and essays, mainly focusing on language. "The energy criminals now refer to oil drilling as oil exploration. Instead of Mobil and Exxon, they'd rather you picture Lewis and Clark." Political correctness is sensibly referred to as "America's newest form of intolerance," the Ten Commandments is "a padded list," and Carlin wonders whether "Dale Evans ever yelled 'Giddyup, Roy!'" while copulating with Roy Rogers, although Carlin doesn't use the word "copulating," since he famously detests euphemisms. The profanity laws went all the way to the Supreme Court as a result of his early work, so expect only the most explicit language and iconoclastic thinking.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2005-10-01 | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Length: | 295 pages | | Height: | 7.8 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 12.8 oz |
Publisher's Note In a new collection of irreverent humor, the iconoclastic, best-selling author of Brain Droppings presents his trenchant observations and cutting-edge opinions on the foibles and follies of modern life, taking on such topics as the media, the battle of the sexes, hygiene, evasive language, politics, and more.
Industry Reviews "From the syntax of corporate rebranding (Patagonian tooth fish becomes Chilean sea bass) to the ethics of speechmaking..., bad grammar, marketing lingo, meaningless sentiments, political correctness ("America’s newest form of intolerance") and euphemisms all come under serious attack, making this a surprisingly fitting companion--a sort of bad-ass cousin--to Lynne Truss’s EATS, SHOOTS, AND LEAVES." Publishers Weekly (09/20/2004)
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