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Human Stupidity, Bad Science, and Bushisms
Miscellanea, and Oddities —
How-to Manuals —
Human Stupidity & Ideas — Recommended titles
by Robert Wayne Pelton Walker & Company, 1992. 190pp.
"Have you ever accidentally honked the horn while fooling around in a car? Or taken your wife for a walk in the woods--with lustful intentions? Then watch out! You may be breaking the law. Loony Sex Laws is a hilarious look at wild, curious, and often antiquated laws pertaining to dating and sexual behavior that are actually still on the books." --book description 
by Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras Main Street Books, 1998. 208pp.
"In the national bestseller The 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said Ross and Kathryn Petras immortalized idiotic utterances by public figures and average citizens alike. The 176 Stupidest Things Ever Done chronicled fiascoes, senseless stunts, and utterly asinine activities from around the globe. Now, Stupid Sex takes on the subject that no one can resist. It's about people who get caught in the act . . . and about people who get caught in the trash disposal. Stupid Sex tells two hundred true stories of extremely dumb (and very funny) sex acts arranged under headings ranging from Airplane Sex to Zoo Bathroom Sex." --book description 
by Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras Main Street Books, 1996. 208pp.
"The 176 Stupidest Things Ever Done is a hilarious collection of inane incidents, senseless stunts, farcical feats, and utterly asinine activities from throughout history, and around the globe. From Sam Goldwyn to Walter Mondale, Albert Einstein to Fabio, the board of General Motors to British Parliament, this comic compendium chronicles the stupidest acts, ideas, decisions, inventions, songs, and ad campaigns that the mind of modern man has been able to devise." --book description
by Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras Main Street Books, 1993. 240pp.
"A connoisseur's compendium of Freudian slips, spoonerisms, double-talk, and utter bosh from famous and infamous figures past and present -- a complete course in anti-eloquence by the foot-in-mouth champions of all time." --book description
by Paul Harvey Bantam, Reissue edition, 1992-. 160pp.
"Told in Paul Harvey's unique, inimitable, and unforgettable style, here are stories that will tickle you, touch you-and just plain make you laugh out loud ... From wacky want ads to riotous run-ins with the law, from embarrassing moments at home and work to the frank and funny things kids say, Paul Harvey's For What It's Worth celebrates human eccentricity in all its infinitely amusing variety." --book description
by Wendy Northcutt Plume Books, 2002. 327pp.
"Marvel at the thief who steals electrical wires without shutting off the current. Gape at the lawnchair jockey who floats to a height of 16,000 feet suspended by helium balloons. Learn from the man who peers into a gasoline can using a cigarette lighter. All three -- and many more -- contend for Darwin Awards when their choices culminate in magnificent misadventures. These tales of trial and awe-inspiring error--verified by the author and endorsed by website readers--illustrate the ongoing saga of survival of the fittest in all its selective glory." --book description
by Wendy Northcutt Orion Publishing, 2002.
"This sequel to the bestselling Darwin Awards book brings together more true stories on the universal themes of death and stupidity, including: * Femme Fatalities * Engines of Destruction * Male-Functions The Darwin Awards: true stories that will make you glad to be alive!" --book description
by Wendy Northcutt Dutton Books, 2003. 304pp.
" From the sheriff who inadvertently shot himself twice, to the highway robbers who blocked traffic with their car and were hit by a truck; from the artist who strung a "shell" necklace of live ammunition, to the man crushed by the branch he'd just severed, The Darwin Awards III proves again that when it comes to stupidity, no species does it like we do." --book description
by Marc Abrahams Dutton Books, 2003. 240pp.
" Drawn from the world's wackiest actual achievements in science, economics, and peace, The Ig Nobel Prizes demonstrates the extreme measures people will take in the quest for knowledge. Read about the professor who proved that toast falls buttered-side-down more often than not, and the Southern Baptist Church of Alabama, which devised a formula to determine how many Alabamans will go to Hell. This hilarious book features these endeavors and many more, along with photographs from the annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremonies at Harvard University. An entertaining exhibition of brains and determination, The Ig Nobel Prizes is ideal for anyone who first wants to laugh and then wants to think." --book description
by Marc Abrahams W.H. Freeman & Co, reissue edition, 1997-. 208pp.
"Abrahams, the editor of AIR and the creator of the Ig Nobel prize, collects some brisk interviews with actual, live Nobel laureates, highlights from Ig Nobel Prize ceremonies, and reports of genuine and concocted research, including: the effects of peanut butter on the rotation of the earth; the aerodynamics of potato chips; and the taxonomy of Barney. Not to be missed (again)." --Book News
by A. K. Dewdney John Wiley & Sons, 1998. 192pp.
"... In his critically acclaimed book 2000f Nothing, A.K. Dewdney revealed the absurd shenanigans of those who use "bad math" to deceive us. Now he focuses his mercilessly comic perspective on the practitioners of "bad science" and offers an equally entertaining and informative tour of eight notorious cases of bad science, ranging from the subtle (the infamous cold fusion fiasco) to the ridiculous (the case of the phantom "N-rays")." --book description
Shout! Factory, 2004. Audio CD
Bushspeak On Terrorism, Education, Environment, The Economy, and Governance & Compassion. --description
by Jacob Weisberg, Molly Ivins Fireside, 2004. 128pp.
" With new Bushisms coming fast and furious in this election season, ace Bushism editor Jacob Weisberg offers a must-read compendium and "explanation" of the first term. Read President Bush's eye-popping description of his economic policy: "See, without the tax relief package, there would have been a deficit, but there wouldn't have been the commiserate -- not 'commiserate' -- the kick to our economy that occurred as a result of the tax relief." Got that? How about this analysis of the weapons proliferation problem, from the man with his finger on the Button: "Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction." Or his belief in the importance of staying connected to us all: "[A]s you know, these are open forums, you're able to come and listen to what I have to say." The Deluxe Edition also includes reality checks: coherent Bush statements about major issues that bear no relation to the truth. " --book description
Jacob Weisberg Fireside, 2003. 96pp.
" "There's an old saying in Tennessee -- I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee -- that says, fool me once, shame on -- shame on you. Fool me -- you can't get fooled again." With signature remarks like these, it's hardly surprising that George W. Bush's malapropisms have become renowned around the world. Editions of Bushisms have become bestsellers in Germany, France, and Italy, and they remain as popular in the United States as ever. Jacob Weisberg, faithful scribe, here presents the best of the latest crop: "There's only one person who hugs the mothers and the widows, the wives and the kids upon the death of their loved one. Others hug but having committed the troops, I've got an additional responsibility to hug and that's me and I know what it's like." ..." --book description
by Jacob Weisberg Fireside, 2002. 96pp.
"Follow a man around with a tape recorder long enough and he will say ridiculous things. If he is George W. Bush, to judge by this collection of verbal gaffes, he will say many ridiculous things-some funny ("It's about past seven in the evening here so we're actually in different time lines";) some callow ("This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating"); some mysterious ("We'll be a country where the fabrics are made up of groups and loving centers"); but most just embarrassing ("Of all states that understands local control of schools, Iowa is such a state"). Undoubtedly Bush struggles to "express himself with clarity and coherence," in the words of Garry Trudeau's foreword, but the tacit corollary-that he is a fool and unfit for the presidency-is not demonstrated here ... Defensive Bush supporters will find this an endearing proof of his authenticity; his detractors will laugh heartily but should, of course, look elsewhere for a substantive critique." --Publishers Weekly
by Jacob Weisberg Fireside, 2001. 96pp.
" Judge for yourself. Here are over 100 memorable misstatements by our syntactically challenged president, collected, annotated, and introduced by Slate magazine's Jacob Weisberg. "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." "Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream." "We'll let our friends be the peacekeepers and the great country called America will be the pacemakers." "It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it." " --book description
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