Antal Parody Livres

Weaving an eccentric course between fact-for-fact’s sake and that "display of superior knowledge which is more vulgar than the display of superior wealth," this hilarious installment in the Shiteseriesnbsp;brings together a mass ofnbsp;arcane, vital, or merely fascinating information. From semaphore signals, flowerpot sizes, andnbsp;gestation periods for small mammals tonbsp;Oxbridge colleges and Indian tribes at the Little Big Horn, a cornucopia of priceless snippetsnbsp;that a reader may one day need to know are offered. The list goes on, including suggestions of what to say tonbsp;Mom on her birthday, sightings of dead celebrities, organ enlargement statistics, and of course, things to do with mashed potatoes. Here, too, is information that will come in handy when you least expect it, from chat-up lines to ways to end a romance andnbsp;popular irritants to song titles. Bizarrely ordered, insanely edited, and lovingly machine-printed on a substance closely resembling paper, this blend of humor and knowledge provide a superior recipe for instant laughter.

Here is the long-awaited antidote to those pedants out there whonbsp;insist on pointing outnbsp;every singlenbsp;misuse of both written and spoken English.nbsp;The English language is an ever-changing and complex thing, and for every English language "stickler" who nevernbsp;misspeaks there is somebody who is bamboozled and befuddled by grammatical trapdoors, puzzled bynbsp;punctuation, and who spells words with diabolical inaccuracy.nbsp;Featuring highlights such asnbsp;ambiguous ads (Why not have the kids shot for Easter, or have a family portrait taken?),dangling modifiers(She slipped on the ice and apparently her legs went in separate directions in early December.),and senseless statements(With half the race gone, there is half the race still to go.),this humorous guidenbsp;brings to lightnbsp;the prevalence of absent apostrophes, ghastly grammar, suspect sentences, rambling repetitiveness, insane instructions, and quirky quotations in society today.