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Nine insane short stories with a B-movie flair fill out this anthology. There's a little violence, some adult (18+) content, and some heartbreaking love stories. Polish your fangs, spray on some fresh formaldehyde, and clean the crypt before your date arrives--being a monster doesn't mean you can't fall in love, and a collection of sad, funny tales are coming to an ereader near you.
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Even after her death, Erma Bombeck remains one of America's best-loved writers of all time. Eat Less Cottage and More Ice Cream is based on one of her most requested columns.
In 1979, someone asked humorist Erma Bombeck, "If you had your life to live over, would you change anything?" Her immediate answer was no, but once she thought about it, she changed her mind. The result was a classic column full of Bombeck's signature wit and warmth.
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Un dron dirigido y enviado de un reino a otro eliminó por error a varias gacelas que deambulaban por un claro de la selva.El gobernante que ordenó lanzarlo se sentía orgulloso de la efectividad en su estrategia para acabar con supuestas hienas terroristas.Se trataba de aviones no tripulados, los cuales eran manipulados por papagayos militares.El mandatario fue criticado por el alto número de víctimas civiles que había causado aquella grave equivocación.Un...
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Anguished English is the impossibly funny anthology of accidental assaults upon our common language. From bloopers and blunders to Signs of the Times to Mixed-Up Metaphors ... from Two-Headed Headlines to Mangling Modifiers ... it's a collection that will leave you roaring with delight and laughter.
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Wanted: Unmarried girls to pick fresh fruit and produce at night.
Two-Headed Headlines: Grandmother of eight makes hole in one! Doctor...
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Un papagayo fue designado por sus compañeros para que denunciara la destrucción de la selva.Su capacidad para hablar con los humanos lo hacían el indicado, ya que manejaba bien su lenguaje.Llevó evidencias ante un organismo internacional encargado de vigilar y proteger el planeta, para que tomaran cartas en el asunto, ya que había intereses oscuros que impedían que se detuviera la destrucción masiva de árboles, desplazando a las especies a...
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THE OUTHOUSE READER IS THE PERFECT COMPANION for everyone who makes a pit stop at the little wood shack out back! Just don't get caught with your pants down!
FROM SOULFUL LIFE WISDOM:
"Oh, what tangled webs we weave when first we practice to believe."
"Most things get better. In fact, most things get better by the next morning."
"A true friend, if he can't get you out of jail, will get in there with you."
TO DROP-AND-RUN HUMOR: "It's...
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An A-to-Z treasury of dumb, disastrous, and hard-to-believe human behavior from the New York Times-bestselling author of “Stupid History!”
* A doctor's actual diagnostic notation: The patient is married but sexually active.
* "Shooting Reported at Firing Range"-The State, Columbia, South Carolina, August 4, 2006
* Arrested for public urination in Bowling Green, Ohio: Mr. Joshua Pees.-The Sentinel-Tribune, Bowling Green, Ohio, September 5, 2001
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When twins, Grant and Aiden, are separated at birth for their protection and then reunited at the age of 18, they discover more about their past than they could have ever imagined.
They have a journey laid out before them that is not only full of danger at every turn, but of self-control, and saving mankind. Along the way, they learn what they are capable of, who they are, and what their destiny holds.
Engage with them in this fantastic...
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This indispensable reference guide offers hundreds of excuses for thousands of situations-from missed birthdays to unpaid parking tickets and more!
Nobody ever said being an adult was easy. But it's definitely easier with hundreds of excuses for things you did, didn't do, or simply never want to hear about again. The Little Book of Big Excuses is your guide to saving face, avoiding blame, and getting out of almost any unpleasant situation. In "Fake,...
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This essential phrasebook collects the most colorful, explicit, and outrageous ways to tell people off in every part of the world. Featuring dozens of different languages, the sayings range from everyday swears to family curses to expressions for X-rated relations with animals. Phonetic pronunciation is provided so that readers can curse like a native, and handy illustrations provide visual guides to these foreign exclamations. Perfect for the international...
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More than 150 new fun facts to delight, befuddle and amaze, from the bestselling author of Why Do Roller Coasters Make You Puke?
This bizarre and baffling trivia collection with delight and intrigue readers, with answers to age-old questions like who was Dr. Pepper and what causes new-car smell? Written by the bestselling author of Can Holding in a Fart Kill You?, this new collection has 150 more curious questions and astounding answers.
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A fun and fascinating trivia book with a wide range of intriguing questions and entertainingly written answers from a bestselling author.
Perfect for trivia junkies everywhere, this new collection will surprise readers with fascinating answers to age-old curiosities, such as:
• Does a goldfish's memory really only last a few seconds?
• Do plants feel pain?
• Why do cats' eyes glow in the dark?
• Why do people seem more attractive...
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En este cuento de hadas para niños con ilustraciones, usted aprenderá la historia de Jordania el ratón, que se convirtió en un piloto de un barco de pasajeros. Él fue a Hawaii y llevó a los pasajeros. Pero en el camino, problemas que sucedió y él tenía la urgencia de la tierra en un solar abandonado de la isla en el medio del océano. Y no era un criminal peligroso y un hombre enfermo a bordo.
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In Movie Title Typos, artist Austin Light removes just one letter from a well-known movie title to inspire a surprising and hilarious visual scenario. There's Obocop (a robotic police officer works through his PTSD by playing smooth jazz), T. (a boy meets a jewelry-clad alien who pities fools), Harry Otter, The Princess and the Fro, Finding Emo, Pup Fiction, and many more. A massive viral hit when he first posted sketches of the work online (1.2 million...
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Episode-by-episode commentary on the television series LOST (Season 3).The commentaries in this collection are stream-of-consciousness thoughts typed out as the episodes were playing. The thoughts are random, and don't always relate directly to the show.Because of the random nature of the comments, you'll always be entertained at the way the author connects each episode of LOST!
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Canadians are peaceable, friendly, unassuming, and adorable. They're also secretly in control of nearly every aspect of life in the Southernmost Canadian territory known as the United States. This hilarious illustrated compendium of real facts and wild assertions traces a vast, maple-leaf conspiracy that plays up Canada's self-effacing second fiddle image to the U.S. while it creates and clandestinely controls nearly everything Americans hold dear,...
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The eighth and final episode of The Klumps Mysteries: Season OneEpisode Eight – "Revelations"The final episode of Season One. Many loose ends are tied, while some are inadvertently (or on purpose???) unraveled. Meh, whatchyou gonna do?Libby Klump faces off with the Town Council while an assassin lies in wait.The police department scrambles to find their chief before it's too late.Don Klump has a battle of wits with his captor.Oh dear.Why watch TV...
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Dès ses premiers pas, Lili accumule boulettes, gaffes et situations rocambolesques. Ses mésaventures vous plongeront dans un mémorable bêtisier et feront ressurgir vos propres souvenirs. Car, ne nous leurrons pas, nous sommes toutes et tous des Lili en puissance, ou, tout du moins, avons-nous des êtres tendres et extravagants parmi nos proches qui ressemblent à cette pétillante jeune femme. Ne tardez pas, venez vous évader avec les bêtises...
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What do a sinking sailboat, a hidden time capsule, a captured squirrel, and a homemade raft have in common? Just this: stories led me to them all.
One Story, Building gives a comical and compelling look at how stories shape us and make us. Wes Young's memoir carries readers on a fascinating and relatable journey through the turbulent coming-of-age years, proving how strong the power of narratives can be, and how drastically this power can direct...
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