Uncle John's Monumental Bathroom Reader

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9781592238392
• ISBN10: 1592238394
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-06-28
• Publisher: Portable Press

Summary

It's huger than huge, it's bigger than big, it's MONUMENTAL! This third in a series of over-sized, incredibly priced collections of the BRI's most successful titles features Uncle John's Supremely Satisfying Bathroom Reader and Uncle John's All-purpose, Extra-strength Bathroom Reader bound together in one massive volume. With over 700 pages of classic Uncle John, the reader can open this book anywhere to find a treasure trove of forgotten history, pop culture, humour, the origins of everyday things and more.

Table of Contents

Bathroom News
Short
Toilet Tech	p. 192
Medium
Uncle John's Stall of Fame	p. 47
Wide World of Bathroom News	p. 106
Bathroom Facts and Figures	p. 248
Toilet Tech	p. 310
Uncle John's Stall of Fame	p. 358
Uncle John's Stall of Fame	p. 409
Uncle John's Flatulence Hall of Fame	p. 480
Uncle John's Stall of Fame	p. 635
Uncle John's Stall of Fame	p. 664
Blunders
Short
Flubbed Headlines	p. 16
Flubbed Headlines	p. 385
Medium
Oops!	p. 5
Unkle John's Greatest Bloopers	p. 164
Oops!	p. 180
Oops!	p. 301
Oops!	p. 374
Oops!	p. 543
Long
"The Blast Blasted Blubber Beyond all Believable Bounds"	p. 155
Americana
Short
E Plutibus Unum	p. 370
Join the Club: The Salvation Army	p. 524
Medium
If You Build It, They Will Come	p. 104
"Special" Events for Tourists	p. 380
"We Want More of Your Money" Day	p. 423
Happy Donut Day!	p. 426
Join the Club	p. 605
The Origin of the Supermarket	p. 615
Join the Club	p. 628
Long
The Million-Dollar Nickel	p. 700
TV or Not TV
Short
Survey Says	p. 204
Weird Game Shows	p. 463
Medium
TV's Most Tasteless Sitcom?	p. 455
Soap Opera Bloopers	p. 565
Long
Trekkies	p. 90
Name a Famous John	p. 201
The Origin of Soap Operas, Part I	p. 213
Three's Company	p. 294
The Origin of Soap Operas, Part II	p. 352
Life is Strange
Short
Incredible Animal Facts	p. 49
Ironic, Isn't It?	p. 108
It's a Weird, Weird World	p. 550
Medium
Just Plane Weird	p. 65
Amazing Luck	p. 142
Creme de la Crud	p. 182
Ironic, Isn't It?	p. 260
It's a Weird, Weird World	p. 289
It's a Weird, Weird World	p. 329
it's a Weird, Weird World	p. 360
Were You Raised in a Barn?	p. 389
Not What They Seem to Be	p. 416
Would You Believe?	p. 535
Creme de la Crud	p. 548
Ironic, Isn't It?	p. 551
Ladies, Behave Yourselves	p. 662
Just Plane Weird	p. 666
Family Feuds
Short
Family Feud	p. 284
The Hatfields vs. the McCoys	p. 446
Medium
Family Feuds	p. 198
Family Feuds	p. 368
Family Feuds	p. 476
Family Feuds	p. 533
Business
Short
How to Avoid Getting Hired	p. 403
Medium
Fabulous Flops	p. 244
Classic (B)ad Campaigns	p. 378
Executive Decisions	p. 411
A Toy Is Born	p. 428
Friends in High Places	p. 496
Why Didn't We Think of That?	p. 501
More Executive Decisions	p. 538
Too Close for Comfort	p. 600
Truth in Advertising	p. 622
More Executive Decisions	p. 654
Toy Stories	p. 656
Why Didn't We Think of That?	p. 660
Executive Decision: The Model T	p. 668
Sports
Short
Dumb Jocks	p. 158
Dumb Jocks	p. 436
Not-So-Dumb Jocks	p. 594
Wide World of Weird Sports	p. 672
Medium
The History of Football, Part IV	p. 264
The Miniature Golf Craze	p. 398
Wide World of Weird Sports	p. 637
Long
The History of Football, Part I	p. 55
The History of Football, Part II	p. 115
The History of Football, Part III	p. 184
The History of Football, Part V	p. 313
The Birth of Big-time Sporting Events	p. 728
The History of Football, Part VI	p. 735
Canadiana
Medium
Do You Speak Canadian?	p. 67
They Always Get Their Man	p. 195
Weird Canada	p. 346
Forgotten History
Short
The Price Was Right	p. 298
Made in Switzerland	p. 402
Emperor Norton	p. 627
Medium
Bad Medicine	p. 71
The Secret Hitler File	p. 81
The Metric Clock	p. 95
Why We Have Postage Stamps	p. 109
Who Financed the Revolution	p. 122
The Dustbin of History	p. 152
Unusual Inventions	p. 159
American Cannibal	p. 299
The Real Story of Murphy's Law	p. 393
The Birth of the Submarine, Part I	p. 420
The Birth of the Submarine, Part II	p. 525
The Barbados Tombs	p. 452
The Dustbin of History	p. 530
The Birth of the Submarine, Part III	p. 632
Long
An "Uplifting" Story	p. 125
Behind Bar Codes	p. 270
Going Postal	p. 331
The Birth of the Submarine, Part IV	p. 683
Volcano!
Medium
Mount Pelee	p. 45
Long
Volcanic Action	p. 188
Mount St. Helens	p. 237
The Lost Cities	p. 303
History of Dracula
Short
The Quotable Vampire	p. 618
Medium
Vlad the Impaler: The Real Dracula	p. 562
"I Vant to Be in Pictures"	p. 639
The Curse of Dracula	p. 673
Vampires on Bikini Beach	p. 676
Long
Bram Stoker's Dracula	p. 490
"I Vant to Be a Star"	p. 609
The Lost Masterpiece	p. 695
Going Ape
Medium
Attack of the Monkeys!	p. 590
The Chimp That Saved TV	p. 670
Long
The Birth of Tarzan, Part I	p. 510
The Birth of Tarzan, Part II	p. 586
Tarzan of the Movies, Part I	p. 690
Tarzan of the Movies, Part II: Here's Johnny!	p. 719
IQ Testing
Medium
The History of the IQ Test, Part I	p. 406
The History of the IQ Test, Part II	p. 520
The History of the IQ Test, Part IV	p. 678
Long
The History of the IQ Test, Part III	p. 573
Law & Order
Short
Court Transquips	p. 2
Strange Pet Lawsuits	p. 86
Looney Laws	p. 251
Lawyers on Lawyers	p. 252
Nude Lawsuits	p. 282
Court Transquips	p. 371
Court Transquips	p. 432
Medium
Strange Lawsuits	p. 42
Dumb Crooks	p. 102
Celebrity Lawsuits	p. 162
Strange Lawsuits	p. 218
Dumb Crooks	p. 344
Strange Lawsuits	p. 404
Mistaken Identity	p. 433
Dumb Crooks	p. 471
More Strange Lawsuits	p. 560
Dumb Crooks	p. 592
Music
Short
Off Your Rocker	p. 357
Off Your Rocker	p. 470
Medium
A (Bad) Night at the Opera	p. 39
Behind the Hits	p. 84
Uncle John's Bottom 10 Records	p. 206
Country Hits	p. 222
Behind the Hits	p. 336
Behind the Hits	p. 437
Uncle John's Bottom 10 Records	p. 546
Photography
Medium
Camera Obscura	p. 26
The World's First Photograph	p. 76
Here's Looking at You	p. 210
Photography Begins to Gel	p. 320
Long
"Mirrors with a Memory"	p. 134
Photomania	p. 277
"You Press the Button, We Do the Rest"	p. 363
Mouthing Off
Short
The Other Texans	p. 151
The Sage of Athens	p. 205
High Voltaire	p. 223
Nietzsche Knows	p. 570
Medium
Making Small Talk	p. 307
Myths & Legends
Short
Circus Superstitions	p. 130
Myth-Conceptions	p. 199
Very Superstitious	p. 229
Myth-Spoken	p. 306
Animal Superstitions	p. 419
Triskaidekaphobia	p. 537
Medium
The Curse of Macbeth	p. 131
The Legend of King Arthur	p. 140
Aesop's Fables	p. 148
Modern Quackery	p. 235
Myth-America	p. 323
A 'Toon Is Born	p. 391
Zappa's Law and Other Facts of Life	p. 396
Modern Mythology	p. 506
Myth-Conceptions	p. 515
Boop-Oop-A-Doop!	p. 578
Myth-Understandings	p. 581
A 'Toon Is Born	p. 624
Myth-Spoken	p. 642
Long
How to Read Tea Leaves	p. 466
The Name Game
Short
For Your Reading Pleasure	p. 121
The Name Game	p. 291
The Golden Rule	p. 517
Medium
Founding Fathers	p. 3
Where'd They Get That Name?	p. 447
Founding Fathers	p. 458
Women's Room
Short
The Birth of Scotchgard	p. 44
Woman to Woman	p. 269
Wise Women	p. 384
Medium
America's Money Laundress	p. 63
Long
The Amazing Dr. Baker	p. 167
Mysterious Rappings	p. 224
Mother of the Bomb	p. 240
Pop Science
Short
Random Science Trivia	p. 30
Cure for What Ails Ye	p. 138
What's in Toothpaste?	p. 139
Q&A: Ask the Experts	p. 171
Disgusting Facts	p. 292
Medium
It's About Time	p. 19
The Birth of the Dishwasher	p. 31
Q&A: Ask the Experts	p. 34
Q&A: Ask the Experts	p. 267
How Soap Works	p. 220
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall	p. 325
Q&A: Ask the Experts	p. 400
According to the Latest Research	p. 449
Q&A: Ask the Experts	p. 474
According to the Latest Research	p. 518
Q&A: Ask the Experts	p. 528
Q&A: Ask the Experts	p. 602
Long
The Birth of the Compact Disc	p. 439
Politics
Short
Poli-Talks	p. 74
Poli-Talks	p. 312
Poli-Talks	p. 614
Medium
First Lady Firsts	p. 22
The Politically Correct Quiz	p. 230
Another Politically Correct Quiz	p. 571
Politically Incorrect Toothpaste	p. 584
Join the Party	p. 712
Hoaxes
Short
Classic Hoaxes	p. 348
Medium
Classic Hoaxes	p. 28
You've Got Mail!	p. 88
Classic Hoaxes	p. 253
Urban Legends	p. 256
Classic Hoaxes	p. 485
Food for Thought
Short
Test Your Egg I.Q.	p. 36
And the Wiener Is	p. 60
Eat Your Words	p. 94
Military Surplus: The Story of Carrot Cake	p. 514
Food Superstitions	p. 604
Medium
The Chocolate Hall of Fame	p. 258
The Food Quiz	p. 317
Wine by the Foot	p. 499
The Origin of the Fork	p. 540
Long
Salt Wars	p. 144
Why We Eat Oatmeal	p. 482
Food of the Gods	p. 705
That's Life!
Short
Little Things Mean a Lot	p. 559
Medium
Lucky Finds	p. 17
The House Call of a Lifetime	p. 79
Lucky Finds	p. 208
Lucky Finds	p. 444
Lucky Finds	p. 554
Pop-Pourri
Short
You're My Inspiration	p. 1
Revenge!	p. 7
Uncle John's List of Sixes	p. 41
If You	p. 87
Three Near Misses	p. 161
Hang up and Drive!	p. 250
Uncle John's Page of Lists	p. 309
You're My Inspiration	p. 328
You're My Inspiration	p. 343
If You	p. 362
You're My Inspiration	p. 388
You're My Inspiration	p. 553
Who Smelt the Iron?	p. 556
Never Say Never	p. 681
Medium
Mow 'em Down	p. 24
Dubious Achievers	p. 232
It's Serendipity	p. 382
The Stories Behind the Stories	p. 607
Another Look at Mother Goose	p. 620
Put a Cork in It!	p. 650
You Call This Art?	p. 658
That's Death!
Short
Famous Last Words	p. 83
Ironic Deaths	p. 255
Swan Songs	p. 349
Final Thoughts	p. 687
Medium
They Went Thataway	p. 53
Rumors of My Death	p. 149
The Final Edition	p. 246
Rumors of My Death	p. 262
They Went Thataway	p. 338
They Went Thataway	p. 413
Life After Death	p. 487
Ironic Deaths	p. 646
They Went Thataway	p. 652
Public Lives
Short
Making His Mark	p. 200
Nudes & Prudes	p. 319
Medium
Famous for 15 Minutes	p. 13
They Took the Plunge	p. 50
Famous for 15 Minutes.com	p. 112
Nudes & Prudes	p. 119
Underwear in the News	p. 172
Animals Famous for 15 Minutes	p. 176
Famous for 15 Minutes	p. 340
Famous for 15 Minutes	p. 460
Friends in High Places	p. 496
Underwear in the News	p. 503
Nudes & Prudes	p. 568
Long
Animals Famous for 15 Minutes	p. 630
The Reel Stuff
Short
Celebrity Gossip	p. 98
Celebrity Gossip	p. 350
Video Treasures	p. 473
Video Treasures	p. 583
Medium
Box-Office Bloopers	p. 8
Errol Flynn's Last Stand	p. 61
(Not) Coming to a Theater Near You	p. 99
Video Treasures	p. 174
The Biggest Cult Movie of all Time	p. 274
Reel Life	p. 386
Rambo, Starring Pacino	p. 464
Movie Bomb: Last Action Hero	p. 522
Movie Bomb: Cutthroat Island	p. 557
Movie Bomb: Waterworld	p. 644
Long
Why Is Citizen Kane the Most important Movie of all Time?	p. 285
Word Play
Short
Let Me Write Sign-I Speak English Good	p. 10
Hoy, Hoy	p. 33
The Riddler	p. 75
The Proverbial Truth	p. 147
BRI Brainteasers	p. 166
Don't Nod	p. 197
Amazing Anagrams	p. 234
Testophobic?	p. 276
Why Ask Why?	p. 283
Circus Slang	p. 293
Seeing Double	p. 351
The Classifieds	p. 376
"Trust in God, But Tie Your Camel"	p. 451
More Brainteasers	p. 489
Bad Jokes	p. 495
Why Ask Why?	p. 508
Honk If You Love Peace and Quiet	p. 509
Amazing Anagrams	p. 545
We Panic in a Pew	p. 567
Techno-Slang	p. 599
Limericks	p. 682
Medium
Chi Marks the Spot	p. 37
Groaners	p. 648
Familiar Phrases	p. 69
Gives You Strong Mouth and Refreshing Wind	p. 193
Don't Leave Home Without It	p. 478
Long
English As She Is Spoke	p. 595
Origins
Short
Word Origins	p. 377
Random Origins	p. 418
Word Origins	p. 505
Medium
Word Origins	p. 11
Word Origins	p. 178
Origins	p. 372
Word Origins	p. 430
Answers	p. 741
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