Uncle John's Bathroom Reader The World's Gone Crazy

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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader The World's Gone Crazy
Bathroom Readers' Institute
Perseus Books Group (2012)

 

 

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By the
Bathroom Readers’
Institute

Bathroom Readers’ Press
Ashland, Oregon

Dedicated to the memory of Zephyr the cat, who was crazy in all the right ways
.
UNCLE JOHN’S BATHROOM READER®
THE WORLD’S GONE CRAZY
Copyright © 2010 by the Bathroom Readers’ Press (a division of Portable Press). All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.
“Bathroom Reader” and “Bathroom Readers’ Institute” are registered trademarks of Baker & Taylor. All rights reserved.
For information, write:
The Bathroom Readers’ Institute, P.O. Box 1117,
Ashland, OR 97520
www.bathroomreader.com
• 888-488-4642
Cover design by Michael Brunsfeld, San Rafael, CA
(
[email protected]
)
ISBN-13: 978-1-60710-616-6
E-book edition: April 2012
Created in the United States of America

THANK YOU!

The Bathroom Readers’ Institute sincerely thanks the people whose advice and assistance made this book possible
.

Gordon Javna

Jay Newman

Amy Miller

Thom Little

Brian Boone

John Dollison

Michael Brunsfeld

Angela Kern

Claudia Bauer

Claire Breen

Malcolm Hillgartner

Jahnna Beacham

Michael Kerr

Paul Seaburn

Sue Steiner

Judy Plapinger

Megan Todd

John Scalzi

William Dooling

Mark Thorburne

Kyle Coroneos

Cam Dokey

Jack Mingo

James Greene Jr.

Jef Fretwell

Jodi Webb

Les Weishar

Sue Newman

Adam Bolivar

Christine DeGueron

JoAnn Padgett

Melinda Allman

Dan Mansfield

Lilian Nordland

Pam Morlett

Monica Maestas

Lisa Meyers

Amy Ly

Ginger Winters

Jennifer Frederick

Sydney Stanley

Tom Mustard

R.R. Donnelley

Media Masters

Publishers Group West

Raincoast Books

Porter the Wonder Dog

Thomas Crapper

CONTENTS

Because the BRI understands your reading needs, we’ve divided the contents by length as well as subject.

Short
—a quick read

Medium
—2 to 3 pages

Long
—for those extended visits, when something a little more involved is required

* Extended
—for those leg-numbing experiences

DESTINATION: WEIRD

Short

Odd Theme Parks

Medium

Weird Tours

Deadly Florida

Long

*The Year of Living Festively

BAD BEHAVIOR

Short

Stop Talking

I May Have Overreacted

Medium

Can We Please Have Our (Blank) Back?

Oww! Oww!

“That’s Awful!” Awards

News from the Thrown Room

OOPS

Short

Point & Shoot

“Hey, Y’all, Watch This!”

Try, Try Again

Medium

Newspaper Correkshuns

Distracted Drivers

Show Me the Stupid

IN SEARCH OF…

Short

End Alien Mind Control Now!

Medium

Elf School

Magical Mountain

Mixed Nuts

Out-of-This-World Religions

Long

Ghostology 101

Ghostology, Part II

The Haunting, Part I

The Haunting, Part II

TRUTHS & UNTRUTHS

Short

Bad Liars

Medium

Beat the Press

Scammers & Scammees

Politics as (Un)usual

I Can Explain!

Photoshopped

Urban Legends

Flight 297

Pants on Fire

Hoaxers

Long

The Right to Lie

SURREAL WORLD

Short

You’re Sick?
I’m
Sick!

Stairway to Weird

Medium

The One Million Guesses Quiz, Part I

What’s in
Your
Pants?

What Comes After Weird?

The One Million Guesses Quiz, Part II

Things You Didn’t Know

Crazy Decisions for $200, Alex

MY JOB DRIVES ME CRAZY

Short

It’s a Gross Job…

Help Wanted: In Hell

Medium

Are You a “Dead Peasant”?

Odd Jobs

FADS & FLOPS

Short

21st-Century Fads

Jungle Spa

Sexy
Finding Nemo

Botox Your Armpits

Medium

Eyeball Bling

Tasteless Toys

The World’s Gone Lazy

DOOMSAYERS

Medium

The World’s Gone Crazy 2000

We’re Doomed!

Earth’s Gone Crazy

The Mayan Prophecy

Long

The End Is Nigh

*The Chemtrails Conspiracy

LIFE IS STRANGE

Medium

Terror in Toilet Town

Ahhhh!!!

Awww…

I Found a _____ in My _____

Loud Noises!!!

Holy Cr*p!

Just Plane Weird

Loud Noises!!!

IT’S ALL RELATIVE

Short

Mommies…

…and Daddies

Twin Town

Marryin’ Cousins

Medium

Nutty Nuptials

I Had My Baby in a…

DON’T EAT THAT!

Short

Bacon Floss

Turkey Time

Odd Eats

Crazy Cookbooks

Medium

Bananas!

How to “Dress” a Chicken

Mmmm…Chemicals

Celebrity Diets

Long

Franken-Food

ODDBALLS

Medium

What a Very Strange Person

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