The United States of Absurdity
Untold Stories from American History
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The United States of Absurdity
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Dave Anthony, Gareth Reynolds
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The creators of the podcast The Dollop present profiles of the weird, outrageous, NSFW, and downright absurd tales from American history that you weren't taught in school.
The United States of Absurdity presents short, informative, and hilarious stories of the most outlandish (but true) people, events, and more from United States history. Comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds cover the weird stories you didn't learn in history class, such as 10-Cent Beer Night, the Jackson Cheese, and the Kentucky Meat Shower.
©2017 Dave Anthony (P)2017 Random House Audio
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"If my history teachers in high school had been half as smart and one-tenth as entertaining as Dave and Gareth, I could probably tell you who fought in the Spanish-American War today." (Josh Olson, Oscar-nominated screenwriter for A History of Violence)
"This book, just like The Dollop, will teach you things you'll wish you had learned in history class. I dare you not to be equal parts fascinated, horrified, and in stitches." (Al Madrigal, actor and comedian, The Daily Show)
"Dave and Gareth have created an amazing record of historical eccentricities which, while hysterically informative, has thus far only been available for your ears. This book will take The Dollop into the uncharted territory of your eyes. And hopefully, if my many requests are heeded - there will be a scented version." (Chris Hardwick, host of @midnight and Talking Dead)
"Did you know huge oaks grow from tiny little seeds and they make air we can breathe?"
"Yes, Timmy. Go away."
"Did you know ducks coat their feathers with fat so they don't soak full of water?"
"Go. Away."
In fact, if small irritating hints that the authors aren't exactly into details and/or haven't enjoyed the guidance of an even averagely knowledgeable editor get on your nerves, there will be plenty of grating nonsense -- like, for example, the fact that the authors repeatedly treat mutton and lamb as the same meat (same animal yes, but I wonder if they call all beef veal as well?). If that sort of thing annoys you or makes you mistrustful of the author's expertise -- stay away.
Lastly: This might have been saved by not letting the authors read the book themselves. All the screeching, shock-jock-morning-radio-show like performance accomplished was to discourage me from ever checking out the podcast the book is based on. Well, not all. It has also given me nightmares that involve being stuck in an elevator with these people. Again: maybe this is your thing if you're about seventeen with a tragically underdeveloped sense of humour. Otherwise it's insufferable.
Think of this as the kind of book that probably does really well lying somewhere in the bathroom to be read in small, very small, snippets. It does not benefit in the slightest from having an audiobook version, and all desperate attempts to add some jokes about it being an audiobook version cannot change that.
If you're a dim teenager... maybe.
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