Your Disgusting Head

The Haggis-on-Whey World of Unbelievable Brilliance

by Doris Haggis-on-Whey, Benny Haggis-on-Whey

The Darkest, Most Offensive and Moist Secrets of Your Ears, Mouth and Nose

For many years the scientific and educational community has wondered and worried about the possibility that semi-sane scholar-pretenders would find the means to put out a series of reference books, filled with ludicrous misinformation and aimed at children.

Well, we offer you YOUR DISGUSTING HEAD by Dr. and Mr. Doris Haggis-On-Whey. A world-renowned and much feared expert on everything, Dr. Doris Haggis-On-Whey has seventeen degrees from eighteen institutions of higher learning. With her husband, Benny, she has traveled the world many times over, has learned about all aspects of life, including outer space and food, first hand.

The human body is beautiful and mysterious. The mysterious part reeks of cheese. But no part of your body is as scary and horrifying as your head! In YOUR DISGUSTING HEAD: The Darkest, Most Offensive--and Moist--Secrets of Your Mouth, Nose and Ears, Dr. & Mr. Doris Haggis-on-Whey reveal -- through newly discovered discoveries -- all the ways in which your head disappoints you.

With such amazing information as:

• The ear was invented and designed by Feranando de la Mancini Goldfarb, in 1911, which was also a good year for yeast.

• Good Reasons for teeth removal: dentist did it; peer pressure; not sharp enough; found better teeth, like, on the ground; suspected of enjoying flossing; decay and mouth politics.

• The real reason your ears can't hear your pets talking. The answer is simple: your pet is a mumbler."

With the wit and irreverent sense of humor for which Dave Eggers and McSweeney's is known, comes the second volume in the revolutionary Haggis-On-Whey World of Unbelievable Brilliance books. More than just entertaining and informative, YOUR DISGUSTING HEAD will help you appear smarter, more in touch with your sensitive side and whiten your teeth. And much, much more that will likely sicken you.

Genres: Humor, Fiction, Childrens, Graphic Novels, Picture Books, Reference

64 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Dr. and Mr. Doris Haggis-on-Whey are a joint pseudonym of Dave Eggers and his brother Christopher.

Reviews

[Steven · Rating 4 out of 5]

A seminal work. Engaging and accessible writing on one of the most disgusting parts of your body.

[Barry · Rating 5 out of 5]

What world changing feat did Fernando de la Mancini-Goldfarb perform in 1911?

What is the truth about the Birdman of Ames, Iowa?

Do you have your mother's, father's or Chester A. Arthur's mouth?

I found the (undoubtedly true) answers to these and countless other questions in Volume 2 No. 241 of 307 of the Haggis-On-Whey World of Unbelievable Brilliance YOUR DISGUSTING HEAD.

There is so much about my head I never knew before, so much my public school education failed to prepare me for.

[Kristeeeee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mess with your kids while they're still in the womb, and read them this masterpiece. Forget improving their math skills with Mozart, teach them about harelips, quadruple nostrils, dirty faced kids at the fair, and much more in this groundbreaking novel. Fully equipped with lots of pictures for grabby grubby baby hands, too!

Did you know that there is a specific organ in your brain responsible for memorizing Creed lyrics?

[Nar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative! If you don't understand discordian, absurdist humor, you will think this book is horrible. You'd be wrong, but if you don't understand discordian/absurdist humor, the rest of us think you're horrible.

[April · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dunno why, but I liked "Giraffes? Giraffes!" better. By the way, neither of these books should be read alone. They should be read cozied up to a good friend and preferably under the influence.

[Logophile (Heather) · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this book of unbelievable brilliance you will learn what your tongue color means and other insightful tidbits.
All the good stuff they skipped in A & P.

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

More disreputable but hilarious misinformation from Dr. Doris Haggis-on-Whey.

[Chris · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was a let down compared to the others in the series.

[Brad · Rating 1 out of 5]

Random without being fun. A low point in the series.

[Eric · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good gag gift, if you can find it. This includes some tidbits about gross stuff you can find in your nose, mouth, ears. But for the most part this book is designed to be a conversation piece sitting on your coffee table. Large portions of it are totally invented or off topic or both.

It includes a word search puzzle that is something like this (not copied exactly):

Something like this:

Circle all the words you hear in a dentist's office:

O O O A A A
O A O A O A
O O O A O A
A A H A O H
A A O O A O

[Jamie Felton · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would compare this to Monty Python maybe. A mocklopedia of information about the human body. McSweeneys does everything with great attention to detail and aesthetic value, and this is no different. It is completely ridiculous and beautifully done.

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

do you want to learn the political affiliations of various body parts? of course you do. everyone does. so read this book.

[Melindita]

This book cracks me up. I can't wait to read it aloud with my family! Denice will laugh so hard she won't be able to breathe.

[Incoronata · Rating 5 out of 5]

You have to love a book that ask the age old question "where does snot come from?" and answer's it for you Detroit!

[cory · Rating 3 out of 5]

one bonus star for the nice printing, one bonus star for the poster and stuff. content is otherwise the same old crap you'd expect from books like this.

[The Cute Little Brown-haired girl]

Anything about boogers and whatever might live in the dark little holes in my head, well, it just sounds too good to be true that there is a book about it!

[Janel Schultz · Rating 5 out of 5]

epitome of taste

[Patrick Healy]

Pretty funny.

[Tpiac · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sequel to 'Giraffes? Giraffes!' Definately check out the authors note (or is it the foreward?) in this one.

[Jim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Extreme silliness in a Python vein. Unfortunately it came into my possession a bit too late as I had already replaced my tongue with a cashmere pullover...

[Andy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another McSweeney's humor book.

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

I learned many things about my own head.

[Stefanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing as usual. The diagrams and tables on pages 13, 21, 48, and the biography of Doris and Benny are what truly solidified my love of this HOW books.

[Jamie · Rating 3 out of 5]

More silliness from the "Haggis-On-Whey World of Unbelievable Brillance" series. Learn which presidents did not have ears!

[James Cradock · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absurd. Well done. Recommended.

[Luke Shea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading these deranged books with my kids is one of the greatest joys in my life.

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

It must be so fun to make the H.O.W. books. They sure are fun to read.

[Dfunky1 · Rating 5 out of 5]

A hilarious send-up of science primers, this book leaves you laughing while you learn.

[Annie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I now feel the confidence to pursue plastic surgery. Thank you.

[Nihil · Rating 5 out of 5]

read any of the HOW books, but especially Your Disgusting Head.