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Whad'ya Know?
The first collection of essays from the host of Whad'ya Know?, public radio's hottest new comedy talk show and semi-quiz program (where the answers are unknowable to anyone but the host). Feldman's essays on life in the Midwest are funny and endearing, and have a ring of truth that clangs like a milk bucket hitting a cement floor.
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159 pages, Hardcover
First published August 1, 1991
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August 18, 2017
I love trivia books, but I couldn't even finish this book. The stories are a poor attempt at humor and "fun facts" being mashed together. These books are usually quick reads for me and this one was just unreadable.
April 14, 2011
Being a person who appreciates a good bit of cynical snark, Michael Feldman is right up my alley. This is a series of observations from somebody doing live radio in Wisconsin, so it's got a lot of references that you kind of have to be from the Midwest to get. Fortunately (?) I am, so I do. He ribs on everything from his wife to his Jewishness to his hometown; it's very much what you would expect from a self-referential essay collection. Is he the new Garrison Keillor, as the cover proclaims? Nah, don't think so--he's much darker, in a way, than Keillor, much more bitter. Feldman is very funny, though, and if you don't mind dated references (this is from the mid 90s) and a lot of jokes about marriage, this is a quick read. Would probably be good for airports, or other such places where you need a laugh from someone who recognizes the human races is ridiculous.
July 9, 2010
قراءة لطيفة لأوقات الانتظار. قد ينفع -بعد التعديل- كنصوص قراءة لتدريس اللغة.
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"confessions of a workavoidic"
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"I'm a workavoidic, the flip side of the workaholic coin."
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"56 percent of women would rather be thinner than smarter."
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"confessions of a workavoidic"
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"I'm a workavoidic, the flip side of the workaholic coin."
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"56 percent of women would rather be thinner than smarter."
April 11, 2016
If you like facts with funny asides than this is your read. Michael Felmen is a masterful architect of this genre. Loved the Quizes between chapters that will definitely get your interest. My youth group loved the Quizes.
January 31, 2016
The format for this book goes over much better on the radio show. It was interesting in part but 400 pages may have been too much.
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