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Great Government Goofs: Over 350 Loopy Laws, Hilarious Screw-Ups and Acts-Idents of Congress
Here is the utterly amazing, laugh-out loud scoop on the local, state, and federal foul-ups supported by your tax dollars. From Washington D.C. to Small Town, U.S.A., you can count on one thing from our government...Bloopers!
A federal computer glitch listed everyone in Hartford, Connecticut as dead.
A federal computer glitch listed everyone in Hartford, Connecticut as dead.
264 pages, Paperback
First published October 6, 1997
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May 1, 2015
nice collection of governmental goof-ups
September 19, 2020
I've read this book a couple of times. And I have to admit, it's only okay.
It's like the British quiz/comedy show QI. Lots of intelligent stuff, but enough errors in it you have to wonder if any of it is true, or how much of it is exaggerated.
Example: The book discusses the Teton Dam disaster in Idaho in 1976, rightly saying the Bureau of Reclamation erred in building the dam where it did, not taking into account the canyon's volcanic geology.
However, the book also claims the resulting flood "devastate" the town of Idaho Falls.
No, it didn't. The towns of Rexburg, Sugar City, and Wilford, yes. Idaho Falls got a little flooding and they had to cut a channel to save a bridge. But that was about it.
I was born in Idaho Falls and lived in both Rexburg and Sugar City, so I oughtta know.
What else did the author get wrong, or exaggerate, just to make a comic statement? I don't know. But take what's said with a grain of salt.
It's like the British quiz/comedy show QI. Lots of intelligent stuff, but enough errors in it you have to wonder if any of it is true, or how much of it is exaggerated.
Example: The book discusses the Teton Dam disaster in Idaho in 1976, rightly saying the Bureau of Reclamation erred in building the dam where it did, not taking into account the canyon's volcanic geology.
However, the book also claims the resulting flood "devastate" the town of Idaho Falls.
No, it didn't. The towns of Rexburg, Sugar City, and Wilford, yes. Idaho Falls got a little flooding and they had to cut a channel to save a bridge. But that was about it.
I was born in Idaho Falls and lived in both Rexburg and Sugar City, so I oughtta know.
What else did the author get wrong, or exaggerate, just to make a comic statement? I don't know. But take what's said with a grain of salt.
November 7, 2019
I thought this book would be an easy read to pass some time but because it’s basically clips from the news it got kind of monotonous to get through. I didn’t laugh once or find many things funny but a lot of the names mentioned were recognizable and their quotes were disheartening. well I’m done with this one.
December 27, 2017
A humorous (and sometimes depressing) look at the mismanagement, waste, and sheer idiocy of our government and elected officials.
Also, this book was actually sourced. Finally.
Also, this book was actually sourced. Finally.
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