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Not So Funny When It Happened: The Best of Travel Humor and Misadventure
by
Tim Cahill
Some of the best adventure stories come from misadventures - the pratfalls, faux pas, and cringing embarrassments that accompany life on the road. These tales share those moments when the best of plans fall by the wayside - replaced by the unforeseen, leavened by the saving grace of a sense of humor.
Tim Cahill is joined by such beloved authors as Dave Barry, Anne Lamott,...more
Tim Cahill is joined by such beloved authors as Dave Barry, Anne Lamott,...more
Paperback, 207 pages
Published
September 15th 2006
by Travelers' Tales
(first published 2000)
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Yikes, just when I had read one in this series that rated average, it slipped back down to below average again. And to add insult to injury, this book shared some stories with some of their other books that I've read (Whose Panties are These, Sand in my Bra, and more). I mean, if you don't have time enough to at least have unique stories in each of your books, perhaps you shouldn't be publishing them. But alas, they're probably just trying to make money and needed the filler.
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This is getting three stars only because of a few laugh out loud stories. Most of them were barely funny or downright stupid (Sedaris). One was horribly long-winded (White).
Some were really laugh out loud funny though - the ending of Lansky's was hilarious when he was talking about the ears and the beginning wasn't too shabby either. Hester and Sterling both had good ones. Lara's and Lamott's were okay like most of the others.
I will say, like another GR member mentioned, that it please me to s...more
Some were really laugh out loud funny though - the ending of Lansky's was hilarious when he was talking about the ears and the beginning wasn't too shabby either. Hester and Sterling both had good ones. Lara's and Lamott's were okay like most of the others.
I will say, like another GR member mentioned, that it please me to s...more
Now, I love Tim Cahill. I will tell anyone to go out and read his travel collections, Pecked to Death by Ducks, Jaguars Ripped My Flesh, A Wolverine is Eating My Leg, Pass the Butterworms, and Hold the Enlightenment. I think he is absolutely hilarious. But some of these stories went flying right over my head. Some of them were wonderful (my favorite is and always will be "The Aunties" by Anne Lamott, where she courageously discusses butt mind, the tragic condition in which you compulsively...more
I chose this to read on my short transit trips and while it passed the time, I seriously doubt my fellow passengers found my laughter as funny as I found these stories.
Be warned: you WILL laugh out loud and you will love these stories.
Be warned: you WILL laugh out loud and you will love these stories.
Some of the stories were excellent, some were not my cup or tea. Several of the funniest stories were by authors that I had not heard of, and I'll be tracking down some of their full-length material soon.
I didn't expect to find this book funny but some of the stories actually had me laughing out loud. I liked that the stories were short and could be read in one sitting.
Jul 13, 2012
Lesley Mcneely
marked it as to-read
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The title is light and funny...as are the contents of this book. In this case, you can judge the book by its cover. Don't expect anything deep or profound. These pieces tickled me; some made me laugh out loud. They are all short. Each piece can be read in a quick sitting, gobbled up like a piece of chocolate from a box.
A fun set of short true stories about traveling. Especially amusing while living in a different country and experience similar interactions.
This book is good for a flight. Its got several short travel stories, most of which are hysterical.
If y'all ever just want some good laughs with an international theme these are unbeatable!
If you travel, then you're well aware of the strange things that happen while you're on the road. This book helps you remember it's better to laugh. If you can't laugh at these things, maybe it's best to stay home. A fun read.
Fast paced, moving, laugh-out-loud, I wanted more whern I finished another Tim Cahill book.
Funny cultural anecdotes by travelers. Not too bad. Some of them are quite funny.
This book started well. But 10 stories in it lost it's humour. If this is "the best of travel humour" I would hate to read the worst.
Travel essays by known writers, some funny, some not so funny...
some stories funny, some not so funny. easy to pick up and read.
It starts off well, after that it fails.
Not even funny now. Pass this one up.
Not so funny when I read it either.
TPB. Travel misadventures --
Really fun!
This is far from the best collection of humorous travel essays out there. I'm not sure if the field was just picked over already when Cahill got there, or if his sense of humor doesn't jibe with mine at all, but, well - it's not so funny now, either.
If you like travel humor at all, you'll have read all the good essays in here before.
Maybe worth checking out of the library. Certainly not worth buying.
If you like travel humor at all, you'll have read all the good essays in here before.
Maybe worth checking out of the library. Certainly not worth buying.
No so funny when read.
Jun 25, 2007
Vrinda
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
travelers, people who like humor
Shelves:
travelwriting
This book is a fun, light read. It's a collection of short works of funny travel writing, compiled from different authors from around the world--including Bill Bryson, Anne Lammot, and Dave Barry. It's full of quirky anecdotes---from bad haircuts, to robberies, to waking to discover a baboon in the bedroom. Perfect for a plane ride or whenever you need a good laugh.
This book is a mix between Bill Bryson and David Sedaris. Actually, its a compilation that includes them both. It is travel writing that speaks to those unexpected moments of embarrassment, accident, mistaken identity, and other funny moments. Learn about new places and how you too can laugh at yourself while traveling. Enjoy!
I'm not fond of travel anthologies, but decided to try this one. A couple were pretty funny, a few I skipped over, and the rest were okay-but-not-great. Pretty good line-up of writers for those who like the shorter format (average entry under 5 pages).
Not so funny when it happened, and not so funny now. Most of these short essays did not impress me. But there were one or two that had me laughing uncontrollably, so this book was not a complete waste of time.
Aug 04, 2007
Jill
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Any reader in need of a laugh!
Shelves:
laughoutloud
LOL! :-) I read alot in bed and when I laughed outloud for the 100th time one night, my husband finally said, "Okay, read it to me." Funny. funny. funny book.
I love the David Sedaris piece in this book...all are good, though. Not travel writing, but more about being a stranger in a strange land
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Tim Cahill (born 1944 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a travel writer who lives in Livingston, Montana, United States. He is a founding editor of Outside magazine and currently serves as an "Editor at Large" for the magazine.
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