false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173911291m/344179.jpg 344179 3 <div>If you think you know what's the worst than can happen while traveling, the essayists in <i>Not So Funny When it Happened</i> will set you straight. In over 30 scathingly funny pieces, a diverse array of authors shows just how quickly a pleasant vacation can turn into an embarrassing anecdote. In Vietnam, John Wood invents increasingly elaborate fictions to explain his ex-wife's "accidental death" in order to avoid humiliating himself by admitting he's divorced. Australian traveler Jayce White awakens in Zimbabwe to a baboon at his breakfast table helping himself to leftovers with primal flair. Collected in <i>Not So Funny When it Happened,</i> these stories and more show that when traveling, even the best of plans fall by the wayside.</div> 473887 2000 Not So Funny When It Happened: The Best of Travel Humor and Misadventure (Travelers' Tale) total:115|5:18|4:41|3:34|2:21|1:1| 115 399 182 18 3 0 false false Mon Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 17:13:58 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 18:31:18 -0700 2008 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 rig...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 23 22:49:03 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 23 22:49:03 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 28 15:48:58 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 15:52:31 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Feb 03 17:30:56 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 17:32:06 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Aug 29 07:22:52 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 07:23:12 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Jun 04 17:17:32 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 04 17:17:32 -0700 2007 all, but, well - it's not so funny now, either.

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