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Phyllis Diller's Housekeeping Hints
Hardcover, 121 pages
Published
1966
by Doubleday & Co.
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I was curious about the books on my parent's living room shelves. My mother had Emily Post's book about where to put the salad forks and so on. That was completely intimidating and seemed to be a world out of reach. Why even try to figure out the rules? She also had this book. I gravitated to Diller's outrageous shtick, and it helped expose the double standard my mother labored under as a full time professor, who didn't fit into the myths about domestic bliss. All these things were fascinating a...more
My mother gave me this book on my 16th birthday (many MANY years ago ... ) saying "I have a feeling you're going to need this." She was right. I'm pretty much allergic to housework and always have been, and I have actually implemented some of the hilarious tips in this book to help me get out of housework and get on with much more interesting stuff in life. I love it!
I somehow found an original copy of this book at my parents house - a ripped up little paperback with a crazy 60's purple swirly cover. This is not literature. This is barely much more than a joke book - but it is FUNNY!
I read this many years ago and laughed all the way through.
I hate housework! I equally hate a dirty house so I felt just
like she did but unfortunately for me, I have to do it because
otherwise I won't live in it.
I hate housework! I equally hate a dirty house so I felt just
like she did but unfortunately for me, I have to do it because
otherwise I won't live in it.
Jan 28, 2009
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This book, a gift from my husband, helped me laugh a lot during the years I stayed home to care for, laugh with, pull hair out over, teach life principles to help them get through, and love...two children.
Read it over and over again as a child. Would love to get my hands on it again. Over the years I have stolen countless smart-ass remarks out of this book. Hysterical, fall down funny.
This book is hysterical! I was delighted to find it at an antique shop! Copyright 1966 with and introduction (which amounts to a roast) by Bob Hope, it is dedicated to all the ladies who would rather skip the housework.
It is full of humorous antidotes by Phyllis Diller, and many pages include humorous pen and ink drawings.
Some of my favorite advice from the book is found in the question & Answer section.
"Q. When things are really bad, what’s the best explanation?
A. Never try to explain the...more
It is full of humorous antidotes by Phyllis Diller, and many pages include humorous pen and ink drawings.
Some of my favorite advice from the book is found in the question & Answer section.
"Q. When things are really bad, what’s the best explanation?
A. Never try to explain the...more
This book was my mother's, but I read it as often as she did. It has undoubtedly shaped my attitudes toward the womanly arts forever. And I am grateful.
It's like a long stand-up routine in book form. Hilarious! No wonder she had such a great career.
Jun 04, 2009
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Unfortunately, I've never owned a copy of this, but I remember it fondly.
I owe my squalor living to this woman's advice
It was horribly funny!
Not worth the time it takes to open the book....
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Phyllis Diller was a Golden Globe-nominated American comedienne considered to be one of the pioneers of female stand-up comedy. She created a stage character persona that was a wild-haired, eccentrically-dressed housewife who made jokes about a fictional husband named "Fang" while smoking from a long cigarette holder. Another distinct characteristic is her cackling laugh, one of the best-recognize...more
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“Just the other day I said to Fang, "Don't you think we've got a storybook romance?" and he said, "Yes, and every page is ripped.”
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