Uncle John's Biggest Ever Bathroom Reader

by Bathroom Readers' Institute

Fans can sit down and relax with Uncle John's Biggest Ever Bathroom Reader. This hardcover edition in the Uncle John's Bathroom Reader series will bowl readers over. This biggest ever volume has combined two previous Bathroom Readers in their entirety, Uncle John's Great Big Bathroom Reader and Uncle John's Ultimate Bathroom Reader. It has more entertainment, humor, trivia, science, history, and pop culture than ever before. Among lots of other topics, readers will learn about why the White House is white; strange medical conditions; the history of the bra; the origin of the Miss America pageant; weird tales of the Ouija board; the hair museum; why Thanksgiving is in November; why popcorn pops; and the origin of Pop-Tarts "RM" . It's all there in Uncle John's Biggest Ever Bathroom Reader.

Genres: Humor, Trivia, Nonfiction

752 pages, Hardcover

First published May 7, 2002

About the author

The Bathroom Reader's Institute UJBR boasts more than 12 million books in print and a membership base topping 40,000 loyal readers . . .

Reviews

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's perfect for what it was designed for. And doesn't everyone just love screaming from the bathroom "Hey, come check this out! It's so interesting!"

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm so happy I remembered that I read this book! At first I thought that I wouldn't have anything else to post after spending months trudging through The Hour I First Believed but my time spent in the bathroom has finally paid off! This book was given to me by my aunt's father, who shares my affinity for bathroom humor and random facts. I read some of the other bathroom readers last year, and have been working through this one for some time now. And I can assure you that I've read all 752 pages, including the little facts on the bottom of each one. (Just so you know, I'm one of the people that can't turn the page without reading the fact, but my aunt's dad says he reads them all separately.)
My favorite parts of any bathroom reader have got to be either the want-ads advertising or asking for something the writer probably didn't mean to imply, true stories of some really dumb crooks, or funny court transcripts. I really don't like the long, exhaustive histories of old cars or how television shows came about, but the little-known tidbits about public figures are fascinating. I'd start listing my favorite quotes from the book (I bookmark them with toilet paper) but that would deny you hours of entertaining bathroom reading!
My only complaint about this book is that it's a little heavy to carry around to public restrooms, but I try to avoid those anyway. =]

[Ken Mennell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy read

[Bonnie Polis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of great bits of information.

[David Caldwell · Rating 4 out of 5]

A whole lot of trivia, This is actually 2 shorter Uncle John collections combined into one massive hardcover. For those not familiar with the series, Uncle John Readers are collections of trivia divided into short, medium, and long articles that are designed to fit your particular time in the bathroom. Since this is a general collection, the trivia covers everything under the sun. Some of it is slightly dated since the book(s) actually came out several years ago.

The good: They are good at what they do. The stories are usually interesting and are "timed" correctly. You can safely leave the book in the bathroom so multiple people can enjoy it without anyone being tempted to carry it away.

The bad: Like I said, this is a huge brick of a book. Big enough that it can be awkward holding and it weighs a couple of pounds (estimated). After having read a bit, it can be hard to find an interesting article of the right length that you have not already read (it might even take up most of your visit and not leave you enough reading time). Finally, given this many topics, there will naturally be some topics that just don't appeal to you. If it happens to be one of their multi-part articles, that can be annoying.

[brian lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

for those of you who have never heard of the bathroom reader, i think everyone should have a copy somewhere in their house (in the bathroom, perhaps?)

essentially it's a collection of short articles ranging from 1-4 or 5 pages of completely trivial and thus interesting information. from the synopsis of elvis' life to funny typos in church bulletins, this stuff is gold. the ultimate-channel surfing of the print media

[Joean · Rating 5 out of 5]

have a short attention span? this book may be for you. enjoy knowing and sharing random tidbits of info? this book is definitely for you. while the title (and the section of the bookstore where you can find this book - "humor" aisle) makes this book appear a bit silly, Uncle John's Bathroom Reader is filled with really interesting stuff. with a wide range of topics (anything from "the origin of the white house" to "the origin of halloween") there's something for everyone in this book.

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series is great.
I bought one for my dad for Christmas in 1997. I have since bought him a different one for every major holiday since.
My kind of read...little chapters filled with all the useless knowledge you could ever want about everything under the sun.

[Idontread doyou · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my freaking book which I would not let it go.
Learnt: this book is heavy and leg numbing while reading (get a reading stand).

It makes you wonder about lot of trivia about many things around you.

[AF · Rating 4 out of 5]

So many hilarious stories and interesting little factoids. I love books like this! If it grosses you out too much to keep it in the bathroom, keep it by your nightstand or on the coffee table for a quick little excerpt of something entertaining.

[Wendy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cool book, I have it in my bathroom (where else would I keep such a thing?) I like to pick it up every now and then for some fun trivia. Each entry takes about 5 min to read... just long enough its almost like they planned it that way.

[Caty · Rating 5 out of 5]

I won't waste time by reviewing every one of these. But, I've read them all, and I love them. I honestly feel smarter after reading them. Seriously. Please read them, so we can talk about idiotic facts.

[Megan Cassidy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chock-full of useless information! I love the Uncle John books!

[Alejandra L. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learned more from this book than through four years of high school combined. True story.

[C Jon Tice · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like the setup of the books. The length of article in relation to your stay, etc. Also very informative articles, sometimes funny, but always interesting.

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I freaking love these books. I love trivia, and there's so much here!

[Renee Pelletier · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny how few people will admit to reading these things.....

[Froggarita · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this one!

[Brian · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've read all 25! Love them!

[Don Gubler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mounds of useless but interesting trivia.