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An illustrated compendium of humorous facts such as the recipe for oxygen tart and an explanation of how man evolved from small rocks.
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Paperback, 96 pages
Published
May 1st 1985
by Peter Bedrick Books
(first published 1976)
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Sep 19, 2009
Manny
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it was amazing
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I bought a copy of this marvelous book when I was a first-year undergraduate, and it became a favorite in my circle of friends. We would frequently quote from it. There is a decent article in Wikipedia. Here are the first two paragraphs:
Bert Fegg's Nasty Book For Boys And Girls is a humorous book first published by Methuen in 1974 which purports to have been written by a psychopathic character, Dr. Fegg. In fact, the book is the work of Terry Jones and Michael Palin, who adapted a range of mater...more
Undoubtedly the most important document ever written in English.
Apr 11, 2008
Steve
rated it
really liked it
Recommends it for:
delinquents, frotters, nut cases
Recommended to Steve by:
a funny smelling man
I read this back it when it was Dr. Fegg's Nasty Book of Knowledge. It is a sick, weird book of funny psychopathological ramblings about rats and the Bournemouth killings. There are songs, too, I think. It's the perfect gift for that maladapted teenaged relative with a crepuscular sense of humor.
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Disgusting and hilarious. One of the few comedy books that I loved and quoted as a kid that I still love and quote (though nobody gets the references) as an adult. A necessity for Monty Python fans.
Sep 22, 2007
Ian Wood
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did not like it
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Python completists only
Shelves:
monty-python
Dr Fegg’s Encyclopeadia of all World Knowledge was originally published in 1974 as Bert Fegg’s Nasty Book for Boys and Girls, it was re-published in 1976 and then revised Dr Fegg’s Encyclopeadia of all World Knowledge in 1984 when I bought it.
I think I know why it was written, after the success of ‘Monty Python’s Big red Book’ and ‘Another Monty Python Papperbok’ Jones and Palin realised that if they put some more of this rubbish out as a Jones and Palin they would be in for a two way rather tha ...more
I think I know why it was written, after the success of ‘Monty Python’s Big red Book’ and ‘Another Monty Python Papperbok’ Jones and Palin realised that if they put some more of this rubbish out as a Jones and Palin they would be in for a two way rather tha ...more
My mum bought this book for me the Christmas I was twelve, in 1988. At that time, we didn't know it would be our last Christmas together. She died of cancer in October 1989. I am thankful that one of my mum's last gifts to me was such a perfect exemplar of all I loved best about her.
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There are some really good bits in this but it's not aged especially well. I can definitely imagine living it if I'd come across it at age 13, and maybe it would still be a pleasure now, like the Goodies annual or the Monty Python Big Red Bok, but coming to it for the first time as an adult, it didn't speak to me at all.
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Python-esque in its surrealism and commitment to overly long bits, but far to many reactions are disappointed grimaces as opposed to hearty laughs.
Apr 10, 2019
Driscoll (Joe & Jerry)
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did not like it
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Recommends it for:
No one.
I really like Monty Python......the BBC series, the dead parrot, the cheese shop, fish slapping, the silly walks, the lumberjack song, the CDs of the songs and skits, The Holy Grail, Life of Brian.....everything......except this book. It was just not funny! Oh, there was a mild chuckle here and there, but in general it was a waste of time.
подрывная мурзилка, кое-что отсюда потом реализовано в пост-питонье
Maybe it's me, maybe it just doesn't stand the yes of time, or (most likely) maybe it simply wasn't all that good to begin with. Very Python-esque of course, yet in a very one-note way. Despite the variety in format, there's little variety in humor. Which is not to say I didn't smirk my way through much of it or snort a few times - Jones and Palin do a style that's fun and essential to the formula. But they were only one of the three writing teams, and that's pretty much what it feels like: a on
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Aug 16, 2013
Andrew
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really liked it
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Shelves:
python-etc,
humour
Another must have for the Monty Python fan, this book from Michael Palin and Terry Jones has elements that are either inspired by or filtered through their previous work with Python or in Ripping Yarns. Very funny and although nominally a young adults read it is probably more suited for their parents.
Here's an old classic from my high school and college days. Dr Fegg continues to influence my life, but mostly in terms of wondering exactly where Bournemouth is and wanting to call pianos "painos". Not to mention an appreciation for a good looking fish.
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Absolutely hilarious.
Simply put, if you love Python, you'll love this book. If you don't love Python, you won't.
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Hilarious. Yerluvinunclebert.
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I was a bit disappointed by this particular Britcom book. Okay, but not sensational.
I read this many many years ago. along with Dr Feggs pop-up book (I think)
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