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The Complete Idoit's Guide for Dumies
"The Complete Idoit's Guide For Dumies" is a guide for smart people on how to dumb down. Disguised as a mind-numbing salute to the greatest cultural legacy of the late-twentieth century -- the dumbing down of America -- "The Complete Idoit's Guide For Dumies" gleefully serves up a smorgasbord of today's leading morons and mouthbreathers including Jerry Springer, Rupert Murdoch, Geraldo, Kathie Lee Gifford, Jerry Falwell and the beloved and forgotten Dan Quayle.
Written in monosyllables and microparagraphs, with plenty of factoid tidbits, sidebar snippets, and unintimidating white space in between, this book caters to the attention span of the common lemming. You'll even find special sections on:
-- Professional wrestling<
-- Infomercials
-- Bumper Sticker Poetry
-- and much more
With over 950 entries in the "Dummies" and "Complete Idiot's Guide" series combined -- that's 70 million copies in print -- one of which we actually wrote, it's time for a good lampoon.
Written in monosyllables and microparagraphs, with plenty of factoid tidbits, sidebar snippets, and unintimidating white space in between, this book caters to the attention span of the common lemming. You'll even find special sections on:
-- Professional wrestling<
-- Infomercials
-- Bumper Sticker Poetry
-- and much more
With over 950 entries in the "Dummies" and "Complete Idiot's Guide" series combined -- that's 70 million copies in print -- one of which we actually wrote, it's time for a good lampoon.
128 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1999
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December 3, 2008
I wouldn't pay 15 bucks for this sucker, but the $3 I paid was well worth it! Combing through the Humor section of my local used bookstore, I came across this hidden treasure and never looked back. Filled with horrendous pop-culture references from the late 90s, the CIGFD is Colbert before there ever was a Colbert (only not as funny). Authors Dullard and Dolt have written your best how-to on living the "ignorance is bliss" lifestyle. (I didn't even notice that the title's spelled wrong. Excellent! I'm well on my way to becoming dumber, and therefore happier!!!) By the time you're done reading it, you'll be glad your hopes and dreams didn't come true. After all, happiness can only be found in a bag of Nacho Cheesier Doritos, sweetly accompanied by a can of the Silver Bullet and an obsessive compulsion to watch High Def ESPN until your eyes bleed.
May 30, 2008
I finally get it!
July 16, 2010
This is a really cute book. Great coffee table addition. The title is the best part, but you'll surely find a few gems inside as well. :)
August 11, 2011
Nice idea for a parody. Pity they didn't do more with it.
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