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Sh*t My Dad Says

Justin Halpern

Start date: November 8, 2011

Finish date: November 30, 2011

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Jan 13, 2011 Kelly (Maybedog) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: what-nonfiction, what-humor

This has got to be the funniest book I have ever read. I read it in one sitting (not hard because it's fairly short) even though I was just glancing at it before getting to my mystery thriller (a lot harder since the latter was fairly enthralling). I was laughing out loud through much of it even though I was alone, and at time I was laughing so hard I could hardly breathe. Although at a couple of points I thought, "Wow, this was probably kind of almost abusive parenting" I am excessively sensiti This has got to be the funniest book I have ever read. I read it in one sitting (not hard because it's fairly short) even though I was just glancing at it before getting to my mystery thriller (a lot harder since the latter was fairly enthralling). I was laughing out loud through much of it even though I was alone, and at time I was laughing so hard I could hardly breathe. Although at a couple of points I thought, "Wow, this was probably kind of almost abusive parenting" I am excessively sensitive to that issue and most people probably wouldn't even notice. It's very obvious that he loves the boy very much.

I do not have gutter humor but both I and my 17 year old daughter who does thought it was hilarious. Warning, this is not rated G and not always completely PC (although most times it actually is, as the father says it's okay to be gay and to cry). The especially hilarious part is that this guy does something in "nuclear medicine" and lectures to oncologists so he's very well educated and smart. Here are some of my favorite lines out of the book:

"On getting Rescued by a Lifeguard at the Beach
'What were you doing that far out? You can't swim...Son, you're a good athlete, but I've seen what you call swimming. It looks like a slow kid on his knees trying to smash ants.'

"On Being Teased
'So he called you a homo. Big deal. There's nothing wrong with being a homosexual....No, I'm not saying you're a homosexual. Jesus Christ. Now I'm starting to see why this kid was giving you shit.'

"On Finding Out I Tried Marijuana
'Pretty great, right?...Really? Well, we differ in opinion, then. Don't tell your mom I said that, though. Tell her I yelled at you and called you a moron. Actually, don't tell her anything. See, now I'm paranoid and I didn't even smoke any.'

"On My First School Dance
'Are you wearing perfume?...Son, there ain't any cologne in this house, only your mother's perfume. I know that scent, and let me tell you, it's disturbing to smell your wife on your thirteen-year-old son.'"

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Dec 30, 2016 Krissy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook, pgs-100-199, lawlz, buddy-read, 5-motherfucking-stars, nonfiction, read-with-hubby, cover-color-blue

Loved it!

Re-read on 3/15/2018. Listened to the audiobook with my husband while on a road trip. It was just as great the second time.

My Rating: 5 stars
His Rating: 4 stars

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Nov 22, 2010 Judy rated it liked it

I'm at the beach this week and thought that this would be the perfect beach read. Oh, yes, it is. But I've had to move my beach chair to a more isolated part of the beach because I kept bursting out laughing and clearly the people in their beach chairs around me 1. were curious to see what I was reading, or 2. thought that I was having an inappropriate emotional response to Lord knows what. They probably thought that I was suffering from some emotional problem or other. Not to say that I'm not s ...more

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