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The Dog Dialed 911: A Book of Lists from The Smoking Gun

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The lists provided in this book act as a testament to the idiocy of some people. Even those that hold top positions in our society did not get there based upon their intelligence.

Read this and enjoy. Readers will certainly find something that will educate, entertain, and with some luck, change their minds about those that are idolized.

Have fun!

I bought this book as a gift for X-mas, before wrapping it I read through it and i was amazed at how different it was from the description that I had heard. This book was not funny, there were a couple of pages that were semi funny but the entire book wasn't worth the $12 or so, and i feel bad about giving it as a gift.

Generally this book is a compilation of the material found of the Smoking Gun Web Site.

Amusing stories make this a light read, not serious and obviously just complied to deliver lighthearted information

I was very disappointed in this book. Much of the material was rather lame although I liked the "stupid criminal" material.

Particularly offensive to me was the celebrity information, which was largely stuff that would not intrest anyone in the least if it involved an 'ordinary' citizen. It struck me as rather intrusive and rude to make money putting into print things that are technically public domain but is really stuff that isn't anyone's business or of intrest except to the celebrity-obessed. This is a philosophical point that not everyone shares. But even if you like celebrity dirty laundry, most of this was the equivalent of once-worn plain white tshirts, not tawdry lace undies or blood-splattered clothing.

Got this for the wife as a gag-gift for Xmas. We both absolutely love it; it's laugh-out-loud. A good read for someone with a slightly perverse sense of humor.

Gave this book as a Christmas gift but before wrapping it I couldn't help digging in. It was fabulous. Makes a great coffee-table book or something to pick up for a quick and easy laugh. After being opened on Christmas we saw it picked up time and time again by different family members getting a good chuckle out of the zany articles and pictures. Makes a GREAT gift for your eccentric friends and family members.

"The Dog Dailed 911" is drawn from public records, largely thanks to the "Freedom of Information" act. Included are such "gems" as Senator Kerry's Navy fitness report (the authors note that his KIA record exceeds that of Bush, Cheney, Limbaugh, Scalia, DeLay, etc. - combined!), and "oral history" of Bush's Vietnam-era service (a copy of his dental record), Kobe Bryant's testimony to a detective regarding his Colorado rape charge, the DUI arrest report for NASCAR driver Busch, etc.

As for the dog who dialed 911, we learn that a dog accidentally stepped on a man's cell phone and speed-dialed 911 - operators, hearing a crying baby but unable to talk to anyone, dispatched officers to the owner's address where they found 150 marijuana plants.

Definitely less than I had hoped for.

over all this book is a collection of public documents put brilliantly together by the Smoking Gun peeps. NICE>

Some parts of the book are hysterically funny, some parts were horrifying (excerpts of a child's testimony from the Michael Jackson molestation trial), and I wasn't sure why some parts were included at all. I enjoyed the book, but felt it could have been better edited and/or explained in some places. I also felt that some articles were included merely for shock value. It doesn't measure up to the huge amount of hype I've seen in reviews, which absolutely raved about the book. But I did appreciate it for making me laugh out loud.

This is nothing like I expected...

the entire first chapter (which is entitled: "Adult Entertainment") is full of nothing but sex jokes. This goes on for 30 pages befor you get into the Human waste, celebreties and "the creative uses of the word 'fag' by novelist Terry McMillan".

The third chapter is filled with Drunks and druggies, while the Fourth is about Bill O'Reilly.

The fifth gets slightly more interesting with slurs in Kid's puzzles, prison photos and half naked women.

The sixth deals with wierd things in papers children bring home from school or have on tests.

The seventh was the only non-trash chapter in the book. This dealt with the govenment/Politicians and funny/horrible things they did... like "Tips for Al-Qaeda Detainees".

The eighth is when you finally hear about the "Dog who dialed 911" but it is almost lost among the other trash about animals.

The ninth chapter entitled"Law and Order" deals with wierd laws and punishments. and while some is clean most has at least a hint of dirt about it.

The Tenth chapter is entitled "Freak Show" and is almost entirely about sex... with both yourself and animals.

The eleventh and last chapter (Thank God!) is about all the horiid things people say... three quarters of which deal with sex.

The most interesting thing in the book (besides the 7th chapter) are the prison photos of Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks, which take up 2 pages in this 216 pages of trash.

I wouldn't mind so much if this was what they advertised it was, but this was nothing like the description...and I bought this as a Christmas present...imagine my shock when I flipped though and found these things...I had to get a different present!