Mountain Man Dance Moves: The McSweeney's Book of Lists (Paperback)

by McSweeney's (Author)

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Adult/High School–This collection of lists takes on advertisements, unicorns, grocery items, German tourism advice, and much more in a witty and irreverent satire on our obsession with popular culture. The many lists include Rides Found at a Psychiatry-themed Amusement Park (guilt-a-whirl), Signs Your Unicorn Is Cheating on You, and Anecdotal Leads for News Stories Reporting the End of the World. Droll, ironic, and often laugh-out-loud funny, McSweeney's offers a hilarious odyssey-by-lists through books, movies, TV, politics, celebrities, and other aspects of modern life. Teens will appreciate the wide-ranging social satire and find the lists entertaining and often quotable.–Susanne Bardelson, Kitsap Regional Library, WA
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Product Description
If a mountain man felt compelled to dance, how would he do it? If koala bears could talk, what would they say? And what’s the right pickup line, if you’re a necrophiliac? (Maybe “I’m pretty sure I’m not going to get you pregnant.”)
 
In the throes of debates like these, we’re lucky to have the learned people of McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, America's best low-budget humor website, and their edifying work. From their best-looking writers comes this collection of over three hundred lists, including...

“Signs Your Unicorn Is Cheating on You.”

"Errors in Communication Between My Hairdresser and Me, in the Form of What I Said and What He Heard"

"Things This City Was Built On, Besides Rock 'n' Roll"

"Things This One Girl Sitting Near Me in a Movie Theater Said Out Loud When One of the Characters Was Shown Pulling Into a Gas Station"

"Future Winners of the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest"

"Adjectives Rarely Used by Wine Tasters"

"The Collected Apologies of Lawrence H. Summers, President of Harvard"

"Exactly What I Mean When I Say My Ex-Girlfriend Kristin and I 'Wanted Different Things from Life’"

And much, much more...

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Vintage (September 12, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0307277208
• ISBN-13: 978-0307277206
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #110,455 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even the Premises Alone Are Funnier than Most Humor Books, November 20, 2006

By	D. Liebert "dliebert2" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

More laughs-to-word ratio than almost any other book out there. Save it and savor it - don't read it too fast. Ideal convalescent fare as I discovered for myself.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you like this sort of thing, you'll love this, February 16, 2008

By	Denise Herrick (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The lists in Mountain Man Dance Moves are like a joke that's gone off on a weird tangent and you and everyone else are dying laughing but no one can begin to explain why when a confused newcomer saunters up and asks, "What's so funny?" This is absurd, hilarious, random, inane, stealthily intelligent and often brilliant comedy writing. I'm buying a stack of these to give to friends for their birthdays.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not your ordinary book, January 9, 2007

By	Sherry - See all my reviews

Are you familiar with Dave Eggers? Well, if you enjoy his books I think you'll enjoy this entertaining book of lists. Everyone has their favorite mine is "Things you'll never hear at an Art Gallery Opening...." You'll have to buy it to find out!