National Lampoon Presents True Facts: the Big Book [Paperback]

John Bendel (Author), Jason Ward (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1995

Now, for the first time, fans of National Lampoon's popular True Facts books can enjoy the complete True Facts collection in one hilarious edition. Every weird and wacky photo, advertisement, announcement, and news article is in one handy volume. It's a guaranteed hit.

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For years, the National Lampoon has been soliciting readers for photographs of the weird signage that litters the American landscape, clippings of unintentional profanity or stupidity in newspapers, and other howlers of visual and written communication. This book collects the best from the archives. Although the book is most hilarious when viewed with the copious illustrations, some of the examples include:

• Product Labels:"Try our cough syrup, you will never get any better"; "Walgreen's non-constipating slip-on thong sandals"
• Headlines: "2 Towns Vie for Pizza Hut Sewage"; "Multiple-personality rapist sentenced to two life terms"
• Store Signs: "Let us sniff your tailpipe"; "Perk up with a back-to-school spinal check-up"; "UAB University Inn Welcome Infectious and Parasitics"; "Now Hiring Liver & Onions"
• Newspaper Ads: "For sale: one inflatable sheep. Slightly used, $15"; "Blin Bookmart: Rare, out-of-print, & non-existent books"

Not only is truth stranger than fiction: but real life is often funnier than most comedians.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (September 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809235595
• ISBN-13: 978-0809235599
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #551,516 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious! I could not stop laughing!, January 27, 2000

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Sean Griffith (NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: National Lampoon Presents True Facts: the Big Book (Paperback)

Oh my god. I thought I was going to die of laughter. The stuff that's in the book is actually true and I could not stop laughing at these sighns and newspaper articles that they had in there. (EX: A man gets killed by a bowling ball) You have to get this book. You can't stop laughing.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The funniest book I have ever read, September 16, 2000

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"marc83" - See all my reviews

This review is from: National Lampoon Presents True Facts: the Big Book (Paperback)

I first came across this book on vacation in Florida in the summer of '97.I had just read a few pages and I was laughing uproarisly,people in the store were looking at me.I had to buy it.Now,three years later,I still split my sides laughing whenever I read this book.It's in the same vien as Jay Leno's 'Headlines', it deals with real life,unintentionally funny stuff.This book is surely proof that the truth is funnier than fiction.Anyone with a sense of humour should buy,and love,this book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Totally Hilarious Collection, A Must Have, April 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: National Lampoon Presents True Facts: the Big Book (Paperback)

The first time I read this, I actually had to put the book down because I was laughing too hard. If you like Jay Leno's Headlines, then you'll love this. It's way better. All of the pictures and headlines are true, that's what makes it fun and the commentary by National Lampoon with each picture is just as funny. My favorite is the picture of the Sesame Street gang and the misprint in identifying one particular character. BUY THIS FOR A GUARANTEED LAUGH!