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Stupid Sex

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The stories are pretty amusing and make for good party conversation. The only problem is that half the stories aren't true. They're urban legends. Gerbiling, condom inspectors, etc. told as true but all exposed as hoaxes in the mainstream media. The stories that are true contain "extra details" not included in the original reports and clearly invented by the authors for effect. If you read it as a joke book, you'll enjoy it greatly, but if you're looking for TRUE stories, look elsewhere. Check out Jan Brunvand's urban legend books at Amazon for detailed studies on some of the urban legends.

I guess it's true -- reality is stranger than fiction.

And the proof of that is in "Stupid Sex," a compendium of goof-ups, embarrassments and funny stories about problems with sex. And weird sex. And criminal sex. And pervy sex. And animal sex. And... well, the list goes on and on, getting funnier as it goes on.

Arranged alphabetically, this collection includes sex freaks (sewing needles, mannequins, dogs and pool drains), embarrassing situations (the police investigate a rape, only to discover it's a noisy honeymooner), and people doing the oddest things in sex, including yacht varnish and garbage disposals.

The book is full of all kinds of freaky things like hang-gliding voyeurs, garbage fetishes, wedding videos full of sex with dogs, erotic bubblegum, porn videos, penis worshipers, nudists, gay roosters, naked women covered in chocolate, frosting perverts, amorous tortoises, and people who get stuck in confined spaces during sex. Not to mention castration -- accidental, intentional and even self-inflicted. Yes, self-inflicted.

As any comedian will tell you, sex is full of comic opportunity -- especially since there are so many ways it can go wrong. And there are basically two kinds of stories in this book: the ones that are hideously embarrassing (and very funny) or the kind which are straightforwardly hilarious (like a student who plays a very sick prank with a cadaver's penis).

A few stories in here aren't quite hilarious, usually the ones that don't involve humans. It's amusing that the pygmy hippo can't figure out how to mate, or the sexually frustrated tortoise, but not really funny ha-ha. The stories are at their funniest when they focus on human beings, and the idiotic things they can do.

Kathryn and Ross Petras, fortunately, don't deliver this is a straight-faced manner. These anecdotes are written in a wry, slightly bemused fashion, as if they're not entirely sure how other human beings could be either so stupid, or so weird. You're usually left wondering, "How could that stripper NOT know that she was wiggling her butt at her grandfather?"

Wryly written and thoroughly weird, "Stupid Sex" lives up to its name. Weird, wacky and sometimes very embarrassing -- and all the funnier for it.

I saw the Stupid Sex web site first, then had to read the book and I'm glad I did. I couldn't stop laughing. This is extremely funny, there are stories from all over the place about the most humorous sexual activities you can imagine. It's best read in bits and pieces, not in one reading. But it will definitely get you to laugh a lot! All I know is that I'm glad I never tried the things in here. Well, if I did, I wouldn't let anyone know.

I am a bit ashamed to be writing this review as this is not a topic that I would have expected myself to comment upon, but this was a very funny book. I actually first saw the author on German tv when I was on vacation and then later heard about it back here in North America and finally got the book. And it is very funny! I don't usually post reviews, but this is a defintely funny book and I do recommend it. I hope this helps anyone who read this.

I LOVED this book! It was THE talk of the office for a week straight!! Even the boss laughed!! We got more fun from that book than from anything we've seen in ages. This has to be a regular thing like their "Stupidist" books and calandars which we simply can't do without!! Who ARE these nuts anyway? We LOVE 'em!

At last, a book that really does make good conversation. Can you imagine? No more boring parties. Shoot, even pull it out at parties and you will have the best time. This book is just the greatest! So glad someone took the time to write it.

This book was one of the best I have read in quite a while. A must read for anyone who has ever had sex!

Totally hilarious from start to finish. If you think you've heard (or read)everything regarding silly or STUPID SEX, just wait until you read this!!! This book had me laughing so hard, I was crying. Kudos to Kathryn and Ross Petras!

This book is popular with my family on all coasts and in the middle of the country. Hilariously funny -- people sure get themselves into some stranger than fiction predicaments! Loved it.

Very disappointed. Thought that this would have more funny stories. Seemed to be a collection of topics that I've heard before. It's really not worth the time to read it.