National Lampoon's Big Book of True Facts (Hardcover)

by Scott Rubin (Editor), Jay Naughton (Author), Tom Snyders (Author) "It had been thought that following the death of Walt Disney, the atmosphere at the Disney studios in Hollywood would ease somewhat, but Mr. Disney..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
The editor of the National Lampoon and his two accomplices offer a laugh-out-loud reference book with a "believe-or-not" slant. A case of "true leadership" explains how Walt Disney maintained posthumous control over his executives, and "true rehabilitation" reports on how painting a jail’s holding room pink led to a decline in fights among inmates. These weird stories are culled from wire service dispatches and newspapers large and small all across the country. Each page is filled with photographs of real but comical signs: "DOG RUN PLEASE"; "SLOW DEATH IN FAMILY"; and "DO NOT PASS WHEN TRAFFIC ONCOMING." Perfect for bathroom browsing or a quick pick-me-up.
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Product Description

At long last, a completely new and unique collection of National Lampoon's wacky, true, and amazingly stupid True Facts.

Before Jay Leno's "Headlines," before the New York Post's "Weird but True," there was National Lampoon's TRUE FACTS-hilarious real-life advertisements, stupefying signs, weird wedding announcements, and other completely absurd-but-true samples of real-life funny stuff.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Rugged Land (June 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590710290
• ISBN-13: 978-1590710296
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,037,162 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars "Brand-new"? -- Not really . . ., June 28, 2004

By	tug-3 "tug-3" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

The editors of National Lampoon do not understand the term "brand-new." At least 75% of the material in this book comes directly from the 1995 collection "National Lampoon Presents True Facts: The Big Book." This 2004 edition should be marketed as a four-color reissue with some additions, not as a completely new work. The new material is not very funny, the editorial comments are rife with typos, and at least three images are repeated twice _in the same book_! What a sloppy, frustrating follow-up to the hilarious 1995 collection.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars MAY BE TRUE "FACTS" BUT, December 17, 2008

By	NOVA REVIEWER (Northern VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: National Lampoon's Big Book of True Facts (Paperback)

National Lampoon is well known for its humor -- much of which is raunchy. Going through this book, however, I will estimate that may one percent of the material actually made me smile. The other 99 percent was not really funny but was really, to be kind, stupid.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you "Good Morning America!", July 22, 2004

By	Liz Brian - See all my reviews

I just saw this Bicycling Comedian guy on Good Morning America showing pictures of his funny road signs. I had to go out and buy the book! It doesn't disappoint.

Tons of great color photos interspersed with funny newspaper clippings. Must be the best collection of funny road signs out there, very cleverly put together with a theme on each page.

Everybody I've shown it to has laughed out loud, no matter what page they turn to. Reall funny stuff.