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It's Time For #2~
That's right!...We're back flushed with the success of Uncle John's first Bathroom Reader! Here's another great collection of bathroom reading that'll bowl you over. No more frantic searches at the last minute for that perfect magazine article. No agonizing choices between light reading and the serious stuff. Volume 2 has it all: Entertainment, humor, politics, pop culture, history, science...And more! And it's still divided by length—you can spend a minute with the Quickies, relax with Regular-Length articles, or get really comfortable with Long Items.
With Uncle John's Second Bathroom Reader placed in that "special spot" in your home, you'll settle in happily and read about:
The Real Difference Between Burger King and McDonald's
The Origins of Gumby and G.I. Joe
The Story Behind "American Pie"
The Lore of Route 66
The Truth About Spiro Agnew
Strange Nicknames
Bizzare Lawsuits
And a Host of Great Bathroom Topics!
For years the Bathroom Readers' Institute has researched your bathroom and reading habits in an attempt to understand and serve the interests of America's forgotten readers. Enjoy!
That's right!...We're back flushed with the success of Uncle John's first Bathroom Reader! Here's another great collection of bathroom reading that'll bowl you over. No more frantic searches at the last minute for that perfect magazine article. No agonizing choices between light reading and the serious stuff. Volume 2 has it all: Entertainment, humor, politics, pop culture, history, science...And more! And it's still divided by length—you can spend a minute with the Quickies, relax with Regular-Length articles, or get really comfortable with Long Items.
With Uncle John's Second Bathroom Reader placed in that "special spot" in your home, you'll settle in happily and read about:
The Real Difference Between Burger King and McDonald's
The Origins of Gumby and G.I. Joe
The Story Behind "American Pie"
The Lore of Route 66
The Truth About Spiro Agnew
Strange Nicknames
Bizzare Lawsuits
And a Host of Great Bathroom Topics!
For years the Bathroom Readers' Institute has researched your bathroom and reading habits in an attempt to understand and serve the interests of America's forgotten readers. Enjoy!
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780312034467 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | St. Martin's Publishing Group |
| Publication date: | 10/15/1989 |
| Edition description: | Reissue |
| Pages: | 224 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.52(d) |
About the Author
In 1987, Uncle John found himself stranded on his throne with nothing to read. That's when he came up with the idea to launch a series of trivia books specifically tailored toward his fellow bathroom readers. He gathered together the best trivia writers he could find and charged them with the task of combing the worlds of science, history, sports, politics, and pop culture to compile dozens of interesting articles that could be absorbed in just a few minutes. Now, with more than ten million books in print and a membership base topping 40,000 loyal readers, the movement begat by Uncle John is stronger than ever.
Table of Contents
| The Name Game | ||
| Short | ||
| Familiar Names | 25 | |
| Baseball Names | 41 | |
| Their Real Names | 82 | |
| Nicknames | 130 | |
| Football Names | 182 | |
| It's the Law | ||
| Short | ||
| Rock Me, Sue Me | 135 | |
| Medium | ||
| The Patented Car | 32 | |
| Strange Lawsuits | 86 | |
| Strange Lawsuits | 174 | |
| Mouthing Off | ||
| Short | ||
| W.C. Fields Sez | 29 | |
| Bushspeak | 39 | |
| Warholisms | 70 | |
| Come Up and See Me | 88 | |
| Freudian Slips | 96 | |
| According to Jefferson | 100 | |
| Thoreau's Thoughts | 124 | |
| Yogi Sez | 129 | |
| Churchill Speaks | 155 | |
| Vonnegut Says | 184 | |
| By George | 190 | |
| Lily Tomlin Says | 199 | |
| Muhammad Ali Says | 203 | |
| Pop-Pourri | ||
| Medium | ||
| Thomas Crapper, Myth or Hero? | 10 | |
| Which Stooge Are You? | 43 | |
| Famous Cheaters | 58 | |
| Fabulous Flops | 60 | |
| Gimme Some Skin | 75 | |
| Famous for 15 Minutes | 77 | |
| Nothing to Sneeze At | 90 | |
| Around the House | 101 | |
| Inside Mother Goose | 105 | |
| The Origin of Kleenex | 134 | |
| One Good Yawn Deserves Another | 146 | |
| More Famous Cheaters | 180 | |
| In Fashion | ||
| Short | ||
| You're Putting Me On | 33 | |
| Medium | ||
| The Origin of Levi's | 114 | |
| The Mini-Skirt Saga | 152 | |
| How Pantyhose Hatched | 189 | |
| The Last Laugh | ||
| Short | ||
| Epitaphs | 15 | |
| More Epitaphs | 113 | |
| Medium | ||
| Will Power | 143 | |
| People are Strange | ||
| Short | ||
| Uncle Walt's Secrets | 62 | |
| Medium | ||
| Road Kill | 68 | |
| The Condensed Man | 71 | |
| Long | ||
| A Bizarre Genius | 193 | |
| The Nut Behind Grape Nuts | 215 | |
| Food for Thought | ||
| Short | ||
| Sweet Nuthin's | 13 | |
| Fast Food Facts | 123 | |
| A Food Is Born | 149 | |
| Medium | ||
| Cooking With Power Tools | 53 | |
| Long | ||
| Birth of a Flake | 63 | |
| What's the Beef? | 218 | |
| Wordplay | ||
| Short | ||
| Common Phrases | 12 | |
| Phobias | 24 | |
| Definitions | 46 | |
| Common Phrases | 57 | |
| Limericks | 104 | |
| Diner Lingo | 142 | |
| Common Phrases | 158 | |
| Horror | ||
| Short | ||
| Monster Movies | 35 | |
| Medium | ||
| Maniac | 69 | |
| The Shower Scene | 147 | |
| The Origin of Dracula | 154 | |
| The Birds | 172 | |
| The Origin of Frankenstein | 187 | |
| 2-Minute Mysteries | ||
| Medium | ||
| Elementary, My Dear Steve | 16 | |
| Elementary, My Dear Steve | 127 | |
| Elementary, My Dear Steve | 214 | |
| Solutions | 223 | |
| Myth America | ||
| Short | ||
| Bunker Hill and Other Fables | 37 | |
| Nathan Hale and Others | 83 | |
| Medium | ||
| The Birth of Uncle Sam | 115 | |
| Science | ||
| Short | ||
| Dumb Predictions | 50 | |
| Lunacy | 161 | |
| Earth Trivia | 164 | |
| Body Parts | 198 | |
| Medium | ||
| Invention in the News | 55 | |
| Bathroom Ecology | 120 | |
| Long | ||
| America's Nostradamus | 204 | |
| TV Quotes | ||
| Short | ||
| Prime Time Proverbs | 18 | |
| TV Rules to Live By | 74 | |
| Prime Time Proverbs | 109 | |
| Prime Time Proverbs | 151 | |
| Prime Time Proverbs | 176 | |
| The Personal Columns | ||
| Short | ||
| Uncle John's Mailbag | 8 | |
| Advice to Singles | 40 | |
| You Animal | 51 | |
| Near Misses | 80 | |
| Medium | ||
| Rumors | 19 | |
| Letter of the Year | 30 | |
| The Gumby Story | 162 | |
| Long | ||
| The Great Rockefeller | 210 | |
| TV Facts | ||
| Short | ||
| Ad Tricks | 17 | |
| Medium | ||
| The Addams Family | 66 | |
| Hello, I'm Mr. Ed | 94 | |
| Get Smart | 111 | |
| Lost In Space | 137 | |
| Batman on TV | 167 | |
| The Three Stooges | 191 | |
| Leave It to Beaver | 208 | |
| Politics | ||
| Short | ||
| Mark Twain & Politics | 110 | |
| Political Doubletalk | 118 | |
| Medium | ||
| Only In America | 47 | |
| Presidential Curiosities | 97 | |
| The Truth About Spiro Agnew | 125 | |
| Nazi or Not? | 169 | |
| Music: Behind the Hits | ||
| Short | ||
| Celluloid Heroes | 27 | |
| Medium | ||
| We've Only Just Begun | 89 | |
| Never Been There | 107 | |
| Who Was That Man? | 156 | |
| The Story of Layla | 165 | |
| 96 Tears | 185 | |
| Mack the Knife | 196 | |
| The Fabulous '60s | ||
| Short | ||
| Tales of 60s TV | 22 | |
| Miscellany | 72 | |
| Miscellany | 159 | |
| Medium | ||
| Mustang: Car of the '60s | 84 | |
| Long | ||
| Let's Do the Twist | 200 | |
| Americana | ||
| Short | ||
| Money Talk | 99 | |
| Modern Mythology | 122 | |
| Notable & Quotable | 139 | |
| Medium | ||
| The Frisbee Story | 49 | |
| So Long, Route 66 | 92 | |
| The Birth of G.I. Joe | 117 | |
| Mount Rushmore | 132 | |
| Diner Lore | 140 | |
| See Europe In the U.S. | 177 |
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