You Say I'm a Bitch Like It's a Bad Thing
by Darren Wotz, Ed Polish
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Author: Darren Wotz, Ed PolishEdition: Spiral-bound
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-09-01
ISBN: 1580086373
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
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Book Review: Side-Splittingly Hilarious
Summary: 5 Stars
A few months ago, my husband and I were in a chain bookstore. I don't know who picked up this gem first (I think it was him!), but next thing you know, we were flipping through the pages and laughing our butts off! I was laughing so hard I had to walk away...and then came back for more. Honest to God, I was laughing so hard I thought I was going to black out.
Why I didn't buy it at the time is beyond me.
So Christmas rolls around and I happen to be in this same bookstore (one that's inside a mall I don't visit on a regular basis). Remembering our guffaws, I say to my husband "Let's get that book!" He downplays the search for some reason and I finally ask a clerk to help me. He found me a copy!
Well, it turned out that my husband JUST bought me this gem at another store a few minutes before! (Which is why he was trying to be nonchalant.)
What I didn't realize the first time I saw You Say I'm a Bitch Like It's a Bad Thing was that it was a spiral book that you can set on a desk or table top. How cool! You can then display a "phrase of the day".
Here are a but a few of my favorites:
*A Clean House is a Sign of a Wasted Life (A smiling woman in a dress is on her hands and knees scrubbing the tub)
*Give the Dangerous Bitch Her Chocolate (A woman looking longingly at a box of chocolates while a man looks longingly at HER)
*Amazingly Enough, I Don't Give a Shit (A woman in a gingham dress looks at you with arched eyebrows)
*Queen of F****** Everything (Elegant woman lounging on a bed)
*Admitting You're an A**hole is the First Step (One woman looking at a guy while the other woman winks)
*I Gave Up Jogging Because My Thighs Kept Rubbing Together and Setting My Pantyhose on Fire (An elegant woman in gloves and necklace)
*Easy There, Mr. Testosterone--You Can Be Replaced By a Zucchini (Woman being kissed on the cheek by an amorous man)
*Mommy, When I Grow Up I want to Help Smash the White Racist, Homophobic, Patriarchal, Bullsh** Paradigm, Too! (Smiling girl with blonde curls and bright blue eyes)
The pictures are beautifully retro and some of them feature great sight gags. For example, there's a woman holding a toddler in her lap and she's giving the middle finger. The caption says "Just Because I'm a Mom Doesn't Mean I Care".
If you're prudish, you'll not like You Say I'm a Bitch Like It's a Bad Thing. If you're thinking of giving this as a gift to a prude, don't--it will be wasted on them. But if you like sassy, snarky humor--especially in the guise of 50's "Leave it to Beaver" faux perfection--this is a hilarious offering.
By the way, ask me about a fabulous career in bitching. *grin*
Summary of You Say I'm a Bitch Like It's a Bad Thing
Bold and defiant like the women profiled between its covers, YOU SAY I'M A BITCH LIKE IT'S A BAD THING is a cranked-up collection of affirmations for mommies on the edge, self-styled divas, and domestic goddesses everywhere. Featuring full-color advertising images from the 1950s and 1960s paired with sly, laugh-out-loud sayings, this sassy little gift book tackles issues of love, motherhood, housework, menopause, shopping, and diet with daring humor and a healthy dose of bitchiness. The spiral-bound book stands on its own base for easy display. A gift book of hyped-up affirmations featuring full-color advertising images from the 1950sâ??1960s paired with hilarious sayings.The spiral-bound, stand-up cover allows for easy display.A perfect shower, hostess, birthday, or friendship gift for women of all ages.               Â
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