{"product_id":"holy-holophrase-el-mcmeen-9781647192877","title":"Holy Holophrase!: Naming Your Favorite Aggravations","description":"\u003cp\u003eTake a common aggravation. Your cat misbehaves. Or you suffer indignities while driving. Or at the supermarket. Or at the doctor's office.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou grumble a bit, but then have an idea: \"Holophrasis \" That means using one word to capture the situation  Hmmm. Let's deploy or invent an amusing word, and have some fun with misery \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat's just what El McMeen does in this rib-tickling book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll be LOL and nodding in agreement as you enjoy it \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamples: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou are at the grocery store, and another customer is doing dumb things and clogging the aisle. You have encountered \"Dopeandhoggin \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen your cat refuses to use the scratching pole, she is practicing \"Polavoid \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the tailgater passes you at warp speed, you are experiencing the feeling of \"Mayacopseeya.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also deals with euphemisms - taking difficult subjects and making them sound nice and pleasant. El shares his two favorites in the book, one having to do with airplanes landing and one having to do with drugs (legal ones).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are plenty of others that will have you chuckling, and making up your own holophrases \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e El McMeen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1647192870\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647192877\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Booklocker.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.21d","brand":"El McMeen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44129930838271,"sku":"9781647192877","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef775f18-5e34-4bb5-a74c-ee380fc44e34.jpg?v=1687466601","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/holy-holophrase-el-mcmeen-9781647192877","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}