{"product_id":"laughing-at-lifes-lunacies-amy-faye-sloter-9781633376229","title":"Laughing at Life's Lunacies","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eLaughter keeps us sane-which is the first \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ereason to laugh at the lunacies of living. Among the many other reasons are: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCompetent Computer Help: \u003c\/strong\u003e Technical Support: \"And what is your problem?\" Me: \"My computer will not boot up when I turn it on.\" Technical Support: \"So? Don't turn it on.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWitty Husbands: \u003c\/strong\u003e We passed a billboard that advertised a package of Winston cigarettes with the slogan: \"Finally, A Butt You Can Kiss.\" Doug said thoughtfully, \"If I were the Cancer Society, I would rent the other side of that billboard and put up a sign that said, \"Smoke These, And You Can Kiss Your Butt Goodbye.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoommates Who Won't Take Along Provisions: \u003c\/strong\u003e My roommate refused to take along a box meal because a box meal wasn't \"cool.\" Now . . . we were headed into the Rockies, which are reasonably well known as a vast wilderness where people have perished for lack of food or stayed alive only by eating each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotels: \u003c\/strong\u003e We cruised slowly past the other two-the shabby, single-story, strip kind where you park your car directly in front of your room's door, either to keep a suspicious eye on it or for a quick getaway when the cops show up. The first motel was an ancient, grungy building, particularly uninviting, and the second, even grubbier, had assembled four rough-hewn guys in the parking lot with the promising look of those who would wake us up at two a.m. to the sounds of them breaking beer bottles over each other's heads. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso: \u003c\/strong\u003e Deranged neighbors, sadistic physical education teachers, oblivious military officers, children who have seen way too much, bad dates, friendly bikers, backwoods roadside assistance, camping, sailors and seasickness, and dogs with overflowing bladders. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amy Faye Sloter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1633376222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781633376229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Proving Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.52d","brand":"Amy Faye Sloter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44566937895167,"sku":"9781633376229","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_af582741-b066-4248-b94f-59a3c9c28c40.jpg?v=1701375175","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/laughing-at-lifes-lunacies-amy-faye-sloter-9781633376229","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}