Uncle John's Action-Packed Bathroom Reader
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Uncle John's Action-Packed Bathroom Reader

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  1. 416 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Uncle John's Action-Packed Bathroom Reader

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About this book

This 37th annual Bathroom Reader from Uncle John and his team is filled with highly entertaining and informative articles that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Uncle John’s Action-Packed Bathroom Reader will take longtime fans and new readers alike on a whirlwind world tour with stories that explore the realms of pop culture, history, sports, and science—plus new exploits of dumb crooks that will make you wonder “What were they thinking?” For this 37th annual edition, Uncle John and his team at the Bathroom Readers’ Institute have explored lands near and far to bring you this collection of entertaining and informative articles that include short reads for a quick trip to the throne room as well as longer page-turners for extended visits. Also included are plenty of amusing lists, factoids, quotes, and quizzes that will fill your head with all sorts of odd trivia that you can use to amaze your friends.  

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Information

Publisher
Portable Press
Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9781667207995
Edition
0
Subtopic
Teaching History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Introduction
  4. 1. You’re My Inspiration
  5. 2. Toilet Tech
  6. 3. You Must Be “This” Old
  7. 4. How to Be a Harbinger Household
  8. 5. The Way Back Times
  9. 6. Uncle John’s Stall of Shame
  10. 7. Didion’s Bible
  11. 8. Behind the Lines
  12. 9. Just Plane Weird
  13. 10. Quirks of Language
  14. 11. The Feline Timeline, Part I
  15. 12. Cat People
  16. 13. Another Audrey Hopburn?
  17. 14. Local Heroes
  18. 15. One-Trick Kitchen Ponies
  19. 16. Mostly Dead
  20. 17. I Spy…at the Movies
  21. 18. Dumb Crooks
  22. 19. Mouthing Off: Silly Quotes
  23. 20. We, the Jury
  24. 21. Brady by the Numbers
  25. 22. I’m Stuck!
  26. 23. Just Jokes
  27. 24. Presidential Coinages, Part I
  28. 25. Familiar Phrases
  29. 26. Farts in the News
  30. 27. When Worlds Collide
  31. 28. You Named Your Baby ‘What?’
  32. 29. Jane Goodall
  33. 30. Survival Stories
  34. 31. Alternate TV Guide
  35. 32. Tales from the Ozzyverse
  36. 33. How Many Sheets of Toilet Paper Thick Is It?
  37. 34. Les Phrases de Quebecois
  38. 35. Salad Dressing Origins
  39. 36. Q&A: Ask the Experts
  40. 37. The Fix Is In
  41. 38. Dustbin of History: Man Mountain Dean
  42. 39. Peace, Love, Seatbelts
  43. 40. Hefty History of Weight-Loss Crazes
  44. 41. Mouthing Off: WTF Quotes
  45. 42. Robots in the News
  46. 43. Behind the Hits
  47. 44. Random Origins
  48. 45. How to Make Garbage
  49. 46. Head-Scratching Headlines
  50. 47. Animals Famous for 15 Minutes
  51. 48. Ironic, Isn’t It?
  52. 49. Who Is Bad Milk Blood Robot?
  53. 50. Small-Screen Songs
  54. 51. What Am I?
  55. 52. The Unkillable Castro
  56. 53. Making the Grade
  57. 54. Pet Products of the Rich and Silly
  58. 55. What’s the Difference Between…
  59. 56. Oops!
  60. 57. Why Do Cats…?
  61. 58. Talking Cats
  62. 59. Busting Weather Myths
  63. 60. Odd Odds
  64. 61. Speak of the Donkey
  65. 62. Ridiculous Races
  66. 63. Thrift Store Scores
  67. 64. How to Be Happy
  68. 65. Just Be Nicer
  69. 66. Ghosts in the News
  70. 67. Unamused
  71. 68. The Filthiest Page in the Book
  72. 69. A Puzzling Page of Slang
  73. 70. Weird Animal News
  74. 71. You Collect…What Now?
  75. 72. Founding Fathers
  76. 73. Strange Crime
  77. 74. Common Household Appliance Trivia
  78. 75. Ghostwatch
  79. 76. Instant Eel and Underwear!
  80. 77. Bird Up!
  81. 78. Failed Fourth Networks
  82. 79. Day Jobs of the Literati
  83. 80. It’s a Conspiracy!
  84. 81. Grave Styles of the Rich and Famous
  85. 82. Single-Handedly Responsible
  86. 83. All Zucchinis Are Squash…
  87. 84. Lollapalooza!
  88. 85. Presidential Coinages, Part II
  89. 86. Sorry, Mr. President
  90. 87. Twins in the News
  91. 88. Myth-Conceptions
  92. 89. Jury Duty Stories
  93. 90. And Why Do Cats…?
  94. 91. Gladiators vs. Trucks
  95. 92. Hiccup!
  96. 93. Charles’s Barkings
  97. 94. Greatest (Imaginary) Hits
  98. 95. Weird Deaths
  99. 96. Rich, Famous, and Inventive
  100. 97. Great Moments in Jesterism
  101. 98. The Best Pirate Nicknames
  102. 99. It’s Serendipity
  103. 100. The Fastest…
  104. 101. Mario vs. Pac-Man vs. Sequel-itis
  105. 102. Word Origins
  106. 103. The Worst and Weirdest TV Variety Shows
  107. 104. Coffee, East Germany–Style
  108. 105. Too Much Title
  109. 106. Creative Teaching Awards
  110. 107. Rest Not in Peace
  111. 108. Just Plane Facts
  112. 109. Behind the Lines: Ad-Libs
  113. 110. Time Travel in the News
  114. 111. Whatever Happened to…?
  115. 112. Mailbox Mayhem
  116. 113. Weird Canada
  117. 114. Funeral Foods
  118. 115. Star Wars Stuff
  119. 116. Uncle John’s Stall of Fame
  120. 117. Mouthing Off: Silly Soccer Quotes
  121. 118. How to Speak Australian
  122. 119. Li’l Heroes
  123. 120. A Spoonful of Aspartame
  124. 121. Celebri-Jurors
  125. 122. Dryer Sheet Hacks
  126. 123. Insects A to Z
  127. 124. Uncle John’s Page of Lists
  128. 125. Govern-mental
  129. 126. Canadian Sensations that Flopped in America
  130. 127. Geoddities
  131. 128. A Brief History of Briefs
  132. 129. Mouthing Off: A Celebration of Oxygen
  133. 130. Camping with Duct Tape
  134. 131. All Hail the Bituminous Coal Queen!
  135. 132. Kitty Miscellany
  136. 133. Last Wishes
  137. 134. The Oldest Ever
  138. 135. Ten-Dollar Words
  139. 136. Nice Stories
  140. 137. The Fake Band Chronicles
  141. 138. Those Amazing Animals (and Their Leavings)
  142. 139. Rescued from the Trash
  143. 140. Presidential Coinages, Part III
  144. 141. The Uber Lost & Found Index
  145. 142. Our Living Language
  146. 143. Fabulous Game Show Facts
  147. 144. Be Like Mike?
  148. 145. Not Extinct After All
  149. 146. Weird Cheese
  150. 147. The “My Blues Nickname Is Really Great” Blues
  151. 148. Behind the Lines: “I See Dead People”
  152. 149. Not Invented by Thomas Edison
  153. 150. You Got ‘What’ on the Black Market?
  154. 151. She Fell from the Sky
  155. 152. Let’s Just Call It Canada, Eh?
  156. 153. The First Player to…
  157. 154. Lost in Translation
  158. 155. Musical Lists
  159. 156. Bathroom News
  160. 157. A Brief History of Weather Manipulation
  161. 158. Octopus Tentacles Legs Arms
  162. 159. Strange Lawsuits
  163. 160. Facts in Spaaaace
  164. 161. The King of the Library
  165. 162. Lucky Finds
  166. 163. What’s My Name?
  167. 164. The Feline Timeline, Part II
  168. 165. Fabulous and Forgotten Fads
  169. 166. Mouthing Off: Mama Always Said…
  170. 167. The Very Best Pete Bests
  171. 168. Is This ‘Your’ Bookmark?
  172. 169. How to Go to the Bathroom
  173. 170. Life Imitates Art
  174. 171. Cake Phrases
  175. 172. Become Average
  176. 173. Video Game Origins
  177. 174. It’s Serendipity: The Traveling Wilburys
  178. 175. Sign Not in Use
  179. 176. Just Plane Weird II
  180. 177. Kitty Clippings
  181. 178. Mouthing Off: I’m So Vain
  182. 179. You Call That Art?
  183. 180. The Toilet Paper Report
  184. Answers
  185. The Last Page
  186. Copyright