Uncle John's Weird, Wonderful World Bathroom Reader
eBook - ePub

Uncle John's Weird, Wonderful World Bathroom Reader

Scanning the Globe for Strange Stories and Fantastic Facts

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  1. 408 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Uncle John's Weird, Wonderful World Bathroom Reader

Scanning the Globe for Strange Stories and Fantastic Facts

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About this book

Uncle John is back with the 36th annual Bathroom Reader, an all-new collection of entertaining articles that explore the weird and wonderful world we live in.

In this 36th edition of Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader, longtime fans and new readers alike will be astounded by a treasure trove of wonderfully weird (and true!) stories that explore the realms of pop culture, history, sports, science, and everyday folks, including the always popular misadventures of dumb crooks. Uncle John and his team at the Bathroom Readers’ Institute have reached into all corners of the world to bring you this all-new 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 when you take an extended visit.

Inside You'll Find:
  • Entertaining articles on pop culture, history, sports, science, and more.
  • Short reads and longer deep dives.
  • Trivia, lists, and factoids.
  • Quotes and quizzes.
  • The perfect companion for bathroom breaks and beyond!

Makes a great gift for guys and gals for birthdays, graduations, Father's Day, Christmas, or any day!

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Information

Publisher
Portable Press
eBook ISBN
9781667205670
Year
2023

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Introduction
  4. 1. You’re My Inspiration
  5. 2. 36 Bits of 36 Trivia
  6. 3. Fast-Food Follies
  7. 4. Oops!
  8. 5. Word Origins
  9. 6. Weird Animal News
  10. 7. Actors on Acting
  11. 8. The Betty White Timeline, Part I
  12. 9. Show off Those Pearly Grays
  13. 10. Life in 1962
  14. 11. What Was Marijuana?
  15. 12. Accidental Archaeologists
  16. 13. More “Florida Man” Stories
  17. 14. Uncle John’s Stall of Shame
  18. 15. Flubbed Headlines
  19. 16. Myth-Conceptions
  20. 17. Bobbing for Laughs
  21. 18. History’s Most Pilfered Painting, Part I
  22. 19. When Worlds Collide
  23. 20. Right Place, Wrong Name
  24. 21. According to the Latest Research
  25. 22. Beastly Bathroom Habits
  26. 23. Not Coming to a Theater Near You
  27. 24. How to Speak Polari
  28. 25. A Mystery Of History: The Venus de Milo, Part I
  29. 26. Lucky Finds
  30. 27. Unheard Albums
  31. 28. Uncle John’s Page of Lists
  32. 29. Let’s Time Travel!
  33. 30. The Natural Gas Report
  34. 31. Celebrity Utterances
  35. 32. These Are Spinal Tap
  36. 33. Robots in the News
  37. 34. Help Wanted: Wombat Cuddler
  38. 35. Audio Treasures
  39. 36. It’s Kind of Our Trademark
  40. 37. Bun Intended
  41. 38. To the Royal Academy of Farting
  42. 39. How Sweet It Isn’t
  43. 40. Such Sweet Words
  44. 41. Coined by the Bard
  45. 42. Unseen TV
  46. 43. There’s Something in There!
  47. 44. The Matilda Effect
  48. 45. Bathroom News
  49. 46. Strange Lawsuits
  50. 47. The Betty White Timeline, Part II
  51. 48. Bass on Bass!
  52. 49. Founding Fathers
  53. 50. Chick It Out!
  54. 51. Local Heroes
  55. 52. Court Trans-Quips
  56. 53. Game Over!
  57. 54. He Who Smelt It

  58. 55. Ward Tour
  59. 56. Almost Cast: Supervillains
  60. 57. Killer or Broadway Star?
  61. 58. Strange Medical News
  62. 59. There, Their, They’re
  63. 60. Musical Chops
  64. 61. ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ Part I
  65. 62. May the Horse Be with You
  66. 63. Weird Old Radio
  67. 64. Are Crayons Fattening?
  68. 65. Cunning Crows, Part I
  69. 66. All about Antarctica
  70. 67. Toilet Tech
  71. 68. Odd Finds
  72. 69. Famous Ghosts
  73. 70. Anti-Jokes
  74. 71. Failed Calendars
  75. 72. The Worst Teams of All Time
  76. 73. Forgotten Fad Restaurants
  77. 74. Commencement Naysayers
  78. 75. Nature Notes
  79. 76. Game Show Goofs
  80. 77. Random Origins
  81. 78. Make Your Own Toilet Paper
  82. 79. Life Imitates Art
  83. 80. Looney Laws
  84. 81. A Mystery of History: The Venus de Milo, Part II
  85. 82. Uncle John’s Household Hacks
  86. 83. Weird Canada
  87. 84. Amazing Coincidences
  88. 85. The Title Needs Work
  89. 86. Badwill
  90. 87. A Barbecue Tour of America
  91. 88. The Article of the Century
  92. 89. Dumb Crooks
  93. 90. Class Acts
  94. 91. Higher Learning?
  95. 92. You’re My “Man”spiration
  96. 93. Ride On!
  97. 94. The Alien Files
  98. 95. You Worked There How Long?
  99. 96. ‘Bob’S Burgers’, Part II: Meet the Belchers
  100. 97. The Truth about Licorice
  101. 98. Welcome to the Big Windy Emerald
  102. 99. Time to Clean the Eaves Troughs, Eh?
  103. 100. Fighting Like Animals
  104. 101. Music Lessons
  105. 102. Behind the Hits
  106. 103. Strange Lawsuits: The Moon Dust Bag
  107. 104. Wag Bags and Crotch Rot
  108. 105. How Too Write Good
  109. 106. Ask Uncle John
  110. 107. Alternate TV Guide
  111. 108. Bathroom News: Politics Edition
  112. 109. Weird Festivals
  113. 110. The Betty White Timeline, Part III
  114. 111. Format Flops
  115. 112. Let’s Talk about Uranus
  116. 113. Modern Mythology
  117. 114. The Prehistoric Sistine Chapel
  118. 115. Pirate Myths
  119. 116. Final Acts
  120. 117. Another Province, Eh?
  121. 118. Blocked and Mangled
  122. 119. If the Quote Fits

  123. 120. More Word Origins
  124. 121. Bee Plus
  125. 122. Failed Sports Leagues
  126. 123. Pointless Parts
  127. 124. The Matilda Effect: Rosalind Franklin and DNA
  128. 125. Weird World Records
  129. 126. Nudes and Prudes
  130. 127. Freak Accidents: Celebrity Edition
  131. 128. Los Hechos de MĂ©xico
  132. 129. Nice Stories
  133. 130. 1920s Slang
  134. 131. Hairstyle Origins
  135. 132. Hair It Is
  136. 133. Sweet Fanny Adams!
  137. 134. ‘Legally Blonde,’ Starring Christina Applegate
  138. 135. Uncle John’s Page of Lists
  139. 136. There’s a Museum for That!
  140. 137. Synonymous Band Name Quiz
  141. 138. Life after the Bomb
  142. 139. Apocalypse Jokes
  143. 140. Amazing Luck
  144. 141. Dubious Sports Achievements
  145. 142. Ironic, Isn’t It?
  146. 143. History’s Most Pilfered Painting, Part II
  147. 144. First Book / Worst Book
  148. 145. What Is Gluten?
  149. 146. Behind the Scenes
  150. 147. Clean It Right
  151. 148. Uber Crimes (and Misdemeanors)
  152. 149. Cunning Crows, Part II
  153. 150. What’s the Difference between

  154. 151. Audio Treasures: Lockdown
  155. 152. The Supremely Cheesy History of Macaroni and Cheese
  156. 153. Say Something Boring
  157. 154. What Happens in Cahokia
  158. 155. Oops! Again
  159. 156. Big Words
  160. 157. Calling Walter Shaw
  161. 158. Kill a King, Be a King
  162. 159. Car Parts
  163. 160. What Can Brown Do for You?
  164. 161. Unamused
  165. 162. Turtle Tales
  166. 163. Almost Cast: ‘Splash’
  167. 164. Taco Trek
  168. 165. High-Tech Underwear
  169. 166. Fakers!
  170. 167. What the Frak?
  171. 168. Baseball Bizarre
  172. 169. It’s a Weird, Weird World
  173. Answers
  174. The Last Page
  175. Copyright