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Unusually Stupid Americans: A Compendium of All-American Stupidity

by Kathryn Petras

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ISBN13: 9780812970821
ISBN10: 0812970829
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A hilarious collection of lists, statistics, news items, quotations, and facts detailing stupid acts of Americans from all walks of life—by the authors of the bestselling The 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said

Everyone knows that America is “the land of the free and the home of the brave,” but sometimes that means we’re free to be as bravely stupid as we want! In Unusually Stupid Americans, Kathryn Petras and Ross Petras assemble choice bits of stupidity, U.S.A.-style, including

•the top seriously flawed American advertising moments, including Pacific Airlines’ brilliant “You’re scared of flying? So’s our pilot!” ad campaign, which led the airline to bankruptcy within two months of the campaign’s inception

•the Martin Luther King, Jr., celebration in Florida, where a plaque was un-veiled that was intended to honor the actor James Earl Jones but instead read, “Thank you James Earl Ray for keeping the dream alive” (an unfortunate slip-up, as James Earl Ray was King’s assassin)

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A hilarious collection of top-ten lists, statistics, news items, quotations, and facts detail the stupid acts of Americans in all walks of life--by the authors of the bestselling "776 Stupidest Things Ever Said."

About the Author

Kathryn and Ross Petras are the authors of numerous humor books, including the bestselling The 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said and the annual bestselling calendar The 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said.

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ISBN:
9780812970821
Subtitle:
A Compendium of All-American Stupidity
Author:
Petras, Kathryn
Author:
Petras, Ross
Author:
Kathryn Petras and Ross Petras
Publisher:
Villard Books
Location:
New York
Subject:
United states
Subject:
American - General
Subject:
Topic - Political
Subject:
Stupidity
Subject:
Stupidity - United States
Copyright:
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Series Volume:
15
Publication Date:
October 2003
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
304
Dimensions:
7.32x4.72x.65 in. .45 lbs.

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