Synopses & Reviews
Is God male or female? Why do women, but not men, flush public toilets with their feet? Why are men, but not women, obsessed with parallel parking? Why do women, but not men, leave eleven-minute messages on answering machines? Why do men feel guilty about nothing, and women feel guilty about everything? Was Marilyn Monroe...fat?
These philosophical quandaries, and more, are finally debated in I'm with Stupid, an uproariously funny dialogue between Gene Weingarten, the gleefully misogynistic Washington Post humor columnist, and Gina Barreca, the gleefully feminist University of Connecticut professor.
The first significant book about men and women actually written by a man and a woman, I'm with Stupid is privy to the dark secrets of both sexes. It's not a lecture, but an extended argument, a combustion of viewpoints that winds up unearthing startling truths. In the words of Gene and Gina: "Our Mars and Venus breach their orbits and collide in a screaming fireball from Hell."
The subject matter spans art and expression, science and technology, politics and history, spirituality and religion, sex and sexuality, as well as the complex etiology, sociology, and etymology of dirty jokes. Men: Learn at last how to know for sure when you are having a fight. Women: Learn what he really means when he says "I'm sorry." Take sides as Gene and Gina face off in a haggling challenge in which the winner manages to get the lowest price for a Mercedes S500. Or just take in the show.
I'm with Stupid is the book that finally establishes, conclusively, that women are funnier than men. And vice versa.
Review
Dave Barry
This original, hilarious, brilliant book is a godsend to both sexes. For women, it offers invaluable insights into the obstacles that so often prevent meaningful communication in a relationship. For men: Fart jokes!
Review
Fay Weldon
Very, very funny. And terrifyingly clever.
Synopsis
Two of the country's most original humor writers confront myths and stereotypes to establish once and for all that women are funnier than men--and vice versa. Illustrations.
About the Author
Gene Weingarten writes "Below the Beltway," a humor column for
The Washington Post Magazine, and is the author of
The Hypochondriac's Guide to Life. And Death. Table of Contents
andlt;Bandgt;Contentsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Introductionandlt;/Bandgt; The Phlogiston Theory of Sexual Relations, or Why This Book Will Change Your Life andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;1andlt;/Bandgt; Sex and the Single Cell: How It All Began andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;2andlt;/Bandgt; It's Not Merely Amusing -- It's Historical andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;3andlt;/Bandgt; Are You Male or Female? (Don't Be So Sure) andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;4andlt;/Bandgt; Men and Women Are Funny. Just Not to Each Other. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;5andlt;/Bandgt; Pulp Friction andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;6andlt;/Bandgt; Cooking, Washing, and Irony andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;7andlt;/Bandgt; You and I Make Whee andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;8andlt;/Bandgt; Why We Are Screwed: The Inordinate Importance of Sex andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;9andlt;/Bandgt; The Body Impolitic andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;10andlt;/Bandgt; Why Do Fowls Fall in Love? (A Treatise on Desire) andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;11andlt;/Bandgt; Marriage: It Takes Two to Tangle andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;12andlt;/Bandgt; Infidelity: Get Out Your Hanky. And Your Panky. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;13andlt;/Bandgt; Playing Dumb: Our Secret Pleasures andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;14andlt;/Bandgt; The Joy of Sexism (Part I -- Jokes That Offend Women) andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;15andlt;/Bandgt; The Joy of Sexism (Part II -- Jokes That Castrate Men) andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;16andlt;/Bandgt; A Short Commercial Break andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;17andlt;/Bandgt; Sports, Penises, and Other Extremities andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;18andlt;/Bandgt; Compatibility: Be Careful with That Match andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;19andlt;/Bandgt; Is Your Relationship Going Anywhere? andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;20andlt;/Bandgt; Movies: A Disagreement of Cinematic Proportions andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;21andlt;/Bandgt; Bathroom Humor andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;22andlt;/Bandgt; C'mon, Baby -- What Are You Afraid Of? andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;23andlt;/Bandgt; It's the Money, Honey (Part I -- The Challenge) andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;24andlt;/Bandgt; It's the Money, Honey (Part II -- The Test) andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;25andlt;/Bandgt; Fighting Like Cats and Doggerel andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;The Final Chapterandlt;/Bandgt; Until We Meet andlt;Sandgt;Againandlt;/Sandgt; andlt;BRandgt;