You Don't Know Dick!: An Onomastic Reference Compendium - Couverture souple

Rogak, Lawrence

 
9780595354337: You Don't Know Dick!: An Onomastic Reference Compendium
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595354335 ISBN 13 : 9780595354337
Editeur : iUniverse, 2005

Synopsis

Have you ever laughed at a name like Dick Long? Or Dick Little? Sure you have. You're just ashamed to admit it. Well, this book is the fruit of extensive research through the public phone directories, unlisted number databases, and public records of all 50 States for the funniest "Dick" names.These are all real names, of real people, and yet some of them are so outrageous that it is hard to believe that they could belong to real people.Yet they do.Names like Dick LaCock. And Dick Horny. Dick Police. And Dick Soup.But Larry Rogak has done more than just find all these funny names for your immature giggle-fits. He has also provided snappy commentary on them.But YOU DON'T KNOW DICK isn't all puerile entertainment. It also has educational value, like an essay on the true history of the nickname "Dick". And a recap of the scandal that brought Dick Nixon's presidency to an end.After you finish reading-and laughing-over the hundreds of shocking real names in this book, you will have to agree that YOU DON'T KNOW DICK.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Have you ever laughed at a name like Dick Long? Or Dick Little? Sure you have. You're just ashamed to admit it. Well, this book is the fruit of extensive research through the public phone directories, unlisted number databases, and public records of all 50 States for the funniest "Dick" names.These are all real names, of real people, and yet some of them are so outrageous that it is hard to believe that they could belong to real people.Yet they do.Names like Dick LaCock. And Dick Horny. Dick Police. And Dick Soup.But Larry Rogak has done more than just find all these funny names for your immature giggle-fits. He has also provided snappy commentary on them.But YOU DON'T KNOW DICK isn't all puerile entertainment. It also has educational value, like an essay on the true history of the nickname "Dick". And a recap of the scandal that brought Dick Nixon's presidency to an end.After you finish reading-and laughing-over the hundreds of shocking real names in this book, you will have to agree that YOU DON'T KNOW DICK.

Biographie de l'auteur

Larry Rogak is a guy and knows what makes guys laugh. As a lawyer in New York, he finds new people and situations to laugh at every day. Sometimes the people he laughs at don?t appreciate it, and then things get nasty. In dealing with other lawyers every day, he meets a lot of Dicks. It occurred to Larry to see just how many Dicks there are out there, and what kind. This book?his second comedy tome?is the result of his research.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595354335
ISBN 13 
9780595354337
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
108
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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