| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xvii, 311 pages ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
Presents a compendium of the best essays, articles, and observations from the late humorist and author. |
| Contents |
1. The Family: A heritage of cheering folks up -- In the name of jokes -- Legacy of the love of humor -- The night I had it all -- Children are forever -- Of time and birth -- It's only sheepskin deep -- Gift ideas for today's teenagers -- Leading a dog's life -- He up and died and broke my heart -- 2. On the job: The toughest suhbitch I ever loved -- Baptist baseball and my first big break -- The write type -- That there education -- The headline hall of fame -- In search of a pulitzer -- 3. Women: Kathy Sue Loudermilk, I miss you -- The tree house syndrome -- Women in running shoes brought to heel -- Women wearing ties -- Women drivers -- Accept our apologies, Mrs. President -- Advertising for sex -- 4. Men: The inside of my tree house -- Mahvelous memories -- Of pissants and men -- The test of a wheel man -- My Daddies -- A hero's passing -- Real men don't -- Don't do what? -- 5. Love: Azaleas in bloom, lizards in need, and marriages in two days flat -- When I danced on the ceiling -- Lizards need love too -- Just call me "MAODWMNSPCG14HGWS" -- I do (not really) -- 6. Sex: The urges that hit you while hanging sheetrock -- Golden tractors, dictionaries, and geography -- Marching in the rubber band -- Fornication-free -- Asexual advice -- "Fooling around" with health care -- Correctly spoken -- 7. Culture: For those who call spaghetti pasta -- Say it ain't so, Buffalo Bob -- My night at the opera -- But is it art? -- Country music -- That's my thang -- 8. Media: A local yokel in search of (gasp) the truth -- Entertainment without the raunch -- And now, a word from -- Unsophisticated in Reagansville -- Cracking down on the speech police -- 9. Politics: Nuke the gay whales for Jesus -- Right, not wrong -- Too old to drink? -- Why not a jerk patrol -- Pollution without solution -- I'll moon you if you burn our flag -- Tax 'em out on their assets -- You gotta drawer the line somewhere -- Gulf war notes -- 10. Sports: The wide world of us versus them -- Pulling the wool over my eyes -- Risking my life for a good war -- Making athletes study -- Pig polo -- My most valuable players -- Oh, Deer, the hunt is on -- Why I get no kick out of soccer -- For sale: One complete ski outfit -- 11. The South: "You bubbas are all alike" -- Song of the Lower East -- Southerners learning not to speak Southern -- Resolutions, Southern style -- Life span in Georgia -- The "Bubba" stereotype -- A vote in favor of Bubba -- Classified as a redneck -- 12. The good ol' days: When trash was garbage and people were normal -- Mebbe the front porch should come back -- Difference between garbage and trash -- Modernizing monopoly -- Breakfast in New Orleans -- Recalling my school daze -- The filth they call music -- Yo...Can you cap this? -- Up the creek with bottled water -- 13. Health: Hints, the hospital, and a lot of heart -- Going up in smoke -- Six steps to stop smoking, butt don't stumble -- The comedy of eros -- Ex-health nut breaks for breakfast -- Body language -- A flash and the pan -- Grave affairs -- "Maybe she's in a better place" -- Goals of the grateful -- Report on the hostage situation -- Ode to survival. |
| Subject |
Grizzard, Lewis, 1946-1994.
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Humorists, American -- 20th century.
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Grizzard, Lewis, 1946-1994 (OCoLC)fst01441783
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Humorists, American. (OCoLC)fst00963739
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Added Title |
It was not always easy, but I sure had fun |
| ISBN |
0679438319 |
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9780679438311 |
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