| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
225 pages ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"True tales from a magnificent and clumsy life"--Cover. |
| Summary |
Introducing Laurie Notaro, the leader of the Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club. Every day she fearlessly rises from bed to defeat the evil machinations of dolts, dimwits, and creepy boyfriends--and that's before she even puts on a bra. For ten years, Notaro has been entertaining Phoenix newspaper readers with her amusing autobiographical exploits and unique life experiences. She writes about a world of hourly-wage jobs that require no skills, a mother who hands down judgments more forcefully than anyone seated on the Supreme Court, horrific high school reunions, and hangovers that leave her surprised that she woke up in the first place. The misadventures of Laurie and her fellow Idiot Girls ("too cool to be in the Smart Group") unfold in a world that everyone will recognize but no one has ever described so hilariously. She delivers the goods: life as we all know it.--From publisher description. |
| Contents |
Wrap and roll and the disappearance of Nikki's keys -- Idiot girl's action-adventure club and the art of being dumb -- Ashes to ashes, bones to dust, my mother always said underwear is a must -- Good, the bad, and the ugly -- Suckers -- It smells like doody here -- Morsel from the garden of Eden -- Useless black bra and the stinkin'-drunk twelve-step program -- Little guy -- Run from the border -- Night they drove ole Laurie down -- This is a public service announcement -- Going courtin' -- Speech -- Moral sex -- Men are stupid and I rock (ode to Dorothy Parker) -- Survival of the fittest - well, kind of -- Extreme clean sports -- Amy's Mom, the fairy, and the hedge clippers -- Make me laugh, clown -- How I can relive the horror of high school for $103 -- In bell-bottoms and boots, you can go home again -- Open wide -- Dead in a box -- How much it costs for a room of one's own -- For the birds -- Waiting for the bug man -- I have a note from my Mom ... --- Good food -- On the road -- Are you the Petersens? -- Revenge of the bra girl -- Hole in one -- Waking Angela up -- Angela's revenge -- All smut and perverts -- Candy apple freak show -- More bread, please -- Nothing but a smile. |
| Subject |
Notaro, Laurie.
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Humorists, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Young women -- Humor.
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| ISBN |
0375760911 |
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9780375760914 |
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