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Free-Range Chickens | Simon Rich
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In his riotous debut collection, Ant Farm, Simon Rich found humor in some of life’s most desperate situations. Now this former editor of The Harvard Lampoon and current writer for Saturday Night Live has returned to mine more comedy from our hopelessly terrifying world. In the nostalgic opening chapter, Rich recalls his fear of the Tooth Fairy (“Is there a face fairy?”) and his initial reaction to the “Got-your-nose” game (“Please just kill me. Better to die than to live the rest of my life as a monster”). He goes on to present Count Dracula’s desperate Match.com profile (“I am normal human looking for human woman to come to castle. I am normal, regular human”). Later, he gets inside the heads of two firehouse Dalmatians who can’t understand their masters’ compulsion to drive off to horrible fires every day. And in the final chapter, he tackles some of life’s biggest questions: Does God really have a plan for us? Yes, it turns out. Now if only He could remember what it was. . . . Praise for Simon Rich’s Ant Farm “Ant Farm has an imaginative power that can trigger snort-fests. . . . Ferociously creative, this book is for readers craving both smart humor and belly laughs.” –People (four stars) “Savagely funny.” –The New York Times “Hilarious. Open this book anywhere, begin reading, and you will laugh.” –Jon Stewart “Ant Farm is what all humor books should be: full of brief, high-concept musings that you wish you’d thought of yourself.” –Time Out New York “A satirical salmagundi that bites back . . . Imaginative premises abound. . . . As unpredictable as YouTube, as in your face as MySpace.” –Publishers Weekly From the Hardcover edition.
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Patchshank
Free-Range Chickens | Simon Rich
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Getting ready to return these to the library. I watched Man Seeking Woman on Hulu. I loved how absurd the show was and knew I had to get some of Simon Rich's books. I was not disappointed. His books are just as exaggerated and funny as his show.

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keithmalek
Free-Range Chickens | Simon Rich

The Eleventh Hour

--Warden? It's the governor. I've decided to pardon Jenkins.
--Sir, it's 12:55. Jenkins has been dead for nearly an hour.
--Really? My watch says it's 11:55.
--Did you remember that it's daylight savings day?
--(Sighs) I can't believe this happened two years in a row.

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capriciousreader
Free-Range Chickens | Simon Rich
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I love Simon Rich. The interview with Pheidippides and the marathon is worth the price alone. So hilarious.

bermudaonion I love Simon Rich too! Is this new? 8y
capriciousreader @bermudaonion No, it's an older one. I am trying to get through his back catalogue. 8y
bermudaonion I'll have to check that out. 8y
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