Whackopedia - Softcover

Christie, Ken

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1434345092 ISBN 13: 9781434345097

Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2008

Synopsis

Tom Hanks once said that 'the world is just plain goofy.' There's no doubt about it. We've all often commented how insane, nuts, weird, and plain whacko way too many aspects of our lives are. It's happening more each day, with the latest and greatest in the world of whacko somehow able to top that which we previously thought was too hard to believe. There is also a large group of folks that conduct themselves in such idiotic ways or create such stupendous blunders that they deserve a "whack upside the head." Some of it qualifies as being sound evidence that the end of the world is near, whether the current prognosticators of that event or close to being right or not. Even if the end is not at hand, things have certainly become much stranger in the last few decades. Much of it is so hard to look at or to contemplate that we might cry if we could not laugh about it. In this volume, you will find the strange, odd, weird, ridiculous, just plain dumb and occasionally horrendously stupid acts, products, language, events, and other assorted nonsense that must be at least laughed at or, in some cases, soundly lambasted, including many of those bizarre folks who deserve a good whacking. While it is difficult to pinpoint the exact start date for when things really started to get wacko, it can easily be traced to December 18, 1989, the date of the first entry in the Whackopedia took place. "Phenomenal insight! A must read!!!"- a NEW YORKER friend "Ken's finger is on the pulse on what's wrong out there in the world." -a VARIETY of folks said "Can't wait to see what's on his blog!" - those with TIME to look

About this title

About the Author:

Ken Christie grew up on the plains of Nebraska and forged his earliest insights in the sweltering suburban landscape of Omaha. His final college thesis enlightened many to the idea that those who knew the least about the Equal Rights Amendment had the strongest opposing views. Thus ingrained with the idea that ignorance truly can be bliss, he moved to California and became an Imagineer for the Disney organization. He was in the Mickey Mouse world now, both at work and living in the LA megalopolis where all walks of life are plentiful, space is abundant, and most inhabitants insist you stay the hell out of both. After a short stay in Philadelphia where brotherly love is not always apparent, Ken returned to the Midwest to raise a family in the gripping bulge of humanity that is Indianapolis, Indiana. Along this journey he encountered scores of ignorant customer services representatives, painful CEOs, and enough extraordinarily bizarre neighbors to craft his world view - that parts are going downhill fast, and we better laugh at what ails us as we try to make it better, to stay young at heart as we get old before our time. Ken Christie co-authored his first book in 1980 as a pioneer in interactive communications. He contributed to a second book in that field, and has been published in numerous periodicals and as a featured columnist. This is Ken's first encyclopedic tome, but not his last. He is currently channeling Jean Shepherd for his third novel. While making himself available for speaking engagements on "Getting Closer To Your Customers - It's Easier Than You Think" and "How To Avoid Getting Whacked in Your Business," Ken continues to pursue his goal of breaking the record for most honorary degrees bestowed. He welcomes your commencement speech invitation.

About this edition

• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1434345092
• ISBN 13: 9781434345097
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 236