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PostPosted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:47 pm 
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Anyone ever read Mike's book?

I love his chapter on putting up posters of great female athletes not pop princesses or starlets in his daughter's room because of the anorexia thing.

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Actually I did read his book and thought it was good, but I read 2 books by Rick O'Reiley and I am reading a book about Bear Bryant, all of which are better than Greenie's book.

So, it looks like we do need a book section... :shock:

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I got nothing for ya. seems like a veiled Charlette's Webb reference but too long ago for me...

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parkridgesteph wrote:
Anyone ever read Mike's book?

I love his chapter on putting up posters of great female athletes not pop princesses or starlets in his daughter's room because of the anorexia thing.


I loved it. I laughed out loud several times. I actually enjoy his show a lot more after reading it.

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I read it. It was okay. My wife liked it more than me, if that tells you anything.


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I've only read one book. I never even finished coloring it either.

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Read the first few chapters of it. Hard to get into... maybe it gets better further into it?


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It entertained me from tiime to time. I really didn't get why I was reading it. It was ok. Maybe 6 out of 10. It had its moments, but for the most part it's kind of forgettable.


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Best line of the book was when he compared arguments with his wife to a chess match between Gary Kasparov (or was it Bobby fischer) & Jessica Simpson :lol:

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I'll catch it when the DVD version comes out.

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Mustang Rob wrote:
Best line of the book was when he compared arguments with his wife to a chess match between Gary Kasparov (or was it Bobby fischer) & Jessica Simpson :lol:



Which one plays the Jessica Simpson part? :scratch:


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Very good book. I thought it was very funny, and I saw alot of things in there that reminded me of my life.


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Chris_in_joliet wrote:
Very good book. I thought it was very funny, and I saw alot of things in there that reminded me of my life.


Did your wife read it? What did she think? j/k :D

I gave it to my dad and husband for Father's Day when it came out (my husband got additional gifts). My husband still hasn't read it. My mom & dad were put off by his drinking and superficialness. :roll:

I read it and loved it. I loved that it was parts of his journal, and that he journaled because his psychologist suggested he do it. I also have depression and anxiety and have extensively journaled over the years, and I totally identify with his insecurities. But, as most of you know, I'm a girl. :P

I feel no shame being in the Greenie ALS. :D

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HappyHour Jason wrote:
Actually I did read his book and thought it was good, but I read 2 books by Rick O'Reiley and I am reading a book about Bear Bryant, all of which are better than Greenie's book.

So, it looks like we do need a book section... :shock:


I read a book about a spider and pig once. I forgot how it ended. Probably happy.

oh yeah the book mike north wrote :lol:

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I think I'd rather read Moby Dick.


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I can't take more than a few minutes of this crapfest before I get ill so reading his book would be out of the question...

If you want to read something good try "The Wishbones" by Tom Perrotta. I picked it up for a flight to Seattle...major thumbs up!


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I read the book. I was a little uninspired. The self-putdowns got a little tiring after a while. I'm sure he's not as completely wimpy as the picture he paints.

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I've read it. At work. Not a "ignore the wife and kids" type of read, but more of a "sit in the shitter at work for an extra 15 minutes" read.
I was floored that he used several cuss words in the text. I thought for sure Mickey Mouse was behind me with a bar of soap.


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Son of a bitch I was about to start a thread called "Anybody Read Greenbergs Book?" but then I saw this. Instant gratification.

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 3:20 pm 
parkridgesteph wrote:
Anyone ever read Mike's book?

I love his chapter on putting up posters of great female athletes not pop princesses or starlets in his daughter's room because of the anorexia thing.


yes, I just read most of it last week after seeing it at the local library.


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Anyone see ParkRidgeSteph lately? I mean, I know we gave her shit a lot back in the days, but seeing the other poster in this thread, I guess it makes me feel bad that we gave her so much shit.

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