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Stupid California: Idiots in the Golden State (Stupid History) Kindle Edition

by Leland Gregory (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 10 ratings
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Best-selling author Leland Gregory--who has so entertainingly highlighted humanity's stupidity in the areas of crime, business, love, politics, cruelty, and history--is back with Stupid California.

This time, Gregory builds a case for the common suspicion that Californians, from movie moguls to beach bums, have a special affinity for idiocy. Culled from print, online, and broadcast sources, Stupid California is a hilarious collection of true stories, trivia, and factoids about the Golden State, such as:

* "California's state animal is the California grizzly bear, which is also on the state flag. The bear was honored in 1953, a full 31 years after the last known bear in the state was killed."

* "During the 1980s, in a bold stroke against terrorism, the Chico City Council banned nuclear weapons, enacting a mandatory $500 fine for anyone detonating a nuclear weapon within city limits."

Silly, shocking, weird, and amusing, Stupid California is ideal for both kinds of people--those who love California and those who hate it.

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    Stupid History
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    162 pages
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    English
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    Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC
  6. Publication date
    April 13, 2010
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About the Author

 The jokes, wacky anecdotes, and inane quotes in Leland Gregory's Stupid-themed anthologies showcase the best of human nature at its worst. Through his Twitter handle of @ChronicStupid, Leland shares headlines, quips, and unbelievable feats of folly culled from print, online, and broadcast media around the globe. He has authored more than a dozen humor titles, including What's the Number for 911? and the New York Times best-sellers Stupid American History and America's Dumbest Criminals. A tireless promoter, he has made hundreds of radio and television appearances, including multiple appearances on NBC's Today show.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004SNMKYY
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC (April 13, 2010)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 13, 2010
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 6278 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 162 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 10 ratings

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Leland Gregory

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Leland Gregory is the New York Times Bestselling author of "Stupid American History" and "America's Dumbest Criminals." He is also author of the National Bestsellers, "The Stupid Crook Book," "What's The Number for 911?" and "Stupid History." Leland is a former writer for Saturday Night Live, has written and sold a screenplay to Disney, optioned a screenplay to Touchstone and has written for a variety of magazines from Readers Digest to Maxim. A tireless promoter, he has made hundreds of radio and television appearances, including multiple appearances on NBC's Today show. Leland lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Jake Blues
3.0 out of 5 stars Can you really call a person taking things written by others...
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2013
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..and call them an "Author"?
That' what these books by this author are. Stories picked from headlines and placed in book form. Which is okay. Some of its good for a laugh and may bring back funny memories when you read a page and remember reading it years ago.

The author was really stretching for this book. As in his other "stupid" books, each page has one short story on it. This book is smaller than his others with only 155 pages and not everything is a story having to do with some kind of stupidity. Some is just plain "Did-You-Know" kind of facts.And some of the stories would be best placed in a different type of book. For instance, just because the stupid crook was in California, it does not speak for the entire state like the title would suggest.

Maybe the author could fill a book or two about his own home state or NY for calling him a "best seller".
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Roy Baughman
3.0 out of 5 stars Could have been better
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2013
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Shorter, with fewer interesting stories when compared with his other books. Still, it's a fun read for the beach or on a plane.
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