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Your Disgusting Head: The Darkest, Most Offensive and Moist Secrets of Your Ears, Mouth and Nose (How Books: Haggis-On-Whey World of Unbelievable Brillance) |  | Author: Dr. and Mr. Doris Haggis-On-Whey
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 685888
Format: Bargain Price
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Pages: 64
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 12.2 x 9.4 x 0.5
Dewey Decimal Number: 818.607
ASIN: B002FL5FWA
Publication Date: September 28, 2004
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For many years the scientific and educational community has wondered and worried about the possibility that semi-sane scholar-pretenders would find the means to put out a series of reference books, filled with ludicrous misinformation and aimed at children. Well, we offer you YOUR DISGUSTING HEAD by Dr. and Mr. Doris Haggis-On-Whey. A world-renowned and much feared expert on everything, Dr. Doris Haggis-On-Whey has seventeen degrees from eighteen institutions of higher learning. With her husband, Benny, she has traveled the world many times over, has learned about all aspects of life, including outer space and food, first hand. The human body is beautiful and mysterious. The mysterious part reeks of cheese. But no part of your body is as scary and horrifying as your head! In YOUR DISGUSTING HEAD: The Darkest, Most Offensive--and Moist--Secrets of Your Mouth, Nose and Ears, Dr. & Mr. Doris Haggis-on-Whey reveal -- through newly discovered discoveries -- all the ways in which your head disappoints you. With such amazing information as: The ear was invented and designed by Feranando de la Mancini Goldfarb, in 1911, which was also a good year for yeast. Good Reasons for teeth removal: dentist did it; peer pressure; not sharp enough; found better teeth, like, on the ground; suspected of enjoying flossing; decay and mouth politics. The real reason your ears can't hear your pets talking. The answer is simple: your pet is a mumbler." With the wit and irreverent sense of humor for which Dave Eggers and McSweeney's is known, comes the second volume in the revolutionary Haggis-On-Whey World of Unbelievable Brilliance books. More than just entertaining and informative, YOUR DISGUSTING HEAD will help you appear smarter, more in touch with your sensitive side and whiten your teeth. And much, much more that will likely sicken you.
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 Worth paying retail for September 26, 2009
angelsguard (CA, USA)
My nine year old devoured this book. He insisted on reading passages to me. It is hilarious. The Giraffes, Giraffes book is as well. These are beautful books and the content is fabulous. If you have a sense of humor and appreciate intelligence I recommend buying it and see for yourself. Gotta love the Brits!
 Overdesigned, but not funny enough February 16, 2009
C B Murphy (MN)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
When I first heard of this book, I was excited to see it. The world needs more smart parodies. The people at McSweeney's (Dave Eggers) who produced this book have been spot on before and are always worth giving the benefit of the doubt. The book is beautifully produced. Clearly talented graphic designers had some fun putting this together. The problem (and I think there is one) is with the humor. It's just not clever or funny enough to justify the existence of a hardcover, rather expensive book. Once you "get it" that it is completely absurd and therefore not really a parody, it's suddenly an overdone bore. I think it would have been funnier if some percentage of the content were "real" facts, giving the book a launching pad for its absurdity. But how funny is it to see a page of photo-shopped "fake" noses with unfunny captions? Another example: a chart of the
sickening fluids that fill your skull"-- a sort of uninspired "booger" joke without a punchline.
I'm reminded of the unfunny DJ in "Good Morning, Vietnam" who when fired for being unfunny, says, "In my heart I know I'm funny." These people are trying way too hard to prove how funny they are. We get it, you're want us to think you are doing something "unique"-- a totally fake informational book ostensibly for children, but really for---well, that's just it. Who is this for? Who really thinks this if funny who doesn't work for McSweeneys? The sad part is that, in essence, it's a good idea. We do need more smart parodies. But out and out absurdism, reminds me of that comic in Las Vegas, Carrot Top. How do unfunny comedians survive and even get Vegas shows? Surely someone is laughing. My guess is you're laughing if you had something to do with making the book. Or friends and family of same.
Maybe the next one will be funnier? I doubt it.
Dr. Doris' books are family favorites November 25, 2008
Robyn Calhoun (Rome, Italy)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My daughter came upon this book in the "bargain bin" at a bookstore, and started reading pages out loud to me and her sister (who was about 7 at the time). Soon, we were laughing so hard I was worried that someone was going to have an accident. We have since become collectors of all the Haggis-On-Whey books, and have sent them as gifts to those with the irreverent sense of humor these books require. My girls have read each one over and over, and they never fail to elicit huge, snorting, potentially-pants-wetting belly laughs. Many family jokes have been taken from Dr. Doris (and Benny), and we truly appreciate those behind their "unbelievable brilliance." It was only recently that I discovered they were created by Dave & Topher Eggars, whose "Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" also had me in stitches [and tears]. We love these books [and almonds] so much it hurts our arms!
 I don't get it!!! January 5, 2008
GoNat (Virginia)
3 out of 16 found this review helpful
This is by far the most bewildering and inane children's book i have ever encountered!!
I just finished reading it with my 9 year old and was so fed up with it that I felt compelled to post this message.
I honestly cannot believe what the earlier reviewers have posted here. It is nothing like what they have written - clearly they are shills for the publisher or the authors!
This is a ridiculous book and not at all appropriate for children and possibly only good for post-graduate intellectuals who might find this humor and sarcasm funny.
It is such a disturbing waste of paper that I won't even be donating this book to his school library!
Don't buy this book!
Brings out the "silly" in all of us! June 29, 2007
D. Williams (Oregon)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I teach high school, and have shelves of books in my room of all reading levels. The Hagis-on-Whey books are almost never there! I catch students reading them all the time...out loud to their friends, in the hallway during breaks, and in class (ahem!) when they're supposed to be listening to me! It doesn't seem to matter what a kid's reading level is; they all get a kick out of these books. I've even had other staff members borrow them!
These books never fail to spark curiosity and elicit giggles! I wish there were more in this series.
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