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Pirates, Soldiers & Fat Little Girlfriends is a new collection of quotes -- some humorous, some brutally honest and all of them memorable -- made by some of the most well-known (and not-so-well-known) Texas athletes, coaches and officials. ... Read more

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Glow Pucks and 10-Cent Beer: The 101 Worst Ideas in Sports History chronicles the sports world's most infamous events, ill-fated ideas and unfortunate trends. It offers thorough research on each of its subjects, not just a simple retelling of well-known stories. Glow Pucks and 10-Cent Beer is a collection of original essays that use humor combined with a slightly cynical view to challenge silly sports phenomena and then to tackle some of the sports world's most revered traditions. ... Read more

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Great Book, Witty and All-Inclusive
This book is highly amusing, and I read it cover-to-cover really quickly.This is a great gift for sports fans, even if they're not the type that watches SportsCenter every day.

Greg doesn't mince any words or speak delicately about how bad these ideas were.His grasp on sports history is truly amazing.All of the ideas my friends guessed were in the book were there, plus many more we'd never even heard of.

The writing is excellent, and I hope to see more from Greg soon.

An entertaining read for any sports nut
"Glow Pucks" is a nice concise history of some of sports more..."colorful" ideas, and the ensuing mayhem. Great for fans of Kornheiser and other sports/comedy writers! ... Read more

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Imagine receiving an invitation to your boss's party to watch a football game. Horror strikes because you don't know the first thing about the sport--or maybe you'd like to know more. Or, you love your job, and you want to impress your supervisor and colleagues. But what's a touchdown? Why are those men knocking each other down and charging about wildly?

Before you go nuts trying to learn the language of football on your own, read Game-Day Goddess: Learning Football's Lingo to understand the game. Let this book familiarize you with the expressions the broadcasters use on TV and radio; grasp what's happening when those men on the field in striped shirts thrust their arms high above their heads. One hint. They're not beginning a cheer, such as the wave.

Game-Day Goddess: Learning Football's Lingo documents the action you'll see on television or hear on the radio, or in the stands, and the essentials of the game. A handy reference covering the most important phrases and words used in today's game at the pro and college level, this concise dictionary features simple entries.

With this resource, readers will never again be at a loss for the meaning of a football phrase or feel foolish because they don't know what's going on out on the field. ... Read more

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Not bad
This book was helpful, but way too many jokes.I can see why Jessica Simpson got this book it is easy to understand.Just joking Jessica.

Format
You will either really like or really dislike this book based on the way it is set up:like a dictionary.Football terms are listed in alphabetical order with a short definition after each.

I LOVE "Game-Day Goddess"!!
I have loved the game of football since I was a young girl but I never REALLY understood the lingo.This book has a feminine side for the "Game Day Goddess" in all of us yet it is comical and really concise and easy to understand. It is actually very condensed and one can read it fairly quickly.I am VERY pleased with my purchase and I highly reccommend this guide to anyone with a desire to learn more about the game of football. GO PATRIOT'S!! ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Coach and Athletic Director, published by Scholastic, Inc. on February 1, 2005. The length of the article is 635 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Coaches' corner.(sports humor and anecdotes)(Column)
Publication: Coach and Athletic Director (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2005
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
Volume: 74Issue: 7Page: 128(1)

Article Type: Column

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This digital document is an article from Coach and Athletic Director, published by Thomson Gale on May 1, 2006. The length of the article is 555 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Coaches' corner.(anecdotes and humor in sports)
Publication: Coach and Athletic Director (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 75Issue: 10Page: 88(1)

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A collection of pearls of wit by Herman L. Masin, editor of Scholastic Coach. ... Read more

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Dr. Gerald A. Walford’s major emphasis in studies for his Ph.D. was in the area of humor. His research was to find the whys, hows and meanings of humor. Jokes and humor do not just happen. There is usually a message and a meaning. This book is about the deeper meaning of humor with humorous incidents to expound on the theme. Play and sports are rich with humor and is perhaps one of the reasons they are so much fun. There are many books that tell funny and humorous incidents in sports, but this book is probably the only one that goes deeper into the meaning and why and how it is used. This book is based on the research and studies of humor. ... Read more