Anyone read the NYTimes book review today? Ray Blount, jr (from NPR,
Wait, Wait, Don't tell me...a comedy news hour) reviewed this book
fairly appropriately.
a vomit omelette?
Bill
'76B
BMCSNJ
On Sat, 19 Nov 2005, Barrie Robinson wrote:
> I do not think the book is satire at all. Satire is the exposure of
> folly or faults of things by humour. This, he does not do. Instead
> he slams the 'thing' itself NOT the fault. If he had poked fun at
> the MGB being able to reach 80mph only with a tail wind of 40mph then
> I would laugh. Or if he pointed out the lack of sorted heaters (they
> work well when fixed!) - again I would laugh. But just to criticise
> for the purpose of selling the book hmmmm?
>
>
> At 02:34 PM 11/18/2005, Carl French wrote:
>> It is just satire. Go to his website;
>> <http://www.sniffpetrol.com>www.sniffpetrol.com It is just like 'the onion'
>> Carl
>>
>> Barrie Robinson <barrie@look.ca> wrote:
>> As I said before PLEASE no one buy this book! I hate seeing these
>> types making money from such promotional rubbish.
>>
>>
>>
>> At 10:57 AM 11/18/2005, Simon Matthews wrote:
>>> On 11/18/05, Gosling, Richard B wrote:
>>>> Take it on the chin!
>>>>
>>>> I bought the UK version of this book that came out about a year
>>> ago. Of the
>>>> 50 cars featured, I had owned 4 of them through the last few years!
>>>>
>>
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> Barrie
>
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