Sh-t My Dad Says
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (670 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B003KQMFSQ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 593 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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It coincided with the time when my dad started to lose his hair, and decided he'd wear hats to mask his increasing baldness. Hosing me down was my dad’s favorite method for cleaning me off.Here I am with my dad in his garden, which he adores and whose upkeep he takes very seriously. Photographs from Sh*t My Dad Says(Click on Thumbnails to Enlarge)I have no idea why I'm sopping wet in this photo, but I'm going to guess it's because I rolled in something filthy or spilled something on myself. It wasn’t long before he changed his tune, tossed the caps, and decided he didn’t care what anyone else thought.. And you and your brothers, too, I suppose," he’s said.My dad used to carry me on his shoulders quite a bit when I was a child--until the time I accidentally urinated on him
Almost one million people follow Mr Halpern's philosophical musings every day on Twitter, and in this book, his son weaves a brilliantly funny, touching coming-of-age memoir around the best of his sayings. It couldn't stand for shit. Big let down'. 'The worst thing you can be is a liarOkay, fine, yes, the worst thing you can be is a Nazi, but then, number two is liar. As a child, my father never minced words, and when I screwed up, he had a way of cutting right through the bullshit and pointing out exactly why I was being an idiot. By the way, there's no money left when I go, just fyi'.. Meet Justin Halpern and his dad. As Justin says at one point, his dad is 'like Socrates, but angrier, and with worse hair'; and this is the sort of shit he says'You know, sometimes it's nice having you around. When I moved back in I was still, for the most part, an idiot. Nazi 1, Liar 2'. But this time, I was smart enough to write down all the things he said to me'. But now ain't one of those times. Now gimme the remote, we're not watching this bullshit'. He to
FUNNY FUNNY FUNNY Jeremiah So, I bought this book on a whim, since it was on sale. I love the Kindle and Kindle app, but I tend to buy sale ebooks (max $5) … I just keep it cheap if I can’t have a physical copy to hold and love and flip through. There are exceptions to that silly little personal rule. A father and son's love knows no boundaries. Four letter words yes, boundaries no. Reading Justin Halpern's book brought back memories of my own father's words of wisdom. Although my father (a southern gentleman by birth) was somewhat more prudent in his use of curse words and references to sex, he never hesitated in telling his children (or anyone else for that matte. "Hysterically funny, and" according to AuntieRoo. Even funnier if you know or knew someone like Dad. I had the luck to know a man like him; he was my best friend's father. He told you the truth in no uncertain terms, usually in language he learned in the Navy. I could hear Gene's voice throughout this book, and feel my heart swell up m