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A couple years back, I was at the Phoenix airport bar. It was empty except for one heavy-set, gray bearded, grizzled guy who looked like he just rode his donkey into town after a long day of panning for silver in them thar hills. He ordered a Jack Daniels straight up, and that's when I overheard the young guy with the earring behind the bar asking him if he had ID. At first the old sea captain just laughed. But the guy with the twinkle in his ear asked again. At this point it became apparent that he was serious. Dan Haggerty's dad fired back, "You've got to be kidding me, son." The bartender replied, "New policy. Everyone has to show their ID." Then I watched Burl Ives reluctantly reach into his dungarees and pull out his military identification card from World War II.
It's a sad and eerie harbinger of our times that the Oprah-watching, crystal-rubbing, Whole Foods-shopping moms and their whipped attorney husbands have taken the ability to reason away from the poor schlub who makes the Bloody Marys. What we used to settle with common sense or a fist, we now settle with hand sanitizer and lawyers. Adam Carolla has had enough of this insanity and he's here to help us get our collective balls back.
In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks is Adam's comedic gospel of modern America. He rips into the absurdity of the culture that demonized the peanut butter and jelly sandwich, turned the nation's bathrooms into a lawless free-for-all of urine and fecal matter, and put its citizens at the mercy of a bunch of minimum wagers with axes to grind. Peppered between complaints Carolla shares candid anecdotes from his day to day life as well as his past—Sunday football at Jimmy Kimmel's house, his attempts to raise his kids in a society that he mostly disagrees with, his big showbiz break, and much, much more. Brilliantly showcasing Adam's spot-on sense of humor, this book cements his status as a cultural commentator/comedian/complainer extraordinaire.
mushb0ne
Posted December 4, 2010
I'm not talking about the book (although, that, too, is pretty funny). I'm talking about jessie2's review, which is posted here. Ace would undoubtedly have gotten a kick out of reading it, since her review reveals her to be a prototype of the class of "Oprah-watching, crystal-rubbing, Whole Foods-shopping moms" he calls out in the introduction. He neglected to add "self-righteous" and "humorless" to the list of adjectives describing that grim group; perhaps he considered those traits too obvious to mention. Adam Carolla is the anti-jessie2. Thank God for him.
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.I needed a laugh, I am not conservative, do not get offended very easily (love Chelsea Handler, **** My Father Says etc.) but this book was just about 2 things Mr. Carolla telling you how rich he is and trying to piss off everyone--ethnicities, sexes, religions. I hate this book so much I am deleting it from the archives of my nook.
If you want a great laugh from a male author I highly recommend **** my Father Says instead. Anything by Chelsea Handler is also great. This book and this guy are pathetic.
Wish I didn't have to give this a star.
6 out of 32 people found this review helpful.
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Posted August 8, 2011
If you think we've gotten too pc, this is the book for you!
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Posted March 30, 2011
This book should be required reading in all High Schools as a prep for life and an inoculation against the insane political correctness that our children will later be spoon fed in U.S. Universities!
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Posted March 19, 2012
Should be required reading for all young men and boys...before it's too late. Btw, Jessie2's review sucks!!
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Sure, there are some people who think Mr. Carolla is just "one of those two misogynistic guys" from The Man Show, but this would be just about the most uninformed opinion you could have for one of the funniest men of my generation. From his truly poor upbringing (both financially and emotional-supportingly), the Carolla story starts with meagerness in survival in The Valley, works its way through a life of hard knocks (that's hard --- read "actual," physical labor) on its way to success in radio, TV, film (5 stars for his indie flick "The Hammer"), and now the Internet. The bulk of the book makes a handy companion to Mr. Carolla's daily Podcast show, stand-up work, and many television appearances on the late-nite (and now, daytime) circuit. Irreverent as always, Adam pulls no punches (puntastically appropriate for the amateur boxer that he is), laying it out for all of us on a number of "topics of the day" and the current scene. Commonsense never sounded funnier, when you consider all of the crazy stuff we all put up with in life (TSA checkpoints, minimum wage security guards, movies we're supposed to love, and even ketchup packets!). If you like FUNNY, you must like this book. And for an audio preview of the book, listen to a few of his Adam Carolla Show podcasts! Material flows from Mr. Carolla like a water balloon with a needle-pricked hole: a nice steady stream from a comedic genius.
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Posted May 11, 2011
One of those books that makes you laugh out loud! Great stories and humorous anecdotes abound, highly recommend this book.
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Posted March 20, 2011
One of the funniest books I have read in a long time. If you enjoy Adam's podcast or anything remotely funny. Buy this book immediately. Genius! Completely genius!
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Posted November 27, 2010
Great book Ace! I haven't read a book through since the Hobbit which is like 20 years ago so this should mean a lot to avid readers. This book deals with what every dude really thinks but cannot put into words. If you like me pay some amount of taxes, cannot stand "The View", then you will like this book. The book is more raw than the podcast digging deep into Adams sarcastic, honest side.
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Posted February 18, 2012
I'm a feminist female and I loved this book! Adam Corolla is just a hilarious guy, voice and all. I'll definitely reread this one for some laughs in the future.
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Posted January 4, 2012
I agree with Adam's subject matter, so I thought I'd buy the book. I found myself laughing out loud in front of other people while reading. This has never happened before. Great hilarious book and you can even keep it as a reference book. Fantastic.
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Posted October 29, 2011
I like his take on things but much of what he has put in the book he has already done on radio. All in all a great read.
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Posted May 23, 2011
This book is a pathetic attempt to "Man Up" but tends to be one big complaint. Its too bad because I use to like Adam, but now feel sorry for him because of his rants. Next time keep the vulgar out and "Man Up" to be a good writer, not a Hollywood sellout.
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Posted March 2, 2011
Adam makes some good points about how our society has slowly degenerated into image over substance. I found myself agreeing with most of what he was saying. I had to read his book in spurts because it reminded me of all the short-comings we have fallen into.
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Posted February 3, 2011
Adam has his rants and brings up good points. It is also interesting to learn how he got into what he is doing. The audiobook has a lot of bonus extra rants.
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Posted January 2, 2011
Just finished reading Adam Carolla's long rant on everyday things that annoy him (this book). I find that I agreed with him on many of the things that he sees as wasting our time and unnecessary red tape in society. Some of the words he strings together to make his insults and shed a funny side of something made me laugh out loud. It was a good mix of raunchy humor and touching stories with a comical twist. Definitely recommend if you are in the mood for a funny, easy read whether you are a fan of Adam's or not.
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Posted March 18, 2013
Funny stuff, great stories!
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Posted December 18, 2012
The author is a guy you would enjoy seeing on stage, but on the street break his leg with a baseball bat just to see how he would react....like the person described in this book tried to do. Adam is the big mouth know it all that will continuously embarrass his children just to make a buck...even at the expense of those who can not afford this relatively funny piece of crap.
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Posted August 8, 2012
Man, I loved this book! I laughed out loud while reading this book more than with any other book I've ever read--even the second time I read it. Adam's sense of humor and sense of what's right and wrong with modern life is satisfyingly smart. Beware of the frank adult language, although that's a big part of what makes it so @!&#* entertaining!
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Posted August 6, 2012
I tried, but i barely made it to the 100 pg mark. I came to know carolla from celebrity apprentice and liked his humor, however, i quickly take that back. CAROLLA displays a cruel, misogynistic, and ignorant type of humor. Dont get me wrong,hes funny, but his book went outof its way to slander women and gays when it wasnt necessary.
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Overview
A couple years back, I was at the Phoenix airport bar. It was empty except for one heavy-set, gray bearded, grizzled guy who looked like he just rode his donkey into town after a long day of panning for silver in them thar hills. He ordered a Jack Daniels straight up, and that's when I overheard the young guy with the earring behind the bar asking him if he had ID. At first the old sea captain just laughed. But the guy with the twinkle in his ear asked again. At this point it became ...