Fat, Dumb, and Ugly : The Decline of the Average American
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Book Description
The world's lone superpower...supreme guardian of democracy...and home of the blithely uninformed and epidemically obese. Welcome to America -- pull up a chair, click on the tube, and grab a donut. Concerned Citizen Peter Strupp is shocked and bothered by what he sees. It seems we're not as thin, smart, and good-looking as we like to think. Packed with real facts and statistics, Fat, Dumb, and Ugly takes readers on an eye-opening, laugh-out-loud, and at times horrifying tour of the numbers that shape our country:
• Percentage of adults in the United States who are overweight: 64.5• Percentage of Americans who believe they have actually spoken with Satan: 5
• Percentage of voters for whom Saturday Night Live and MTV are primary sources of information about presidential candidates: 16
• Average number of pink lawn flamingos sold annually in America: 250,000
A wickedly hilarious and addictive cultural snapshot of our nation of conspicuous consumers, fast-food fanatics, and dumbed-down dolts, Fat, Dumb, and Ugly casts a revealing spotlight on John Q. Public, the average American -- and it's not always pretty.
About the Author
Peter Strupp has lived in a state of perpetual dissatisfaction since his upbringing in small-town Wisconsin. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
Fat, Dumb, and Ugly : The Decline of the Average American
Fat, Dumb, and Ugly : The Decline of the Average American,Peter Strupp,Alan Dingman,Simon & Schuster,0743249453,1980-,American Satire And Humor,Civilization,Consumption (Economics),Form - Essays,General,Humor,National characteristics, American,Obesity,Social conditions,Statistics,United States,Humor / General
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