Look at My Striped Shirt!: Confessions of the People You Love to Hate

by The Phat Phree

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Target. Observe. Ridicule.

You run into them every day—the striped-shirt guy, the karaoke master, the dude with a pencil-thin beard, the guy who won’t shut up about his fantasy football team—characters who annoy, irritate, and incense us all. Based on the wildly popular essay on ThePhatPhree.com by Mike Polk, this book is a look inside the heads of the most infuriating douchebags on Earth.

It’s the best of ThePhatPhree.com plus more than fifty all-new, hilarious pieces written by some of your favorite writers from this site.

Everyone’s (Least) Favorite, The Striped-Shirt Guy …
I will valet tonight! I will treat the valet with contempt and make sure that he knows that I am superior to him. I will tell him, “Take it easy on the brakes, champ”! When I do not hook up with a girl at the club, I will say that the place is “full of skanks” and wait in line at another bar, only to strike out again!

Your “Cool” High School Teacher …
Here are some things I allow in my class that other teachers don’t: eating, drinking,
swearing, dancing, smoking, fighting, cell phones, Texas hold ’em, iPods, and
sex. Like my Goo Goo Dolls tee? Anyone else here down with the Dolls? No? Me
either. I’m just wearing it as a goof.

The Guy with Amazing Taste in Music …
Personally, I haven’t listened to the radio in fifteen years. If you have ever heard a band
on the radio, then I can assure you, I am not a fan. I stopped listening to American music about ten years ago.

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Average Customer Review: 4 out of 5 stars

2 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1 out of 5 stars

Really wanted this one to be funny.... wasn't, 2008-06-04
I read I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell.. could be the greatest book written. Heard The Game by Neil Strauss was awesome so i gave this a try. WOW. Not Good at all. Bummer too, I really wanted it to be good.

2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1 out of 5 stars

A Real Dud, 2008-05-09
I didn't have to read many of the entries in this book to realize it would not be worth the time to read on. A promising idea marred by the fact that the profiles are neither funny nor terribly astute. A big disappointment.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5 out of 5 stars

Hilarious!, 2008-04-05
This book is at times dark and warped but I loved it. Very funny stuff. You won't be disappointed if you're like me and enjoy making fun of everything and everyone (including yourself).

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5 out of 5 stars

Non stop laughter, 2007-11-26
Great book!! I couldnt put it down, and when I did all I could think about was reading it. I finished it in two days packed with school and other activities. It was amazing.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4 out of 5 stars

Addictive, but flawed, 2007-11-10
This book applies to two types of people: fans of character sketches and fans of snark. The Phat Phree has delivered both in spades here. From the title character, the stereotypical post-frat boy (i.e. the archetypical douchebag) working out his insecurities by looking down on people around him to the ladybug lady to the clueless boyfriend and many, many other examples of poor character, this book covers many archetypes in a way that would make central casting envious. You might even find yourself in there -- it casts its net that wide.

I want to think more highly of this book, as I haven't bought it but I've flipped through it many times and enjoyed it each time. The concept is excellent, and the majority of the writing is quite good for its purposes. My issue with it is that it too often goes for the easy stereotype, frequently assuming that its clueless characters derive their behaviors from deep insecurities (suicide jokes, while not frequent, show up in a few of the sketches). I do realize that these characters are in and of themselves stereotypes, but such things still come off as lazy.

That said, it's funny, it's pointed, and it betrays a series of authors with a better-than-average understanding of human nature (the section "I am my car" is particularly funny). You'll probably like it, so give it a try. Read it in a bookstore first if you can though.

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