Idiots, follies & misadventures / Mikey Robins.
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TextPublisher: Cammeray, NSW : Simon & Schuster, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Description: ix, 374 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781761107115Other title: Idiots, follies and misadventuresSubject(s): Stupidity -- Humor | Stupidity -- History | Human behavior -- Humor | Human behavior -- History | World history -- Humor | Errors -- Humor | Errors -- HistoryDDC classification: 909 Summary: "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the universe. Albert Einstein. History is full of heroes and villains, but then there are the idiots. Idiots, Follies and Misadventures shows that human stupidity has always been our constant companion. History tends to omit tales of human fallibility. We overlook the dubious and ridiculous contributions made by history’s tawdry parade of knuckleheads. But this book is a call to arms … knuckleheads assemble! And once assembled, prepare to be mocked. Just because history has mostly swept these idiots under the carpet does not make them by any means unsung heroes. These are rather ridiculous cautionary tales, to hopefully amuse and add some perspective to our current rash of stupidity, such as - Why you shouldn't soak your underpants in mercury. - The booze cruise that plunged England into civil war. - The Russian nuclear briefcase and pizzas. - Flatulence jars and The Great Plague of London. - The deadly green wallpaper that proved a problem for Britain's trendy middle-class."--Back cover.
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"History is full of heroes and villains, but then there are the idiots."--Front cover.
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the universe. Albert Einstein. History is full of heroes and villains, but then there are the idiots. Idiots, Follies and Misadventures shows that human stupidity has always been our constant companion. History tends to omit tales of human fallibility. We overlook the dubious and ridiculous contributions made by history’s tawdry parade of knuckleheads. But this book is a call to arms … knuckleheads assemble! And once assembled, prepare to be mocked. Just because history has mostly swept these idiots under the carpet does not make them by any means unsung heroes. These are rather ridiculous cautionary tales, to hopefully amuse and add some perspective to our current rash of stupidity, such as - Why you shouldn't soak your underpants in mercury. - The booze cruise that plunged England into civil war. - The Russian nuclear briefcase and pizzas. - Flatulence jars and The Great Plague of London. - The deadly green wallpaper that proved a problem for Britain's trendy middle-class."--Back cover.
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