This is an auction for FOOLISH WORDS: THE MOST STUPID WORDS EVER SPOKEN by Laura Ward.

Amazon.com reviews:

"Here are the dumbest lines, stupidest thoughts, and most confused logic ever put into words. They come from politicians, celebrities, and executives, military men and the IRS, and almost certainly the speakers wished they could take back what they said. Fortunately, for our enjoyment, they can't, and so they remain out there forever. Each quote is hilarious. Here are some examples:

"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country."--Marion Barry, Mayor of Washington, D.C.

"I've never had major knee surgery on any part of my body."--Winston Bennett, University of Kentucky basketball forward

"Please provide the date of your death."--an IRS letter

"The singer will have to go."--Eric Easton (then a new manager of the Rolling Stones) assessing Mick Jagger's value to the group, 1963

"The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history--this century's history--we all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century."--Dan Quayle

"FIVE STARS! FOOLISH WORDS is a wickedly funny collection of gaffes, blunders, and faux pas committed by those in the public eye which unfortunately (for them) caught the public's ear. These verbal blunders come from many sources. There are politicians with foot-in-mouth disease, rock stars and actors who should have stuck to their songs and scripts, lawyers caught in the act of strangling common sense, businessmen who make mind-bogglingly bad predictions, and more."

"FIVE STARS!! One word: HILARIOUS!"

More very favourable reviews on Amazon.com.

Paperback 2003.

255 pages.

The cost of shipping is $6.95.

Yes, I will combine purchases to save on shipping costs.

There is of course no charge for shipping if you collect this book from my shop in Palmerston North following the auction.

Payment within seven days, please.