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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
0552771945 |
DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20170126094901.0 |
CONTROL NUMBER |
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30453 |
CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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UOWD |
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
OFarrell, John. |
TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
I blame the scapegoats : |
Remainder of title |
Guardian columns: the final sequel (part one) / |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
John OFarrell. |
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication, distribution, etc |
London : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Black Swan, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2003. |
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
348 p. : ; |
Dimensions |
24 cm. |
SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
A doctor in America has just invented a 'sperm sorting machine'. At least that's what he claimed when his receptionist burst into the office to find him doing something peculiar with the Hoover attachment. Apparently the system used for separating the male and female sperm is remarkably simple. A sample is placed in the petri dish with a microscopic pile of household items on a tiny staircase. All the sperm that go straight past without picking anything up are obviously boys. John O'Farrell's first collection of columns GLOBAL VILLAGE IDIOT was a huge success prompting fulsome praise from such major public figures as the Queen Mother, Roy Jenkins and Cardinal Hume. Sadly, since their deaths, their glowing endorsements cannot be officially verified. So here instead is another collection of funny, satirical essays on a hundred and one 21st century subjects. Read how the government plans to introduce 'Santa loans' that will leave school children GBP10,000 in debt for all the presents that used to be free from Father Christmas. Learn how the EU is being expanded to include Narnia. And did you know that American war planes now have a little sticker on the back saying 'How's my bombing?' with an 0800 number to call if they blow up any Muslim country in a discourteous of aggressive manner ... |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
World politics |
Chronological subdivision |
1989 |
General subdivision |
Humor. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
Geographic name |
Great Britain |
General subdivision |
Politics and government |
Chronological subdivision |
1997 |
General subdivision |
Humor. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
Geographic name |
Great Britain |
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Social conditions |
Chronological subdivision |
1945 |
General subdivision |
Humor. |
ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Koha item type |
REGULAR |