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Summary: Uncle Mike should be named Supreme Ruler of the Universe
Review: Despite the fact that 99% of the books reviewed on Amazon.com have "5 star" ratings, "Letters to Uncle Mike" really does merit 5 stars. Uncle Mike is the northwest coast's answer to Miss Manners, Dear Abby, and maybe a touch of Ask Mr. Science thrown in. Through his column in the Cannon Beach, Oregon "post-journalism monthly," The Upper Left Edge, Uncle Mike gives his solicited advice to strangers on all kinds of questions, from the serious to the goofy, from the earthly and mundane to quantum metaphysics. It's an odd collection of weird questions, but Uncle Mike pulls it all off and pulls it all together with his arch and ironic and pretty darn funny style. One reader writes and complains that she is certain her husband is having an affair, and all she wants is for him to tell her the truth. Uncle Mike replies that when most people say this, what they mean is that they want the truth to stop. Kids write in and ask if tarantulas mak! ! e good pets. Uncle Mike says no, unequivocally, and unless you can wrap the cage in concertina wire, expect a hairy-legged attack on your face some day. Someone else writes in and asks if it really is true that time flies when you're having fun. Uncle Mike replies with Einstein's theory of relativity. Another reader asks Uncle Mike's opinion on the illegality of some drugs, the legality of others. Uncle Mike's short list of truly dangerous drugs? Money, gasoline, and television. I've said it elsewhere, and I'll say it here, too: Uncle Mike rules. Buy this book. Buy many, many copies of this book.
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Summary: Uncle Mike should be named Supreme Ruler of the Universe
Review: Despite the fact that 99% of the books reviewed on Amazon.com have "5 star" ratings, "Letters to Uncle Mike" really does merit 5 stars. Uncle Mike is the northwest coast's answer to Miss Manners, Dear Abby, and maybe a touch of Ask Mr. Science thrown in. Through his column in the Cannon Beach, Oregon "post-journalism monthly," The Upper Left Edge, Uncle Mike gives his solicited advice to strangers on all kinds of questions, from the serious to the goofy, from the earthly and mundane to quantum metaphysics. It's an odd collection of weird questions, but Uncle Mike pulls it all off and pulls it all together with his arch and ironic and pretty darn funny style. One reader writes and complains that she is certain her husband is having an affair, and all she wants is for him to tell her the truth. Uncle Mike replies that when most people say this, what they mean is that they want the truth to stop. Kids write in and ask if tarantulas mak! ! e good pets. Uncle Mike says no, unequivocally, and unless you can wrap the cage in concertina wire, expect a hairy-legged attack on your face some day. Someone else writes in and asks if it really is true that time flies when you're having fun. Uncle Mike replies with Einstein's theory of relativity. Another reader asks Uncle Mike's opinion on the illegality of some drugs, the legality of others. Uncle Mike's short list of truly dangerous drugs? Money, gasoline, and television. I've said it elsewhere, and I'll say it here, too: Uncle Mike rules. Buy this book. Buy many, many copies of this book.
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