Real Ponies Don't Go Oink!

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Summary: 'Pass out laughing' funny
Review: 'Pass out laughing' funny

I have always thought that Patrick McManus is the funniest writer on the planet. I read his stories when I need to laugh or relax. Sometimes I irritate my wife by reading it in bed. I try not to laugh out loud, but I only succeed in sounding like I am trying to muffle continuous sneezes.

However, not everyone gets it. I have been shocked by watching people read McManus without so much as a smile (though most start snorting like wild pigs on acid) . My only guess is that getting McManus requires a couple things. First, it requires some understanding of his experiences. He absolutely nails all of the stupid things 'outdoorsmen (outdoors people)' do and think, but don't want anybody to know about. Second, you have to see the self-deprecating aspect of his humor. Third, you can't look for great literature in integrated books. Patrick McManus is an excellent writer, if you see these as independent stories simply collected in a volume. They are meant for adults who want to laugh at themselves. So, If you are willing to or already meet the above three criteria, you will love this book.

By the way, I am a professor of clinical psychology and (other than worrying a little about McManus) I sometimes recommend this and other McManus books. I do this with people who have racing thoughts and anxiety at bedtime, and when I believe they have the necessary experiences to find it funny. It often works quite well. I think of his stories as little pieces of happiness. (Oh, that even makes me sick to hear. Sorry)

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Summary: Pretty cool, if you like that sort of thing.
Review: I think that "RPDGO" is OK. It's off the wall, funny, and different. So different, in fact, that it took me a while to get into his style. (I hadn't read anything of his before.) I didn't finish this book for a long time; I guess I just DON'T really like that sort of thing.

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Summary: Very Funny - Read It!!
Review: I was laughing so hard it took me 20 minutes to read a 5 page chapter. You can't go wrong with this type of humor. I can't speak highly enough about this book. I am just starting to read it for the 3rd time and I very seldom read books twice.

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Summary: This book is one of the Greatest
Review: I would would tell any one to read this book My 8th Grade English Teacher got me hooked on McManus He is a Wonderfull author. I have read Real Ponies Don't Go Oink,A Fine And Plesent Missery, And am currently reading Grasshopper Trap They are all Very, Very Very Funny and interesting.

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Summary: With Pat McManus, divine retribution is ordinary.
Review: Pat and his friends pose as the worst set of customers to stay at a hotel, a walrus sipping tea, heroic rescuers, a knife murderess and potential victims, and thoughtful, generous people who give live bobcats for presents. This is when Pat himself isn't being abducted by aliens, chased by phantoms, or trying to decide if leaving a solid cubic yard of concrete in the rented trailer qualifies as leaving it "unclean".

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Summary: This is a great book.
Review: Real Ponies Dont Go Oink by Patrick F. Mcmanus is about a whole bunch of outdoor humor stories. He tells about different things that happend in his life but he uses other peoples names. The humor that Patrick Mckmanus puts into the stories makes the book hilarious. Patrick Mckmanus not only showed that he could write a funny book, but it was also easy to read. His style in the book would like you're seeing it from different angles. One minuite it feels like you are in the book , the next minuite it feels like you're watching other people. Patrick Mckmanus went from funnny to hilarious. Overall, this book was the funniest book I have ever read. I highly recomend that you take the time to read this book and enjoy it. It will make you lagh untill you cry.

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Summary: Another McManus Book
Review: This is an average McManus book. It is one of his older ones, so thus, not his best. It takes many years for a writer to become a great American writer and McManus is a perfect example. Definitely not as good as How I got this Way, but close!

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Summary: Another McManus Book
Review: This is an average McManus book. It is one of his older ones, so thus, not his best. It takes many years for a writer to become a great American writer and McManus is a perfect example. Definitely not as good as How I got this Way, but close!

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Summary: Will Make You Want to Read Everything the Author has Written
Review: This was the first Patrick McManus book I ever read and it was hysterical. I immediately went out and bought every one of his previous books and read one after the other.

Especially funny are the sections on Rancid Crabtree, one of the adults in McManus's childhood

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Summary: Laugh LOUD out loud
Review: Wow!!! This is the funniest book I have ever read. The way McManus writes is so unique, subtle humor along with out right hiariousness (if that's a word). Both men and women, country and city will enjoy this outdoor humor. I liked the fact that it was a bunch of short stories that you could read like a novel. It had the same main characters so you didn't have to always learn new people, but you could set the book down for days(if you could last that long)and not get confused. This is my first book of his and I cant wait to read more.