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Must Try Harder!: The Very Worst Howlers By Schoolchildren

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Must Try Harder!: The Very Worst Howlers By Schoolchildren
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Norman McGreevy
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:128
Dimensions(mm): Height 168,Width 193
Category/GenreHumour collections and anthologies
ISBN/Barcode 9781845296322
ClassificationsDewey:828.9207
Audience
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Publishing Details

Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint Constable
Publication Date 8 November 2007
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A side-splitting collection of the most earnest and mangled attempts at the English language made by generations of schoolchildren. Be they funny, irreverent or just plain silly, Mr McGreevy's Absolute Howlers are guaranteed to have you weeping with laughter. Four separate editions cover howlers in Science, History, English and Geography. Includes, amongst hundreds of others, the following howlers: Coal is decayed vegetarians. Socrates died of an overdose of wedlock. Joan of Arc was burnt to a steak. The King wore a scarlet robe trimmed with vermin. In the middle of the 18th Century all the morons moved to Utah. The German Emperor's lower passage was blocked by the English. The French Revolution was caused by overcharging taxis. Nets are holes surrounded by pieces of string. In biology today we digested a frog. The seventh commandment is 'Thou shall not admit adultery'. Pompeii was destroyed by an overflow of saliva from the Vatican. A census taker is a man who goes from house to house increasing the population. Adolescence is the stage between puberty and adultery.

Author Biography

Norman McGreevy was brought up and educated in Glasgow and now lives quietly in Melbourne with his wife and a small menagerie. He currently teaches IT and communication to (often bewildered) executives.