Maybe I need to give this one a re-read, but I was pretty disappointed. It tried a little *too* hard for my taste...(take a look at the titles of all of her books--you'll see what I mean about trying too hard)...didn't ring quite true...too self-congratulatory without being truly funny or anything I could really relate to--which was sad, because with a title like *that*, I thought I'd struck gold. It just struck me as too over the top--very "look at how goofy and silly and clumsy I am!", with none of the subtlety that you need to pull off something like this...Reminded me of the stand-up comics that you see that are just kinda flailing around onstage, making you more embarrassed than you are entertained...

It takes awhile to stop comparing this author to others that really make you laugh, like David Sedaris or Nora Ephron. When you do, you'll realize that you're really enjoying it! I almost gave it 4 stars.

Frigging hilarious.

I, in the five short years since initially discovering this gift to reading, have purchased no less than five copies of this book. Five, because every time I give it to a friend to read, it doesn't come back to me. It will be six shortly, when my mother fails to return the copy I gave her last week.

In fact, this book is so funny it caused me to disown her.

I gave her a copy to glance through, but she actually started to read, and began to laugh with quick bursts of air. Then bursts of air and full-on laughing. By the time I tried to prevent a scene, she was laughing so hard her face had turned red and people were staring.

Rather than admit I was with the nut laughing to herself, I walked away.

This is how much I love this book.

I really wanted to like this book because the title has so much promise. But I had a hard time identifying with the author. She lives a self-proclaimed mess of a life, and doesn't seem to care since it enables her to poke fun at herself. This book would probably be very funny to someone more free-spirited than myself, but it left me quite appalled that I had bothered at all.

This lady from Phoenix is Heee-larious!

I can always count on Laurie Notaro for a laugh-out-loud read. In this book she stands up for bra saleswomen everywhere, gives an important lesson on restroom etiquette, and takes readers to her awful high school reunion. I love Notaro's witty observations and this book is chock-full of them with more than three dozen essays on life as Notaro has lived it.

I think the story about her car was my favorite. Oh, and the one about her mother using the eBay!

Man, this lady is funny. It takes a lot to make me laugh out loud, not just smirk or think, hmm, that's funny. And Laurie does it again and again. So what if she's not the best writer in the world. She makes me laugh. Thanks!

Read this for a memoir class I took years ago. T’was alright. I especially liked the one about her trip to the gynecologist’s office.

This woman has a grasp on hilarity. Not only is she unashamed of herself, she embraces who she is- and I love her for it!

Laurie Notaro is awesomeness personified. I always have to make sure I have an empty bladder before I start reading on of her books, otherwise, I fear I'll laugh until I wet myself. If that isn't a ringing endorsement, I don't know what is!

Loved it loved it loved it. This was one of the best short story books I have ever picked up. All of her works are equally as brilliant. I can't sing her praises enough. She will have you laughing out loud when you read through her stories. Because you too have gone through these things in your life.