Wednesday, February 02, 2011

Book Giveaway!!
Mr. Funny Pants
by Michael Showalter

about: Mr. Funny Pants
I was at my wit's end. I'd had enough of this job, this life, and my relationship had broken up. Should I eat chocolate, or go to India, or fall in love? Then I had a revelation: Why not do all three, in that order? And so it was that I embarked on a journey that was segmented into three parts and was then made into a major motion picture. Later, I woke up on an airplane with a hole in my face and a really bad hangover. I was ushered brusquely off the plane by my parents who took me to a rehab where I tested positive for coke, classic coke, special k (the drug), Special K (the cereal), mushrooms, pepperoni, and Restless Leg Syndrome. It was there that I first began painting with my feet.
But rewind...the year was 1914. I was just a young German soldier serving in the trenches while simultaneously trying to destroy an evil ring with some help from an elf, a troll, and a giant sorcerer, all while cooking every recipe out of a Julia Child cookbook. What I'm trying to say is that there was a secret code hidden in a painting and I was looking for it with this girl who had a tattoo of a dragon! Let me clarify, it was the 1930s and a bunch of us were migrating out of Oklahoma, and I was this teenage wizard/CIA operative, okay? And, um then I floated off into the meta-verse as a ball of invisible energy that had no outer edge...  Ugh, okay. None of this is true. I'm just kind of a normal guy from New Jersey who moved to New York, got into comedy, wrote this book about trying to write this book, and then moved to Alaska, became the mayor of a small town, spent $30,000 on underwear, and now I'm going to rule the world!!!

Learn more about Michael Showalter here:
http://www.michaelshowalter.net/


About The Contest:
Thanks to Anna at Hachette Book Group
Two winners will be chosen on random.org
The Contest ends at midnight on February 27th
Open to US & Canadian addresses.
No PO Boxes please.
**Winners will be subject to the one copy per household rule,
which means that if you win the same title in two or more contests,
you will receive only one copy of the title**

To win:
Your first comment should be your name & email address (1 entry)
Your second comment should be that you are a follower (but only if you are!) (1 entry)
Your third comment, should be if you follow MGP Blog on Twitter
Your fourth comment you choose to do so, should be a link where you have posted
about the giveaway (this will count for 2 entries)

Good luck!



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27 comments:

Linda: Book Ninja said...

I love the title and the book sounds good!
Linda:
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Linda: Book Ninja said...

I'm a GFC follower.

Marjorie/cenya2 said...

Sounds good and I could use a laugh.

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Marjorie/cenya2 said...

I follow by google reader under cenya2.

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Jaclyn said...

Would love to read this :)

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melydia said...

Sounds completely loony and right up my alley. Thanks!

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bison61 said...

sounds like a great read
Vicki

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Anonymous said...

Sounds like a good book.

Rebecca
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1335sj said...

This sounds great!

1335sj said...

I'm GFC follower

Anonymous said...

I would love to win this book. Thank you!

Aliya D.
aliyadaya(at)shaw(dot)ca

Anonymous said...

I'm a public GFC follower under Swedish Mamas. Thank you!

Aliya D.
aliyadaya(at)shaw(dot)ca

bitt said...

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PoCoKat said...

Please enter me!

Kathy
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PoCoKat said...

Follow on GFC

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rubynreba said...

I'd really love to win this book. Sounds very enjoyable!
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Bingo said...

I really would love to read this as I enjoy memoirs and biographies. Thanks for the chance.

kdhaney at gmail dot com

Bingo said...

I am a GFC follower for a while now

kdhaney at gmail dot com

Bingo said...

I follow you on twitter as Bookinbingo

kdhaney at gmail dot com

lag123 said...

Thanks for the giveaway!
Lisa Garrett
lag110 at mchsi dot com

lag123 said...

I am a new GFC follower.

lag110 at mchsi dot com

lag123 said...

I posted on FB: Lisa Holmes Garrett: http://www.facebook.com/pages/MGP-Blog/106538802701942?v=wall#!/permalink.php?story_fbid=155547104500440&id=625391422

lag110 at mchsi dot com

Jonnie (JB) said...

Jonnie H

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Jonnie (JB) said...

I follow with GFC

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Shawn said...

Would love to read this!

Shawn
shawn113(at)hotmail(dot)com

holdenj said...

This looks pretty funny, thanks for the info and chance to win.
JHolden955(at)gmail(dot)com

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