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Happy Endings: The Tales of a Meaty-Breasted Zilch

Jim Norton is a pervert in the truest sense of the word. The physical equivalent of a tall slug, he pays top dollar for massages with happy endings and is fascinated by shitty sitcoms and fat girls. He is also, at times, racially offensive and morally repugnant. He spares no one in his comedy — least of all himself.

Now, in this outrageous, blisteringly funny collection of essays, Norton tackles the topics that are near and dear to his heart: from public events like the legendary Voyeur Bus incident on the "Opie and Anthony Show, " which culminated in all involved being taken to jail, or seeking a hug from his childhood idol Gene Simmons, to deeply private moments, including a teenage Jim's embarrassing poetry-writing attempts while in rehab, and his inexpensive sexual experience with an unwashed MILF (a Monolith I'd Like to Forget). His stories are raw, searingly honest in their attention to detail, and most of all, hilarious.

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Filled with personal photos and nearly fifty candid and uncompromising essays, "Happy Endings" is one of a kind...and probably best read on an empty stomach.

Subject
biographymemoir
Genre
humor
Themes
comedians
Setting
USA
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 233 pages

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