Damn You, Autocorrect!: Awesomely Embarrassing Text Messages You Didn’t Mean to Send

Inside, a dad who tells his daughter that he and her mom are going to "divorce" Disney, you'll find a husband who tells his wife that he just "laid" paid the babysitter, and many more epic texting fails too raunchy to list here. Whether you love technology, damn you, or taking just a little bit of pleasure in the misfortune of others, texting humor, Autocorrect! will leave you laughing until you cry, and thankful that nothing this embarrassing has happened to you.

. Yet. In damn you, autocorrect!, pop-culture blogger Jillian Madison shows you are not alone. Filled with submissions from readers of her popular website, friends, this laugh-out-loud funny book features cringe-worthy exchanges with parents, significant others, and co-workers that contain some of the most unintentionally hilarious--and mortifying--mistakes ever caused by Autocorrect.

Sh#@ your phone says"damn you, blackberry, autocorrect!"If you own an iPhone, or any smartphone, Droid, there's a good chance you've screamed that phrase out at least once.


When Parents Text: So Much Said...So Little Understood

4 minutes later mom: pick up some tampons on YOUR WAY HOME. The manically inappropriate:mom: woo hoo—ruth died, you know uncle Lyman’s wife, BUT I have your Braves tickets and check on the table!!And the downright inexplicable:Dad: You could poop your pants in the yankee candle store and no one would know.

Launched as a website just last year, www. Whenparentstext. Com is a phenomenon. The parents are well-meaning but hopeless, silly and a little corny, and befuddled by the technology. A collection of insanely funny texts between parents and kids, When Parents Text is a surprisingly affecting window into the complicated time when parents aren’t ready to let go, and kids aren’t ready to be let go.

And the authors, two recent college graduates, have an unerring editorial instinct to select the funniest, Lauren Kaelin and Sophia Fraioli, quirkiest, sweetest, most-telling exchanges. There’s the revelatory: Mom: My fingers are saying words. The kids are bewildered yet patient: the perfect straight man.

It’s the perfect gift for every text-savvy kid to give to his or her parents. Me: ummm, what? Mom: It autocorrected me. It receives 300, 000 to 500, entertainment weekly, with features in The Huffington Post, College Humor, 000 page views a day, and more.


F in Exams: The Very Best Totally Wrong Test Answers

Chronicle Books CA. Celebrating the creative side of failure in a way we can all relate to, F in Exams gathers the most hilarious and inventive test answers provided by students who, faced with a question they have no hope of getting right, decide to have a little fun instead. F" stands for "funny" in this perfect gift for students or anyone who has ever had to struggle through a test and needs a good laugh.

Whether in science q: what is the highest frequency noise that a human can register? a: mariah carey, math, or other subjects, the humanities Q: What did Mahatma Gandhi and Genghis Khan have in common? A: Unusual names, these 250 entries prove that while everyone enjoys the spectacle of failure, it's even sweeter to see a FAIL turn into a WIN.

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Passive Aggressive Notes: Painfully Polite and Hilariously Hostile Writings

All this oh-so proper hostility will leave you roaring with laughter! Chronicle Books CA. Disguised as helpful advice, or friendly requests, gentle reminders, the painfully polite passive-aggressive notes in this hilarious calendar are sugarcoated with smiley faces but betrayed by one too many exclamation points.

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F for Effort: More of the Very Best Totally Wrong Test Answers

From the author of the national bestseller F in Exams comes a brand new compendium of hilarious and inventive wrong test answers and homework hiccups. Passive Aggressive Notes. Chronicle Books CA. Parents. Post it notes. Roommates. Featuring gems from elementary school "two halves make a whale", and high school q: fossil fuels are usually associated with which major type of rock? A: Classic rock, middle grades Q: What does "germinate" mean? A: To become a German citizen, these 250 examples of creative invention are sure to charm anyone who has had to bluff or blunder their way through a test.

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You Had One Job!

Humor. Parents. Passive Aggressive Notes. Post it notes. Andrews McMeel Pub. Chronicle Books. Roommates. You had one job! is a collection of hilarious pictures featuring job-related disasters and general ineptitudes. If someone hangs a stop sign upside down or paints crooked lines on a highway, count on someone else to snap a photo and post it online.

You had one job! is a collection of hilarious pictures features job-related disasters and general ineptitudes. All of these new, never-before-seen images will be accompanied by witty captions. Chronicle Books CA.


Damn You Autocorrect! 2: More Hilarious Text Messages You Didn't Mean to Send

Chronicle Books CA. Roommates. You'll cringe, you'll laugh, and you'll triple check all of your texts It's back, you’ll cry, and it's more awkward than ever. Passive Aggressive Notes. Parents. Chronicle Books. Humor. This second volume of epic autocorrect fails is packed with never-before-seen content, as well as the most cringe-worthy posts from the site.

Virgin Books. Andrews McMeel Pub. Post it notes. Ever been mortified by predictive text on your smart phone? You are not alone. This brings together more of the laugh-out-loud funny and painfully embarrassing posts from damnyouautocorrect. Com, which highlight the hilarity that often ensues when text messaging goes wrong.

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There I Fixed It!: No, You Didn't

The perfect father’s Day gift for DIY Dads. Please note that we give extra points to those brave enough to merge an open flame with a propane gas tank and electrical wire. Bonus points if you can then make the item travel on wheels at speeds greater than 50 miles per hour. Here, a picture is worth countless inaudible gasps, and we're guessing more than a few quiet stares of disbelief.

There, you didn't celebrates the kludge a quick-and-dirty, i Fixed It No, or inelegant-yet-effective solution to a problem, clumsy, typically using parts that are cobbled together in its many incarnations as presented on the popular Web site ThereIFixedIt. Com. Virgin Books. Chronicle Books. Parents. Humor. Andrews McMeel Pub.

Post it notes. The book features over 200 full-color images of daily kludge winners, along with the signature witty commentary that characterizes typical reactions to the hilarious DIY disasters and work-arounds. If you're still unsure as to what qualifies, we think the minivan held together by duct tape leaves little room for confusion.

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Awkward Family Photos

Parents. Passive Aggressive Notes. Based on the hit website, AwkwardFamilyPhotos. Com “painful, this full color book features never-before-seen photos and hilarious personal stories covering everything from uncomfortable moments with relatives, you will laugh so hard that people in adjoining offices will ask what’s wrong with you”—Esquire, teen angst, regrettable, horrifyingly awesome snaps of family bonding, sibling rivalry, and family vacations from hell.

Andrews McMeel Pub. Humor. Post it notes. Chronicle Books. Roommates. Virgin Books. Cringe at the forced poses, bad hair, and matching outfits--all prompting us to look at our own families and celebrate the fact that we're not alone. Nothing says awkward better than an uncomfortable family photograph! Chronicle Books CA.

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F this Test: Even More of the Very Best Totally Wrong Test Answers

Andrews McMeel Pub. Passive Aggressive Notes. Roommates. Featuring crucial academic subjects including english q: name a key theme in madame bovary; a: cows, f this test rounds out the curriculum with an extra-credit section for those tricky elective courses, Science Q: Describe the properties of a meteor; A: An animal that only eats meat and more, Geography Q: Where can you find the Andes?; A: Google Earth, and demonstrates that it's more fun to laugh when faced with an absolute fail.

Three rivers Press CA. Virgin Books. Parents. Chronicle Books. From the same hilarious wellspring of failure as the bestselling F in Exams and F for Effort comes this all-new collection of inventively wrong—yet totally real—test responses by students who don't know the answer, but come up with something better instead.

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Awkward Family Pet Photos

Chronicle Books CA. And maybe that’s the reason we care about them so much—because for such simple pleasures, they allow us to be as awkward as we want. The authors of the new york times bestseller Awkward Family Photos are back with a hilarious tribute to the unbreakable and sometimes uncomfortable bond between people and their pets.

There are few things more rewarding than having a pet. Passive Aggressive Notes. Nothing. Truth is, what they cherish most is our companionship. Like giving them middle names, throwing them elaborate birthday parties, and making them a Christmas sweater to match with the rest of the family. Three rivers Press CA.

Andrews McMeel Pub. Virgin Books. Parents. Post it notes. They love us unconditionally, shower us with attention, and because of them, we actually live longer. We adore our pets, but let’s face it—sometimes L-O-V-E makes us go a little overboard. So, what can possibly be awkward about our animal BFFs? Well.