ISBN 1-58939-123-3, $12.95, softcover, 208 pages
How many times can a waiter sing "Happy, Happy Birthday" in one night? How many bruises can you get at a Wheel of Fortune audition? Can faking a migraine help you escape an office party? The answers are in this collection of columns from Matt Wixon, the newspaper humorist who once was told "Stay sweet! Don't ever change!" in his high school yearbook. Against that advice, Wixon has changed over the years, turning away from writing sports stories and columns to address more meaningful topics, such as battling car salesmen for hot dogs, using the wrong fork at dinner parties and accidentally telling the pizza-delivery guy "I love you." Other topics in this book include teacher trading cards, vending-machine fitness programs, the historical importance of Hee Haw ... even the keys to a good marriage (including not laughing when figure skaters fall down).
Read just a few of this book's columns and you'll understand why they make so many people laugh and so many serious journalists say, "Too bad. He had potential."
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Matt Wixon's humor column appears in newspapers throughout the West, including The Dallas Morning News, Arizona Daily Sun and Yuma (Ariz.) Daily Sun. His journalism career began at his high school newspaper in Arizona, where he was dedicated to exposing the truth, improving the world of journalism, and spending two hours in the Burger King parking lot when he was supposed to be delivering newspapers. As an award-winning sports columnist and features writer in Arizona, Wixon covered everything from the NBA Finals to a high-school basketball game where the two teams combined for eight points. He is now married, lives in Texas, and works at The Dallas Morning News, where he can often be found in the sports departmentor battling a vending machine for Oreo cookies.
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