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The 100 Most Pointless Arguments In The World (2013)

by Alexander Armstrong(Favorite Author)

3.75 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1444762079 (ISBN13: 9781444762075)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Coronet

review 1: Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman, known as a duo from the quiz show 'Pointless', use this book to answer some of the most common arguments in the world. Questions like, how many cows fit in one bedroom? Or whose turn is it to take the bins out? But also, is god real? And, cats or dogs? And, every other question or so, you'll get a few quizzes to keep you entertained.Fortunately, you don't have to be a fan of the show to love the book. And neither do you have to be British, although I can imagine it helps. You do have to love the British dry wit a bit. And among the tongue-in-cheek-humor, occasionally you'll find surprisingly good advice. (Yes, you should write that novel.) Anyone who has ever had a pointless, or perhaps not so pointless but still common, discussion ne... moreeds to read this book. It won't disappoint.
review 2: It's rare that I have to stop reading a book in a public place because I'm laughing too hard and the other passengers on the bus are giving me weird looks, but The 100 Most Pointless Arguments in the World had me in stitches from the get go. Even if you've never seen Pointless you couldn't fail to be amused by Armstrong and Osman's bickering chemistry, the ridiculously hard pop quizzes and answers to all the most important questions like which way round the loo roll should go on the holder and what's better to eat on a plane, chicken or beef. I didn't always agree with their answers, I still think cats are better than dogs, but their arguments are always winningly plausible: we have to have a Royal Family, otherwise Piers Morgan would be the one opening all the hospitals. The book loses a single star for being achingly current; it's obsessed with One Direction, Call the Midwife and half a dozen other trends which will render it not only a bit obsolete, but also fairly confusing in a couple of years. Just now though, it's spot on and hilarious. less

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