Stupid education in the U.S.A. -- Stupid government and bureaucracy in the U.S.A. -- Stupid reactions to terrorism in the U.S.A. -- Stupid hypocrisy, prejudice, and lame excuses (and political correctness, too) in the U.S.A. -- Stupid food in the U.S.A. -- Stupid law and lawyers in the U.S.A. -- Stupid money and stocks in the U.S.A. -- Stupid taxes in the U.S.A. -- Stupid business in the U.S.A. -- Stupid advertising, marketing, and products in the U.S.A. -- Stupid entertainment in the U.S.A. -- Stupid homes and vacation spots in the U.S.A. -- The idiot next door
A hilarious collection of lists, statistics, news items, quotations, and facts detailing stupid acts of Americans from all walks of life---by the authors of the bestselling The 778 Stupidest Things Ever Said
Everyone knows that America is "the land of the free and the home of the brave," but sometimes that means we're free to be as bravely stupid as we want! In Unusually Stupid Americans, Kathryn Petras and Ross Petras assemble choice bits of stupidity, U.S.A.-style, including: · the top seriously flawed American advertising moments, including Pacific Airlines' brilliant "You're scared of flying? So's our pilot!" ad campaign, which led the airline to bankruptcy within two months of the campaign's inception · the Martin Luther King, Jr., celebration in Florida, where a plaque was un-veiled that was intended to honor the actor James Earl Jones but instead read, "Thank you James Earl Ray for keeping the dream alive" (an unfortunate slip-up, as James Earl Ray was King's assassin) · and much more!