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Potty, Fartwell and Knob: From Luke Warm to Minty Badger - Extraordinary But True Names of British People (Paperback)

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Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Headline (2 Oct 2008)
Language English
ISBN-10: 075531655X
ISBN-13: 978-0755316557
Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.2 x 2.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (33 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 11,399 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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Allison Pearson, Daily Mail, October 3 2007
'Hilarious... all of [the names] make you happy to belong to a people who believe it is their patriotic duty not to take themselves too seriously'
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'Hilarious... [the names] make you happy to belong to a people who believe it is their patriotic duty not to take themselves too seriously'

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best, 23 Nov 2007

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This review is from: Potty, Fartwell and Knob: From Luke Warm to Minty Badger - Extraordinary But True Names of British People (Hardcover)

Not since David Sedaris's ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY and McCrae's KATZENJAMMER have I laughed so much at names and situations. This is a great book, but the most amazin part is that it's true!

The research that went into this is incredible and one can only imagine the author knocking on doors, asking for information. WHY parents would name some of their kids these things is beyond the imagination, but it happens. "Rosetta Pennis?" Come on! Were you TRYING to put you kid in a mentai institution? Would also recommend the book DO ANTS HAVE ARSHOLES? which is equally funny, but on a different level.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Endless Fun and Thought!, 26 Nov 2007

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This and PETER CAVE'S CAN A ROBOT BE HUMAN have been my best 2 book buys for a long time. Ash makes you laugh and wonder and Cave makes you laugh and think. They are an excellent combination to buy together!

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5.0 out of 5 stars I cried..and cried...and cried...with laughter, 30 Jan 2008

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This is 'simply' a book of peoples names.

I laughed so much I came close to wetting myself. This is one of the funniest books I have ever read.

Anyone who does not think so should be shot. I mean it.

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