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Tish and Pish: How to Be of a Speakingness Like Stephen Fry - A Delicious Collection of Sumptuous Gorgeosities: A Delicious Collection of Sumptious Gorgiosities (Hardcover)

by Stewart Ferris (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Summersdale Publishers (7 Oct 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1840244666
  • ISBN-13: 978-1840244663
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13.4 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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Lynn Picknett, author of The Templar Revelation

This little gem...celebrates the joys of eloquent and
very English wordiness as imagined in the oral
aperture of Stephen Fry.


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The English tongue has never tasted more delicious than in the mouth of Stephen Fry: his chokingly brilliant sesquipedalian prose is like a shaft of sunlight through the drizzle of quotidian language. Now, with this bound monograph, we can all emit a similarly exquisite effulgence and enjoy the bright shaft of Stephen Fry locution in the privacy of our own smallest pavilion. May his shaft continue to pleasure us for many years to come. After all, what could be fluffier?
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63 of 68 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Low in funnification, high in dissapointivity., 9 Jan 2006
When I received this book I expected it to be at least a collection of noteable quotes from the man himself but it is just a chucktogetherification of someone's attempt at making an English/Stephen-Fry 'phrase book', often using words which drip with madeuppedness. The author has to make it clear to the reader that the contents of the book are just made up, what Mr F. might say. Let me give my own made-up example of the kind of thing you might find, except that what follows may well be funnier because it has an element of truth to it:

*** English Speak: It was a waste of money.

*** Supposed Mr F. Speak: My dissapointment persisted in a state ignorant of any limiting boundaries as I succumbed to the realisation that my fiscal remuneration (both salaried and fluctuating emoluments) would have been more astutely and satisfactorily dispersed using combustative methods.

Disappointment on every page.

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28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Oh dear., 26 Oct 2005
I've only given this book a star because there was a rather sweet picture of Stephen on the cover. The contents are utter dross.
The disclaimer on the back cover reads: "This book... should not be construed as being written, contributed to or endorsed by Mr Stephen Fry or that the phrases included have ever been used by him." You don't say.
The author's increasingly annoying attempts to be comical include calling a bathroom a "defecation, urination and cleansing chamber" (I mean, what?), "double glazing" becomes "spouseless fenestration" (oh, please) and apparently, Stephen would not say "I spell my name with a 'p'" - he would say "I am of a spellingness my name with a 'p'-ness." (oh, stop, you're killing me, you wit).
Don't go near it if you have ever enjoyed any of Stephen Fry's work - Mr Ferris's clumsy collection of thesaurus trawlings will only serve to disappoint.
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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Tish and pish about sums it up, 7 Nov 2006
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This is weak, derivitory drivel. I agree with the previous reviewer who points out that the name and picture of Stephen Fry are used to lure you into buying it: don't! It will disappoint Fry fans who usually expect his name to be connected to something intellectual, unusual and, well, funny. This is none of those things. Leave it to the master!
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1.0 out of 5 stars Utter tish and pish of a book. horriblness in the extreme.
I thought the delightful Mr Fry would, as his face is on the jacket, have some input into this piece of utter rubbish, but as it is indeed utter rubbish, then Stephen obviously... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Soul-a-Go-Go

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect gift and great for a giggle
I am a huge fan of everything 'Stephen Fry' and this is a hilarious tribute to the man himself. A really original idea and a great way to celebrate one of our true british... Read more
Published on 1 Jun 2006 by Mrs Stephen Fry

5.0 out of 5 stars Now this book hits the spot!
I love this book! I open it at a different page every day and get a smile on my face before the world can get at me. Great idea - great book!
Published on 19 Dec 2005

4.0 out of 5 stars Tip Top Tish
This tender tribute to one of England's true greats is a phenomenal piece of work. It's as if Mr Ferris has flown to (probably) France for a complete head transplant... Read more
Published on 4 Dec 2005 by Dominic

3.0 out of 5 stars Silly fun
This book is not to be taken too seriously. It sets out to be a fun take on specious language. It may not be the most sophisticated literary opus ever written but I didn't... Read more
Published on 3 Nov 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars Pish? Not likely!
Tummy rubbish to the last fella: this is a great little number, ideal for the approaching Xmas season and stocking fillers. Read more
Published on 27 Oct 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars Genius!
Normally, I'd say that I enjoyed this book from cover to cover. However, now I've had the benefit of its brilliant and funny writing, I can say that (and I quote) "I pleasured... Read more
Published on 26 Oct 2005

2.0 out of 5 stars Pish? It is, I'm afraid.
It's a funny idea - lots of people who admire Stephen Fry adore his playful logorrhoea. His jokes are a good deal more pithy and pointed, however, than anything you'll find here... Read more
Published on 13 Oct 2005

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