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We're Just Like You, Only Prettier: Confessions of a Tarnished Southern Belle by Celia Rivenbark
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We're Just Like You, Only Prettier: Confessions of a Tarnished Southern…

by Celia Rivenbark

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This is a book of compiled newspaper columns, a series of essays on life
in all it's miriad aspects, as seen from the point of view of a
self-admitted tarnished Southern Belle. Rivenbark is best described as
a poor white Erma Bombeck. While this book won't be everyone's cup of
tea, I liked it. Granted, it probably shouldn't be read straight
through because it tends to wear on you after a while, but I think
that's pretty true of any book of this genre, including compliations
from some of the best humor writers in America, like Andy Rooney and
Dave Barry.

I got quite a few chuckles from this book, and saw myself in it more
than once. ( )
  madamejeanie | Sep 21, 2008 |
Funny, Funny, Funny
  warrior1 | Oct 2, 2007 |
Both a funny and true book. I'm not exactly from the deep South but I could definitely relate to some of the stories told in this book. Actually, several of the stories were universal in nature and can be appreciated by anyone, male or female. ( )
  aleshel | Sep 18, 2007 |
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0312312431, Hardcover)

"On the short drive to the preschool,I dutifully unwrap a NutriGrain bar andtoss it into the back seat to my four-year-old.Sometimes I'll even unwrap one for myself.Studies have shown that it's very importantfor familes to eat together. . . . "Why couldn't the Sopranos survive living down South? Simple. You can't shoot a guy full of holes after eating chicken and pastry, spoon bread, okra, and tomatoes.What does a Southern woman consider grounds for divorce? When Daddy takes the kids out in public dressed in pajama tops and Tweety Bird swim socks. Again.What is the Southern woman's opinion of a new "fat virus" theory? Bring it on! We've got a lot of skinny friends we need to sneeze on.Want to become honest-to-Jesus white trash? Spend two weeks' salary on hair extensions and pancake makeup for your three-year-old so she can win a five-dollar trophy in the Wee Tiny Miss pageant and the adoration of, well, nobody much.What does the Southern woman think of Paul McCartney's marriage to a model thirty years younger? We're not surprised. Statistically speaking, it's almost impossible for billionaires to discover that their soulmates are fifty-five and restocking the shampoo end caps at Kmart.In this wickedly funny follow-up to her bestselling Bless Your Heart, Tramp, Celia Rivenbark welcomes you, once again, to the south she loves, the land of "Mama and them's," "precious and dahlin," and mommies who mow. Ya'll come back now, you hear.

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