Schott's Sporting, Gaming and Idling Miscellany (edition 2004)

by Ben Schott

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Each card features a unique sporting, gaming and idling quotation - from David Mamet on Poker to Ernest Hemingway on what it is to be a loser. I have never taken any exercise, EXCEPT sleeping and resting, and I never intend to take any. - Mark Twain. The reason why women don't play football is because eleven of them would NEVER wear the same outfit in public! - Phyllis Diller. It is unbecoming for a CARDINAL to ski badly.' - Pope John Paul II… (more)

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Title:	Schott's Sporting, Gaming and Idling Miscellany
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Precisely what it says: a miscellany regarding sports and gaming. What it lacks in organization, it does make up for in entertainment value. More of a browsing book than a book you read in order from cover to cover; that way, you discover nuggets you missed before. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Schott, Ben	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Nilsson, Thorbjörn	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Each card features a unique sporting, gaming and idling quotation - from David Mamet on Poker to Ernest Hemingway on what it is to be a loser. I have never taken any exercise, EXCEPT sleeping and resting, and I never intend to take any. - Mark Twain. The reason why women don't play football is because eleven of them would NEVER wear the same outfit in public! - Phyllis Diller. It is unbecoming for a CARDINAL to ski badly.' - Pope John Paul II

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