The Dog Dialed 911
by The Smoking Gun staff
Published by Little, Brown and Co.
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Reviewed by Dawn McKinney
Subtitled: A Book of Lists From The Smoking Gun
Compiled by staff members Wm. Bastone, Andrew Goldberg, Daniel Green and Joseph Jasell
This book is a combined effort by the staff of The Smoking Gun. It is a compilation of various documents such as court transcripts or manuscripts but, all are scripted in some way, shape or form. They run the gamut from written medical excuses to police reports--from hilarity to verbose--from disgusting to totally disgraceful--from "say it ain't so" to "that can't be right" to "that's just gross." And it is.
Truthful, well documented and extremely entertaining and funny.
Just when you think that society can't sink any lower, the bottom falls completely out and you get to read all about it.
Kudos to The Dog Dialed 911 for giving us a chance to peek at the ridiculous lengths that people will go to in their day-to-day lives. We get to see, in writing, all the strange stories we may have heard about, but just weren't quite willing to believe.
Until now.
Armchair Interviews says: You couldn't make this stuff up.