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In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks...: And Other Complaints from an Angry Middle-Aged White Guy
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LENGTH6 hrs and 42 mins
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RELEASE DATE11-02-10
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"A couple years back, I was at the Phoenix airport bar. It was empty except for one heavy-set, gray bearded, grizzled guy who looked like he just rode his donkey into town after a long day of panning for silver in them thar hills. He ordered a Jack Daniels straight up, and that's when I overheard the young guy with the earring behind the bar asking him if he had ID. At first the old sea captain just laughed. But the guy with the twinkle in his ear asked again. At this point it became apparent that he was serious. Dan Haggerty's dad fired back, 'You've got to be kidding me, son.' The bartender replied, 'New policy. Everyone has to show their ID.' Then I watched Burl Ives reluctantly reach into his dungarees and pull out his military identification card from World War II."
It's a sad and eerie harbinger of our times that the Oprah-watching, crystal-rubbing, Whole Foods-shopping moms and their whipped attorney husbands have taken the ability to reason away from the poor schlub who makes the Bloody Marys. What we used to settle with common sense or a fist, we now settle with hand sanitizer and lawyers. Adam Carolla has had enough of this insanity and he's here to help us get our collective balls back.
In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks is Adam's comedic gospel of modern America. He rips into the absurdity of the culture that demonized the peanut butter and jelly sandwich, turned the nation's bathrooms into a lawless free-for-all of urine and fecal matter, and put its citizens at the mercy of a bunch of minimum wagers with axes to grind. Peppered between complaints, Carolla shares candid anecdotes from his day to day life as well as his past Sunday football at Jimmy Kimmel's house, his attempts to raise his kids in a society that he mostly disagrees with, his big showbiz break, and much, much more. Brilliantly showcasing Adam's spot-on sense of humor, this book cements his status as a cultural commentator/comedian/complainer extraordinaire.
©2010 Adam Carolla (P)2010 Random House Audio
What the Critics Say
"If comedy books were a big-breasted porn collection, In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks would be Christy Canyon." (Bill Simmons, ESPN columnist and best-selling author of The Book of Basketball)
"Adam Carolla is a genius. And no, I'm not kidding."(Jimmy Kimmel)
“I don’t know this guy from Adam, but Carolla’s humor - fearlessly crass, shamelessly honest and irresistibly funny - sucks out like liposuction the layers of fatty pride to expose the often warped and wounded psyche buried deep within the modern American male.”(Ken Burns)
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Brett Yorba Linda, CA, United States 12-03-10 Member Since 2005- HELPFUL VOTES
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"Hilarious Book"
This book is awesome. The fact the "Ace" (Adam Carolla) reads it himself makes it even better. I laughed so many times while listening to this book that I had to stop it just to catch my breath on a few ocassions. Kudos to Adam for writing this and pointing out the little things in life that are both irritating and funny. If you like witty and ocassionally offensive sarcasm, you would be a fool not to buy this book. Thanks for reading this Adam. No other reader could have made it as good as you did.
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Scott Lafayette, CA, United States 02-18-11 Member Since 2005
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"absolutely loved it! well worth the credits!"
I wasn't sure that i was going to be able to deal with 6 hours straight of Adams corolla rants but this was the funniest audio book I have ever heard. Im going to get the written book so I can read some excerpts from to my friends and family. Not only is it funny but its right on I believe in almost everything he said except Immigation ( white guys don't do any hard labor jobs for me in my area no matter how poor they are) but I digress , this is a must for all guys. all previous negative comments must be from chicks
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JOHN Plantation, FL, United States 02-26-11 Member Since 2003Audible Member Since 2003
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"Adam is Hilarious!"
The title says it all, as this book is a wild rant from a fairly conservative middle-aged white guy. There is nothing more to it. This book is the opposite of great literature as Adam just rails against political-correctness, bathroom etiquette and the most mundane of the mundane. But what did you expect, Jane Austen?
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"Very Funny"
I'm glad I listened to this rather than read it, he adds a ton of stuff. It's very good.
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Corey brooklyn, NY, United States 02-09-12 Member Since 2009Hi, I'm Corey I'm a student at NYU studying international relations. If you ever wanna talk about books facebook me Gunslingermoore@gmail
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"Outstanding"
Would you listen to In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks... again? Why?Really it was pretty hilarious and very inspiring.
Have you listened to any of Adam Carolla’s other performances before? How does this one compare?No I saw him on the man show and One extremely underrated movie the Hammer ( which is a really great movie go out and watch it )
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?Yeah plain ride, Car ride, or a bs boring job this will get you through whatever.
Any additional comments?Well worth the price you can go wrong with this one.
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"couldn't put it down"
Loved this book! It's a bonus that Adam did the narration. The writing is very intelligent and articulate. So refreshing to hear someone speak freely without being worried about political correctness. Hope there is a 2nd edition!
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"Adam Carolla does no wrong..."
Plain and simple...
there is no honesty... no true insight... no opinions these days. Adam Carolla is the truth.
Check out his podcasts.
from old lovelines to his true self in his podcasts u can't find better...
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Bryce Bridgeport, PA, United States 02-04-13 Listener Since 2010
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"Love this guy all of his material is gold!"
What made the experience of listening to In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks... the most enjoyable?It is narrated by the author. Adam is hilarious and very fun to listen to.
What was one of the most memorable moments of In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks...?A lot of his memories from high school are just spot on.
What about Adam Carolla’s performance did you like?He is very real and raw. He doesn't sugar coat anything and just tells you how it was.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?There are many parts in the book I had to pause it for a minute so I didn't crash because I was laughing so hard.
Any additional comments?He has another book called "Not taco bell material" if you enjoy this book the next one is a must read.
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"Very simular to his second book"
Any additional comments?The first half of this book was the same stories as his second book. After that it was damn funny
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"Adam Carolla for President!"
I loved this book! While I only know of Adam from The Man Show and Love Lines, this book made me fall in love with him - oh, only if he were a single man. Let's face it, he is funny. In addition, he truly has common sense views on so many subjects; I have cited several of his common sense views on topics, like peanuts in schools (or lack thereof), to my co-workers. I liked finding out that he is very down to earth and not affected by the Hollywood b*&L$^t. I laughed out loud so many times during the listening of this book. Another book soon, please, Adam!
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