Source: The Areas of My Expertise (2005), p. 46
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The Areas of My Expertise
The Areas of My Expertise is a satirical almanac by John Hodgman. It is written in the form of absurd historical stories, complex charts and graphs, and fake newspaper columns. Among its sections are a list of 700 different hobo names and complete descriptions of "all 51" US states. The full title of the book is:
April 25, 2006
The Areas of My Expertise (2005), Appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
“Truth may be stranger than fiction, goes the old saw, but it is never as strange as lies.”
Or, for that matter, as true.
Source: The Areas of My Expertise (2005), p. 18
May 17, 2006
The Areas of My Expertise (2005), Appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
“You can't fight a war on terror if you're ending a sentence with a preposition.”
April 25, 2006
The Areas of My Expertise (2005), Appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
September 11, 2007
The Areas of My Expertise (2005), Appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
“(on soccer) Americans don't need a metaphor for war. We have war.”
June 8, 2006
The Areas of My Expertise (2005), Appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Source: The Areas of My Expertise (2005), p. 175
September 13, 2006
The Areas of My Expertise (2005), Appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
“If you make the smokestacks out of children, who will you force to clean them?”
May 17, 2006
The Areas of My Expertise (2005), Appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Source: The Areas of My Expertise (2005), p. 98
“For the first time in history, well-educated, affluent, white males are going to have their say.”
April 17, 2008
The Areas of My Expertise (2005), Appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
“Science is not science. It's an art, like… art, in a way.”
October 18, 2007
The Areas of My Expertise (2005), Appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
August 24, 2006
The Areas of My Expertise (2005), Appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
September 30, 2006
The Areas of My Expertise (2005), Appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
June 11, 2007
The Areas of My Expertise (2005), Appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
