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"B" Movies, Bad Movies, Good Movies | by John Howard Reid March 04, 2011 | $3.99 | 61030 words | Sample 20% |
| In the days when cinema audiences insisted that movie programs include two features, plus shorts, a newsreel, trailers and a cartoon, the supporting feature was known as a "B". On many occasions, the unheralded "B" movie turned out to be more entertaining than the "A" attraction. Many of Hollywood’s biggest stars, like John Wayne, Clark Gable and Carole Lombard, got their start in "B" movies. | |||||
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10 Dating Lessons from Sex and the City | by Pamela Diane King June 21, 2010 | $0.99 | 5494 words | Sample 10% |
| 10 Dating Lessons from Sex and the City is the essential guide to dating, based on the cult hit Sex and the City. By studying the dating drama and disasters in Sex and the City, women can discover what to do, and what not to do when it comes to dating and relationships. The book provides humorous and practical dating advice for women of all ages written by an author with a degree in Psychology. | |||||
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100 Double CalcuDokus | by Giulio Zambon Dec. 07, 2011 | $0.99 | 1901 words | Sample 10% |
| If you like difficult Sudokus, you will love Double CalcuDokus. If you want to have fun and train your brain at the same time, CalcuDoku is for you. In this book, you will find exclusively Double CalcuDokus. That is, two CalcuDoku squares that overlap and have to be solved as a single puzzle. This gives an additional twist to the traditional CalcuDokus that makes them even more fun. | |||||
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101 'Brain Teasers†on Jennifer Aniston | by Movie Magic April 23, 2012 | $2.99 | 4926 words | Sample 20% |
| Love Movie Trivia? Think you know all about Jennifer Anniston? Then now’s the time to pit your wits– 101 amazing ‘Brain Teasers’ on Jennifer Anniston that will have your brain cells working overtime – Harder than you’d think: Test Now! | |||||
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101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about Angelina Jolie | by Movie Magic May 16, 2012 | $2.99 | 4791 words | Sample 20% |
| Love Movie Trivia? Think you know all about Angelina Jolie? Are you sure? In “101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about Angelina Jolie†we have dug deep and uncovered 101 sexy, weird, funny, crazy, outrageous tidbits you could never even dream of before! | |||||
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101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about Arnold Schwarzenegger | by Movie Magic May 04, 2012 | $2.99 | 4439 words | Sample 20% |
| Love Movie Trivia? Think you know all about Arnold Schwarzenegger? Are you sure? In “101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about Arnold Schwarzenegger †we have dug deep and uncovered 101 sexy, weird, funny, crazy, outrageous tidbits you could never even dream of before! Got the Movie Bug? Visit www.TryCheapMovies.com | |||||
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101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about Bruce Lee | by Movie Magic May 02, 2012 | $2.99 | 3908 words | Sample 20% |
| Love Movie Trivia? Think you know all about Bruce Lee? Are you sure? In “101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about Bruce Lee†we have dug deep and uncovered 101 sexy, weird, funny, crazy, outrageous tidbits you could never even dream of before! | |||||
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101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about Frank Sinatra | by Movie Magic May 16, 2012 | $2.99 | 3810 words | Sample 20% |
| Love Movie Trivia? Think you know all about Frank Sinatra? Are you sure? In “101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about Frank Sinatra†we have dug deep and uncovered 101 sexy, weird, funny, crazy, outrageous tidbits you could never even dream of before! | |||||
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101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about James Bond | by Movie Magic May 04, 2012 | $2.99 | 3437 words | Sample 20% |
| Love Movie Trivia? Think you know all about James Bond? Are you sure? In “101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about James Bond†we have dug deep and uncovered 101 sexy, weird, funny, crazy, outrageous tidbits you could never even dream of before! Got the Movie Bug? Visit www.TryCheapMovies.com | |||||
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101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about Jason Statham | by Movie Magic May 16, 2012 | $2.99 | 3701 words | Sample 20% |
| Love Movie Trivia? Think you know all about Jason Statham? Are you sure? In “101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about Jason Statham†we have dug deep and uncovered 101 sexy, weird, funny, crazy, outrageous tidbits you could never even dream of before! | |||||
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101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about John Wayne | by Movie Magic May 16, 2012 | $2.99 | 3979 words | Sample 20% |
| Love Movie Trivia? Think you know all about John Wayne? Are you sure? In “101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about John Wayne†we have dug deep and uncovered 101 sexy, weird, funny, crazy, outrageous tidbits you could never even dream of before! | |||||
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101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about Marilyn Monroe | by Movie Magic May 04, 2012 | $2.99 | 3207 words | Sample 20% |
| Love Movie Trivia? Think you know all about Marilyn Monroe? Are you sure? In “101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about Marilyn Monroe†we have dug deep and uncovered 101 sexy, weird, funny, crazy, outrageous tidbits you could never even dream of before! Got the Movie Bug? Visit www.TryCheapMovies.com | |||||
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101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about Jennifer Aniston | by Movie Magic April 23, 2012 | $2.99 | 4634 words | Sample 20% |
| Love Movie Trivia? Think you know all about Jennifer Aniston? Are you sure? In “101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about Jennifer Aniston†we have dug deep and uncovered 101 sexy, weird, funny, crazy, outrageous tidbits you could never even dream of before! | |||||
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101 “Brain Teasers†on Megan Fox | by Movie Magic April 27, 2012 | $2.99 | 4631 words | Sample 20% |
| Love Movie Trivia? Think you know all about Megan Fox? Then now’s the time to pit your wits– 101 amazing ‘Brain Teasers’ on Megan Fox that will have your brain cells working overtime – Harder than you’d think: Test Now! | |||||
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101 Brain Teasers on Arnold Schwarzenegger | by Movie Magic May 02, 2012 | $2.99 | 4738 words | Sample 20% |
| Love Movie Trivia? Think you know all about Arnold Schwarzenegger? Then now’s the time to pit your wits– 101 amazing ‘Brain Teasers’ on Arnold Schwarzenegger that will have your brain cells working overtime – Harder than you’d think: Test Now! | |||||
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101 Cape Cod Problems | by Earl Thacher Nov. 01, 2011 | $1.99 | 2045 words | Sample 10% |
| Cape Cod is one of the most sought after Summer destinations in the world. Visitors look forward to sun-soaked days at the beach, family fun at the local miniature golf course, and fresh local seafood. But amidst the cooing gulls and soft sea breezes, lie the special sort of problems that one could only find on good old Cape Cod. This is a must-read for anyone who wants to love Cape Cod! | |||||
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101 Cat Tales | by L. M. Boelz Aug. 28, 2011 | $0.99 | 14889 words | Sample 20% |
| This is a compilation of 101 true cat tales, about what we do for our cats, and what our cats do to us. Some are very funny, while others are heart-warming. After reading this book, you will no longer feel you are the only one who owns a crazy cat! | |||||
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101 Comic Book Trivia Questions | by Rich Meyer Dec. 19, 2010 | $1.99 | 8087 words | Sample 10% |
| Another foray into comic book trivia, here are 101 questions from Marvel, DC, Charlton, Dell, Harvey, Gold Key and nearly every other publisher. | |||||
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101 èšä¼šéšèº«ç¬‘è¯é›† | by Royal Star Production Jan. 13, 2011 | $3.99 | 637 words | Sample 10% |
| The 101 Party Jokes in Simplify Chinese allow you to carry them in mobile devices and have fun with companion in gathering anytime anywhere ! éšèº«ç”µå产å“带ç€ç¬‘è¯é›†, éšæ—¶éšåœ°å¨±äººå¨±å·±, æ•£å‘幽默气氛. | |||||
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101 tips to get DRUNK in Manchester | by 101 tips Nov. 10, 2011 | $0.99 | 58435 words | Sample 5% |
| The Chronicles of Spaceman The Central Manchester Slow Pub Crawl A fools guide on getting drunk in Manchester. This guide was written over the period October 2002 to April 2005. The Manchester pub scene is forever changing and not all the pubs in the crawl will still exist under the names detailed in this guide. The guide does not cover any new pubs opened after April 2005. | |||||
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101 tips to get WORSE at Call of Duty | by 101 tips Nov. 10, 2011 | $5.99 | 19737 words | Sample 5% |
| 101 tips on getting worse at Call of Duty online multiplayer. (And of course detail on how you can avoid these and improve your game) 101 individual tips on how you can stay away from bad game play and see yourself rise up the leaderboards. The perfect gift to go along with the release of MW3, or as a simple but effective festive gift | |||||
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101 tips to get WORSE at Call of Duty: Zombies | by 101 tips Nov. 10, 2011 | $2.99 | 18918 words | Sample 5% |
| This tips publication contains tips to get WORSE at Call of Duty: Zombies. This is a mockery of the usual strategy guides and is aimed to add a bit of fun to a strategy guide. In this publication, avoiding the tips should help you reach the later rounds of the Zombie levels through the use of theâ€tips to get WORSEâ€. | |||||
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101 Ways to Kill Yourself | by Johnathan L Groom Aug. 01, 2011 | $0.99 | 1018 words | Sample 1% |
| If you have run out of ideas, this book can help. One-hundred and one ways to kill yourself-if it ends up helping, noone will know. | |||||
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12.5 CENTS A LAUGH- 23 Funny Poems | by Jay Jana April 08, 2010 | $2.95 | 9793 words | Sample 27% |
| LIMITED HALF PRICE± SALE enter code ES96T Regular price $2.95 down to only $1.50. GREAT POEMS from great stories! FUNNY! Preview has part of all 23 poems-sorry,no punchlines! But priced cheap, so you won't have to wonder too long! Sherlock Holmes & Watson out camping, how a pirate got his eye patch, what a flatulent tire is, how not to land a plane, what can challenge a battle ship GREAT FUN! | |||||
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1300+ Word Scrambles | by A.S. Games May 28, 2011 | $1.50 | 2824 words | Sample 4% |
| A collection of word scrambles to keep your mind sharp and provide hours of entertainment. English words from 5 to 10 letters in length and appropriate for any age reader. | |||||
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1492 and All That: A Fool's History of the USA | by Richard Minadeo Jan. 02, 2011 | $4.99 | 21997 words | Sample 20% |
| The "fool" of the title is the inept narrator, who takes us on a warm but clueless tour of US history. He stops briefly to visit American culture, the American mind and various problems he claims to solve but fails even to illuminate. Presidents get harpooned along with both parties. Yet the view is ever rosy, including a glimpse of endless prosperity that "only Yankee Doodle dares dream of." | |||||
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15 Monologues to SLAM! | by Peppur Chambers Sep. 07, 2011 | $1.99 | 6324 words | Sample 20% |
| THE monologue book for adult actors looking to make a living and breathing character for auditions, class or Monologue Slams. With more than half of the fifteen monologues written with non-gender specifics, "15 Monologues to SLAM" offers dramatic, comedic and honest pieces that allow an actor to shine. | |||||
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200 Puzzling Hearts | by Giulio Zambon Nov. 21, 2011 | $0.99 | 1347 words | Sample 10% |
| Two hundred easy Sudokus that go directly to your heart. | |||||
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200 Puzzling Shamrocks | by Giulio Zambon Nov. 24, 2011 | $0.99 | 1359 words | Sample 20% |
| Two hundred difficult to very difficult Sudokus that will try the limits of your abilities. | |||||
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21st Century FEMA Study Course: Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies (IS-15.b) - Concerts, Carnivals, Air Shows, Parades, Fairs, Aquatic Events, Festivals, Conventions | by Progressive Management June 17, 2011 | $9.99 | 107691 words | Sample 5% |
| This vital Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) independent training course manual from the Emergency Management Institute (EMI) provides public safety agency personnel information related to pre-event planning, forming the planning team, event hazard analysis, and responding to incidents during special events in their community. | |||||
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25 Card Games & 5 Tricks | by Epic Gaming Co. March 22, 2011 | $2.99 | 22254 words | Sample 15% |
| This eBook will teach you, your family and friends how to play 25 popular card games, for both kids and adults. It also comes with 5 card tricks that leave spectators stunned but are surprisingly easy to perform. Just grab a deck of cards and you'll be on your way to hours and hours of card playing fun! | |||||
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30 Failures by Age 30 | by Katharine Miller Jan. 17, 2011 | $1.99 | 25792 words | Sample 20% |
| Once upon a time, 30 was old. It was Grown Up. It was almost middle-aged. If you weren't married, something was wrong with you. If you didn't have children, something was wrong with you. If you weren't settled down with life all figured out, you'd screwed up somewhere along the way. Or so it seemed. Here is one woman's exploration of personal and social failures and the hilarity that ensues. | |||||
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30 Ways to Stay Awake in Church | by Barry Bryon July 22, 2011 | $0.99 | 2767 words | Sample 20% |
| Hilarious new author Barry Bryon hits the scene running with his new book, 30 Things I Do (and you should too) to Stay Awake in Church. If you have been a lifelong church attendee, you will find Barry's Ideas unique and helpful in that ever difficult goal of all people to stay awake in church. | |||||
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4-Letter Words | by Ted Summerfield May 13, 2010 | $0.99 | 6700 words | Sample 14% |
| “How many 4-letter words can you make from a given word or series of words?†is the object of these puzzles. I give you a word like TABLET, or words, IPHONE APP, and you make as many 4-letter words as you can from the given letters then compare them with my Solutions. These 320 puzzles are a fun way to exercise your brain and test your vocabulary. Includes link to onelook online dictionary. | |||||
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5 Quick & Easy Steps to 'How to Play Old Console Games on Your PC' | by Powerpoint Blueprint May 12, 2012 | $2.99 | 2637 words | Sample 20% |
| Old Console Games! Want to play your old console games on your p.c but not sure how to do it? This guide tells exactly how- step by step in 5 quick and easy stages! Remember those old classics such as Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda? Remember Contra, Battle City, Space Invaders and Double Dragon.... far too good to dump them - Get this guide now and start playing today! Highly recommended! | |||||
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5-Letter Words | by Ted Summerfield Oct. 16, 2010 | $0.99 | 5893 words | Sample 14% |
| Here are 320 fun ways to test your vocabulary knowledge and to discover new words. You are given a word or a series of words and you make as many 5-letter words as you can from that word or series of words. Sound simple? Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't. A link to one-look online dictionary is included in each puzzle and solution section. Great fun and a great way to learn new words. | |||||
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52 Random Things I Want My Kids to Know: Should I Keel Over Tomorrow | by Kurt Hildebrandt April 06, 2011 | $2.99 | 21367 words | Sample 15% |
| A humorous list of life lessons and anecdotes a father of three hopes to pass on to his children should he reach a premature and sudden demise without any chance of an exit interview. | |||||
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600 Crises or Growing Up Italian | by Carol Olivieri Schulte April 10, 2012 | $3.99 | 47410 words | Sample 20% |
| Jane Curtin of “Saturday Night Live†did not want to talk about her high school days on the “Tonight Showâ€, but author Carol Olivieri Schulte has taken the plunge and done just that, in her latest book. School was an important part of the Italian way, as well as food, and family. Enjoy the minute-by-minute crisis comedy, written in the delightful manner of a person who’s been there. | |||||
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7 Tips for Long-Term Online Gambling Success | by Duncan Stearn April 14, 2012 | $9.99 | 9116 words | Sample 20% |
| Are you tired of losing? Then become a winner. Why lose your hard-earned money at the races when you could come out ahead? Even if you are a net winner you just know you could be even more profitable? This book, which you can read in less than a couple of hours, represents more than 40 years of accumulated knowledge! | |||||
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7-Day Emergency Help for OWIAC's - Ebook | by FM Publishing Oct. 27, 2011 | $3.95 | 8058 words | Sample 20% |
| This book contains a quick 7-day down and dirty emergency help for individuals contemplating suicide, addicted to porn, drugs, food, alcohol, or suffering from any other debilitating habit. It can also be used when fasting. OWIAC is a term for those who are sinners saved by grace through faith, stands for “Of Whom I Am Chief,†and is pronounced “how we act.†| |||||
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72 Ways to Prepare ALPO and Love It | by Eric Hart Nov. 26, 2011 | $1.99 | 6632 words | Sample 15% |
| This book is like the Dickens classic A Christmas Carol. It will provide you with a glimpse into the life you may have if you continue to make bad financial decisions. We offer 72 ways to prepare ALPO that you will love. It is meant as a parody and an eye opener for anyone who lives above their means and does not think saving for the future is important. | |||||
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8 Bits of Wisdom: Video Game Lessons for Real Life's Endbosses | by Andy Schindler Sep. 30, 2011 | $3.99 | 36259 words | Sample 15% |
| Video games from the 1980s and early 1990s are some of the most memorable and beloved cartridges that anyone can remember popping into a console system. Little did gamers know, these masterpieces were really just trying to teach us how to deal with ugly breakups, raise children, and cope with the corporate world. Take a humorous look back to see these favorites in a whole new light. | |||||
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9 Kingdoms Core Rulebook | by Ivan Turner Feb. 16, 2012 | $9.99 | 74338 words | Sample 20% |
| 9 Kingdoms is a tabletop game that bridges the gap between war gaming and role playing. In 9 Kingdoms, you build figures. You’ll have plenty of figures with low stats who are simply meant to be fodder. But you’ll also have the heroes who survive battle after battle by learning new skills and mastering combat and adventure situations in a variety of scenarios. Please visit www.ninekingdoms.com | |||||
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99 Films and Cartoons Your Children MUST See Before Growing Up: OR THEY'LL TURN OUT TO BE AXE MURDERERS!! | by Tim DeForest July 13, 2011 | $0.99 | 9869 words | Sample 10% |
| A list of old-time movies meant to work as a guide for parents to help make TV time for their kids an enjoyable experience that also respects the innocence of childhood. This isn't a list of just classic films; it also includes lesser-known B-movies that also tell good stories. | |||||
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A 40-year-old Midget in a Little Girl's Suit | by Bette Nunn July 28, 2010 | $4.99 | 15761 words | Sample 15% |
| This story is about Abby Walls Huff’s life and the funny things she said and did. The book is compiled from things her mother, the author, collected over the years, adding that Abby was the funniest of her three children. This is a story about an extended family and things that happened as they were growing up. | |||||
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A Bertram. The Aegean and Two Virgins | by Jon Burrows Feb. 09, 2011 | $1.99 | 58757 words | Sample 30% |
| How often have you sat in a sterile workplace and dreamed of sun, blue sea and bright sunny islands? Does your dream involve a boat or the enchanted Aegean? Are you ready for the reality? | |||||
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A Cynic's Guide to Everything | by Ana Montano Dec. 29, 2009 | $2.99 | 53029 words | Sample 15% |
| A Cynic's Guide to Everything is an irreverent look at everything from relationships to social and political issues. It is a series of essays and autobiographical vignettes that create a witty self help book for people who hate self help. A biting commentary on society that will make you laugh and think. No holds barred, no feelings spared. | |||||
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A Disney Childhood (Comic Books to Sailing Ships) | by Cathy Freeman May 07, 2012 | $9.99 | 62698 words | Sample 40% |
| As a child within the Disney Studio family, Cathy's life was anything but ordinary. Her dad, George Sherman, served as Disney's Head of Publications from the late '50s to '74. When Disney foreign reps visted, they would meet this “typical American family,†for hospitality and a tour of Disneyland. Mr. Sherman died at 45 throwing the family into a mix of grief, courage and adventure. | |||||
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A Four-Letter Word Men Hate to Hear | by Mark Elswick March 17, 2011 | Free! | 863 words | Sample 100% |
| Elswick lets you inside a man's mind...again...as he regrettably anticpates hearing that ONE horrific word from his girlfriend. | |||||
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Tully Forum | by David Hendrickson April 02, 2012 | $2.99 | 6799 words | Sample 20% |
| A live turkey tied to a goalpost... the famous "zip code" speech... the infamous money on the table... a geyser in the visitors' locker room during a national championship game.... UMass-Lowell played its final hockey game at Tully Forum in 1998, but the outrageous and hilarious stories live on in "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Tully Forum." | |||||