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Convinced that nothing cheers a body quite as much as another person mucking up, Peter Taylor has pulled together a totally inspirational collection of true stories about ordinary people doing really dumb stuff.Culled from newscasts and daily newspapers around the world, Three Bricks Shy of a Load is the author's salute to those wonderful folks whose primary function seems to be making the rest of us look good.- In Iran, a young man undergoes a sex change operation, only to discover that life as a woman is not all it's cracked up to be. - In Toronto, a young man tries to steal a car but because he can't work the standard shift he's still on the scene when the police arrive. - In New Brunswick, a young man on a budget buys his sweetheart a bus ticket to Moncton, then gets caught by baggage handlers pretending to be her luggage. - In Madrid, a man accused of robbing a cab driver is acquitted when he convinces the judge that on the night in question he was picking pockets in another town. - In Montreal, a bride heads for divorce court after knocking out her husband at their wedding reception. - In Knoxville, Tennessee, after being jilted by his girlfriend, a young man marches into city hall seeking permission to marry his car.Peter Taylor is the author of 'Three Bricks Shy of a Load: A Collection of Stories about Ordinary People Doing Really Dumb Stuff', published 2001 under ISBN 9781550416244 and ISBN 1550416243.
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