Never Hit a Jellyfish with a Spade: How to Survive Life's Smaller Challenges Paperback - 2006

by Guy Browning

Life's big questions seem to take care of themselves it's the little things that cause the most trouble. Guy Browning shares his hilarious advice for facing a million and one small challenges in this gem that was a runaway bestseller in Britain.

Readers of the UK's Guardian magazine already know and love Guy Browning as the author of a droll weekly column. In Never Hit a Jellyfish with a Spade, Browning introduces his laugh-out-loud rules for living to an American audience. He interprets life's smaller truths and tackles everyday matters with a keen eye and a distinctive, sardonic wit. His tongue-in-cheek advice spans a wide range of topics: Sickness and Health, Cooking and Eating, Fashion and Grooming, Sleeping and Waking, Love and Marriage, and more, encompassing:

á How to evaluate a bottle of wine (if the alcohol content is less than 15%, send it straight back)
á How to get what you want at the barber's (no multipart instructions, please)
á How to pretend to laugh at a friend's joke (the closest most men get to faking orgasm)

In Never Hit a Jellyfish with a Spade, Browning gives the essential rules for living life with a sense of humor.