Fox's O'Reilly To Release Memoir This Fall That Is Already Quite Unintentionally Hilarious

Those of you who follow the goings-on of the Wingnut Welfare Book Club, or who are just tired of books that don't provide the sort of cognitive dissonance normally associated with getting whanged on the dome with a socket wrench, should mark their calendars and save this date: September 23, 2008. That is the day that Fox News' Bill O'Reilly will add the seventeen billionth entry to the overstuffed genre of quasi-celebrity memoirs with the release of his latest book, A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity.

That's right. The book is actually called A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity, which is practically begging for you commenters to mock it, at great length. According to the stub on Amazon.com, the title refers to an anecdote from O'Reilly's childhood:

In 1957, in the heart of the Eisenhower years, in the third grade classroom of Sister Mary Lurana in Saint Brigid's parochial school in Westbury, Long Island, was a mouthy, obstreperous kid by the name of William O'Reilly. Quite a handful he was, and so one day Sister Mary bent over him in exasperation in response to some piece of mischief and told him to his face, "William, you are a bold fresh piece of humanity." Little did she know that she was, early in his career as a troublemaker, defining the essence of Bill O'Reilly and providing him with the title of his brash and entertaining issues-based memoir.

Yes. LITTLE DID SHE KNOW! Of course, there's evidence to suggest that Sister Mary Lurana was actually very prescient, and was playing the long con. Why do I suggest this? Well, as it happens, one anagram for "A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity" is "Shameful, Bona-Fide Hypocrite." This proves, once again, that the English language is a marvelous and mysterious thing.

Comments

[hey0there]

another bizarre sounding title from them that just happens to be a anagram containing Obama in it

can you guess the subliminal message hidden inside?

[JDHART]

He was a handful in 1957, you say. Two years before I was born and I'm getting up there. Sadly, that little 'piece of humanity' is not so fresh anymore.

I'm afraid I won't be able to buy or read "I'm Great Because I Said So, Pinhead." I'll be too busy watching Olbermann and campaigning for Obama.

[strifeknot]

She clearly meant that as a euphemism for something else, but he was, and remains, too dense to pick up on it.

[zona9]

It's certainly a better line than, "For this relief, much thanks", the line Olbermann used as a salutation to his one nighter with a groupie from his internet fan club.

[Kevbo68]

"Me And My Loofah: The Bill O'Reilly Story"

[strifeknot]

"How To Sexually Harass Women and Pay Them To Keep Quiet About It"

[shadowgm]

Okay, O'Reilly is about as repulsive as they come.

However, the anagram is not true: 'a fresh boLD piece of humanity' has only one of the letters D and L; 'shamefuL, boLD-faceD hypocrite' has two.

You've been had.

[BEHM777]

Wow, you are correct. the essence of it is still true though.

[Kevbo68]

Nah, it works fine. You accidentally recalled it as "shameful bold-faced hypocrite" when it is "Shameful, Bona-Fide Hypocrite."

[Nutcase]

And you are also correct in that shameful has only one L.

[brantl]

'shamefuL, boLD-face hypocrite' works though!

[BEHM777]

What an anagram! It hits the nail on the head. I can tell you this for sure, this is one book I will NOT be spending my hard earned cash on.

[CynAnne]

Ah, Jason! Between you and our HuffPo forum members in the last five pages, I've chortled, giggled, snorted and "Arck!"ed my coffee several times now - would all of you please continue riding O'Lielly like the jack-a** he is..? ;) ...

[KarateKid]

This book will make history by going to remainder houses BEFORE the hardcover comes out.

[Vetiver]

What a malevolent looking child. heh

[DMcD]

its a piece of 'something' alright but , 'humanity' it ain't.

[melakfilms]

He wanted a different title but his publisher wasn't fond of "A Bold Fresh Piece For The Clergy". Shame.

[PrdAmerican]

And to think, that innocent trees have died so that he can spew his filthy lies....what a shame.

[Trittydi]

~~~~~~~ "Wingnut Welfare Book Club"

LOL! -- Thank you for this!
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[Trittydi]

Vomit.
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[AdobePhsyko]

Doesn't it figure ? Bildo , a Recovering Catholic who hates women ,and the world in general, because of the abuses he suffered at the hands of Nuns.
The guy needs our pity