DICKHEAD
The Odyssey of a Word
The ULTIMATE gag gift for that DICKHEAD in your life.
At first glance, DICKHEAD: The Odyssey of a Word looks like a prestigious, scholarly text worthy of the British Library. Written by an Oxford DPhil and packed with “ancient” citations, it carries the full gravitas of a religious relic.
It is delivered with such a straight face that many readers will not even realise it is a gag...which just makes the whole thing even funnier.
- The ultimate gag gift
- Guaranteed to cause a scene, whether good or bad!
- A genuinely fascinating read (after the dust has settled)
- The Perfect 'Toilet Book'
DICKHEAD: The Odyssey of a Word is a mock-scholarly gag book that treats one of the English language’s most notorious words as if it were a priceless cultural artefact. Because, frankly, it is.
Whilst it is primarily a gag gift, it also explores the surprisingly fascinating history of how the word DICKHEAD came to exist in the first place, making it a genuinely interesting read in its own right.
A gift for the lovably hopeless
DICKHEAD: The Odyssey of a Word is one of the most giftable titles in the collection because it sits neatly between insult and affection. It is rude enough to get a reaction, but familiar enough to feel like the kind of abuse friends, brothers and colleagues have been giving each other for years.
This is the book to choose for someone who has earned the title through repeated acts of idiocy, questionable decisions or heroic overconfidence. Wrapped properly, it looks almost respectable. Unwrapped, it immediately explains itself.
Best bought for
- Mates who can take a joke
- Brothers, cousins and long-suffering colleagues
- Rude Secret Santa gifts
- Anyone with a proud record of poor decisions
- Readers who enjoy funny, sweary gift books
The joke doesn't stop at the cover
Most novelty books stop at the title. DICKHEAD doesn't.
DICKHEAD is written, designed and presented as though it were a genuine academic publication. Across 119 pages, chapter structures, illustrations, quotations, references, footnotes and historical commentary all contribute to the illusion.
Many unsuspecting recipients who are gifted this treasure initially assume it must be a real scholarly work and may become genuinely offended, which of course only makes the gag even better.
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