Drek

One doesn't have to be Jewish to recognize the words that have made their way into every fold of popular language: Chutzpah, Mensch, Tokhes, Mishmash, Nudge, Shtick, Schmaltzy, Schlep, Icky, and so on. Then there are phrases whose meaning and syntax are borrowed from Yiddish: "bite your tongue", "drop dead", "enough already", and "excuse the expression". This hilarious, concise guide includes chapters on the Basic Descriptions of People (the good, the bad, the ugly, and the goofy), the Fine Art of Cursing, Juicy Words and Phrases, Exclamations and Exasperations, and the Fine Art of Blessing.

When asked to name the greatest moment of their lives, most people say their ten-year high school reunion, but try telling that to the Kooterville High Class of ’96! Even before they can partake in their first drunken Macarena, this group of backward-looking has-beens gets taken hostage by a helicopter full of super-powered troublemakers. A few dozen normal humans must face off against the likes of:• Socialist Super-Agent Dane McVain and his wondrous helicopter, Uppsala.• Super-Powered Super-Models Eva Destruction and Donna Correction• Dr. Arliss Poindexter and his warped creations, the Knockout Mouse and the Wolfian DucksEXCEPT… somewhere, among the fat, balding masses, lurks their arch nemesis, Drek Manifold.

One doesn't have to be Jewish to recognize the words that have made their way into every fold of popular language: Chutzpah, Mensch, Tokhes, Mishmash, Nudge, Shtick, Schmaltzy, Schlep, Icky, and so on. Then there are phrases whose meaning and syntax are borrowed from Yiddish: "bite your tongue", "drop dead", "enough already", and "excuse the expression". This hilarious, concise guide includes chapters on the Basic Descriptions of People (the good, the bad, the ugly, and the goofy), the Fine Art of Cursing, Juicy Words and Phrases, Exclamations and Exasperations, and the Fine Art of Blessing.