
Straight From The Fridge Dad: New Edition (Paperback)
Max Decharne (author)
£21.99
Paperback
192 Pages /
Published: 08/11/2012
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Containing thousands of examples of hipster slang drawn from pulp novels, classic noir and exploitation films, blues, country and rock'n'roll lyrics and other related sources from the 1920s to the 1960's, Straight From the Fridge, Dad lays down the righteous jive, perfect for all hipsters, B-girls, weedheads, moochers, shroud-tailors, bandrats, top studs, gassers, snowbirds, trigger-men, grifters and long gone daddies...
Publisher: Oldcastle Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781842435328
Number of pages: 192
Weight: 441 g
Dimensions: 160 x 210 x 13 mm
Edition: New edition
MEDIA REVIEWS
"There's no question that in the pages of "Straight from the Fridge, Dad", everyday speech is put through some hilarious and convoluted permutations. But you don't have to take that on faith. Just cop a squat, cast your lamps on the book's leaves and dig its mellow kicks." --"Chicago Tribune" "If you are the kind of hep cat who harbors a burning urge to gas the slobs, then the righteous Max is the man. He shoots the works to fascinating and often hilarious effect." --Esquire "There's no question that in the pages of Straight from the Fridge, Dad, everyday speech is put through some hilarious and convoluted permutations. But you don't have to take that on faith. Just cop a squat, cast your lamps on the book's leaves and dig its mellow kicks." --Chicago Tribune "An afternoon spent poring through a vocabulary-building guide for your inner hipster is time well spent . . . Decharne has compiled the most righteous slang from film noir, blues, country, jazz and pulp fiction; with annotations and examples galore, it's guaranteed to turn a rube into a real wild child." --Entertainment Weekly "An afternoon spent poring through a vocabulary-building guide for your inner hipster is time well spent . . . Decharne has compiled the most righteous slang from film noir, blues, country, jazz and pulp fiction; with annotations and examples galore, it's guaranteed to turn a rube into a real wild child." --"Entertainment Weekly"
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