1,000 Unforgettable Senior Moments: Of Which We Could Remember Only 254

By Tom Friedman

Book Overview

The president who left the nuclear launch codes in a suit at the dry cleaners. The novelist who put the orange juice outside and the kitten in the refrigerator. The Russian general who left home in full military dress . . . minus his pants. The famous sex goddess who blew the same line through 52 takes. And the rock star who no longer remembers 1975. Filled with classic lapses, gaffes, and mental bloopers, 1,000 Unforgettable Senior Moments is a fabulous and witty gift for anyone of a certain age. And now it is updated, revised with more than 20 percent new stories, and repackaged in two color, making it an even more vibrant, visually appealing, fresh, and compellingly readable book.

Anyone who's ever had a mental lapse will empathize with relative spring chicken Nicki Minaj, who, while accepting a BET Viewers' Choice Award, forgot why she was receiving the statuette (on live national television, no less). Or the team of astrophysicists who believed they had discovered proof of alien life--only to discover the signals were coming from the lunchroom microwave. Here's a best man forgetting to show up at the wedding, a musician leaving his priceless cello in a cab, the bank robber who wrote a holdup note on a paycheck stub that had his name and address printed on it, and the Fox studio chief who, when pressed by his leading lady to remember her name, offered ". . . Cleopatra?"

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761193677
• ISBN13: 9780761193678
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Workman Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.0" x 6.1"

Customer Reviews

worthwhile

I enjoyed this book. It reminds me of all the things that may be forgotten and then later laughed about. Good read for the young and the young at heart.

this book is funny or i'm getting old (or both)

This is a painfully funny book. The research is amazing, and the anecdotes of mental lapses by everyone from Archimedes to Mick Jagger are funnier than I wanted them to be, because I recognized myself in them way too often. At least we can get some rueful chuckles as we ride the narrative arc of life.

Funny and Smart

Funny and smart. A superb job capturing the quirkiness of human beings. The perfect gift for those moments needing a light touch.

Often Hilarious, Always Funny, and the Perfect Little Gift--Plus You Can Read It Again and Again!

I think the previous reviewer must have read a different book. He didn't even get the joke of the title! But enough about his review, and on to mine: I'm so grateful that I don't have to be defensive about my senior moments any more! This book is full of unique, laugh-out-loud historical anecdotes which prove that if Albert Einstein, Yo-Yo Ma, and the gorgeous, young Marilyn Monroe, among others, can have senior moments, then why not the rest of us? My favorite is about Oprah Winfrey's knock-out display of modesty in, uhhhh.... What was the name of that movie? Ah well, I guess you'll just have to get the book and find the story for yourself. I certainly can't be expected to remember everything. By the way, 1,000 Unforgettable Senior Moments will make a great little stocking-stuffer-type gift. Or the kind of thing you bring to a party when you're not supposed to bring a present, but still want to.

Momma Said There'd Be Days Like This

Tom Friedman's new book is just in time for...um, wait, I knew it a second ago... Well, whether its on time, late for an appointment, or in completely the wrong place, this book is fantastic. It's a read you won't be able to put down, because you'll want to read about these famous mishaps until you reach the end of the road. It is laugh-out-loud funny, and your favorite famous person is sure to be in there, and doing something forgetful. My favorite moment was Mick Jagger's, who, when offered $5 million for his memoirs at age 25....had to return the money because he couldn't remember enough about his own life. Priceless.