Outrageously Yours

By Bruce West

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399514104
• ISBN13: 9780399514104
• Release Date: October 1987
• Publisher: TarcherPerigee
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

Outrageously Yours: The Explosive West Letters

This book consists of facsimilies of letters that he sent to various politicians, heads of state, government agencies, corporations, etc. and their often curt and formal replies. On occasion, though, he does manage to get a rise of those to whom he addresses his letter, and in some cases scores a little trophy, like the picture from the Ayatollah Khomeini. This book is another testament to the uniqueness of Canadian comedy and humour.

Outrageously Yours Changed My Life

Bruce West is one crazy nut. Stupendously wacky. Had me laughing so much I got removed from public transit. This book has changed my life. I have promised myself to be more subversive than ever. A sample from Outrageously Yours: To Mr. John G. Smale, President, Proctor & GambleI am writing to express my profound satisfaction with your excellent product, new "Bounce" We operate a large Kennels here, and since switching all the dogs' diet to 'Bounce', we have observed a marked improvement in several directions. In particular, the animas are of a more contented disposition, their coats are healthier...THE REPLY from PROCTOR & GAMBLE:Dear Mr. West, ... Since our product Bounce is a laundry fabric softener in sheet form for use in the dryer, I am someshat puzzled by your enquiry...

Funniest book I've read in years

I found this as a close-out and fortunately picked it up. Mr. West has us laughing so much that we were crying. I hope he hasn't given up letter writing!

Getting back at big-business, fat-cats and politicians.

If you should ever find this book at a local bookstore, make sure to snatch it up. Mr. West's ideas on humor go straight through the brains of those he is writing to. Why would a helicopter manufacturer respond to his letter requesting a small gunship helicopter to be used to ferry important people from small South American countries while carrying "about 1,000 pounds of an agricultural substance"? Because the people he is writing to don't understand the meaning of the word "person". To them, we are all just numbers, and we get the same pat answers to all of our questions. The joke, however, is on us for ridiculing these people while at the same time buying their products, giving them votes and paying their bills!

A hilarious compendium of correspondance

I was fortunate to stumble on this true work of art. The book is a compendium of letters by the author, wherein he tweaks the noses of the corporate and government institutions of the US and Canada... and their naive response. The humor comes from the fact that his correspondants have no idea they are being fooled. This author's literary skill is almost wasted on the the letters in this book. His skill with language would qualify him to be a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist.