BATHROOM READERS’ INSTITUTE CELEBRATES PUBLISHING MILESTONE WITH HIGHLY ANTICIPATED RELEASE OF UNCLE JOHN’S TRIUMPHANT 20th ANNIVERSARY BATHROOM READER

Ashland, Oregon – August 25, 2007 – Happy Anniversary, Uncle John! The Bathroom Readers’ Institute (BRI) and Portable Press announced today the release of the much-anticipated 20th Anniversary Edition of the best-selling Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader series, Uncle John’s Triumphant 20thAnniversary Bathroom Reader!

Proving some things do get better with age, Uncle John’s Triumphant 20th Anniversary Bathroom Reader is flush with 600 pages of all-new material. The new edition is chock-full of all-time reader favorite subjects and chapters, such as fascinating origins of everyday things, forgotten history, dumb crooks, strange lawsuits, and more. Join Uncle John and the BRI in celebrating the 20th Anniversary of one of the longest-running, most popular humor collections in publishing history with its newest quirky collection of the most fascinating facts, the funniest stories, the greatest quotations, the most obscure trivia, and more. So come enjoy two decades of great throne room reading with the talented folks at the Bathroom Readers’ Institute and read about…

·History of the Hawaiian Shirt

·The Death of the Pay Phone

·Peanuts: The Real Story

·The Secret of the Congressional Bomb Shelter

·And much, much more!

“The origins? Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader came about,” Uncle John says, “when I first thought to myself, ‘There are books for the bedroom, the kitchen, even the living room—so why isn’t there a book written especially for the bathroom?’ Twenty years later, with more than 50 titles in our catalog and nearly 7 million books sold, the BRI’s crew of trivia buffs are still champing at the bit to share the latest tidbits of information they’ve uncovered. Fittingly, this year’s edition is titled Triumphant, and it is bigger and more absorbing than any all-new edition before it, and catapulting the series to even greater heights. And there’s no end in sight.”

Here is a sampling of what’s in store:

…Batman wisdom: “Not too fast, Robin. In good bat-climbing as in good driving, one must never sacrifice safety for speed.”

…Real police reports from the nation’s newspapers: “A male was yelling and screaming obscenities in his Randolph Avenue driveway. Police reported he actually was trying to rap.”

…Auckland, New Zealand, is building a new park—by filling a volcano with sewage. “Many local residents are apprehensive about a mountain-sized poo park that could potentially erupt.”

…The strange sense organs of animals: moles with tentacles on their noses, sharks that can detect electrical fields, and snakes with scent receptors in their mouths (scientists believe humans may have them, too).

…Automotive acronyms for those days when you hate your car, like DODGE = Dead On Day Guarantee Expires.

…Brush up on your Russian slang: Mne do lámpochki! (Meaning: “I don’t care!” Literally: “It’s up to the light bulb!”)

…You probably know that “86” means “remove,” but why does 86 mean that? Nobody knows for sure, but there are many theories. Theory #6: Many coffins are eight feet long and buried six feet underground. According to gravedigger slang, when you’re buried, you’re “86ed.”

…Some of the strangest game shows ever to air on American television, such as Trashed in 1994. Contestants tried to answer questions correctly. If they didn’t, the opposing team got to smash the losing team’s prized possessions with a sledgehammer.

This edition marks the 20th year that Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader has been a family favorite, and it’s sure to be an instant classic. Uncle John’s Triumphant 20th Anniversary Bathroom Reader is available wherever fine books are sold, at a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $18.95.

Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader series is one of the longest-running, most popular humor collections in the publishing industry. With more than 7 million copies in print, Uncle John taps into a vast resource of hidden readers – the 66 percent who admit to reading in the bathroom. That’s why Uncle John’s Bathroom Readers have been a must-order for book and gift stores worldwide for two decades. For more information about the Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader series visit www.bathroomreader.com.

*Note to Editor* abbreviated galleys are available in PDF or hard copy form upon request.



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