Dogfight at the Pentagon
Subtitle: sergeant dogs, grumpy cats, wallflower wingmen, and other lunacy from the Wall Street Journal's A-Hed column
By: the Wall Street Journal ; edited and with an introduction by Barry Newman
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 142
ISBN-13: 9780062333193
Subjects: American wit and humor; Wall Street journal
Other titles: Wall Street journal.
Description: A selection of the wild, the weird, and the wonderful culled from the Wall Street Journal's popular, and long-standing, "A-Hed column." One of the Wall Street Journal's most popular features for more than seventy years, the daily "A-Hed" column, "named for a headline that looked like a letter A," has diverted readers from the more glum news of war, economic woe, natural disasters, and man-made malfeasance. Covering a wide range of lunacy and the unusual from across the nation and the world, the "A-Hed" continues to enchant longtime readers. Now, the best "A-Hed" stories from recent years have been bundled into this entertaining collection. There are romantic tales, including the Japanese "infidelity phone" (it keeps trysts secret) and the story of "wingmen" and "wingwomen" who escort wallflowers to nightspots and maneuver them into the arms of prospective catches. Lovers of dogs, cats, and fish will learn how a Marine Corps bulldog got promoted to sergeant, how a grumpy cat acquired a Hollywood agent, and will be left wondering if a 63-pound carp named Benson died naturally in England or was the victim of foul play. From pantyhose (or mantyhose) for men to a campaign to recruit youthful nudists, a hairdo archaeologist to five escaped wallabies and hippies smoking catnip, these stories will make readers laugh and keep them entertained.
Table of contents: title: Play. The endless game of tag ; Update : Tag, he's "it" for another year / Russell Adams ; Wanted : the young and the naked / Douglas Belkin ; Walk the prank / Adam Entous ; The world's biggest liars / Alistair MacDonald ; Hey, bro, that's my little pony! / Vauhini Vara and Ann Zimmerman ; Update : bronies still riding high / Vauhini Vara ; The Hershberger Award's 40-year secret / Rachel Bachman ; Fishy story / Alistair MacDonald and Paul Stone ; Update : Benson's killer identified / Alistair MacDonald ; When online reviews are a joke / Michael M. Phillips; title: Works. Cupids-for-hire ; Update : wingman meets his match / Jennifer Levitz ; Clawing their way to the top / Katherine Rosman ; Update : Grumpy Cat is top dog at show / Jo Piazza ; Stand-up jobs / Rachel Emma Silverman ; Fur flies ; Update : After the story / Ann Zimmerman ; When mom goes viral ; Update : Mom's fame grows beyond Internet / James R. Hagerty ; The dirt on dirty jokes / Barry Newman ; Dogfight at the Pentagon ; Update ; New mascot takes over / Julian E. Barnes ; On ancient pins and needles / Abigail Pesta ; Bird battle / Michael M. Phillips ; Questions mark over the apostrophes future / Barry Newman; title: Stuff. Grab your "murses" / Christina Passariello and Ray A. smith ; The infidelity phone / Daisuke Wakabayashi ; Banking on authors' clutter / Barry Newman.