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Jim Gaffigan's "Dad Is Fat"
« on: August 12, 2014, 01:24:18 AM »
Anyone else read this yet, http://www.amazon.com/dp/0385349076/?tag=cl03f-20

Funniest book I've read in a very long time. A must read for any parent :D

Jim's a really great clean comedian, feel free to post clips of him here as well.
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Re: Jim Gaffigan's "Dad Is Fat"
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2014, 01:40:51 AM »
From reading the first few pages he reminds me of Dave Barry.

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Re: Jim Gaffigan's "Dad Is Fat"
« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2014, 03:45:17 AM »
One of my all time favorite comics, him and Brian Regan (clean comic as well)

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Re: Jim Gaffigan's "Dad Is Fat"
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2014, 12:45:12 AM »
Hilarious book. It's funny cause it's true
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Re: Jim Gaffigan's "Dad Is Fat"
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2019, 06:42:52 PM »
Being inculcated with Dan's theology for the last few years, I always knew that someday I would play Settlers of Catan, and that I would someday read Dad Is Fat.

Not so sure anymore.

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Re: Jim Gaffigan's "Dad Is Fat"
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2019, 12:28:34 AM »
Have you seen his new Amazon Prime special?
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Re: Jim Gaffigan's "Dad Is Fat"
« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2019, 02:12:37 AM »
Have you seen his new Amazon Prime special?
And what may that be?
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Re: Jim Gaffigan's "Dad Is Fat"
« Reply #7 on: August 19, 2019, 05:47:52 PM »
Anyone else read this yet, http://www.amazon.com/dp/0385349076/?tag=cl03f-20

Funniest book I've read in a very long time. A must read for any parent :D

Jim's a really great clean comedian, feel free to post clips of him here as well.
Yes great comedian. Friend of mine met him on the street in Israel and helped with directions to a show, he said Jim is in real life exactly as he is on stage.