Posted in Uncategorized on June 30, 2008 | Comments Off
Stuff White People Like is being released in book stores today. It’s also available from the following online retailers:
Amazon
Barnes and Noble
Book Sense
Borders
Powell’s
In Canada:
Indigo/Chapters
Amazon.ca
Features:
50% new content, exclusive to the book!
The definitive quiz to determine your precise whiteness level
How to name a white child
Where should a white person [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on June 27, 2008 | 1,550 Comments »
If you see a white woman and you are trying to figure out whether she is liked or just merely tolerated by white people, the best thing you can do is get a quick look at her haircut. It is a known fact that white people love women who wear their hair with bangs [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on June 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Coinciding with the release of the Stuff White People Like book on Tuesday, July 1st, Audible, the leading provider of audiobooks and spoken word content on the internet, is releasing an audio version that can be downloaded to iPods and other compatible MP3 players.
To learn more about the digital download version click here.
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Posted in Uncategorized on June 25, 2008 | 362 Comments »
Statistics
By: David Munoz of Panda Force
White people hate math. If you want to befriend white people, mention “that weird Asian calculus teacher who drew perfect circles” and how much you hated his class (bonus points if you mention how your parents made you get an even worse tutor who was more clueless than you and [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on June 25, 2008 | 511 Comments »
Comparing People to Hitler
By: Isaac “Absent” Amirian
Being a truly advanced white person means being able to speak with authority about pretty much any field of conversation- especially politics. In order for white people to streamline the process of knowing everything, all human beings can be neatly filed into one of two categories: People I Agree [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on June 24, 2008 | 344 Comments »
Being Excessively Early For Events, Classes, Meetings, Work, Parties, Etc
By: Eve A.
White people will frequently show up to various events 15- 35 minutes early for no reason at all. A favorite quote used to explain this phenomenon is “Early is on time, on time is late, and late is unacceptable”. What [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on June 24, 2008 | 241 Comments »
Appearing Empathetic with Personal Anecdotes of ”Poverty”
By: Kerri Scheer of Peterborough, Ontario.
Most responsible, socially-conscience white people are aware of the need for sympathy towards less fortunate groups. It is the pleasure, and the perceived duty, of white people to discuss the plights of others with sympathy. An advanced white person, however, recognizes that underlying condescension [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on June 23, 2008 | 292 Comments »
The Stuff White People Like contest received over 685 entries! Unfortunately, narrowing that field down to three winners proved to be too difficult and the decision was made to award the prize to five people with each of the winning entries to be posted this week.
Each winner will receive a copy of Stuff White [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on June 20, 2008 | 102 Comments »
With over 675 entries, the contest has been a huge success.
Winners to be announced on Monday.
Thank you to everyone who entered.
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Posted in Uncategorized on June 19, 2008 | 218 Comments »
The Article:
“Typos a la Carte” by Jane Black. The Washington Post, June 18th, 2008.
The Problem:
What should you do when you find typos on a restaurant menu?
The Solution:
The presence of an improper apostrophe on a menu can ruin an otherwise delicious meal for a white person. Jane Black recommends asking for an extra copy of the [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on June 16, 2008 | Comments Off
Stuff White People Like will be released on July 1st, 2008 through Random House. To celebrate, we are holding a long-awaited competition to find the next great expert on the stuff white people like.
The book features:
50% all new, never before seen material
Flow charts including, “How to name a white child,” and “Where should a [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on June 12, 2008 | 519 Comments »
The sweater is an essential part of the white person wardrobe and it is a very good idea to familiarize yourself with all the different types of sweaters that are most popular with white people.
When you approach the subject from the perspective of age, it’s essential that you combine very young and very old white [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on June 11, 2008 | 480 Comments »
“‘Black Guy’ livens up Saturday Market” by Kyle Odegard
Corvallis Gazette Times, June 1st, 2008
Summary:
Corvallis resident Jeff Oliver sets up a booth at a Farmer’s Market to make a comedic and social statement about diversity in the region. Some white people are offended, but need to find a way to show the reporter that [...]
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Posted in Activities, People on June 2, 2008 | 698 Comments »
By far, the easiest way to befriend a large group of white people is to organize and then participate in a game that is normally played by children. Unlike the practice of having their parents help with rent, this activity is a pleasant reminder to white people that they have not fully severed their ties [...]
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