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  • By: Joe Lycett
  • Narrated by: Joe Lycett
  • Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (190 ratings)

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Parsnips, Buttered

By: Joe Lycett
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Publisher's Summary

In this book I have attempted to solve each and every one of life's problems. And I have succeeded.

Dear Listener,

Using letters, emails, tweets and telegrams I will show you how the things in your life that make you sad, low or anxious can soon appear trivial, insignificant and like a fish. In short, I will butter your parsnips.

Life is hard. We are a bombarded generation: Facebook, billboards, Twitter, Instagram, taxes, newspapers, watches monitoring our sleep, apps that read our pulse, terrorism. There's such an onslaught to the senses these days it's a marvel any of us manage to get out of bed. I love bed.

While we are overwhelmed and confused by the miasmic cloud of information, there are those that seek to take advantage: there are parking fines, hate tweets, Nigerian email scams and Christmas newsletters from old school friends about their ugly kids. And just as we're getting round to doing something about it, we're distracted again.

I, Joe Lycett, comedian, wordsmith, and professional complainer, am here to help. During my short life of doing largely nothing I've discovered solutions to many of life's problems, which I impart to you, dear Listener. Containing a centurion of complaint letters to unsuspecting celebrities, companies and anyone brave enough to clog up my phone, as well as illustrations, one-liners, jokes and life hacks, this little gem offers you a collection of tips and advice* for all manner of modern woe. By the time you have finished listening to this book you will have learnt how to:

  • Reverse a parking fine
  • Manipulate the tabloid press
  • Navigate social media
  • Respond to hate mail
  • Out-weird Internet trolls
  • Contest a so-called ripe avocado
  • Send the perfect Christmas newsletter
  • Defeat ISIS
  • Take down multinational companies

AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!

Joe Lycett x

* If you are looking for guidance with taxes, quitting smoking, moving house, love, divorce, education, health care or anything actually important may I recommend speaking to friends or family members and not consulting a book by a comedian who eats halloumi at least twice a day.

©2016 Joe Lycett (P)2016 Hodder & Stoughton

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loved it

laughed for the whole book. I used all of the tips and tricks :) thanks joe

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Very funny

I honestly believe this book must be consumed via audio book. Joe’s reading adds to the comedy.

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re-reading straight away!!

hilarious, best thing since James Acaster's Classic Scrapes. Second to last chapter is my favourite, though there are many highlights.

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consider my parsnips buttered

honestly a very easy to book to listen to, good lots tips tricks and just general humour which gets a laugh every time definitely recommend you will be better off for it

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ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT

I don't usually like books ( reading or listening ) but I finished listening to this book three days !!!! Joe lycett is ridiculously funny & this book is excellent . I 100% recommend !!

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I consider my parsnips buttered

I Lycett a lot. Samantha Peterson is my spirit fox. Joe Lycett is perfection. Cannot recommend enough

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utterly pointless and wonderful

I thoroughly enjoyed this brief trip into Joe's bored mind. the book is narrated by Joe himself (who's voice alone is enough to make me giggle) so the comedic timing is perfect.

many thanks

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Hilarious through and through

Absolutely my favorite audio book to date. On more than one occasion I laughed my cluttons off on the bus. Amazing content and perfect narrator for it. 10/10

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love Joe Lycett

Very funny. Glad I bought it. Happy he read it himself. Loved every minute.

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Hilarious

So many laugh out loud moments. Loved it and would highly recommend listening to this one. Joes animated voice just adds to the hilarity

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