Joe Lindsay
1 Horrifyingly, howlingly funny
I first bought this book as a gag for some of the guys I work with as a river guide. I made the mistake of reading it first, and laughed so hard I cried on several of the stories. My daughters were awakened by my laughter and came to see what mom thought was so funny. We (myself and 2 daughters) shared the laughter for a little over an hour, and many times since. It is the most often asked for book at my house, and, it has gone, and will continue to go on river trips and camping trips with me. Some people gross out when the stories are read aloud, but nearly all will pick it up, read it, and laugh about it in private.
2 Amusing in a childish way
Scatological humour is fine in the right place and in small doses. Up Sh*t Creek meets neither criteria. The right place is in the men's room, or round a camp fire, where this type of story can be related first hand by the participants or witnesses. Small doses simply means that one or two stories are enough. Up Sh*t Creek attempts to bring together dozens of toilet jokes and, by doing so, is guilty of overkill - the stories lose their impact.
Probably the best place for this book is in the room we all use but seldom discuss. There, the stories can be 'digested' little by little and might pass for a few chuckles. Don't expect anything too cerebral, don't buy the book if the discussion of bodily functions offends you, and don't lick your fingers as you turn the pages!
3 Omigod omigod!
This is not a book to be read immediately before or immediately after a meal.
You will learn more about the logistics of removing human waste from wilderness areas than you probably cared to know.
You may find yourself screaming in horror as you hurl this book as far as the walls of the bathroom will let you.
You will laugh and in the process, you will learn something about whitewater rafting from the stories, the diagrams, and the glossary in the back.
This is a bathroom classic. Choose your time for reading it carefully!
4 Not worth buying
I have what has been described (by my mother) as a bathroom sense of humor, so I thought I would enjoy this book. Instead, in the approximately 30 minutes it takes to read, I was rewarded with only one small chuckle. Around the campfire, well lubricated by consciousness changing substances, some of these stories could probably be a hit. On paper they are, well, boring and sophmoric. And don't think you'll be able to read them, then tell them to your friends around the campfire -- they won't translate in that sense. You're better off just making up your own stories. If you can imagine just one instance when a relatively small amount of feces ended up on your own or someone else's flesh, you already know everything this book has to offer.
5 Old Worn-out Kayaker
I thought this was a book about constipation,it`s not. However,I keep a copy in the outhouse where the stories help me pass the time,if nothing else! Good stories.
6 Old Worn-out Kayaker
I thought this was a book about constipation,it`s not. However,I keep a copy in the outhouse where the stories help me pass the time,if nothing else! Good stories.
7 Ever used a groover? This book's a scream; get it.
It's not often I laugh out loud when into a book, but this one'll do it. As a professional raft-guide in Colorado and Utah, my "Library" is available to all on our trips, and this one is by far the most popular with the customers. If you've used a groover once or a hundred times, you'll laugh and be grossed-out too. River-runners, put this book in your box.
8 Hilariously funny. Buy it now. Steal it if necessary.
This is a very funny book. If you are involved with river rafting or if you are taking a river trip soon, this is the book for you. The stories, although a bit gross from time to time, are all true and would be wonderful when read aloud around the campfire. I feel certain that this will be a real buy for those who have a sense of humor and adventure.
9 Funny at times
I give this book a six because the writing is sophisticated enough to make the stories funny and because I liked the last chapter of "reflections", in which the author waxes philosophical about something that is part of who we are and ought to be discussed more openly. I don't give the book a 9 or 10 because even though the stories are pretty good, they are not overwhelmingly funny, bizarre, or interesting.
10 This is one funny book about poop
While this is not a fine piece of literature it will make you laugh out loud many times over. The stories are disgusting at times and they give you a good idea of what it must be like to be a hep river guide like this book's wacky author. It made me laugh and I recommend it highly -- especially to those of you out there that are still in touch with your third-grade toilet humor stage.
