Authors: Ian Frazier

Dating Your Mom (11 page)

Also by Ian Frazier

Nobody Better, Better Than Nobody

Great Plains

Family

Coyote v. Acme

On the Rez

It Happened Like This
(translator)

The Fish's Eye

Acclaim for
Dating Your Mom

“Bold, challenging humor that works as the inspiration for both laughs and thoughts.”

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Intellectual knee-slapping â¦ some of the titles alone are good for a hearty chuckle.”

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The Boston Globe

“A satisfying and refreshing humorous voice â¦ reminding us that there is nothing so sacred it cannot or should not be laughed at.”

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Los Angeles Times

“Shows that he is one of our best contemporary humorists.”

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Kirkus Reviews

“It's a treat to have this first collection of Frazier's as a mirthful refuge to turn to when a grim era's inane clichÃ©s start flying.”

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Newsday

“Very, very funny â¦ simple, graceful, funny pieces with no obvious targets â¦ . Frazier's writing is so graceful and controlled that all these pieces have the feel of an effortless romp.”

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The Voice Literary Supplement

“One of America's funniest writers.”

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Vogue

Your Notes

DATING YOUR MOM. Copyright Â© 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1986 by Ian Frazier. All rights reserved. . No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information, address Picador, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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Grateful acknowledgement is made to
The New Yorker
, where all of these pieces, except the following, first appeared: “The Museum,” “List of Funny Names Released,” and “A Note from the Playwright” were originally published by
The Atlantic;
“Your Nutrition & You” first ran in
The New Republic.

eISBN 9781466828766

First eBook Edition : August 2012

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Frazier, Ian.

Dating your mom.

ISBN 0-312-42152-4

I. Title.

PS3556.R363D3 1986 813'.54 85-20646

First published in the United States by Farrar, Straus and Giroux

First Picador Edition: March 2003