One Hand Jerking

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Counterculture legend Paul Krassner gazes on the fires of pop culture, politics and celebrity. From cults to pornography, from Charles Manson to Homer Simpson, from the war on drugs to the invasion of Iraq, from Dolly Parton to Lenny Bruce, from circumcision to propaganda, this collection epitomises Krassner's credo, |Irreverence is our only sacred cow|. |Thanks to Paul Krassner for continuing to be the lobster claw in the tuna casserole of modern America.| - Tom Robbins

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"The FBI was right; this man is dangerous - and funny, and necessary." - George Carlin "Krassner has the uncanny ability to alter your perceptions permanently." - The Los Angeles Times "I told Krassner one time that his writing made me hopeful. He found this an odd compliment to offer a satirist. I explained that he made supposedly serious matters seem ridiculous, and that this inspired many of his readers to decide for themselves what was ridiculous and what was not. Knowing that there were people doing that, better late than never, made me optimistic." - Kurt Vonnegut"

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Paul Krassner is the only person in the world ever to win awards from both Playboy (for satire) and The Feminist Party Media Workshop (for journalism), to be included in the Counterculture Hall of Fame at the Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam, to receive an ACLU Uppie (Upton Sinclair) Award for dedication to freedom of expression and to be described by the FBI as "a raving, unconfined nut".