BULLSHIT

The Odyssey of a Word

The ULTIMATE gag gift for that BULLSHIT in your life.

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For the meeting survivor, jargon sceptic or friend with a finely tuned nonsense detector.

At first glance, BULLSHIT: The Odyssey of a Word looks like a prestigious, scholarly text worthy of the British Library. Written by an Oxford DPhil and packed with “ancient” citations, it carries the full gravitas of a religious relic.

It is delivered with such a straight face that many readers will not even realise it is a gag...which just makes the whole thing even funnier.

The ultimate gag gift
Guaranteed to cause a scene, whether good or bad!
A genuinely fascinating read (after the dust has settled)
The Perfect 'Toilet Book'

BULLSHIT: The Odyssey of a Word is a mock-scholarly gag book that treats one of the English language’s most notorious words as if it were a priceless cultural artefact. Because, frankly, it is.

Whilst it is primarily a gag gift, it also explores the surprisingly fascinating history of how the word BULLSHIT came to exist in the first place, making it a genuinely interesting read in its own right.

For anyone surrounded by nonsense

BULLSHIT: The Odyssey of a Word has a slightly different flavour from the direct insult books. It is less about calling one person a name and more about diagnosing the world around them. Office politics, terrible excuses, fake wisdom and overconfident nonsense all fall comfortably within its territory.

That makes it a strong gift for people who spend too much time in meetings, deal with too many bad explanations or have developed a finely tuned detector for rubbish. It is rude, but usefully rude.

Best bought for

People trapped in pointless meetings
Friends who spot nonsense instantly
Colleagues with a dry sense of humour
Funny office gifts
Anyone tired of excuses, waffle and corporate speak

The joke doesn't stop at the cover

Most novelty books stop at the title. BULLSHIT doesn't.

BULLSHIT is written, designed and presented as though it were a genuine academic publication. Across 124 pages, chapter structures, illustrations, quotations, references, footnotes and historical commentary all contribute to the illusion.

Many unsuspecting recipients who are gifted this treasure initially assume it must be a real scholarly work and may become genuinely offended, which of course only makes the gag even better.