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Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini
Why Do Men Have Nipples Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini
Author: Mark Leyner, Billy Goldberg
ISBN-13: 9781400082315
ISBN-10: 1400082315
Publication Date: 7/26/2005
Pages: 224
Rating:
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 349 ratings
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Book Type: Paperback
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esh712 avatar reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 44 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 18
Typically, I'll read reviews for a book but not put much weight in them, since it really comes down to a matter of taste. I have to agree with other reviewers on this one, though. Some parts were funny. Some parts were very informative and interesting. But the quirky ramblings exchanged by the authors were like inside jokes that went on way too long. There was too much of this exchange that I'm sure they thought was hilarious, but meant nothing to me except crude commentary. Skip over that, and read the actual questions, and it wasn't bad.
MarciNYC avatar reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on
Helpful Score: 11
Funny at times, but overall a let down.

My friends and I marveled at some of the facts -- who is the unlucky soul who gets to clock the speed of a fart? -- but for the most part, I've read/heard most of the info elsewhere.
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 7 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 8
Just the title makes you want to read it. If you ever wondered if you really could light your own fart or what eye boogers were made of, this is your book. Two doctors have answered probably hundreds of questions that we all have probably wondered about but never asked.
liliroze avatar reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 29 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
The writings between the medical knowledge is funny. The medical knowledge is simplistic -- not for a seasoned medical-trivia buff such as myself.

If you are new to the medical stuff, then you will learn some new things that should propel you into more detailed trivia. If you are looking to add to your library of already-acquired knowledge, then skip it. Too elementary.
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 471 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
This book offers real factual and really funny answers to some of the big questions about the oddities of our bodies. Compiled by Billy Goldberg, an emergency medicine physician, and Mark Leyner, best-selling authro and well-known satirist.
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 148 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
Silly questions you REALLY want answers to, but who to ask? A funny bathroom reader, this one!!
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 25 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Big disappointment. Their "back and forth" messages took up a good part of the book, and were boring. Took me less than 30 minutes to just read the questions/answers, although some of them were interesting. Definitely NOT worth the $13 I spent on it.
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 216 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I didn't find this to be that enlightening or entertaining. Disappointing book.
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 37 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
It was okay...not as great as I expected.
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Helpful Score: 2
I really liked this book. Funny & full of info.
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 5 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I loved this book. A easy to read book. Contains short questions and answers to them that you may have never thought about.
jules72653 avatar reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on
Helpful Score: 2
Amusing and quick. I learned about things I've never before considered.
Spirited-Ann avatar reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 51 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Do microwaves cause cancer? Is it bad to crack your knuckles? Written by a top physician and a top-notch humorist, this fascinating, silly, and downright educational reference book sets the record straight on the myriad folk remedies, urban legends, and "proven cures" that everybody's heard about.
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 31 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
A really funny book about things you wouldnt normally think about, or want to for that matter.
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 8 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Fairly funny book, with some legitimate questions I've wondered about. Great bathroom reading.
Suzyjal avatar reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 21 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This is a good one to fill up that litle space on the back of the toilet. It's a book which answers many of the questions we ask every day, such as "Can I drink my own urine?" Okay, maybe I don't ask that one every day, but I was curious enough to read the answer.
It's a super quick read, informative, at times funny, but do yourself a favor and pass on the sophmoric rantings of the co-authors. They were kind enough to print those passages in a different font, so it's easy for you to skip.
Oh, and just for the record, yes, you can drink your own urine, but it doesn't taste very good. Shocker.
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 5 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Hard to follow but interesting factoids about life mysterious questions about the human body.
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 11 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Lol, I thought this book was pretty funny, and my husband loved it too!
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 16 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Who wouldn't want to read this book? Full of interesting facts.
Angeleyes avatar reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 217 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
A fun book to read with friends. Lots of interesting information.
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Helpful Score: 1
I didn't know a lot about this book when I swapped it. They do interject some humor inbetween answering medical questions that people ask such as "why do men have nipples". It did not really hold my interest. I found it a littel dull. I kept finding myself saying, Who Cares?.
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Helpful Score: 1
This was a pretty interesting book that answered some pretty goofy questions. I found it enjoyable.
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Helpful Score: 1
This book was a very quick read and full of alot of interesting information. I would recommend to anyone that likes random facts.
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Helpful Score: 1
An amusing yet short book.
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Helpful Score: 1
Funny and easy to read.
Farscapegirl avatar reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 180 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Interesting facts, but the side commentary by the two authors was just infantile garbage IMO. But I guess everyone has their own style of expressing themselves. I just skipped over those parts and the actual Q&A parts of the book had some Answers to some pretty common misconceptions and weird thoughts that you might think about but never knew where to find the answers. Many are covered in this book. Quick read too!
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 1568 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Delightful compendium of peculiar health questions--and answers, slightly slapstick... Great book to have for bathroom reading, except you should hide it before throwing any parties. You might not be able to get guests out of the bathroom in a timely fashion.

From back cover: Is There a Doctor in the House? Say youre at a party. Youve had a martini or three, and you mingle through the crowd, wondering how long you need to stay before going out for pizza. Suddenly youre introduced to someone new, Dr. Nice Tomeetya. You forget the pizza. Now is the perfect time to bring up all those strange questions youd like to ask during an office visit with your own doctor but havent had the guts (or more likely the time) to do so. Youre filled with liquid courage... now is your chance! If youve ever wanted to ask a doctor...
How do people in wheelchairs have sex?
Why do I get a killer headache when I suck down my milkshake too fast?
Can I lose my contact lens inside my head forever?
Why does asparagus make my pee smell?
Why do old people grow hair on their ears?
Is the old adage beer before liquor, never sicker, liquor before beer. really true?
...then Why Do Men Have Nipples? is the book for you.
Compiled by Billy Goldberg, an emergency medicine physician, and Mark Leyner, bestselling author and well-known satirist, Why Do Men Have Nipples? offers real factual and really funny answers to some of the big questions about the oddities of our bodies.
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on
Helpful Score: 1
Great bathroom reader
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 10 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Very funny while being informative at the same time. Definitely an enjoyable read.
ilovedale3 avatar reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 524 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Funny book with weird questions about "health" such as "Is cracking your knuckles bad for you?" and "Can you really ignite a fart?". The guys who wrote the book (a professional writer and an ER doctor) make the book even more entertaining when they put in their "two cents" on the issues.

However, if you are easily offended by fart jokes and penis references, don't read this book. I have the sense of humor of a 10-year-old boy though, so I (and my 30-something-year-old husband) found it hilarious.
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 36 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Well, at least it was fast to read. I was excited about this book, but found it...childish? The authors imply that their book will be given the spot of honor next to the toilet, and must have written the book with this in mind. They include some IMs between them about who knows what.
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 12 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Laundy list of questions and answers you have always wanted to know about human and human functions. Funny and fun- fast easy read.
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 45 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Not the greatest. Many questions are things you've heard a million times, like "What causes hiccups?". Seems like at least a third of the questions end with "Doctors don't really know..." And interspersed throughout the book are annoying passages of Instant Messages between the two authors.
euphoria avatar reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 25 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Funny stuff and interesting, too - though you'll likely discover you've forgotten all the answers a few days after you've read them! Keep this one in the bathroom.
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 38 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
It's okay, I think I was hoping for more exciting questions and amazing answers.
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 55 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Everyday questions that we seldom get answers to....now you can get the answers from a doctor. Amusing!
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Helpful Score: 1
Interesting and quirky questions answered, though I could have done without the silly and often pointless commentary throughout. Fun for trivia buffs.
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 223 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I think this books was a waste of paper. But hey thats just me.
Leeankh avatar reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 139 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Some of this was really interesting, but some things really weren't. I didn't really like it very much myself, but it's a quick read and several others have enjoyed it.
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Helpful Score: 1
A fun read of all the medical questions you ever had but didn't want to ask. #1 NYT Bestseller in 2005.
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Helpful Score: 1
Really funny book filled with odd tidbits. Great for entertaining at get-togethers!
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Funny book...answers questions you have always had and some that you didn't even know existed.
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 18 more book reviews
A fun read, nothing too fancy.
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Don't waste a credit. I did not find it funny and the conversations between the co authors at times was just confusing and kept the book from flowing. I found the questions and answers to be boring; not what I expected for a "humorous" read.
FamFatale avatar reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 369 more book reviews
I learned a few things...got a few giggles.. AND managed to gross out my husband at dinner.
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 17 more book reviews
Great book - funny & informative.
b-frank avatar reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 6 more book reviews
If I didn't know so many doctors would I have enjoyed this as much?
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 2 more book reviews
Very Funny, Quick Read with Laughs
victorianangel avatar reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 2 more book reviews
Love this book. The information in it is valuable and fun to read plus the humor that the authors add makes it such an awesome read I couldnt put it down. Not to mention all the ice breaking possibilities for conversation starters! Great read!
mafiageek80 avatar reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 5 more book reviews
*Yawn*. Aside from a few interesting facts I could have found on google, this book was a complete bore. Not to mention, a bit immature (Ooooh look, they just said the F-word!).
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 2 more book reviews
really fun informative book
carlamo avatar reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 269 more book reviews
This is the kind of book that you can read a page or two at a time, and then return to it much later without difficulty. Interesting at times, but not riveting, by any means. The "conversations" between the authors were a total waste of time and paper. Do yourself a favor and don't bother reading them; they're worse than meaningless.
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 9 more book reviews
Kind of a cool book with answers to medical questions you always wanted to ask.
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This book is one of those books that tell you things you thought to ask and never did.
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 209 more book reviews
Sophomoric reading at its best. Not really sure how this became a national best seller.
TakingTime avatar reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 1072 more book reviews
I found this book very entertaining...some off beat parts...like Body Oddities and Bathroom Humor...but overall an enjoyable book. This is the type book that you put in your bathroom,then wonder why your company takes so long.....
Giggy avatar reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 42 more book reviews
Totally Hilarious! :) I devoured this book in just a few hours.
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This book extremely interesting!
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Interesting and great conversation starter!
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Alot lighter than I expected, but, still funny.
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I did not enjoy this book. It was a bit raunchy for me, but there some interesting questions answered...other questions I could have cared less about.
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Interesting answers to interesting questions.
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A very interesting look at health questions we a ll might have. The authors take a unique way of answering the questions. A good read.
romance-writer81 avatar reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 33 more book reviews
My husband and I liked this book. It was filled with interesting facts.
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Good Book, made me laugh
cef424 avatar reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 67 more book reviews
Very interesting reading... I learned alot about fact or fiction with some of these medical questions. Some are so off the way it is amazing.

- Why do I get a killer headache when I suck down my milkshake too fast?
- Why does asparagus make my pee smell?
- Is the old adage "beer before liquor, never sicker, liguor before beer, never fear"
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 141 more book reviews
"Why Do Men Have Nipples?" doesn't always play fair. Does warm milk really help you to sleep? According to the book, there hasn't been much research done about this. Does bathing in tomato juice remove the smell of a skunk? Not necessarily; tomato juice may just smell more. This book's popularity has more to do with its bathroom jokes, advice about sex ("What is a hickey?") and attention to little-discussed bodily attributes, like ear hair. (--excerpted from "The New York Times Book Review", which loathed this book.)
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 8 more book reviews
Fun trivia book!
IntrepidOne avatar reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 157 more book reviews
Funny and informative.
precycle avatar reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 87 more book reviews
Examples of questions:
Can I lose my contact lens inside my head forever?
Why do old people grow hair on their ears?
why does asparagus make my pee smell?
why do I get a headache when I eat ice cream too fast?
how do people in wheelchairs have sex?
reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 8 more book reviews
Say you're at a party. You've had a martini or three, and you mingle through the crowd, wondering how ling you need to stay before going out for pizza. Suddendly you're introduced to someone new, Dr. Nice Tomeetya. Now is the perfect time to bring up all those strange questions you'd like to ask during an office visit w/your own Dr. but haven't had the guts.
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fun quick read
buzzby avatar reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 6062 more book reviews
Half-page answers, some questions were interesting, but most weren't. I do know the approximate caloric content of an ejaculation, but I don't know what use I'll have for that information, offhand.
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I LOL AT THE QESTIONS IN THIS BOOK,FUNNY !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fun at parties!
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Fun little facts...
Kmarie avatar reviewed Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini on + 529 more book reviews
Excellent and interesting book!Is There a Doctor in the House?

Say youre at a party. Youve had a martini or three, and you mingle through the crowd, wondering how long you need to stay before going out for pizza. Suddenly youre introduced to someone new, Dr. Nice Tomeetya. You forget the pizza. Now is the perfect time to bring up all those strange questions youd like to ask during an office visit with your own doctor but havent had the guts (or more likely the time) to do so. Youre filled with liquid courage . . . now is your chance! If youve ever wanted to ask a doctor . . .

How do people in wheelchairs have sex?

Why do I get a killer headache when I suck down my milkshake too fast?

Can I lose my contact lens inside my head forever?

Why does asparagus make my pee smell?

Why do old people grow hair on their ears?

Is the old adage beer before liquor, never sicker, liquor before beer . . . really true?

. . . then Why Do Men Have Nipples? is the book for you.
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the front of book has part of a 30% off club members sticker from books a million. this book was hilarious and very interesting