Karl Pilkington - Happyslapped by a Jellyfish - €2 in Zavvi

Basq

Just after buying this in Zavvi for €2 - bargain..

It's £6.94 (excl. P&P) on Amazon.co.uk and €13.99 on Play.com so you definitely won't get it cheaper than this.

For those who don't know, Karl Pilkington is a very funny man who achieved fame for his honest and quite odd views on 'The Ricky Gervais Podcast'. I've included a couple of his quotes below to tempt you into the €2 purchase!

* You won't get anything done by planning.

* What were the things in Gremlins called?

* How would I know which one I was?
~ The reply to Stephen Merchant when asked if he had a clone for one day, what would he do with it.

* Do it once, do it properly, get to sleep. The end result's always the same, so why drag it out?
~ On people who "go at it all night"

* Don't be chuckin' stuff about, if you're surrounded by glass an' what have ya.
~ Karl's translation of the saying "People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones"

* Sort of a little story told quickly.
~ Karl's definition of "Analogy"

* It wouldn't happen...there hasn't been one publication by a monkey.
~ Expressing his disbelief regarding Infinite Monkey theorem.

* It's big, but there's nothing there. It's like the Millenium Dome.
~ Karl's view on why space isn't interesting.

* I could eat a knob at night.

* Were those presents the three kings brought Jesus for Christmas or his birthday?

* Even caveman had little pants on when you see footage of them.

* They go from building to building, just building.
~ On builders.

* Why is it alright to be goin' around going mental with a gun shooting all the monkeys and killin' em? 'Cause one day, we're gonna run out.

* You never see a black ghost, do you?

* Who's it for, at the end of the day?
~ On marriage.

* Yeah, but you never sort of see a thirty-five year old one.
~ On how Chinese people don't age well.

* If you saw an old fella eating a Twix, you would think, "that's a bit weird innit?"

* They say they've got a new Pope, he's hardly new is he?

* Stay green, stay in the woods, and stay safe.
~ Karl's advice to chameleons.

* I'd kick it, and I'd say, "knob'ead".
~ Karl's response to being attacked by a killer octopus.

* It's all about a gorilla and a fox walking through the woods - how often does that happen?
~ Karl on Aesop's Fables.

* I will not be licking a little frog's head. When it's alive or when it's dead.
~ In reaction to learning that eating or licking a poison arrow tree frog will result in death, as it has enough poison to kill 1000 men.

* What do you mean about eyes facin' foreward? Was there a time when they were looking inside our heads?
~ In response to Ricky talking about evolution.

* If we didn't have planes an' that would we have wings now?
~ Wondering if humans have altered evolution.

* Why is everyone always going back to Latin? It was ages ago.

* Jellyfish: they're 97% water, give 'em another 3% and make 'em water.

* If you haven't bungee-jumped by the time you're 78 you're not going to.

* It's a book full of words innit?
~ on the definition of the word dictionary.

A hilarious guide to travelling, from the man behind The World of Karl Pilkington - one of our most innovative thinkers, visionaries and prophets, or as Ricky Gervais knows him, 'the funniest man alive in Britain today'. Pack your suitcase and take an irreverent trip with the unlikely star of "The Ricky Gervais Podcast Show", Karl Pilkington, to the furthest corners of Europe. From sunbathing in t-shirts and lizards the length of Toblerones, to a toxic apartment in Ibiza with a used loo that can't be flushed - these witty musings could put you off travelling forever! Gain insight into the curious life of this comic genius from pithy anecdotes. Find out about his mum's obsession with keeping gnomes indoors and his experiences getting high on dope chocolate, to his childhood dentist who filled his perfect back teeth to give them 'extra protection'. This book features Pilkington's original illustrations and imaginative scribblings.

PS - Russell Brand's autobiography 'My Booky Wook' was also in there for €8.

Setun

The man is a genius.

/Goes to listen to podcast again

TPD

I picked up a paperback copy in Zavvi about a month ago for £5, and pages 144 to 177 were missing. Picked up the hardback in Zavvi a couple of weeks ago for £1 to read the missing pages. Tempted to write to the publisher and give out about the paperback.