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Books with a second meaning

Funny dirty books for adults

A dirty gag book only works if you can hand it to someone at a party and read it in front of their mother. These are built that way: the innocent reading of the sentence is completely true, and the other one is unmistakable. Send one photo of them and a few true things about them, and we write the book around those.

Nothing in it is explicit. Nobody at the table is confused either.

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Steve Has Morning Wood: the printed cover. Steve, in a red flannel shirt, carries an armful of firewood past a woodpile at sunrise.

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A sample spread

GUESTS! Neighbors, the mailman and a man from the HOA gather around Steve’s woodpile.

People on the street come to see Steve’s wood.

Barb next door watches it from her kitchen window every Saturday, coffee in hand.

“I could watch him handle that all day,” says Barb.

The man from the HOA has sent two letters about how big it is. Steve keeps it up anyway.

Steve Has Morning Wood, pages 14–15. Finished art, printed as drawn.

How it works

  1. A hand drops a printed photo into the slop machine’s hopper.

    Feed it one photo.

  2. The slop machine shakes and steams, rivets popping off.

    It does its thing.

  3. A finished picture book pops out of the slop machine’s chute.

    A real book comes out.

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Questions

How rude does it actually get?

There’s nothing explicit in the words or the pictures. The second meaning is carried by ordinary sentences that happen to be true twice, which is both funnier and much safer to open in company.

Can I give one of these to a coworker?

People do, but read it first with that room in mind. The innocent reading holds all the way through — that’s the whole craft of it — and you still know your office better than we do.

How does it work, and what do you need from me?

You pick the book, send one clear photo of them and a few true things about them. We write and illustrate the book from that. You must confirm they’re an adult (18 or older), they’re willing to star in a gag book, and you have permission to share their photo.

Will it arrive in time?

We print and bind the book after you order it, so it isn’t instant — and we won’t promise a date here that we can’t keep for your address. Order with room to spare. If the day is close, write to hello@hellosorry.com first and we’ll tell you honestly whether it can make it.

When this gets given

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Somebody you love deserves this. We’re so sorry.

One photo. One real book. A lifetime of them bringing it up at dinner.

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