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Bruce McCall, born in 1935, is an American author known for his humor and satire. His works span various literary forms, including novels, poetry, and essays. McCall's writing often delves into the absurdity and complexity of modern life, earning him a dedicated following.

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“Six Secrets to Being a Successful Humorist 1. Be scared, unhappy, and an outcast as a kid. 2. Drop out of high school. 3. Spend time alone. 4. Don't take a comedy course. 5. Read other humorists but don't worship them. 6. Don't get your hopes up.”

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Author:Bruce McCall

“If the general attitude of Canadians toward their mighty neighbor to the south could be distilled into a single phrase, that phrase would probably be "Oh, shut up."”

Ifs Attitude South Neighbor Phrases Shut Up

Book:Thin Ice: Coming of Age in Canada

Source: Thin Ice: Coming of Age in Canada

“If the general attitude of Canadians toward their mighty neighbor to the south could be distilled into a single phrase, that phrase would probably be "Oh, shut up." The Americans talked too much, mainly about themselves. Their torrid love affair with their own history and legend exceeded-painfully-the quasi-British Canadian idea of modesty and self-restraint. ... They were forever busting their buttons in spasms of insufferable yahoo pride or all too publicly agonizing over their crises.”

Source: Thin Ice: Coming of Age in Canada

“Not even Barbra Streisand celebrates herself as tirelessly as golf celebrates itself.”

Golf Celebrate Streisand

Author:Bruce McCall

“It's easy to see golf not as a game at all but as some whey-faced, nineteenth-century Presbyterian minister's fever dream of exorcism achieved through ritual and self-mortification.”

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Author:Bruce McCall

“No game designed to be played with the aid of personal servants by right-handed men who can't even bring along their dogs can be entirely good for the soul.”

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Author:Bruce McCall

“Here's a simple way to abolish golf's elitist and exclusionary image and make it a truly all-American sport: ditch that fifties-Republican-martini-drinker's green Brooks Brothers-style sport jacket and make the winner of the Masters slip on something in, say, black leather with plenty of metal studs.”

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Author:Bruce McCall

“I'm a great admirer of cartoons, because I can't do cartoons.”

I Can Cartoon Because I Can Admirer

Author:Bruce McCall

“You can parody almost anything.”

Author:Bruce McCall

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Born: 1935
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