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Original Title:	Mike Nelson's Mind over Matters
ISBN:	0060936142 (ISBN13: 9780060936143)
Edition Language:	English

Mike Nelson's Mind over Matters

Michael J. Nelson

Paperback | Pages: 288 pages

Rating: 4.09 | 747 Users | 62 Reviews

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Why do some people retain cute baby-talk names for their relatives (like "Num-Num" and "Pee-Paw") well into middle age? How should a reasonable person respond when Olivia Newton-John sings, "Have you never been mellow?" Who's responsible for the sorry state of men's fashion, and is it the same guy who invented the jerkin? Is there any future in being a Midwesterner? Can you really enjoy your lunch when the restaurant is decorated to look like an African plain? How come women keep dozens of bottles and jars of moisturizers, unguents, and lotions around -- all of them half empty?

In more than 50 hilarious all-new essays, one of America's brightest young humorists -- the head writer and on-air host of the legendary TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000 -- finds the fun in all aspects of the human condition, no matter how absurd. Join Mike Nelson on an angst-filled visit to a health spa; shopping sessions at Home Depot and Radio Shack; adventures in the very amateur musical theater; a gut-busting discourse on the history of television; ruminations on his roles as husband, father, and citizen; and much, much more.

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Title	:	Mike Nelson's Mind over Matters
Author	:	Michael J. Nelson
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 288 pages
Published	:	March 5th 2002 by Dey Street Books
Categories	:	Humor. Nonfiction. Writing. Essays. Comedy

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One of the best humour books I have read. Yes, I said it and it is no hyperbole. I loved Mike on MST3000 and in this book he shows just how sharp his humour is. I love the tone of his humour (sarcastic but from a "me not so smart" POV). Each chapter is a little humor essay on a topic that Mike wants to discuss. The topics themselves are not as important as the humour that drives them. I was laughing out loud many times in almost every chapter (the only one that didn't work was him trying to

I retired my use of leaf blowers after reading this book.

I met Mike at a book signing for "Deathrat" and it was hilarious. He was also a really nice and cool guy too. Except to garrison keillor, which is understandable. He talked a little bit about this book and had a quiz about it. One of the questions to the audience was "what does every mall have?" answer, a Radioshack. Followup question. "what does every Radioshack have?" Answer, the smell of BO. Ironically the mall this book signing was at had its Radioshack close several years ago. Anyways, this

Bought this for my brother since he is a big fan of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (the star is the author of this book). Then I found out he does not read books. So it became mine by default. Collection of jokey essays that would be on his "blog" if they had them back then. Goes well together with his Death Rat, another Minnesota-heavy wryball.

I don't think I've ever laughed out loud reading. I laughed out loud at least once every essay here. There's something I call The Godfather Syndrome: the volume of praise heaped on a piece of media is inversely related to my desire to consume it. The more people praised The Godfather, the more I postponed watching it, because it felt like homework, and the less inclined I was to actually enjoy it when I did watch it, because now I'm more concerned with understanding why it's considered the

Collection of humorous essays. I like Nelson's work in Mystery Science Theater, but a lot of this stuff just isn't that funny. I hate saying that, but it's how I felt. The jokes/riffs are just a little too obvious. The book is a good 20 years old, so that doesn't help. The stories at the end are better in the beginning, and there are flashes here and there.

Mike Nelson, head writer for Mystery Science Theater 3000, returns with a book of essays written from his awkward, inhibited mid-western style. There are pieces here about the history of television, Mike's experiences in musical theater, a trip to radio shack and another to the local Home Depot. He explores why his wife has so many friends and what it would be like if he appeared on Inside the Actor's Studio.Mike Nelson is a very funny man, apparently with a rich, disturbing fantasy life. Some