Length8h 44m
About this audiobook
Bill Nye and Boomerang is a collection of humorous essays and articles by American writer and humorist Bill Nye. The book includes a variety of topics, from the absurdities of daily life to social commentary on politics and culture. Nye uses his wit and sarcasm to poke fun at everything from public transportation to marriage and technology. The title essay, "Bill Nye and Boomerang," tells the humorous story of a man who receives a boomerang as a gift and proceeds to have several misadventures while trying to use it. The essays in this collection provide a glimpse into Nye's unique perspective on the world and showcase his talent for making readers laugh.
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GenreHumor, Biography and Memoir
Length8 hrs 44 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 30, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1MY MULE BOOMERANG,
66THE SAME OLD THING.
2THE APOLOGY.
67THE VETERAN WHO DIED WHILE GETTING HIS PENSION.
3OSTROPHE TO AN ORPHAN MULE.
68GINGERBREAD POEMS AND COLD PICKLED FACTS.
4A MINERS' MEETING—MY MINE—A MIRAGE ON E PLAINS.
69ORIGIN OF BEAUTIFUL SNOW,
5THE TRUE STORY OF DAMON AND PYTHIAS.
70UTE ELOQUENCE.
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6CHAPTER I.
71THE AGED INDIAN'S LAMENT.
7CHAPTER II.
72HOW A MINING STAMPEDE BREAKS OUT.
8CHAPTER III.
73THE GREAT ROCKY MOUNTAIN REUNION OF YALLER DOGS.
9CHAPTER IV.
74WHAT WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE HAS DONE FOR WYOMING.
10SAD MEMORIES OF THE DEAD YEAR.
75PORTUGUESE WITHOUT A MASTER.
11LETTER FROM PARIS.
76THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOG.
12PREHISTORIC CROCKERY.
77THE BUCKNESS WHEREWITH THE BUCK BEER BUCKETH.
13SUGGESTION'S FOR A SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM.
78BILLIOUS NYE AND THE AMATEUR STAGE.
14THE FRAGRANT MORMON.
79A JOURNALISTIC CORRECTION.
15RECOLLECTIONS OF THE OPERA.
80THOUGHTS ON MARRIAGE.
16A SUNNY LITTLE INCIDENT.
81A UTE PRESIDENTIAL CONVENTION.
17HE REWARDED HER.
82THE CLUB-FOOTED LOVER OF PIUTE PASS.
18THE MODERN PARLOR STOVE.
83CHAPTER THE FIRST.
19REMARKS TO ORIGINATORS.
84CHAPTER THE TWICE.
20QUEER
85CHAPTER THREE TIMES.
21SIC SEMPER GLORIA HOUSEPLANT.
86CHAPTER FOUR TIMES.
22HOW TO TELL.
87THE AUTOMATIC LIAR
23BIOGRAPHY OF COLOROW.
88SOME POSTOFFICE FIENDS.
24DIARY OF A SAUCY YOUNG THING.
89AGRICULTURE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 7500 FEET.
25KILLING OFF THE JAMES' BOYS.
90THE GENTLE YOUTH FROM LEADVILLE.
26A RELIC.
91A SNIDE JOURNALIST.
27SOME REASONS WHY I CAN'T BE AN INDIAN AGENT.
92HE WAS BLIND.
28THE PICNIC SNOOZER'S LAMENT.
93THOUGHTS OF THE MELLOW PREVIOUSLY.
29BILLIOUS NYE AND BOOMERANG IN THE GOLD MINES.
94MY TOMBSTONE MINE.
30TWO GREAT MEN.
95BANKRUPT SALE OF A CIRCUS.
31DIRTY MURPHY.
96GREELEY VERSUS VALLEY TAN.
32A ROCKY MOUNTAIN SUNSET.
97THE ETERNAL FITNESS OF THINGS.
33THE TEMPERATURE OF THE BUMBLE-BEE.
98THEY UNANIMOUSLY AROSE AND HUNG HIM.
34DRAWBACKS OF PUBLIC LIFE.
99RHETORIC VS. WOODTICK.
35THE GLAD, FREE LIFE OF THE MINER.
100THE MODEL WIFE.
36SOME THOUGHTS OF CHILDHOOD.
101SOME OVERLAND TOURISTS.
37THE NEW ADJUSTABLE CAMPAIGN SONG.
102CATCHING MOUNTAIN TROUT AT AN ELEVATION OF 8000 FEET.
38SITTING ON ON A VENERABLE JOKE.
103TROUT FISHING.
39A HAIRBREADTH ESCAPE.
104HOME-MADE INDIAN RELICS.
40MYSELF, DR. TALMAGE, AND OTHER DIVINES.
105THE PREVIOUS REPORTER.
41FINE-CUT AS A MEANS OF GRACE.
106THE PEACE COMMISSION.
42THE WEATHER AND SOME OTHER THINGS.
107SOME ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
43THE PARABLE OF THE UNJUST STEWARD.
108THE CROW INDIAN AND HIS CAWS.
44THE PARABLE OF THE PRODIGAL SON.
109THE NUPTIALS OP DANGEROUS DAVIS.
45THE INDIAN AND THE EVERLASTING GOSPEL.
110THE HOLIDAY HOG.
46THE MUSE.
111SOME CENSUS CONUNDRUMS.
47SHOEING A BRONCO.
112THE GENTLE POWER OF A WOMAN'S INFLUENCE.
48PUMPKIN JIM; OR THE TALE OF A BUSTED JACKASS RABBIT.
113THE NATIVE INBORN SHIFTLESSNESS OF THE PRAIRIE DOGS.
49CHAPTER I. PUMPKIN JIM.
114ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
50CHAPTER II. GERALDINE CARBOLINE O'TOOLE.
115THE SECRET OF GARFIELD'S ELECTION.
51CHAPTER III. STARTLING REVELATIONS.
116PERILS OF THE BUTTERNUT PICKER.
52CHAPTER IV. ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.
117A WORD OR TWO ABOUT THE SWALLOW.
53WILLIAM NYE AND THE HEATHEN CHINEE.
118LAUGHING SAM.
54HONG LEE'S GRAND BENEFIT AT LEADVILLE.
119THE CALAMITY JANE CONSOLIDATED.
55YOU FOU.
120THE NOCTURNAL COW.
56THE LOP-EARED LOVERS OF THE LITTLE LARAMIE.
121THE RELENTLESS GARDEN HOSE.
57CHAPTER I. A TALE OF LOVE AND PARENTAL CUSSEDNESS.
122A WAIL.
58CHAPTER II.
123THE GREAT, HORRID MAN RECEIVETH NEW YEAR CALLS.
59CHAPTER III.
124JUST THE THING.
60CHAPTER IV.
125THANKS.
61SPEECH OF SPARTACTUS.
126AN ANTI-MORMON TOWN.
62CORRESPONDENCE.
127A CHRISTMAS RIDE IN JULY.
63HE WENT OUT WEST FOR HIS HEALTH.
128EXAMINING THE BRAND ON A FROZEN STEER.
64A QUIET LITTLE WEDDING WITHOUT ANY FRILLS
129ONION PEELIN'S.
65THOUGHTS ON SPRING
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