Study up! Defending your mom

Ģ Yo mommas so emaciated, she can hula hoop in a fruit loop. Ģ Yo mommas so ubiquitous, when she sits around the house, she sits around the house. Ģ Yo mommas breath is so fetid, people on the phone hang up! Ģ Yo mommas so corpulent, when her beeper goes off, people think shes backing up. What better way to learn SAT-level words than to use pop-culture, humor, and jokes about your momma? Imagine learning how to properly use words such as erudite, grandiloquent, ubiquitous, and pallid by reciting jokes about someones mom. This is exactly the innovative technique being employed by three young men who call themselves the Board of Classless Education with an inventive new book, The Yo Momma Vocabulary Builder (Falls Media). The authors of The Yo Momma Vocabulary Builder can discuss: *Why expanding ones vocabulary — at any age — is vitally important. *How humor-even jokes about ones mom — is the best way to learn. *Where education is falling short-and what can reverse the tide. *How pop-culture can be used as a teaching tool. *The playful intricacies of the most complex language. Its a fun way to learn, says co-author Steve Harwood. Its really edutainment. The Yo Momma Vocabulary Builder introduces the reader to 300 words by using wit, put-downs, and pop-culture. Among the techniques employed: *Jokes about yo momma that dont hold back. *References to William Shatner, Donald Trump, The Simpsons, MySpace, MTV, Dr. Phil, The Godfather, Martha Stewart, Tiger Woods, The Bible, Julia Roberts, Pamela Anderson, Heidi Kum, and a scores of celebrities. *Numerous quizzes on things like matching homely Rock Stars with their hot wives; determining if Carson Daly or John Edwards are unctuous; being warned about ostentatious displays for a Sweet 16 party; sample flippant phrases; and determining whether a hybrid car or YouTube is an anachronism. * Using an eye chart to explain what an ophthalmologist does that reads: Yo Momma is so near sighted that she uses the Hubble Telescope as a contact lens. Justin Heimberg, co-author, and a humor writer for Esquire, Details, and MAD, initially used the techniques presented in the book as an exercise while teaching a writing workshop in a juvenile detention center in Los Angeles. Learning new words is about learning new ideas, says Justin. And learning new ideas is inherently enriching. It allows you to express yourself more clearly and accurately. Unfortunately, many vocabulary-building texts are dull, unengaging, and dont always explain the many ways to actually use a word. Youll get a definition, maybe a sample sentence, and a hard-to-decipher pronunciation. The primary reason to seek a large vocabulary has nothing to do with impressing people, cultivating professional gain, or building scholarly achievement, Justin says. Rather, increasing the words and ideas at your disposal deepens and broadens your understanding of the world, of others, and of yourself. It makes life more interesting. The Yo Momma Vocabulary Builder aims high, on two fronts to educate and to entertain and succeeds on both. More bout Justin Heimberg: Justin Heimberg first used The Yo Momma Vocabulary Builder as an exercise while teaching a writing workshop in a juvenile detention center in Los Angeles, where his literally captive audience had no choice but to suffer through his humor. For five years he worked through a non-profit, DreamYard, where he was the Associate Director for the arts education and gang intervention organization, working with incarcerated or on-probation youth from South Central, LA. He helped youth find and express their voices through writing and performance. Justin is a professional comedy writer and is writing a script for Ace Ventura 3 with Morgan Creek. He has toured the comedy circuit as a stand-up comedian for a decade. He and co-author Steve Harwood created a show called The Award Winning Documentary, which was an improvised documentary on a different topic each week. It ran for three years. He is the author of seven books, including the Would You RatherĶseries, which has sold over 300,000 copies (Howie Mandel is hosting a DVD game version of this book). Oprah, The View, and Regis and Kelly have displayed or read from the books on-air. He has written humor for Esquire, Details, Mens Journal, and MAD. He is the founder of Falls Media, a publishing company specializing in humor and gift books. Justin has also written, directed and produced several short films, including: Suburban Playground Legends and Face Doubles. More about Christopher Shultz: Christopher Shultz, 33, has written for The New York Times, the New York Sun, Esquire and Spin, among other publications. His fiction has appeared in Esquire. He is the founder of Start Here Project Development, a consultancy that strengthens the communications of universities, nonprofits, and business. He attended Duke University. Steve Harwood, 30, first started insulting yo momma in college as a way to entertain underprivileged liberal arts students in need of improve comedy. For the past decade hes been a stand-up comedian, appearing at Improv Olympic, LA Second City, and Upright Citizens Brigade. He attended Claremont College in California. For more information, please consult http://www.ClasslessEducation.com www.ClasslessEducation.com
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