David Sedaris's short stories have me laughing out loud with people turning the heads to look. I can just hear them saying/thinking "What's wrong with that girl?" Nothing is off limits for this author, his parent's dog replacing their children, being taught to play guitar by a midget so his father can put a jazz bad together, unclogging a toilet and his father's thrifty ways.

It's hard to pick a favorite story but I really enjoyed "I'll Eat What He's Wearing" in which he recounts his father's ability to save food/clothing etc long past the expiration date with the excuse of "it's fine". As stated in his book, you could say this accounted for the depression, but it's not and I quite agree as my grandfather is very similar. (I've actually seen mold grow on bacon). I think because I could so relate to this it made it ten times funnier.

David Sedaris can be incredibly politically incorrect, sometimes hilariously so and other times you're unsure whether it's proper to laugh or disapprove. I saw him speak a few years ago and he told a story about flying on an airplane over Christmas time. He went on to explain how rude and pushy people could be at airports and upon arrival of said destination the stewardess came on wishing "everyone sitting down a Merry Christmas, and to everyone standing up, Happy Hanukkah."