Presents humorous ideas for how to avoid uncomfortable or unwanted situations and provides handy excuses if readers need to extricate themselves from such situations.
David Jacobson is a humorist and journalist who has co-written Esquire’s “Dubious Achievement Awards,” as well as Business 2.01’s “101 Dumbest Moments in Business” and “Hits & Misses.” He wrote the funny stuff in The Rules: A Man’s Guide to Life, was a consulting editor for Maxim and Details, and has written for Life, Salon, Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health, and many others. Before giving up employee dental coverage, Jacobson was a staff feature writer for The Detroit News and The Hartford Courant. He lives in San Francisco, CA.