Over 200 true stories of boneheadedness and buffoonery from the New York Times-bestselling author of Stupid History! Former Saturday Night Live writer Leland Gregory has shown us gray matter-challenged examples in everything from the criminal world to the hallowed halls of government. This time, though, everyone, everywhere is fair game if they've exhibited outrageously stupid behavior. Consider: * The forgetful fireman who left cooking oil on the stove and returned from a call to find the station house burned to the ground * A lung cancer patient who caused an explosion when he lit up a cigarette—in his oxygen tent * A 58-year-old billiards player who was suspended from competition after testing positive for a muscle-building hormone * F. Edward Hebert, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, who said, "The only way we'll get a volunteer army is to draft them" Hey Idiot! lets everyone from bosses to public officials, doctors to sports heroes, skewer themselves with their moronic words and actions.

リーランド・グレゴリーが描くのは、滑稽さと悲哀が同居する「人間存在のバグ」への鋭い洞察です。元ＳＮＬライターらしい洗練された毒と観察眼は、単なる笑い話を超えて知性の脆さを浮き彫りにします。エリートから庶民までが平等の愚かさに沈むその筆致は、極上の社会風刺として機能しています。 事実は小説よりも奇なり、という格言を体現するエピソードの数々は、読者に「理性とは何か」という問いを突きつけます。不注意で詰所を焼く消防士や矛盾を吐く権力者の姿は、私たちの隣にある不条理を鮮烈に肯定しているかのようです。現代を笑い飛ばすための、最も知的な解毒剤と言えるでしょう。