Bathroom Reading Month: Writer for a Day Winner

Congrats to Perry P. for winning our fourth and final weekly giveawayof the month of June. The response was very diverse to our question this week: “If you were to write a book about a subject, what would you write about and why?” Here are the highlights:

• Non-military history of the renaissance

• Firsthand experiences of living through Hurricane Katrina

• Strange medical conditions as well as emergency room patients with wierd things wrong

• Is the moon landing really a hoax?

• The modern-day Seabees (Navy Construction Battalions) and their place in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

And a couple of personal stories we want to highlight:

“I am a triple amputee. 14 years ago I hit a moving train while riding my motorcycle. So I would travel and get other stories of those in America who have amputations, and the things they do to accommodate in a two handed world.”

“I would write a book about a fictional character who has Developmental Coordination Disorder which is the same disability that I have. I would write about the character’s struggles in areas such as writing neatly and in gym class with basic skills such as catching a ball or trying to hit a badminton birdie. I would also write about the character’s successes such as finally mastering shoe tying or learning to skate.”

Thank you everyone for entering our weekly giveaways and helping us celebrate June as Bathroom Reading Month. Have a great weekend and don’t forget to enter our awesome June is Bathroom Reading Month Giveaway. You could win the ENTIRE in-print library of our books. Deadline is June 30!

Bathroom Reading Month: Writer for a Day

Every week during Bathroom Reading Month, we will host a giveaway for a book of your choice from the Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader collection. Just to spice it up, we will ask you to answer a question on the blog. At the end of the week, we will pick a random winner from the answers and post it on the blog along with our favorite answers. Remember that this is in addition to our “mother-of-all” contest: enter to win the entire in-print library of Uncle John’s Bathroom Readers.

Week #4: Writer for a Day

QUESTION: If you were to write a book about a subject,
what would you write about and why?

Answer the question in the comments section of this post to be entered to win a book of your choice from the Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader library. Answers must be posted by June 26, 2013, midnight PST to be eligible to win. A winner will be announced on Friday, June 28, 2013. Open to US residents, 18 year + only.

Would you write about hoaxes? Need a little inspiration? Here are a few classics from Uncle John’s Unstoppable Bathroom Reader.

Bathroom Reading Month: At the Library

Every week during Bathroom Reading Month, we will host a giveaway for a book of your choice from the Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader collection. Just to spice it up, we will ask you to answer a question on the blog. At the end of the week, we will pick a random winner from the answers and post it on the blog along with our favorite answers. Remember that this is in addition to our “mother-of-all” contest: enter to win the entire in-print library of Uncle John’s Bathroom Readers.

Week #3: At the Library

QUESTION: If you were stuck in a library,
what section of would you spend the most time in and why?

Answer the question in the comments section of this post to be entered to win a book of your choice from the Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader library. Answers must be posted by June 19, 2013, midnight PST to be eligible to win. A winner will be announced on Friday, June 21, 2013. Open to US residents only.

Need a little inspiration? Read all about one of the nation’s most famous libraries from Uncle John’s Plunges into History Again.

Bathroom Reading Month: In a Kids Book Winner

Congrats to Ken for winning our second weekly giveaway in the month of June. It was loads of fun reading about your favorite children’s book characters. Here are the highlights.

There were several Harry Potter fans. Although, we have to admit, our favorite was:

Probably Harry Potter (although its not a kids book, really) only cuz I love the fact that I could turn my hubby into a toad :)

We hope her hubby doesn’t read our blog.

Bathroom Reading Month: In a Kids Book

Every week during Bathroom Reading Month, we will host a giveaway for a book of your choice from the Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader collection. Just to spice it up, we will ask you to answer a question on the blog. At the end of the week, we will pick a random winner from the answers and post it on the blog along with our favorite answers. Remember that this is in addition to our “mother-of-all” contest: enter to win the entire in-print library of Uncle John’s Bathroom Readers.

Week #2: In a Kids Book

QUESTION: If you could trade places with any character from a children’s story,
whom would you pick and why?

Bathroom Reading Month: On Top of the Throne Winner

We have a winner! Lendell H. is the random winner of our first weekly giveaway in the month of June. As we continue our celebration of June is Bathroom Reading Month, it is clear that we have lots of bathroom readers out there. Here is what we learned about all of you from what you keep in your Throne Rooms.

  • More than one person has the Bro Code. Yo!
  • Several of you take your tablet into the bathroom (check out our e-book sale: 50% off)
  • Several of you are die-hard BRI fans and refuse to read anything else in the bathroom. Cheers to you!

June is Bathroom Reading Month: Giveaway #9

The random winner of our 8th giveaway is: Bryce W. CONGRATS! Looking for a good chuckle? Read the amazing knock knock jokes from yesterday’s giveaway.

Every weekday in June we will pick a random winner from the readers that answer our daily question on our blog. You must post your answer before midnight PST of that day. Winners will be picked the following morning and a new question will be posted.

Question #9

What size shoes do you wear?

This one is so easy that we expect to get thousands of answers. Ready, set, go!

June is Bathroom Reading Month: Giveaway #6

The random winner of our 5th giveaway is: Josh. CONGRATS!

Every weekday in June we will pick a random winner from the readers that answer our daily question on our blog. You must post your answer before midnight PST of that day. Winners will be picked the following morning and a new question will be posted. Winner of Friday’s questions will be posted on Monday morning.

Question #6

What would you call your autobiography?

Uncle John’s 25th Anniversary Giveaway

Here at the BRI, we are thrilled to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the greatest trivia series ever published. It is true that we love trivia and have some interesting discussions around the office. When we can’t agree on an answer, things can get a bit heated. (Who saw the picture of the head in our fridge that we posted on our Facebook page? That may, or may not, have been a former co-worker.)

The one thing that we will always agree on is that without our fans (hey, that’s you!) we wouldn’t be experiencing such amazing success. So, we want to thank you all for being fans by having a super easy, and extremely rewarding giveaway.

Entering is easy. Read more to find out how.

Sneak peak of our newest title: Can you spot it?

Yippee! We just received advance copies of the newest, greatest Big John. Can you spot the newest title in this shelf of books? Post your answer (title of book) on the blog/Facebook/Twitter. All correct answers will be entered in a random drawing to win your own advance copy of the book. You have till midnight tonight (9/28) to post your answer. We will reveal the cover design tomorrow.

And remember, the book will hit stores in November and it is never too early to pre-order.

Introducing: “Uncle John’s Briefs” and giveaway!

Inside Uncle John’s Briefs are the most entertaining, myth-busting, and thought-provoking brief articles from Uncle John’s enormous Bathroom Reader library. So plunge in and see for yourself why the Bathroom Reader series has sold more than 10 million books.

Here is a bit of what awaits you…

  • Corn Crackos and other cereal flops
  • Baseball’s most bizarre injuries
  • The timeless wisdom of Mr. T
  • The origins of the warerbed, tarter sauce, and the polka
  • How to talk like a mobster
  • The anatomy of a hiccup

…and much, much more!

Now to the fun part—Giveaway!!!

Giveaway Time: Ready, Set, Go!

It’s been a few weeks since we introduced our brand new website, and we thought it was time to give you, our loyal fans, something to thank you for hanging around. So…it’s giveaway time! That’s right, five lucky fans will get 1 free book of their choice from our store, simply for being our readers! All you have to do to enter our giveaway is leave us a comment on THIS blog post, with the answer to this question: Do you fold or bunch your tp? Make sure you comment with a working email address so that we have a way to contact you if you win! (You can answer the question once per contest). Continue reading for 6 additional ways to win.

Announcing the Bathroom Reading Month Scavenger Hunt Winners!!!

Dear brave souls that participated in our scavenger hunt:

We thank you all for taking the time to research, take pictures, and get creative with each of our clues. Over the next couple of weeks, we will share some of the awesome pictures/answers with you all. As promised, the winners have been picked and notified. And…here they are:

Grand-prize winner (iPad):
Anna Harmon

Runner Ups (10 signed Uncle John’s Bathroom Readers):
Mary Jane Crewe
Brian Breslin
James King

Read on for all the answers.

Goodbye to another great Bathroom Reading Month!

Another June is National Bathroom Reading Month is behind us. We hope you had a lot of fun with the scavenger hunt. Our fun is just beginning as we start to get your answers in our inbox. Thanks everyone for playing along.

Remember that you have till July 5th to send in your answers. If you are just seeing this, CLICK HERE to get the list of 22 clues. If you run out of time, or simply can’t do everything, send us what you have anyway. We plan on giving random prizes out for some of our favorite answers. Make sure to include your mailing address in the email.

Good luck!

BRI