Being Right

This is not a real book. It’s actually a functional notebook/journal with a ridiculous fake book cover. Or, as we call it, a Phantom Book. Because why have a boring journal when that space could be used diabolically? Leave it on your coffee table. Carry it to a family gathering. Gift it to someone who is always right with absolutely no explanation. Being Right: A Collection of Short Stories About Times I Was Right About Something, No One Listened, and the Situation Unfolded Exactly as Predicted is disguised as Karen Sloane’s meticulously documented record of all the times she calmly mentioned that the restaurant would be too loud, the shortcut would not be faster, the folding table would collapse under the crockpot, the bag would rip if lifted that way, or the cleats should have been put by the door. No one listened. Things happened exactly as Karen said they would. She has never forgotten. Perfect for funny mom gifts, wife gifts, sister gifts, friend gifts, gifts for know-it-alls, Mother’s Day gifts, White Elephant gift exchanges, Secret Santa, stocking stuffers, and gifts for people who are always right. It’s especially suited to moms, wives, sisters, Type A friends, chronic forecasters, vindicated pessimists, and anyone who has ever resisted saying “I told you so” because technically their facial expression had already covered it. Unlike most gag gifts, this one is actually useful: once the joke lands, you’ve still got a real notebook for notes, lists, observations, predictions, or maintaining a written record of things everyone will eventually admit you were right about. The cover is the joke. The pages are yours.