title: An Idiot Girl's Christmas: True Tales from the Top of the Naughty List
author:  Laurie Notaro 
description: Like her other titles, Laurie Notaro's <i>An Idiot Girl's Christmas</i> is a bon bon of a book--one that is so honestly observed that, if you are at work, you will find yourself sneaking in time to read it at your desk in the middle of the day, snorting with laughter. There are few writers who can nail the particular humiliation of, say, buying a box of tampons in a crowded store while a small cadre of punks makes unfortunate jokes behind you. Or who can let loose the funny fury of wrong-headed Christmas gifts, such as her mother's peculiar affinity for food-scented candles:
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  TRISHA ASHLEY
  
  
  Twelve Days of Christmas
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  For my good friends and fellow 500 Club members,  
  Leah Fleming and Elizabeth Gill, with love.
  
  
  
  
  
  Contents
  
  
  [Cover](dummy_split_050.html#filepos1035216)
  
  
  [Title Page](dummy_split_000.html#filepos181)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Prologue - The Ghost of Christmas Past](dummy_split_003.html#filepos13340)
  
  
  [Chapter 1 - Pregnant Pause](dummy_split_004.html#filepos22416)
  
  
  [Chapter 2 - Little Mumming](dummy_split_005.html#filepos46373)
  
  
  [Chapter 3 - Weasel Pot](dummy_split_006.html#filepos64479)
  
  
  [Chapter 4 - Rose of Sharon](dummy_split_007.html#filepos90725)
  
  
  [Chapter 5 - Hot Mash](dummy_split_008.html#filepos114842)
  
  
  [Chapter 6 - Horse Sense](dummy_split_009.html#filepos139413)
  
  
  [Chapter 7 - The Whole Hog](dummy_split_010.html#filepos164726)
  
  
  [Chapter 8 - Deep Freeze](dummy_split_011.html#filepos187282)
  
  
  [Chapter 9 - Daggers](dummy_split_012.html#filepos208887)
  
  
  [Chapter 10 - Wrung](dummy_split_013.html#filepos242334)
  
  
  [Chapter 11 - Slightly Tarn