Gene Weingarten is a nationally syndicated humor columnist and a Pulitzer Prize–winning staff writer for The Washington Post. He lives in Washington, DC.Gina Barreca is a professor of feminism and English literature at the University of Connecticut and a columnist for The Hartford Courant. She is the author of They Used to Call Me Snow White, But I Drifted, and four other books. The authors have never met.

• ContentsIntroduction The Phlogiston Theory of Sexual Relations, or Why This Book Will Change Your Life 1 Sex and the Single Cell: How It All Began 2 It's Not Merely Amusing -- It's Historical 3 Are You Male or Female? (Don't Be So Sure) 4 Men and Women Are Funny. Just Not to Each Other. 5 Pulp Friction 6 Cooking, Washing, and Irony 7 You and I Make Whee 8 Why We Are Screwed: The Inordinate Importance of Sex 9 The Body Impolitic 10 Why Do Fowls Fall in Love? (A Treatise on Desire) 11 Marriage: It Takes Two to Tangle 12 Infidelity: Get Out Your Hanky. And Your Panky. 13 Playing Dumb: Our Secret Pleasures 14 The Joy of Sexism (Part I -- Jokes That Offend Women) 15 The Joy of Sexism (Part II -- Jokes That Castrate Men) 16 A Short Commercial Break 17 Sports, Penises, and Other Extremities 18 Compatibility: Be Careful with That Match 19 Is Your Relationship Going Anywhere? 20 Movies: A Disagreement of Cinematic Proportions 21 Bathroom Humor 22 C'mon, Baby -- What Are You Afraid Of? 23 It's the Money, Honey (Part I -- The Challenge) 24 It's the Money, Honey (Part II -- The Test) 25 Fighting Like Cats and Doggerel The Final Chapter Until We Meet Again

Dave Barry This original, hilarious, brilliant book is a godsend to both sexes. For women, it offers invaluable insights into the obstacles that so often prevent meaningful communication in a relationship. For men: Fart jokes!