"Dribbleglass.com's Twisted Billboards" Feature Billboard Parodies Enjoyed by Millions

Humorist Scott Roeben, creator of humor site Dribbleglass.com, turns everyday billboards into laughter in a new book, "Dribbleglass.com's Twisted Billboards," published by Running Press.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Dave Barry said of the book and accompanying magnets, "These billboards are sick, perverted, gross and tasteless. But in a good way."

Roeben’s irreverent billboard images, originally created for Dribbleglass.com, have become part of the culture of the Internet, endlessly forwarded via e-mail, posted in innumerable blogs, and appearing on scores of humor sites. Now some of the best of these images have been made into magnets, perfect for refrigerators and office cubicles.

The topics on the billboard images are as diverse as our culture. The billboards take playful jabs at love ("That thing you say you're in to get sex"), sushi ("Still your best bet for intestinal worms"), and Las Vegas ("It's only a gambling problem if you're losing").

"Dribbleglass.com's Twisted Billboards" is published by Running Press, the company that produces quirky "miniature editions" such as "The Mini Zen Gardening Kit," "Therapist in a Box," and "Mini Office Voodoo Kit."

The "Twisted Billboards" mini-kit contains a palm-sized book about Dribbleglass.com, the origin of the Dribbleglass.com's infamous parody billboards and, naturally, the meaning of Life. The kit also includes 10 magnets, each showing a different funny billboard.

"Dribbleglass.com's Twisted Billboards" is currently available online at Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, Buy.com, and other sites, and will be in major bookstore chains in November, 2005.

ABOUT SCOTT ROEBEN

Scott Roeben lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. He formerly served as Communications and Content Manager for travel site, LasVegas.com. Prior to that, he worked for nearly a decade at the Writers Guild of America, west in Los Angeles, California. Roeben's interests include Web design, writing, comedic performance, and photography. He's also an award-winning public speaker in Toastmasters International.

ABOUT DRIBBLEGLASS.COM

Humor site Dribbleglass.com receives more than 500,000 visitors each month, and has had more than 20 million visitors since its inception in 1999. The site also features trivia, jokes, strange links, satirical essays and other diversions. Visit http://www.dribbleglass.com. Dribbleglass.com has received innumerable accolades, including being featured on "Ripley's Believe It or Not" and Tech TV's "The Screen Savers." The site was also named one of the funniest sites on the Web by "Yahoo Internet Life" magazine.

ABOUT RUNNING PRESS

Running Press Publishers has provided consumers with an innovative list of quality books and book-related kits since 1972. Running Press titles are published under four imprints: Running Press, Running Press Miniature Editions, Running Press Kids and Courage Books. Titles cover a broad range of categories, including general non-fiction, science, history, children's fiction and non-fiction, food and wine, pop culture, lifestyle, photo-essay, and illustrated gift books. Running Press is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA with additional offices in New York City and London. Visit http://www.perseusbooksgroup.com.


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