F*cking Argentina

In the final episode of our series F*cking Argentina, we sat down with Gregg Greenberg and talked to him about writing the book that came out of the pandemic, his favorite stories and key themes, and why it's worth getting yourself a copy to read or gift this for the holidays! 

For anyone out there who says, "I don't know if I can publish a book." Gregg says, "Yes, you can!" What frustrated, irritated and exasperated him in real life served as a starting point for writing these unforgettable short stories.

Tune in to this hilarious and exasperating tale of F*CKING ARGENTINA with Gregg Greenberg and Tom Fox. ▶️

ABOUT THE BOOK

F*cking Argentina and 10 More Tales of Exasperation by Gregg Greenberg is a compilation of short stories that dive into the American phenomenon of being in a near-perpetual state of aggravation. Greenberg's anthology brings together eleven original pieces of work, each with their own slice of independent and distinct plot lines but all converging on the universal theme of exasperation. They run the whole gamut of scenarios, from the titular story "F*cking Argentina" wherein the country is once again in bankruptcy and a polite game of tug o' war plays out on a porch, to "A Journeyman Tennis Player's Prayer" with a low ranking U.S. Open contender begging God for a comparable opponent. Both stories end with the superlative f-word, which showcases at some point in other stories, and a guaranteed chuckle from their readers. Buy the book here: http://fckingargentina.com/.

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The last tale but definitely not the least exasperating is "Little Timmy's Birthday Battle." It is written in SMS text messages exchanged between a couple, having a fight with faulty autocorrections and acronyms. 

Join the fun and tune in to this new episode of F*CKING ARGENTINA with Gregg Greenberg and Tom Fox. ▶️

# LittleTimmy'sBirthdayBattle

ABOUT THE BOOK

F*cking Argentina and 10 More Tales of Exasperation by Gregg Greenberg is a compilation of short stories that dive into the American phenomenon of being in a near-perpetual state of aggravation. Greenberg's anthology brings together eleven original pieces of work, each with their own slice of independent and distinct plot lines but all converging on the universal theme of exasperation. They run the whole gamut of scenarios, from the titular story "F*cking Argentina" wherein the country is once again in bankruptcy and a polite game of tug o' war plays out on a porch, to "A Journeyman Tennis Player's Prayer" with a low ranking U.S. Open contender begging God for a comparable opponent. Both stories end with the superlative f-word, which showcases at some point in other stories, and a guaranteed chuckle from their readers. Buy the book here: http://fckingargentina.com/.

Do you have a podcast (or do you want to)? Join the only network dedicated to compliance, risk management, and business ethics, the Compliance Podcast Network. For more information, contact Tom Fox at [email protected].

This story is as autobiographical as it can get — many of us have experienced the exasperation of traveling in the family car on the New Jersey Turnpike for Thanksgiving!

Comedic writer Gregg Greenberg hits the mark into each character's exasperation of how a mother, the father, and the kids can experience rubbing on each other while inside the family car traveling during the busiest seasons.

Join the fun in this new episode of F*CKING ARGENTINA with Tom Fox and Gregg Greenberg. ▶️ NJ Turnpike

#NJTurnpike

ABOUT THE BOOK

F*cking Argentina and 10 More Tales of Exasperation by Gregg Greenberg is a compilation of short stories that dive into the American phenomenon of being in a near-perpetual state of aggravation. Greenberg's anthology brings together eleven original pieces of work, each with their own slice of independent and distinct plot lines but all converging on the universal theme of exasperation. They run the whole gamut of scenarios, from the titular story "F*cking Argentina" wherein the country is once again in bankruptcy and a polite game of tug o' war plays out on a porch, to "A Journeyman Tennis Player's Prayer" with a low ranking U.S. Open contender begging God for a comparable opponent. Both stories end with the superlative f-word, which showcases at some point in other stories, and a guaranteed chuckle from their readers. Buy the book here: http://fckingargentina.com/.

Do you have a podcast (or do you want to)? Join the only network dedicated to compliance, risk management, and business ethics, the Compliance Podcast Network. For more information, contact Tom Fox at [email protected].

Have you ever experienced having to run around to try and find a valuable item lost in a heavily crowded place? In the tale of Panic in Shubert Alley, the narrator tells of the exasperation and outright fear as he runs around New York City's Times Square theater district looking for his forgetful mother's purse! 

Join the fun and tune in to this new episode of F*CKING ARGENTINA with Gregg Greenberg and Tom Fox. ▶️

#PanicInShubertAlley

ABOUT THE BOOK

F*cking Argentina and 10 More Tales of Exasperation by Gregg Greenberg is a compilation of short stories that dive into the American phenomenon of being in a near-perpetual state of aggravation. Greenberg's anthology brings together eleven original pieces of work, each with their own slice of independent and distinct plot lines but all converging on the universal theme of exasperation. They run the whole gamut of scenarios, from the titular story "F*cking Argentina" wherein the country is once again in bankruptcy and a polite game of tug o' war plays out on a porch, to "A Journeyman Tennis Player's Prayer" with a low ranking U.S. Open contender begging God for a comparable opponent. Both stories end with the superlative f-word, which showcases at some point in other stories, and a guaranteed chuckle from their readers. Buy the book here: http://fckingargentina.com/.

Do you have a podcast (or do you want to)? Join the only network dedicated to compliance, risk management, and business ethics, the Compliance Podcast Network. For more information, contact Tom Fox at [email protected].

Welcome to the newest addition to the Compliance Podcast Network featuring the book F*CKING ARGENTINA, where we unpack some of the current exasperation of American life today. 

Humor writer Greg Greenberg tells the tale of a ubiquitous dog walker meeting a father taking his daughter to school in the streets in New York. "There's a reason why there are pooper scooper laws. I'm not asking for a massive crackdown, but the dog owners feel that the sidewalks are their territory. And I don't think it's always fair. And this story is a little bit of exasperation, the narrator having to deal with that in the streets."

Share the laughter and exasperation in this new episode of F*CKING ARGENTINA with Tom Fox and Gregg Greenberg. ▶️ BACK OFF BAXTER

 

#BackOffBaxter

ABOUT THE BOOK

F*cking Argentina and 10 More Tales of Exasperation by Gregg Greenberg is a compilation of short stories that dive into the American phenomenon of being in a near-perpetual state of aggravation. Greenberg's anthology brings together eleven original pieces of work, each with their own slice of independent and distinct plot lines but all converging on the universal theme of exasperation. They run the whole gamut of scenarios, from the titular story "F*cking Argentina" wherein the country is once again in bankruptcy and a polite game of tug o' war plays out on a porch, to "A Journeyman Tennis Player's Prayer" with a low ranking U.S. Open contender begging God for a comparable opponent. Both stories end with the superlative f-word, which showcases at some point in other stories, and a guaranteed chuckle from their readers. Buy the book here: http://fckingargentina.com/.

Do you have a podcast (or do you want to)? Join the only network dedicated to compliance, risk management, and business ethics, the Compliance Podcast Network. For more information, contact Tom Fox at [email protected].

There's a certain etiquette involved in why we don't see people eating in subways. So when a case of really stinky food breaks out, and you get 'olfactorily pissed', you just have to find who the suspect is!

Share the laughter and exasperation in this new episode of F*CKING ARGENTINA with Tom Fox and Gregg Greenberg. ▶️

#MalodorOnTheNumberFiveExpress

ABOUT THE BOOK

F*cking Argentina and 10 More Tales of Exasperation by Gregg Greenberg is a compilation of short stories that dive into the American phenomenon of being in a near-perpetual state of aggravation. Greenberg’s anthology brings together eleven original pieces of work, each with their own slice of independent and distinct plot lines but all converging on the universal theme of exasperation. They run the whole gamut of scenarios, from the titular story “F*cking Argentina” wherein the country is once again in bankruptcy and a polite game of tug o’ war at a couples dinner to a malodorous snack on the subway. Stories end with the superlative f-word, which showcases at some point in other stories, and a guaranteed chuckle from their readers. Buy the book here: http://fckingargentina.com/.

Do you have a podcast (or do you want to)? Join the only network dedicated to compliance, risk management, and business ethics, the Compliance Podcast Network. For more information, contact Tom Fox at [email protected].

Humor writer Gregg Greenberg has such distaste or disdain for Billy Joel's music that he can remember the lyrics to. "When I was growing up in Hicksville, they kept making us sing his songs in the chorus in elementary school and junior high school. They would play it at the mall. You just could not escape Billy Joel." 

In his book F*cking Argentina and 10 More Tales of Exasperation, Greenberg writes his sentiments in an autobiographical fashion. 

The short story tells of a guy who's in love with this girl, but she has this one terrible character trait — she loves Billy Joel's music! She sings it in the shower, watches his videos, and even wants her boyfriend to a BJ concert. And such is the deal-breaker for the guy who hates Billy Joel that much! What happens next for them? #It'sNotYouIt'sBFJ

ABOUT THE BOOK

F*cking Argentina and 10 More Tales of Exasperation by Gregg Greenberg is a compilation of short stories that dive into the American phenomenon of being in a near-perpetual state of aggravation. Greenberg’s anthology brings together eleven original pieces of work, each with their own slice of independent and distinct plot lines but all converging on the universal theme of exasperation. They run the whole gamut of scenarios, from the titular story “F*cking Argentina” wherein the country is once again in bankruptcy and a polite game of tug o’ war plays out on a porch, to “A Journeyman Tennis Player's Prayer” with a low ranking U.S. Open contender begging God for a comparable opponent. Both stories end with the superlative f-word, which showcases at some point in other stories, and a guaranteed chuckle from their readers. Buy the book here: http://fckingargentina.com/.

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A journeyman tennis player who plays for the first time in the U.S. Open prays the darndest not to be pitted against Roger Federer. In this funny tale, the character shares, "Can you blame me? It's like he's the illegitimate Swiss son of James Bond, Cary Grant, and Bjorn Borg." Our exasperated tennis player thinks his own mother will root for Federer against him! 

Join the fun in this new episode of F*CKING ARGENTINA with Tom Fox and Gregg Greenberg. #AJourneyTennisPlayer'sPrayer

ABOUT THE BOOK

F*cking Argentina and 10 More Tales of Exasperation by Gregg Greenberg is a compilation of short stories that dive into the American phenomenon of being in a near-perpetual state of aggravation. Greenberg’s anthology brings together eleven original pieces of work, each with their own slice of independent and distinct plot lines but all converging on the universal theme of exasperation. They run the whole gamut of scenarios, from the titular story “F*cking Argentina” wherein the country is once again in bankruptcy and a polite game of tug o’ war plays out on a porch, to “A Journeyman Tennis Player's Prayer” with a low ranking U.S. Open contender begging God for a comparable opponent. Both stories end with the superlative f-word, which showcases at some point in other stories, and a guaranteed chuckle from their readers. Buy the book here: http://fckingargentina.com/.

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Gregg Greenberg yet again entertains and frustrates us in this chapter of his book, which can indeed be a scenario you can relate to where he explores the social awkwardness of dealing with the "I'm better than you" sorts of people. 

In a funny chapter entitled The Last Couples Dinner, he tells how the character of Jodi has been postponing a dinner date with her best friend and her husband, who is an "X+1" personality whose nature is to one-up everything anyone else says. Jodi runs out of reasons and pushes through with the dinner. Her meek and mild-mannered husband, David, teaches a trick or two and flexes a strategy on how to strike back at a one-upper gracefully. 

Join the fun in this new episode of F*CKING ARGENTINA with Tom Fox and Gregg Greenberg. #TheLastCouplesDinner

ABOUT THE BOOK

F*cking Argentina and 10 More Tales of Exasperation by Gregg Greenberg is a compilation of short stories that dive into the American phenomenon of being in a near-perpetual state of aggravation. Greenberg’s anthology brings together eleven original pieces of work, each with their own slice of independent and distinct plot lines but all converging on the universal theme of exasperation. They run the whole gamut of scenarios, from the titular story “F*cking Argentina” wherein the country is once again in bankruptcy and a polite game of tug o’ war plays out on a porch, to “A Journeyman Tennis player’s Prayer” with a low ranking U.S. Open contender begging God for a comparable opponent. Both stories end with the superlative f-word, which showcases at some point in other stories, and a guaranteed chuckle from their readers. Buy the book here: http://fckingargentina.com/.

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The famous stage musical West Side Story's new adaptation, set for release this December 2021, is met with anticipation, as its story and lessons still resonate today. Humor writer Gregg Greenberg and I sit down and talk about the film we cherish from our young days and how he dedicates a chapter in his book F*cking Argentina for an unforgettable character Officer Krupke.

In this tale, Officer Krupke is trying to be an actor, and he's convincing to get his agent to get him a part. He suggests he could play a bad cop, but his agent argues against it. Will he be able to land a show on television? Fans will find this funny and absurd in a book that everyone would surely enjoy. #OfficerKrupkeStrikesBack

ABOUT THE BOOK

F*cking Argentina and 10 More Tales of Exasperation by Gregg Greenberg is a compilation of short stories that dive into the American phenomenon of being in a near-perpetual state of aggravation. Greenberg’s anthology brings together eleven original pieces of work, each with their own slice of independent and distinct plot lines but all converging on the universal theme of exasperation. They run the whole gamut of scenarios, from the titular story “F*cking Argentina” wherein the country is once again in bankruptcy and a polite game of tug o’ war plays out on a porch, to “A Journeyman Tennis player’s Prayer” with a low ranking U.S. Open contender begging God for a comparable opponent. Both stories end with the superlative f-word, which showcases at some point in other stories, and a guaranteed chuckle from their readers. Buy the book here: http://fckingargentina.com/.

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Do you have a podcast (or do you want to)? Join the only network dedicated to compliance, risk management, and business ethics, the Compliance Podcast Network. For more information, contact Tom Fox at [email protected].