''Real Men Don't Eat Quiche'' is a best-selling tongue-in-cheek book satirizing

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by the American screenwriter and

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Bruce Feirstein Bruce Feirstein (born 1956) is an American screenwriter and humorist, best known for his contributions to the James Bond series and his best-selling humor books, including '' Real Men Don't Eat Quiche'' and ''Nice Guys Sleep Alone''. ''Real Men D ...

, published in 1982 (). The title alludes to the gender associations of

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as a "feminine" food in American culture, which causes men to avoid it and has served as the basis of the title of multiple journal articles. To gain free publicity the publisher sent copies of the book to radio personalities and newspaper columnists, and the witty "real men don't ..." definitions were widely quoted. Listeners and readers then bought the book for more of the definitions.Walters, Ray, "PAPERBACK TALK; Wits of the 80's", ''The New York Times'', Section 7, page 31, June 20, 1982 The book was on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list for 55 weeks and sold over 1.6 million copies. An Australian adaptation by Alex Buzo was published later that year.

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''Real Men Don't Eat Quiche''
on Archive.org Books by Bruce Feirstein 1982 non-fiction books Satirical books Metaphors referring to food and drink {{comedy-book-stub