{"product_id":"ask-the-fruitcake-lady-isbn-9781401303174","title":"Ask the Fruitcake Lady","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eMarie Rudisill, aka \"The Fruitcake Lady,\" made her first \u003ci\u003eTonight Show with Jay Leno\u003c\/i\u003e appearance in December 2000 in a now classic segment, when she helped Jay Leno and Mel Gibson make fruitcake. Since 2002 she has regularly dished out sassy advice to fans in her popular segment called \"Ask The Fruitcake Lady.\" A frenzied mother asks, \"My teenage son sleeps all the time. How do I get him to help around the house?\" The Fruitcake Lady responds with a no-nonsense answer: \"Well, all you got to do is get up there and say, Get your ass out of the bed! And I mean get it out!\" \u003ci\u003eAsk the Fruitcake Lady\u003c\/i\u003e will gather together some of Marie's finest morsels of wisdom and advice, including:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpicy advice on profanity in children\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNutty wisdom of talking to houseplants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDishing out a good helping of sass when she addresses curing hangovers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutrageous ways of dealing with mothers-in-law and bachelor parties\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinding a rich man to marry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat a single, soon-to-be 40 woman needs more than a man \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \"The Fruitcake Lady\" is not just any nonagenarian from Florida. She is Truman Capote's aunt, and it was her book, \u003ci\u003eFruitcake: Memories of Truman Capote and Sook\u003c\/i\u003e, which brought her to the attention of Jay Leno. Her quips to viewers questions have made her a favorite on the \u003ci\u003eThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44893659988197,"sku":"NP9781401303174","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/ask-the-fruitcake-lady-isbn-9781401303174","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}