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from the Department of Unfortunate Book Titles, Super-secret Division
Sounds rather intriguing, no? ”Is that nothing in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?” Or something like that . . .
The Stupidest Distinctly Non-Erotic Erotic Scene from a Novel by a Radio Host, Very Very Bad
There are many different opinions of radio host Michael Savage. One thing, though, we think everyone can agree on: He is one very, very bad novelist. (Very.) The evidence, this snippet from his new novel Abuse of Power. (We … Continue reading
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from the Department of Unfortunate Book Covers, Problematic Author Names subdivision
There are times, say we, that an author really ought to consider dispensing with the use of one of his or her initials . . . as the following demonstrates: boing boing
The Stupidest and Most Intriguing-Sounding Golf Instruction Book
Should you be hitting the links on this lovely summer weekend, we suggest you pick up this book, which seems very helpful.
from the Inadvertently Salacious Kiddie Book Cover Department
It’s all innocent, we know, but . . . is Mr. Bunny is getting a tad too intimate with Ms. Chicken? Does this explain the happy smile?
from the Department of Unfortunate (and Worrisome as Well) Book Titles
We’re sure this is innocent. Yet it makes us wonder a tad . . .
from the Department of Unfortunate Book Titles, Special Gay Pride Selection
In honor of Gay Pride week, we present the following kiddie book, (We must admit we were pleasantly surprised that such enlightened material was available in the past. Move over, “Heather has Two Mommies.”)
from the Department of Unfortunate Book Titles, Exciting Group Activities subsection
We know this is perfectly innocent. Why, then, do we feel as though Lord Baden-Powell wouldn’t approve? (Or would he . . . ? Hmm . . . )
from the Department of Inadvertently Worrisome Book Covers
This book makes us a tad uncomfortable Is that the captain? Is he hauling the boy off to his titular bunk? And must we think about what goes on in said bunk?
from the Department of Unfortunate Book Titles (Necessity of Comma subsection)
Bill Cosby, we’re stunned. This is not the sort of exhortation we expected from you!
another doozy from the Department of Unfortunate Book Titles
Yes, we have another winner of the “Book Titles That Make You Think Of Something Other Than That Which Was Intended” award. And this time, it makes one feel a bit . . . itchy. Or is that a burning … Continue reading
The Stupidest Price for a Book on Amazon
Here’s a bargain title from Amazon— a book on flies — for only a little under $24 million dollars! (More precisely, it was $23,698,655.93.) And, for a while, that was the cheapest one available! Fortunately for students, it included free shipping . … Continue reading
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from the Department of Unfortunate Book Titles
Yes, yes, we know a dingle is a type of wooded area. But still, this conjures up other images. . .
The Stupidest Book Title of the Year
And the Diagram prize for oddest book title of the year goes to . . . . Managing a Dental Practice the Genghis Kahn Way. Stupid? Well, not if you’re the kind of dentist who yanks teeth out with his … Continue reading
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The Stupidest Rather Suggestive Book Cover (or Get a Load of That Log!)
Impressive . . . er, cover, no?
The Stupidest Not-Very-Confidence-Inspiring Dictionary
We just aren’t sure we can count on this dictionary for some odd reason . . .
The Stupidest Badly Worded Jane Austen Unintended Gonadal Imagery Moment
In Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey we find this rather eye-opening line: Such was Catherine Morland at ten. At fifteen appearances were mending; she began to curl her hair and long for balls.
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The Stupidest Children’s Book Cover, Comma Placement Problems and
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The Stupidest Book Titles, Award-Nominated
The Bookseller magazine has released the short list of books up for the Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of 2010. We’re partial to the very catchy Managing a Dental Practice the Genghis Khan Way, which really makes us … Continue reading
The Stupidest Book Title Department
Dildo Cay. The title gives you an idea of the book, with inadvertent ( or is it) gems of dialogue like this: “Father, I want to talk with you!’ Adrian had been watching his father walk the dike unsteadily, and … Continue reading
