So, the other day I ran across a reference to the annual contest for the Oddest Book Title, put on by the Diagram Group, which I think is a professional group of writers and publishers. The only requirement is that the title have been published sometime in that year, and not just made up by voters. (Feeling a tiny bit skeptical, I looked a few up on Amazon. Yep, they're there.)
Some actually made me laugh out loud.
Please enjoy.
2005: People Who Don’t Know They Are Dead: How They Attach Themselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do about It
2004: Bombproof Your Horse
2002: Living with Crazy Buttocks
1995: Reusing Old Graves
1993: American Bottom Archaeology
1992: How to Avoid Huge Ships
1988: Versailles: The View from Sweden
1984: The Book of Marmalade: Its Antecedents, Its History and Its Role in the World Today
1982: Population and Other Problems
1981: Last Chance at Love--Terminal Romances
1980: The Joy of Chickens
1978: Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Nude Mice
Good times.
Hey, what about those crazy buttocks!!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if anyone actually reads these books.
ReplyDeleteWhat are we going to do about those nude mice?
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