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#101497 - 04/23/03 08:46 AM Re: Silly Book Titles
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It's not in the same vein as your game, but it has the advantage of being a real book title:

Circumcision: An American Health Fallacy
By Edward Wallerstein
ISBN 0-8261-3240-5 hardcover. ISBN 0-8261-3241-3 softcover.

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#101498 - 04/23/03 09:00 AM Re: Silly Book Titles
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Re: Circumcision: An American Health Fallacy

it would be funnier if the authors name was Les Johnson.
(johnson being the USns name for John Willy, etc..)


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#101499 - 04/23/03 09:05 AM Re: Silly Book Titles
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and lets not forget the Knotts Brothers contributions,

Beginners Macrame by Les Knotts
and Advanced Macrame Designs by Moore Knotts

and from the self help collection
Anger Management by I. C Redd

and Overcoming Fear by Ghetsome Balls

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#101500 - 04/23/03 09:06 AM Re: Silly Book Titles
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(johnson being the USns name for John Willy, etc..)


you mean I can't call it the Wallerstein anymore?

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#101501 - 04/23/03 09:39 AM Re: Silly Book Titles
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The Art of Effective Complaining by Theold Nagg

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#101502 - 04/23/03 09:41 AM Re: Silly Book Titles
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it would be funnier if the authors name was Les Johnson.
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True. And I actually thought the subtitle was "An American *Held* Fallacy"

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#101503 - 04/23/03 09:52 AM Re: Silly Book Titles
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lets not forget about
The Truth about Masterbation by Harry Palms

or
Just in Time Management by Euneed Itnow

or
Shoplifting: The complete story by Payne O'More.



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#101504 - 04/23/03 12:35 PM Re: Silly Book Titles
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'She', by Rider Haggard.


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#101505 - 04/23/03 12:37 PM Re: Silly Book Titles
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'Collecting for Beginners', George Ian Silver.


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#101506 - 04/23/03 01:40 PM Re: Silly Book Titles
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'She', by Rider Haggard.

Okay, so you want to roll out the real silly titles, do ya, dxb? Well, then, try this! an' ya forgot the H.

"A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court", by Mark Twain


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