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2009 ODDEST BOOK TITLE AWARD!

July 2nd 2009 12:30

As discussed in a previous post many eons ago (which I now can't locate thanks to Firefox!!!) the competition for the weirdest book titles, as run by he Bookseller Magazine, has been hard at work as ever to appoint their 2009 winner.

Having brought books to the public eye such as 'How to Avoid Huge Ships', 'Bombproof Your Horse' and ''If You Want Closure In Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs', the shortlist for this year's Oddest Book Title of the Year included:

• 'Baboon Metaphysics' by Dorothy L Cheney and Robert M Seyfarth.

• 'Curbside Consultation of the Colon' by Brooks D Cash.

• 'The Large Sieve and its Applications' by Emmanuel Kowalski.

• 'Strip and Knit with Style' by Mark Hordyszynski.

• 'Techniques for Corrosion Monitoring' by Lietai Yang.

• 'The 2009-2014 World Outlook for 60-milligram Containers of Fromage Frais' by Professor Philip M. Parker.

Titles which didn't make the cut include 'Excrement in the Late Middle Ages', 'Tiles of the Unexpected: A Study of Six Miles of Geometric Tile Patterns on the London Underground', and 'All Dogs Have ADHD.'

The eventual winner of this year's prize - 'The 2009-2014 World Outlook for 60-milligram Containers of Fromage Frais' by Professor Philip M. Parker.

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STRANGE IRISH CURSES

June 25th 2009 19:49

May your obituary be written in weasel's piss.

May the lamb of God stir his hoof through the roof of heaven and kick you in the arse down to hell.
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REVENGE Publicised for Posterity!!! Moral Included!

November 30th 2008 23:45

This gravestone is located in the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Section C, Plot: 01369.

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CALLING ALL ALIEN ABDUCTEES!!!

August 14th 2008 16:22

You know what - I'm not even going to write my own interpretation of today's little number - instead I'll let you figure it out for yourself from what the makers have to say........but feel free to make your own judgements - I just wouldn't know where to start with this one!

"Picture yourself lost in the galaxy...UFO sightings and Alien Abductions are on the rise...Will you return to tell the story?
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More Badly Worded Headlines

July 22nd 2008 10:30

MEN RECOMMEND MORE CLUBS FOR WIVES

COMPLAINTS ABOUT NBA REFEREES GROWING UGLY
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And The Truth Will Set Your Money Free!

July 10th 2008 10:30

In 2001, Yiannis Katsanis, a Greek millionaire passed away leaving a rather disturbing clause in his will. Disturbing that is, for his relatives and the people of his hometown, Afitos.

The will stipulated that the sum of two billion drachmas ($5.28 million) was to be bequeathed to the town to aid in the construction and running of a new hospital, on the proviso that detailed letters he had written about the sexual exploits and affairs of his relatives and other townspeople were to be read out in public at the town square.
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2007 Cost Of Gifts for 12 Days Of Christmas

December 16th 2007 00:05

If you were around in the early infancy of this blog, you may remember last Christmas this post on the cost of The 12 Days Of Christmas.

Well PNC have of course updated their figures for the current year with the following results.
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Calling All Drivers With A Special Message For Other Road Users!

November 24th 2007 22:12

Ever wanted to give that driver behind you a special message all of your own? There's now a new invention out known as the "Plate Flipper".

Basically it allows you to have a message hidden under your car or motorcycle registration plate which can mechanically display itself to the person behind at the flip of a switch.
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BANANA PEELS - SLIPPERY Little Suckers!!

November 14th 2007 10:09

Banana peels - touted all over the world as being slippery little suckers. Old wives tale or just another cliche?

Up until now, that's pretty much what I had thought and that the most fun you could have with bananas (aside from any dirty-minded thoughts) was throwing old, rotten bananas into ceiling fans. Don't believe me on that one either.......well as it happens, an entire class in my high school was given detention many years ago for that one....
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The LIGHTER Side of SCRABBLE!!!

August 3rd 2007 00:35

* In 1996 a woman was charged with assault when she struck her husband over the head with a Scrabble board.

* A resident in an old people’s home was thrown out when she admitted she didn’t play Scrabble.
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Hmmmm Time To Fess Up Guys!

June 30th 2007 00:30

Ok, so hands up guys who owns one of these little beauties.

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What Are They REALLY Saying HERE!!!

June 12th 2007 00:25

There are a few people in this world that need to step back first and take a good long look at what they're REALLY saying, when they pick URL or website names for their businesses.

Here are some classic examples. feel free to click on the links and verify them yourselves.

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QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS!!!

June 9th 2007 00:25

1. Why is an alarm clock going "off" when it actually turns on?

2. Why is it called a "drive through" if you have to stop?
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Weirdest Book Award

April 24th 2007 00:25

Believe it or not a book about abandoned shopping trolleys has recently won a book award!

It won the Oddest Book Title of the Year category after it was voted for online.
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