A bunch of books I’m glad I didn’t write, courtesy of AbeBooks.com’s Weird Book Room.
- The Art of Painting Animals on Rocks by Linn Wellford- I’m pretty sure my Aunt Lauree owned this book. She definitely painted animals on rocks. It was a strange time.
- How You Can Bowl Better Using Self-Hypnosis-File this under: things I will never do, two.
- Whose Bottom is This? A Lift-the-Flap Book-Very educational, no doubt.
- A Lust for Window Sills by Harry Mount-Wasn’t this featured on an episode of Taboo?
- All About Scabs by Genichiro Yagyu-Everything you ever wanted to know, in one handy volume.
- A Cow is Too Much Trouble in Los Angeles by Joseph Foster-Sometimes you just have to learn things the hard way.
Plus, two I wish I had:
- Boy George Fashion and Make-up Book by Wayne Winder-Why the hell not? This is still relevant, right?
- Liberace: Your Personal Fashion Consultant by Michael and Karan Feder-If you really want to shine. I would die happy if this book was on my resume.
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Ha, thanks! It was hard to limit my selections. There were so many funny ones.
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As a pygophile, I’d buy number 3. I did know an elderly woman who was so concerned with her bowel movements that she had a big book of stool photographs, which she used to show people and say, “now that’s how a good stool should look.”
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Then you will be highly disappointed by this book. Seriously disappointed.
I love old people, but I’m so glad that my Grandmother is not like that. If she ever develops a mania for bowel movements, I will be worried for her.
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You have to buy the Boy George book and review it. Please….
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I’m really tempted. If I do, the praise or blame is on you!
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I get that a lot.
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Ha! I’m afraid in this case the praise/blame will be equal: blame for encouraging me to spend $30+ on a how-to-look-like-Boy-George book and praise for encouraging me to spend $30+ on a how-to-look-like-Boy-George book.
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I can donate $1.35. That’s all my babysitting money. I really suck at babysitting.
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Haha, how very 1985 of you. Although I think that’s about how much I earned babysitting in the late ’80s/early ’90s. I think I did it three times. I was so bored.
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You were bored because you didn’t have a book explaining how to dress up your little charges to look like Boy George!
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Well, they would have thought me crazy because this was a few years post Culture Club madness. But I bet I could have converted the little shits. Or darlings. Yes, the little darlings.
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I can’t believe I’m saying this, but the Bowling/Self Hypnosis book actually appeals to me. I bowl maybe twice per year, but if I could bowl a better game – who knows?
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Don’t worry. I admitted that I kind of want the Boy George and Liberace books…
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