Cleaning out my ancient emails the other day, I found a "conversation" with several friends where we had exchanged ideas for silly book titles and sillier authors. I think I remember something like this going around when I was a kid. Here are thirteen of the ones we came up with, including the ones that came in the original forward that got us started.
How to Write Big Books, by Warren Peace
I Lost My Balance, by Eileen Dover and Phil Down
The German Bank Robbery, by Hans Zupp
I Hate the Sun, by Gladys Knight
Prison Security, by Barb Dwyer
How I Won the Marathon, by Randy Holeway
The Lion Attacked, by Claude Yarmoff
Take This Job and Shove it, by Ike Witt
How to Say No, by Ida Wahna
Scaling the Empire State Building, by I.M. Skaird
The Art of Skyscraper Acrobatics, by Howie Duzzit Idunowe
Cowboy Cooking, by Chuck Waggon
A History of the Mennonites in Siberia, edited by Wiebe, Friesen, Fast
[These last author names are real names, by the way, and they are also the punch line to a local joke which is: "What do you call three Mennonites in a snow bank?" When you pronounce them correctly the answer sounds like "We be freezin' fast!]
And now, how about you? Do you have any ideas for imaginary books written by non-existent authors? I'd love to hear them!
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
TT# 15: Books Never Written
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Those are really funny. I am trying to think of one...
author: I.M. Stump
title: Wordless Book
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I can't think of any, myself, but these are hilarious!! Love it! Thanks for stopping by my place!
Very funny :).
Hahahha... the How to say No one is too funny! :)
I love wordplay humor like this. It reminds me of some of the Three Stooges movies when they would visit a law firm (usu. called something like I. Cheatham & Howe).
These are fun! I'll have to think more about it. All I can think of is the ones we joked about when we were kids like "Yellow River" by I. P. Daily.
Oh my, that is classic. I bet your list gets spread far and wide over the interwebs.
Bravo.
How about...
It Could Have Been You
by Annie Wan Atoll
I cannot think of any but those were absolutely great!!
These were great!!!
LMAO! Great list! I loved them all. I am up too.
This is terrific. I love it. Thanks for stopping by my TT on Christmas stress.
Now that was funny and clever. Happy TT.
Funny list! Thank you.
What great ideas....when are you gonna start writing?? lol...Happy TT and thanks for stopping by.
A bit like Colleen's, the only one I can think of is 'Flood in the Bathroom' by I.P. Squint. Really funny TT. Thanks for the laugh!
Lives Less Ordinary
I'm not good at this, but I have to give it a shot.
How to Lose Weight In Your Sleep by Phat T. Snoozer
LMAO! I LOVED this list!
You know I can appreciate good humor! THANKS! happy belated tt! xoxo
I don't have the brain power to think of any right now. But these are brilliant! Thanks for the giggles.
That was a great list. I enjoyed it a lot!
TM
Hilarious.
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