BS: Silly book titles.

Subject: BS: Silly book titles.
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 07 Apr 13 - 11:44 AM

Something reminded me today, of the silly book titles we used to pass around amongst ourselves, in my adolescence.

The Flood in the Lavatory by I P Squint

The Nail in the Bannister by R Stornaway

The Hole in the Bed       by Mr Completely.

etc etc.

Subject: RE: BS: Silly book titles.
From: GUEST,DrWord
Date: 07 Apr 13 - 12:22 PM

ah adolescence!

The stop in the desert by __________ ____

The rooster's mistake by _____ ____

Treasure in the outhouse by I. P. Nichols

Rusty bedsprings by I. P. Knightly


aaaaarrgh! There were dozens more, which, mercifully, I have forgotten.
Thanks for the memories, John. My mother got a kick out of these.

keep on pickin'
dennis

Subject: RE: BS: Silly book titles.
From: Van
Date: 07 Apr 13 - 01:03 PM

bottom of the cliff by eileen dover

Subject: RE: BS: Silly book titles.
From: Rapparee
Date: 07 Apr 13 - 02:10 PM

Long Yellow River by I. P. Freely.
Under the bleachers by Seymour Butts.
Furrows in the Earth by Won Hung Low.

Subject: RE: BS: Silly book titles.
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 07 Apr 13 - 02:17 PM

"The Tiger's Revenge" is by far the best of these.

Do I have to name the author.

Subject: RE: BS: Silly book titles.
From: Bill D
Date: 07 Apr 13 - 02:22 PM

I know! I know! good old CB!!

Subject: RE: BS: Silly book titles.
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 07 Apr 13 - 03:26 PM

Forty Years in the Saddle by Major Bumsaw

Subject: RE: BS: Silly book titles.
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 07 Apr 13 - 03:36 PM

Perhaps a bit of a drift: but I have always been delighted to hzave learned from a trainee teacher that a main course textbook was a History Of British Education by one Dr Birchenough.

And I have googled & it is true - I wasn't making it up ~~

History of elementary education in England and Wales from 1800.

... Author: Birchenough, Charles,

Subject: RE: BS: Silly book titles.
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 07 Apr 13 - 03:38 PM

Can't help wondering BTW if any train of thought might conceivably have led from my first to my second post just above...

Subject: RE: BS: Silly book titles.
From: GUEST,DrWord
Date: 07 Apr 13 - 03:51 PM

Birchenough ~ that's worth the thread-drift. Weirdly enough, I start to wonder f that surname isn't an Anglicisation (or simply cognate with similar €pean name).

back to the thread:
Run for the backhouse by Willie Makeit.

keep on pickin'
dennis

Subject: RE: BS: Silly book titles.
From: Micca
Date: 07 Apr 13 - 05:07 PM

There was a widely used Biology text book In the UK by Valerie Slaughter and the spine read
" Slaughter Living Things" and this is Genuine!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Silly book titles.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 07 Apr 13 - 05:44 PM

How about "Antiques and their Values" by George Ian Silver.
Fairy Tales by Alison Wanda Land!
How to Upset Mudcatters by R Soul.
The Lengths We Go To by Ellen Diwater.
Flying High by Albert Ross.
Does my Bum Look Big In This? by Hugh Jarres.
Impotence by Drew Peacock.
Death and Burial by Naomi Downwell.

I could go on for hours!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Silly book titles.
From: JennieG
Date: 08 Apr 13 - 02:12 AM

One I remember from my childhood -

"A schoolgirl's troubles" by Lucy Lastic.

Subject: RE: BS: Silly book titles.
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 08 Apr 13 - 07:14 AM

Naughty Boy by Ben Dover

Eileen's brother?

Subject: RE: BS: Silly book titles.
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Apr 13 - 08:01 AM

keeping the thread drift

The Atheist by Noel Noheaven

The Troll by R Solsarcheaptiday

Subject: RE: BS: Silly book titles.
From: GUEST,DrWord
Date: 08 Apr 13 - 12:32 PM

hey GUEST, you clearly aren't clear on the thread drift concept
"Silly book titles" IS the thread!
The anonymous GUEST by Anon.

keep pickin'

dennis


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Subject: RE: BS: Silly book titles.
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 08 Apr 13 - 12:58 PM

Starvation by M T Gutz

Subject: RE: BS: Silly book titles.
From: Wolfgang
Date: 08 Apr 13 - 02:13 PM

"Klau mich" (pinch me) was a book title in Germany some decades ago. The sales were by far not as good as the circulation was.

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: BS: Silly book titles.
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Apr 13 - 06:10 PM

Dear Dr Word
The drift was relating to two other threads or more currently on the go relating to Athiests and threads being trolled.
To me it was an "in" joke hee hee

"The Pedant" by Dawson Comas?
or "Not Much Used Now" By Sammi Colon
How about "Wo ist das Geschindeskeitsmesser" by Wie Kent