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BS: World's Thinnest Books

31 Aug 05 - 03:02 PM (#1553593)
Subject: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Divis Sweeney

Here are some I've heard. Please add to the list if you can think of any others!

World's Thinnest Books

FRENCH WAR HEROES
by Jacques Chirac

HOW I SERVED MY COUNTRY
by Jane Fonda

MY BEAUTY SECRETS
by Janet Reno

HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN AIRPLANE
by John Denver

MY SUPER BOWL HIGHLIGHTS
by Dan Marino

THINGS I LOVE ABOUT BILL      
by Hillary Clinton

MY LITTLE BOOK OF PERSONAL HYGIENE
by Osama Bin Laden

THINGS I CANNOT AFFORD
by Bill Gates

THINGS I WOULD NOT DO FOR MONEY
by Dennis Rodman

MY WILD YEARS
by Al Gore

AMELIA EARHART'S GUIDE TO THE PACIFIC

AMERICA'S MOST POPULAR LAWYERS

DETROIT: a Travel Guide

A COLLECTION of MOTIVATIONAL SPEECHES
by Dr. J. Kevorkian

ALL THE MEN I HAVE LOVED BEFORE
B y Ellen de Generes

GUIDE TO DATING ETIQUETTE
by Mike Tyson

SPOTTED OWL RECIPES
by the EPA

THE AMISH PHONE DIRECTORY

MY PLAN TO FIND THE REAL KILLERS
by O. J. Simpson

Bridge Travel
by Ted Kennedy

MY BOOK OF MORALS
by Bill Clinton
with introduction
by The Rev. Jesse Jackson

LESSONS ON BEING A GOOD PRESIDENT AND INSPIRING THE WORLD
by George W. Bush


31 Aug 05 - 03:11 PM (#1553597)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T

Thinnest of all:- "The Collected Thoughts of G.W.Bush".

Don T.


31 Aug 05 - 03:12 PM (#1553602)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Divis Sweeney

Awesome! That's definitely my favorite so far!

E


31 Aug 05 - 03:14 PM (#1553604)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Tirghra

Lessons in Humanity by Margaret Thatcher.

That one should be quite thin!

Tirghra


31 Aug 05 - 03:35 PM (#1553625)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: jeffp

Internet Forum Moderation by Roger Gall


31 Aug 05 - 03:40 PM (#1553632)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Divis Sweeney

Tirghra, very nice. How about this?

How to be a Good Christian and Promote Peace by Ian Paisley

E


31 Aug 05 - 03:57 PM (#1553649)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Le Scaramouche

Baldrick the Sausage.

The first book on your listen thickens out quite nicely if we add the Great Captains like Turnee, or Napoleon's fellows. Not to mention the Foreign Legion at Camerone or whats-his-name that took Madagascar, or those involved in North Africa.

Al Gore had a film about him!!!


31 Aug 05 - 03:59 PM (#1553653)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Clinton Hammond

The Wit of Mudcat, Collected


31 Aug 05 - 04:00 PM (#1553656)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Rapparee

Honest Politics, by Trent Lott and Tom De Lay.


31 Aug 05 - 04:03 PM (#1553658)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: MMario

Fidelity

By Bill Clinton


31 Aug 05 - 04:04 PM (#1553660)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Divis Sweeney

What a group of comedians! Hahaha.

E


31 Aug 05 - 04:19 PM (#1553681)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Le Scaramouche

Victoria Beckham's Guide to Great Literature.


01 Sep 05 - 10:09 AM (#1553690)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: GUEST

Michael Jackson : Practical parenting.


01 Sep 05 - 10:24 AM (#1553711)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Divis Sweeney

Speling Made Easey by Dan Quayle


01 Sep 05 - 10:28 AM (#1553717)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: curmudgeon

Ethics by Karl Rove
Christian Love by Pat Robertson


01 Sep 05 - 10:31 AM (#1553722)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: mooman

PEACE AND LOVE TO ALL MEN
Martin Gibson

THE BIG BOOK OF 8
Sir jOhn from Hull9

Peace

moo


01 Sep 05 - 10:32 AM (#1553725)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Amos

How to Make Friends and Influence People, by Martin Gibson


01 Sep 05 - 10:32 AM (#1553726)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Bunnahabhain

Happy endings for all concerned: the folk songs.

The George Galloway guide to compromise.

Transparancy: the open goverment guide to the security services.

Th Kansas science curriculum.


01 Sep 05 - 10:33 AM (#1553728)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Rapparee

Shatner On Acting.

Shatner On Singing.


both by you-know-who....


01 Sep 05 - 10:34 AM (#1553732)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: kendall

Italian sharpshooters. by Mussolini

Viet Nam War Heros by G.W. Bush, Karl Rove, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld.


01 Sep 05 - 10:38 AM (#1553738)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: GUEST,jOhn

Whose Roger Gall?


01 Sep 05 - 10:38 AM (#1553739)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Divis Sweeney

Here's one my sis asked me to pass on....

How to find WMD in Iraq by G.W. Bush


01 Sep 05 - 10:41 AM (#1553743)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: mooman

THE RETICENT PERFORMER
Clinton Hammond

Peace (;>)

moo


01 Sep 05 - 11:18 AM (#1553792)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Tam the man

My Promises

by TONY BLAIR/MICHAEL HOWARD/CHARLES KENNEDY AND JACK MCCONNELL


01 Sep 05 - 11:21 AM (#1553794)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Divis Sweeney

Tam, how about:

The Promises I've Kept?

:)haha


01 Sep 05 - 11:39 AM (#1553807)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: JennyO

Whose Roger Gall?

It's Shambles, jOhn ;-)


01 Sep 05 - 12:09 PM (#1553833)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: dick greenhaus

For small coffee tables, there's "The Book Of Irish Erotic Art"


01 Sep 05 - 12:30 PM (#1553857)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: frogprince

The Philosophical Insights of Paris Hilton.


01 Sep 05 - 12:35 PM (#1553860)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Tirghra

That's hot.


01 Sep 05 - 03:08 PM (#1554047)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Divis Sweeney

G.W. makes this too easy.

George W. Bush: Why the World Loves Me

E


01 Sep 05 - 04:09 PM (#1554110)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: GUEST

Futuristic City Planning for Coastal Dwellers by ClintonHammond


01 Sep 05 - 04:47 PM (#1554128)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: MudGuard

"What men can know about women"

Two pages, both containing the text "This page has been left empty intentionally.


01 Sep 05 - 04:52 PM (#1554133)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: GUEST,Tír Eoghain

Reasons to be Cheerful. Part 3, by The Reverend Ian Paisley


01 Sep 05 - 04:56 PM (#1554138)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Rapparee

The Wit And Wisdom Of Dick Cheney.

Personal Freedom: A Celebration In Print, by John Ashcroft.

The Joy of Giving, by Donald Trump.

The Neoconservative's Guide To Fiscal Responsibility, by Carl Rove.


01 Sep 05 - 07:18 PM (#1554275)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: *Laura*

Living on the Wild Side, by the EFDSS

How to Tune a Guitar in Seconds, by Martin Carthy

xLx


01 Sep 05 - 07:32 PM (#1554285)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Severn

1000 Years of German Humor


01 Sep 05 - 07:33 PM (#1554286)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: mooman

Love your Martin Carthy one Laura!

Peace

moo


01 Sep 05 - 07:50 PM (#1554298)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: The Fooles Troupe

I would like to advise that copies of my 5 page book

All a Male Expert knows about Women

are available from me for 50 cents & postage.


01 Sep 05 - 07:59 PM (#1554304)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: frogprince

FIVE PAGES, Foolestroupe? That either has to be in very large print, or get kinda redundant, or both...


01 Sep 05 - 08:05 PM (#1554309)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: The Fooles Troupe

I said I was an EXPERT, mate!


02 Sep 05 - 01:14 AM (#1554468)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: GUEST,Madeleine

The One-Minute Novelist, by Marcel Proust


02 Sep 05 - 02:57 AM (#1554488)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Kaleea

Living a Clean and Sober Life
   by Courtney Love

A Guide to Correct Phonics
by George W. Bush


02 Sep 05 - 06:19 AM (#1554574)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Dave the Gnome

The Morris dancers guide to soft drinks

:D


02 Sep 05 - 06:25 AM (#1554580)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: GUEST

Sincerity on the Internet


02 Sep 05 - 09:11 AM (#1554681)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Divis Sweeney

For my friend, Dave the Gnome:

The Collective Knowledge of the Poles

Haha! Only because I know you can take a joke, Dave...

E


02 Sep 05 - 09:24 AM (#1554700)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: freda underhill

try putting the word "failure" into google, for an interesting 1 page book.


02 Sep 05 - 12:07 PM (#1554843)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Pseudolus

That is way too funny freda!


02 Sep 05 - 02:06 PM (#1554946)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: John Hardly

The Soul Of Wit -W Shakespeare


02 Sep 05 - 06:04 PM (#1555048)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Dave the Gnome

Don't push it, E. Us Poles have been known to be revolting occasionaly as well...

:D


02 Sep 05 - 06:27 PM (#1555067)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Divis Sweeney

How about this one Dave?

Polish anti-invasion techniques

E


02 Sep 05 - 06:46 PM (#1555083)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: John Hardly

Karen Carpenter Cookbook


02 Sep 05 - 06:48 PM (#1555085)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Divis Sweeney

HAH! I love the Carpenters, but's a damn good one John!

E


03 Sep 05 - 08:47 AM (#1555378)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T

Freda Underhill 09:24AM, Surely you mean "deferred success".

LOL
Don T.


03 Sep 05 - 07:44 PM (#1555680)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: GUEST,guest

"THE TRUTH"
BY: G.W.Bush


03 Sep 05 - 08:04 PM (#1555697)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Divis Sweeney

;) How appropriate!

E


04 Sep 05 - 02:57 PM (#1556011)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Firecat

How about Tact For Talent Show Judges by Simon Cowell?


04 Sep 05 - 03:39 PM (#1556033)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: GUEST,smiler

How to succeed in Showbusiness
By Pete Best

The fox hunting calendar for England and Wales 2006

Piercing your belly button
By Adam and Eve


04 Sep 05 - 06:41 PM (#1556150)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: SharonA

Heck, I'm still laughing over the Amish Phone Book. But then, I'm a lifelong resident of Pennsylvania.

How about:

LEADERSHIP IN TIMES OF CRISIS
by George W. Bush

THE GUIDE CAT TRAINING MANUAL

101 VEGAN RECIPES
by Jimmy Dean
foreword by Jim Perdue

HUMILITY: IT'S A GOOD THING
by Martha Stewart


05 Sep 05 - 09:00 PM (#1557080)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: salemcraft

Thin books...I have many if you count every time I started t owrite and then stopped due to lack of interest/block.


06 Sep 05 - 07:59 AM (#1557384)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Mr Red

hey! put all those Bush books together and you got quite a tome there PAL!

here's the addendum

Quick Responses by Dubbya


06 Sep 05 - 08:42 AM (#1557407)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Tam the man

Play that old geetar George, and then ram up yer arse, the one that you sit on not the one you talk through.


06 Sep 05 - 01:33 PM (#1557696)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: frogprince

"Stain Removal Made Easy", by Monica Lewinski


06 Sep 05 - 01:47 PM (#1557717)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: GUEST,Larry K

The ultimate diet book by Michael Moore

Democratic party victory's in the past 10 years

Winning the ratings game by Air America

The straight talk express by John McCain and Barney Frank

Why I love my country by Natalie Manes, Bruce Springstein, Barbara Streisand, Susan Sarandon, and Michael Moore.

Journalistic integrity by Jayson Blair (oh I forgot- he did write a book about this)

Getting the story right by the New York Times, CBS News and Kinkos

The joys of early retirement by Dan Rather


The largest book ever printed:

The collected postings of Amos in the past 2 years.


06 Sep 05 - 11:49 PM (#1558186)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Bob Bolton

G'day ...

... Hmmm ... A request for some 19th c. information means that, tonight when I get home, I'll be looking into my facsimile copy of Australian Etiquette ...


However, to spoil the tale, it is actually quite a thick book (... maybe, back then, they hoped some of it would stick ...).

Regard(les)s,

Bob


02 Mar 17 - 02:39 PM (#3842508)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Mr Red

the World Book of Trump Facts that Turned out to be True


02 Mar 17 - 02:55 PM (#3842509)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Greg F.

That's not a book - that's a single mimeographed sheet.


02 Mar 17 - 04:46 PM (#3842528)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Steve Shaw

Places Of Interest In Clacton


02 Mar 17 - 08:41 PM (#3842555)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Donuel

The Joy of Grieving
Steve Bannon.

Make your butt small
Kim K

Putin Gifts to Donald
Uri Inbed

Isis Nobel Prize Winners
Abu-Nam Kadabedo


02 Mar 17 - 08:41 PM (#3842557)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Rapparee

"Actions of the US Congress"


03 Mar 17 - 03:30 AM (#3842570)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Jim Carroll

I found a hardback book of around 250 pages published in New Zealand, entitled 'Australian Culture'
When I opened it, every page was blank !
Jim Carroll


03 Mar 17 - 04:09 AM (#3842575)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Mr Red

Tourist Book of Wednesbury

And you could throw in Darlaston and it would still not get past one paragraph.


03 Mar 17 - 05:34 AM (#3842588)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Dave the Gnome

Things I like about Jim Carroll By Keith A
Things I like about Keith A by Jim Carroll

:D tG


03 Mar 17 - 06:40 AM (#3842604)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Nigel Parsons

Dictionary of words that cannot be used as swear words or phrases:
Spaw (still miss him)


03 Mar 17 - 08:01 AM (#3842620)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Donuel

Cast a Giant White Nationalist Shadow
Honey Badger & Pepe l'Frog.

Nigel what is the dictionary connection?


03 Mar 17 - 08:31 AM (#3842630)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Donuel

took me awhile, I get it now.

Everyday scenarios
Rod Serling


03 Mar 17 - 12:40 PM (#3842676)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: JMB

How about: "MUSINGS WITH MY SCOTTISH DRINKING BUDDIES" by David Cameron. At least I tried something different.


03 Mar 17 - 12:45 PM (#3842678)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Jim Carroll

For me, "The Humour of Woody Allen" - limited to Diane Keaton sneezing away a fix of Coke
Jim Carroll


03 Mar 17 - 06:59 PM (#3842713)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: TheSnail

Since we seem to be having a go at Australians,

The Australian Guide to Foreplay

One page, one line - "Oi! Sheila! Wake up!"


03 Mar 17 - 07:20 PM (#3842715)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Steve Shaw

Bloody 'ell Snail, I'm beginning to love you! 😂😂😂


04 Mar 17 - 06:31 AM (#3842780)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: TheSnail

Ooo er!


04 Mar 17 - 06:37 PM (#3842880)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Steve Shaw

Platonically speaking, you understand!


05 Mar 17 - 04:23 AM (#3842953)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Mo the caller

Just how did Plato ... never mind


05 Mar 17 - 05:21 AM (#3842958)
Subject: RE: BS: World's Thinnest Books
From: Jim Carroll

"Bloody 'ell Snail, I'm beginning to love you!"
But you promised........!!!
Where's me lawyer?
Jim Carroll