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[Gaborn]

The Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year

1978: Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Nude Mice (University of Tokyo Press)
1979: The Madam as Entrepreneur: Career Management in House Prostitution (Transaction Press)
1980: The Joy of Chickens (Prentice Hall)
1981: Last Chance at Love: Terminal Romances
1982: Population and Other Problems (China National Publications)
1983: The Theory of Lengthwise Rolling (MIR)
1984: The Book of Marmalade: Its Antecedents, Its History and Its Role in the World Today (Constable)
1985: Natural Bust Enlargement with Total Power: How to Increase the Other 90% of Your Mind to Increase the Size of Your Breasts (Westwood Publishing Co)
1986: Oral Sadism and the Vegetarian Personality (Brunner/Mazel)
1987: No Award
1988: Versailles: The View From Sweden University of Chicago Press)
1989: How to Shit in the Woods: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art (Ten Speed Press)
1990: Lesbian Sadomasochism Safety Manual (Lace Publications)
1991: No Award
1992: How to Avoid Huge Ships (Cornwell Maritime Press)
1993: American Bottom Archaeology (University of Illinois Press)
1994: Highlights in the History of Concrete (British Cement Association)
1995: Reusing Old Graves (Shaw & Son)
1996: Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers (Hellenic Philatelic Society)
1997: The Joy of Sex: Pocket Edition (Mitchell Beazley)
1998: Development in Dairy Cow Breeding and Management: and New Opportunities to Widen the Uses of Straw (Nuffield Farming Scholarship Trust)
1999: Weeds in a Changing World (British Crop Protection Council)
2000: High Performance Stiffened Structures (Professional Engineering Publishing)
2001: Butterworths Corporate Manslaughter Service (Butterworths)
2002: Living With Crazy Buttocks (Kaz Cooke - Penguin)
2003: The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories (Kensington Publishing)
2004: Bombproof Your Horse (J A Allen)
2005: People Who Don't Know They're Dead: How They Attach Themselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do About It (Gary Leon Hill - Red Wheel/Weiser Books)
2006: The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification (Harry N Abrams)
2007: If You Want Closure In Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs (Simon & Schuster US)

Accompanying story

 

[Night_Trekker]

2007: If You Want Closure In Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs (Simon & Schuster US)

:lol :lol

 

[Gaborn]

:lol :lol

Personally I liked 1986: Oral Sadism and the Vegetarian Personality (Brunner/Mazel)
But only because of the editorial review.

 

[Monroeski]

2004: Bombproof Your Horse (J A Allen)

This one is only funny until it's YOUR horse that is bombed.

 

[Cauliflower of Love]

2007: If You Want Closure In Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs (Simon & Schuster US)

:lol :lol

I'm picking up this book. :lol

 

[Learn2read]

2006: The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification

 

[Alethea]

Strange Red Cow and Other Curious Ads from the Past

 

[Metroid Killer]

2003: The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories (Kensington Publishing)

 

[Uncle]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/131/319047856_dbf1ef3e92.jpg

Yeah! That doesn't look like it's about lesbian horses at all.

 

[Ford Prefect]

:lol

Writing a book would be perfectly in line with the character. I'm surprised he hasn't yet.

 

[AlternativeUlster]

:lol

Writing a book would be perfectly in line with the character. I'm surprised he hasn't yet.

Doesn't he have down syndrome or something like that? Can people with down syndrome write full sentences?

 

[Armitage]

1990: Lesbian Sadomasochism Safety Manual (Lace Publications)

???

Seems pretty straightforward to me.

 

[ChoklitReign]

No

?

 

[Ford Prefect]

Doesn't he have down syndrome or something like that? Can people with down syndrome write full sentences?

What? Bubbles in the smartest person in the park.

 

[Learn2read]

What? Bubbles in the smartest person in the park.

:lol :lol :lol

Nice.

 

[Skittleguy]

And yet, I laugh hardest at this one :lol

 

[Speevy]

1992: How to Avoid Huge Ships (Cornwell Maritime Press)

:lol

 

[Rlan]

 

[drohne]

2002: Living With Crazy Buttocks (Kaz Cooke - Penguin)

i wonder if this is related in any way to former gafer 'crazy buttocks on a train'

 

[AKingNamedPaul]

 

[Gaborn]

And yet, I laugh hardest at this one :lol

It does seem to be a bit of common sense.

 

[Ford Prefect]

:lol :lol :lol

Nice.

That was totally unintentional :lol

 

[bggrthnjsus]

And yet, I laugh hardest at this one :lol

:lol:lol that is awesome