As NaNoWriMo draws to a close, I thought it would be helpful to provide titles for people to avoid. Feel free to add your own to the list:
The lighter side of slavery
Fastener Fascination: The Nuts and Bolts of Nuts and Bolts
White Like Me: One man's desperate attempt to be himself
The Fanfic Bible: How to avoid copyright infringement lawsuits and still rip-off best-selling authors and screenwriters Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
Pinching it Off: Being the Epic Struggle to Answer a Ringing Telephone While on the Toilet Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
Humor: An Exhaustive Scholarly Analysis Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
I Want To Murder a Light House Keeper! Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Pull the udder one: A milkmaid's tail
(of course, it got reviewed instantly): "Like A Handmaid's Tale but it certainly pails by comparison."
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The Adventures of the Single, Cookie-Baking, Cat-Owning, Milton-Quoting Amateur Detective in Cozyville, USA! Posted by Bella Bee (Member # 7027) on :
The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants
Yes, I know it's been done, but in Britain this sounds like a very icky idea for a book. Let alone a movie. Second hand underwear! Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
"Pants" never means underwear in the USA unless preceeded by "under" or rendered as "panties". So...I didn't get the ickiness. Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
"Fastener Fascination: The Nuts and Bolts of Nuts and Bolts"
Some of us might find this one engrossing. "More riveting than the AISC Steel Manual!" "I was nailed to my chair through the whole thing!" "Shot through with useful information!"
[ November 26, 2005, 03:54 PM: Message edited by: Tatiana ]
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Funerals are Fun Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Tic Tac Toe for Dummies Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Please Do Not Steal This Book Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
Luxembourg: An Intensely Comprehensive Tour Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
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The Bible II : Return of the Son of God The Bible III : Bride of the Son of God (...)
The Bible XIV : Return of the Revenge of the Bride of the Father of the Nephew of God!
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
Origin of Species II: Revenge of the Pachyderms Origin of Species III: Survival of the Fattest Posted by lord trousers (Member # 8741) on :
101 Ways to Get Killed on the Freeway
Contemporary Cannibal Recipes
Making Fun of Nuns: A Serious Passtime
Your Intestines (In Color!)
Record-Setting Kidney Stones (and their proud owners) Posted by lord trousers (Member # 8741) on :
quote:Originally posted by advice for robots: Origin of Species III: Survival of the Fattest
Heh.
I'm Not Fat, I'm Famine-Tolerant Posted by lord trousers (Member # 8741) on :
Heather Has Ten Mommies Posted by lord trousers (Member # 8741) on :
Help! Mom! There Are Libertarians In My Sock Drawer! Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
Sam 'n Ella's Favorite Poultry Recipes
Fear And Loathing in Los Altos (kinda have to be a bay area person to get that.)
Home For the Holidays - The R. Gene Simmons Story Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Dubya Does Dallas Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Puppies and Kittens from the Inside Out
Unicorn Stew
How to Make Annoying Noises Posted by Will B (Member # 7931) on :
So You Want to Be an IRS Auditor
...but then the thread title says NOVEL titles that might not work, and I can't think of any. Every awful title I can think of, I think -- I'd read that!
Posted by tmservo (Member # 8552) on :
Puppies and Kittens from the Inside Out<
Hmm. Interesting idea for a VetMed book
Ok, a man, a woman, his children all walk into a talent agency..
The Novel.
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Holy Cuisine, Batman! How to Fry, Julienne, and Broil Nuns, Monks, and Priests
Pope on a Rope Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
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A hundred ways to kill a mockingbird Posted by Steev (Member # 6805) on :
quote:Originally posted by Bob_Scopatz: How to Make Annoying Noises
According to my parents I've written that book already.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:Originally posted by Beanny: A hundred ways to kill a mockingbird
oh wait . . . they did that one. And it was a bestseller.
(I mean, eww, the parts I don't want to look at in the show and they make stills you can examine in great depth? What does it say about us that we spend money on this stuff? Ewww!)
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Tante, I was worried there for a second, but of course I was curious. Curse my curiosity! Thankfully it was nothing to wrong.
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Tante, that was one of the most bizzare things I ever saw
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Yeah, way to kill the thread, Tante. Posted by Beanny (Member # 7109) on :
The ULTIMATE book of Science and Smart Stuff Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
Cat’s Got Your Tongue? The Story of One Cow’s Journey through 100 Stomachs Posted by Sterling (Member # 8096) on :
Spoilerama: Twist Endings to Movies You Haven't Yet Seen Revealed!
Okay, not a novel. But we do seem to be straying.
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
Jack the Ripper and Jillian Weretigers, Werelions, and Werebears, oh my! Interview with the Accountant Queen of the Darned Posted by Zarex (Member # 8504) on :
The Wizard of Osteoperosis Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
The Bourne Redundancy
We've already read it.
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
That Darned Snail. Fun with Fungus and Rot. The Locker Room Scratch and Sniff Collection Only Idiots Would Read This Piece of Garbage Posted by David Bowles (Member # 1021) on :
Gone With the Wind III: Revenge of the Carpetbaggers
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Caribbean There, Caridone That Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Helvetica Bold! The Search of the World's Greatest Font and the Men Who Were There!
How to Lie Without Statistics Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
Wire Cutters and the Male Anatomy: A Pop-Up Book For All Ages Posted by Alcon (Member # 6645) on :
quote:Wire Cutters and the Male Anatomy: A Pop-Up Book For All Ages
Can I just say: OW!!!
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The Penguin Edition, Complete Collection of Vogon Poetry Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
The Moron's Guide to The Complete Idiot Book Series.
Inside the Colon, A Pictorial Tour (Coffee Book Edition)
The Life of Lint
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And with an Ode to David Bowles:
The Implications of Tiebout's Hypotheses for School Choice The Impact of Secondary Orality on Literacy in the Río Grande Valley Wild Organizational Structures in Public Education Historical Effects of Inequitable Facilities Funding in Texas Posted by David Bowles (Member # 1021) on :
Heh.
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Vogon Poetry: A Scholarly Analysis Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
David--Your dissertation topics, from your congratulations thread.
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The Lusty Highland Brigand Keeps His Vow of Chastity Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Big Book of Accounting Jokes The Great Big Book of Accounting Jokes
- JenniK Posting without changing screen names... still too lazy, but I admit it! Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Unpublished Manuscripts: Vol II Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Henrietta and the ribald monkey look for it in the children's section
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Walden III: Undead Thoreau and his Army of Zombie Woodchucks— enraged at a plan to raze the remaining woods around Concord, unhinged ecologists bring the transcendentalist writer back to life. Thoreau then resurrects all the woodchucks he ate during his stay at Walden Pond and the bloodbath ensues.
Much Ado About Nothing II: Even More Ado Much Ado About Nothing III: Maximum Ado Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
The Lord of the Donuts Trilogy:
The Fellowship of the Donut The Two Fryers The Return of the Baker Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
1001 "Furry" Fantasies!
Complete with illustrations. Posted by the_Somalian (Member # 6688) on :
![[Angst]](graemlins/angst.gif)
![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
![[Wink]](wink.gif)
![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
![[Eek!]](eek.gif)