Sunday, March 16, 2008

My New Favorite Dummies Book

As I wrote before, the 'Dummies' books, while useful, are unnecessarily insulting. Why penalize curiosity by calling the reader stupid? And, in many cases, the title combinations are even more cruel than necessary (see below for the previous winner: "Depression for Dummies.")

However, some combinations can be funny, like this year's top choice:
Athletic Scholarships For Dummies

Update: some runners up:
1. Raising Smart Kids for Dummies (points for illogic)

2. Alzheimer's for Dummies (points for cruelty)

3. Living Longer for Dummies (points for its defiance of social engineering)

4. Job Hunting for Dummies (points for imaginative scenario: 'yes, I'd like a starting level position in being a dummy')

5. US Citizenship for Dummies (points for political relevance)

2 comments:

tobyr21@gmail.com said...

Next time you're in a book store, as if they have "Ventriloquism for Dummies." A BN employee told me he didn't think it was out yet.
- Toby Robison

JC said...

Why didn't I think of that? Thanks