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October 27, 2006

Giraffes? Giraffes!

A few days ago I made a beautiful discovery while scouring the discount books at Borders. At first I thought I had found a book I could tear apart and use for it's spare parts and images. But after actually looking into its pages, I realized I had found a gem of a coffee table book. The book is called Giraffes? Giraffes! and is a large hardcover about the size of the I Spy books.

At first glance it looks like one of those children's introduction to science books, but if you actually read the text (which you should, so go buy it now...), you will discover that it is all a big joke! I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. I knew I had to buy the book when I read this on the page titled "What Are Giraffes Made Of?": "The hooves of Giraffes are fashioned with a super-strong lightweight titanium alloy. That's what makes their hooves so fierce-looking yet soothing at the same time. You know what else is fierce-looking but also soothing? Soap."

And what makes it all that much better is that I only paid $2.99! Giraffes? Giraffes! is labeled "Volume I," and fortunately for us, there is a "Volume II" out as well. It's called Your Disgusting Head. Both books deserve a look, whether you buy them or not, they are a lot of fun.

Posted by libbystokes at October 27, 2006 09:21 AM

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