It’s that time of year when magazines become full of articles such as, "76 Ways to make Christmas Simple" for which the title effortlessly and completely negates the premise behind the piece.
I was
wondering if there could be titles for any other books or articles that would also undermine them in a similar fashion. I’ve had a few ideas and would love to see yours –
maybe including real titles you know of already! Back in the day, I remember a series
with the linked “Made simple” title, such as “Quantum Physics made simple”, which
seemed to give away their failure to live up to their promise by all being roughly
as long as “War and Peace”.
How about…
“The Bumper
Book of positive things to say about politicians”
(This
edition actually comes with pages!)
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“A million
and one bleedin’ obvious reasons why FIFA shouldn’t award a Peace Prize”
People who
were daft enough to buy this also bought “My zero most reliable statements
about resolving conflict” by Neville Chamberlain. (This edition soon to be
updated with added contributions unfortunately.)
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For football
lovers (perhaps…)
“1001 ways of
possibly understanding the offside rule and it’s reliable execution by referees”
(Can be
paired with, “4 million ways of actually caring”.)
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For younger
readers…
“204 reasons
why we love going to school and doing homework!”
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In the
fantasy section…
“400 ways to
avoid having your latest manuscript rejected”
Useful to
purchase with, “50 ways not to be completely devastated and demoralised.”
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And as it’s
coming up to Christmas…
“-6 ways of
avoiding your in-laws for Christmas”*
*We didn’t
think we’d be able to reach that high a number!
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Happy Christmas
everyone – I hope you enjoy it in a variety of ways!
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