[Libs-Or] some levity for the new year

[Lara Phillips]

"How to avoid huge ships" is famously a winner of the Odd Title of the year
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookseller/Diagram_Prize_for_Oddest_Title_of_the_Year>
contest
(1992). I was disappointed in the 2022 title; "RuPedagogies of Realness:
Essays on Teaching and Learning With RuPaul's Drag Race", which sounds like
a "normal" academic book to me; it's no "*Bombproof Your Horse".*

LP

On Tue, Dec 27, 2022 at 10:37 PM Matthew Baiocchi via Libs-Or <
libs-or at omls.oregon.gov> wrote:

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> My favorite has always been the reviews for "How to Avoid Huge Ships" by
> John W. Trimmer (
> https://www.amazon.com/Avoid-Huge-Ships-John-Trimmer/product-reviews/0870334336)
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> Some reviews include:
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> - I picked up this book because, like many of you, I have been plagued by
> huge ships for  almost my entire life.
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> - Seriously?!  How to avoid huge ships?! How stupid do they think people
> are? I  consider myself a cautious person and believe it’s always good to
> plan  for the worst, but to need this type of advice is asinine. They’re
> easy  to spot, slow moving, and needless to say, a rare occurrence. Good
> luck  to anyone who would... what the heck is that?? OH MY GOD!
> Aaaahhhhh!!! .  .
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> - *Verified Purchase* I'm very much scared of ships. I live over a
> hundred miles inland and at 6,000 feet elevation but one can never be too
> careful!
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> - I  don't want to be negative but none of the reviews I have read have
> addressed the fact that there are two editions.  You want to make sure  you
> buy the latest edition so that you have the most up-to-date  information.
> Do you want to get run over by a huge ship just because  you neglected to
> buy the latest edition?  No, I didn't think so.
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> Matthew Baiocchi
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> *From:* Libs-Or <libs-or-bounces at omls.oregon.gov> on behalf of dan cawley
> via Libs-Or <libs-or at omls.oregon.gov>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 27, 2022 4:46 PM
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> *Subject:* [Libs-Or] some levity for the new year
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> Hello:
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> Check out the 4 and 5 star reviews on Amazon for ISBN: 979-8367689723
> (Complete Air Fryer Cookbook for Beginners 2023).
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> Pick a line, any line....
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> Example:
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> <https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_avp?nodeId=G75XTB7MBMBTXP6W>
> I truly preferred this book since I learned to plan recipes that are
> exceptionally simple to form in my air fryer, my favorite is broiled
> chicken and French fries, what I enjoyed the foremost was that I learned to
> get ready exceptionally delicious got dried out snacks, the truth has truly
> preferred this book
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> Were these written by a bot?  a poor translator?   LOL.
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> New Year make Happy to All You,
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> Dan Cawley
> Seaside Public Library
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*Lara S. Phillips*
*Community Information Librarian*
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