October 13, 2002

12:14 AM

Edible books. The International Edible Book Festival is held yearly on April 1 in cities around the world. (Yes, I know, April 1, but this is apparently real.) Mmmm, I could just eat up a juicy novel right about now, like Great Eggspectations!
Link swiped from The Cellar's Image of the Day
posted by Slithy_Tove (8 comments total)

Pass me the salad please, I haven't read it yet.
posted by ginz at 9:40 AM on October 13, 2002

At first glance, I thought this thread was about edible boobs. Imagine my disappointment.
posted by MrBaliHai at 9:56 AM on October 13, 2002

Don't waste your time reading Flowers of Evil, Leaves of Grass,
or The Grapes of Wrath; they're nothing but roughage.
posted by Smart Dalek at 10:17 AM on October 13, 2002

There's nothing I enjoy more on a cold Sunday afternoon than staying in bed beneath the sheets reading an edible book and wearing only my edible underwear.
posted by XQUZYPHYR at 10:22 AM on October 13, 2002

> I thought this thread was about edible boobs.
> Imagine my disappointment.

Er, unless you eat them in one gulp it'd be pretty gross dude.
posted by holloway at 4:14 PM on October 13, 2002

Eh..who wants the Reader's Digested version?
posted by samsara at 6:56 PM on October 13, 2002

This is great, thanks! I love the ten commandments.
posted by mediareport at 7:13 PM on October 13, 2002

The historical precedent for this work is John Cage, who made edible paper by laminating vegetables. He never drew on the pages, only displayed them framed on the wall, mostly as a social statement about art, use, and temporary functionality.
posted by ubueditor at 8:49 AM on October 14, 2002