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Classic Book Titles with Sarcastic Quotation Marks [SLListicle]
"The" Holy Bible
The "Holy" Bible
The Holy "Bible"
posted by Cookiebastard at 8:20 AM on April 3, 2014
The "Holy" Bible
The Holy "Bible"
posted by Cookiebastard at 8:20 AM on April 3, 2014
"Dang" it, item!
posted by Cookiebastard at 8:21 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by Cookiebastard at 8:21 AM on April 3, 2014
First comment nails it:
College "Humor"
posted by Joey Buttafoucault at 8:22 AM on April 3, 2014 [15 favorites]
College "Humor"
posted by Joey Buttafoucault at 8:22 AM on April 3, 2014 [15 favorites]
"Pride" and Prejudice.
posted by Gridlock Joe at 8:22 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by Gridlock Joe at 8:22 AM on April 3, 2014
This thread should be "interesting".
posted by TedW at 8:22 AM on April 3, 2014 [4 favorites]
posted by TedW at 8:22 AM on April 3, 2014 [4 favorites]
"Decision" Points
posted by obscurator at 8:23 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by obscurator at 8:23 AM on April 3, 2014
Some just get more accurate, though.
The "Trial".
Madness and "Civilization".
Bartleby, the "Scrivener".
posted by postcommunism at 8:24 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
The "Trial".
Madness and "Civilization".
Bartleby, the "Scrivener".
posted by postcommunism at 8:24 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
Moby "Dick"
posted by Cookiebastard at 8:26 AM on April 3, 2014 [9 favorites]
posted by Cookiebastard at 8:26 AM on April 3, 2014 [9 favorites]
To Serve "Man", bestselling Kanamit vegan cookbook.
posted by jason_steakums at 8:32 AM on April 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by jason_steakums at 8:32 AM on April 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
"Middlemarch"
posted by Bromius at 8:32 AM on April 3, 2014 [3 favorites]
posted by Bromius at 8:32 AM on April 3, 2014 [3 favorites]
"Infinite" Jest is kind of apropos. (and yes it is a classic, damn your eyes)
posted by Shepherd at 8:34 AM on April 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by Shepherd at 8:34 AM on April 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
Not reading the actual post but farting around my own:
Journey to the "End" of the Night
"Crime" and Punishment
Sons and "Lovers"
posted by Harvey Jerkwater at 8:35 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
Journey to the "End" of the Night
"Crime" and Punishment
Sons and "Lovers"
posted by Harvey Jerkwater at 8:35 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
"Joy" of Cooking
posted by obscurator at 8:35 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by obscurator at 8:35 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
This one makes my head hurt: Tristram "Shandy."
I have no idea what the hell that would be about.
posted by Harvey Jerkwater at 8:36 AM on April 3, 2014 [6 favorites]
I have no idea what the hell that would be about.
posted by Harvey Jerkwater at 8:36 AM on April 3, 2014 [6 favorites]
Tractatus Logico-"Philosophicus"
posted by So You're Saying These Are Pants? at 8:38 AM on April 3, 2014 [7 favorites]
posted by So You're Saying These Are Pants? at 8:38 AM on April 3, 2014 [7 favorites]
"Principia" Mathematica
ok I'll stop now
posted by So You're Saying These Are Pants? at 8:39 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
ok I'll stop now
posted by So You're Saying These Are Pants? at 8:39 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
The Wise "Virgins"
"Lady" Chatterley's Lover
The "Sorrows" of Young Werther (totes accurate)
posted by postcommunism at 8:40 AM on April 3, 2014 [3 favorites]
"Lady" Chatterley's Lover
The "Sorrows" of Young Werther (totes accurate)
posted by postcommunism at 8:40 AM on April 3, 2014 [3 favorites]
The Decline and Fall of the Roman "Empire"
The Protestant "Ethic" and the Spirit of Capitalism
How to Win "Friends" and Influence People
tehehehe
posted by postcommunism at 8:43 AM on April 3, 2014 [4 favorites]
The Protestant "Ethic" and the Spirit of Capitalism
How to Win "Friends" and Influence People
tehehehe
posted by postcommunism at 8:43 AM on April 3, 2014 [4 favorites]
What Katy "Did"
posted by greenish at 8:44 AM on April 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by greenish at 8:44 AM on April 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
How to make autobiographies look like confessions to a centuries-long doppelganger plot:
The Autobiography of "Benjamin Franklin"
The Life of "P.T. Barnum", Written by Himself
Life and Times of "Frederick Douglass"
The "Reagan" Diaries
The Secret Life of "Salvador Dali"
posted by jason_steakums at 8:44 AM on April 3, 2014 [3 favorites]
The Autobiography of "Benjamin Franklin"
The Life of "P.T. Barnum", Written by Himself
Life and Times of "Frederick Douglass"
The "Reagan" Diaries
The Secret Life of "Salvador Dali"
posted by jason_steakums at 8:44 AM on April 3, 2014 [3 favorites]
The Call of the "Wild"
posted by leotrotsky at 8:47 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by leotrotsky at 8:47 AM on April 3, 2014
What do I need to whitelist to see comments on College Humor?
posted by postcommunism at 8:47 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by postcommunism at 8:47 AM on April 3, 2014
A "Tree" Grows in Brookyn
posted by leotrotsky at 8:47 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by leotrotsky at 8:47 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
comments seem to be via fb
posted by So You're Saying These Are Pants? at 8:50 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by So You're Saying These Are Pants? at 8:50 AM on April 3, 2014
"Mein" Kampf
posted by The Bellman at 8:50 AM on April 3, 2014 [3 favorites]
posted by The Bellman at 8:50 AM on April 3, 2014 [3 favorites]
"Lord" of the Rings
The Divine "Comedy"
"Love" in the Time of Cholera
Zorba the "Greek"
In Search of "Lost" Time
Gulliver's "Travels"
The "Death" of Ivan Illyich
posted by leotrotsky at 8:51 AM on April 3, 2014
The Divine "Comedy"
"Love" in the Time of Cholera
Zorba the "Greek"
In Search of "Lost" Time
Gulliver's "Travels"
The "Death" of Ivan Illyich
posted by leotrotsky at 8:51 AM on April 3, 2014
"Madame" Bovary
posted by leotrotsky at 8:52 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by leotrotsky at 8:52 AM on April 3, 2014
What Color is your "Parachute?"
posted by obscurator at 8:52 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by obscurator at 8:52 AM on April 3, 2014
"Principia" Mathematica
ok I'll stop now
So You're Saying These Are Pants?
Please don't.
posted by yeolcoatl at 8:53 AM on April 3, 2014
ok I'll stop now
So You're Saying These Are Pants?
Please don't.
posted by yeolcoatl at 8:53 AM on April 3, 2014
Who "Moved" My Cheese ?
posted by Ray Walston, Luck Dragon at 8:54 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by Ray Walston, Luck Dragon at 8:54 AM on April 3, 2014
The "Time Traveller"'s Wife
ohhhh this is the funnest game
posted by greenish at 8:54 AM on April 3, 2014
ohhhh this is the funnest game
posted by greenish at 8:54 AM on April 3, 2014
How to Avoid Huge "Ships"
posted by iotic at 8:56 AM on April 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by iotic at 8:56 AM on April 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
Charlotte's "Web"
posted by Pater Aletheias at 8:57 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Pater Aletheias at 8:57 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
Das "Kapital"
posted by leotrotsky at 8:57 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by leotrotsky at 8:57 AM on April 3, 2014
"Anna" Karenina
posted by likeatoaster at 8:57 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by likeatoaster at 8:57 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
"Everyone" Poops
posted by jason_steakums at 8:58 AM on April 3, 2014 [4 favorites]
posted by jason_steakums at 8:58 AM on April 3, 2014 [4 favorites]
The "Borrowers"
posted by leotrotsky at 8:58 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by leotrotsky at 8:58 AM on April 3, 2014
"Curious" George
posted by leotrotsky at 8:59 AM on April 3, 2014 [4 favorites]
posted by leotrotsky at 8:59 AM on April 3, 2014 [4 favorites]
Tuck "Everlasting"
posted by likeatoaster at 8:59 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by likeatoaster at 8:59 AM on April 3, 2014
Green "Eggs" and Ham
posted by leotrotsky at 8:59 AM on April 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by leotrotsky at 8:59 AM on April 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's "Stone"
posted by leotrotsky at 9:00 AM on April 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by leotrotsky at 9:00 AM on April 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
Harry Potter and the Chamber of "Secrets"
posted by jason_steakums at 9:00 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by jason_steakums at 9:00 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
Winnie the "Pooh"
posted by leotrotsky at 9:00 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by leotrotsky at 9:00 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
Quo "Vadis"
posted by Pater Aletheias at 9:00 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by Pater Aletheias at 9:00 AM on April 3, 2014
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering "Genius"
posted by leotrotsky at 9:02 AM on April 3, 2014 [3 favorites]
posted by leotrotsky at 9:02 AM on April 3, 2014 [3 favorites]
A "Game" of Thrones
A Clash of "Kings"
"A" Storm of Swords
A Feast for "Crows"
The Winds of "Winter"
A "Dream" of Spring
posted by Rock Steady at 9:03 AM on April 3, 2014
A Clash of "Kings"
"A" Storm of Swords
A Feast for "Crows"
The Winds of "Winter"
A "Dream" of Spring
posted by Rock Steady at 9:03 AM on April 3, 2014
Infinite "Jest"
posted by leotrotsky at 9:03 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by leotrotsky at 9:03 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
Harry Potter and the "Order" of the Phoenix
"Fifty" Shades of Grey
"Divergent"
The Hunger "Games"
posted by wabbittwax at 9:04 AM on April 3, 2014
"Fifty" Shades of Grey
"Divergent"
The Hunger "Games"
posted by wabbittwax at 9:04 AM on April 3, 2014
OK yeah these are all pretty lame
posted by iotic at 9:04 AM on April 3, 2014 [3 favorites]
posted by iotic at 9:04 AM on April 3, 2014 [3 favorites]
Studs Terkel, describing me right now: "Working"
posted by postcommunism at 9:04 AM on April 3, 2014 [11 favorites]
posted by postcommunism at 9:04 AM on April 3, 2014 [11 favorites]
The Player of "Games"
posted by Rock Steady at 9:04 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by Rock Steady at 9:04 AM on April 3, 2014
The "Amazing" Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
posted by jason_steakums at 9:05 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by jason_steakums at 9:05 AM on April 3, 2014
Hamlet - "Prince" of Denmark
The Last "Temptation" of Christ
posted by wabbittwax at 9:05 AM on April 3, 2014
The Last "Temptation" of Christ
posted by wabbittwax at 9:05 AM on April 3, 2014
OK yeah these are all pretty "lame"
posted by iotic at 1:04 PM on April 3 [+] [!]
posted by leotrotsky at 9:06 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by iotic at 1:04 PM on April 3 [+] [!]
posted by leotrotsky at 9:06 AM on April 3, 2014
"Steal" this book.
posted by So You're Saying These Are Pants? at 9:06 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by So You're Saying These Are Pants? at 9:06 AM on April 3, 2014
Not just for novels either....
"Meta" Filter
The Huffington "Post"
The "Daily" Show with Jon Stewart
The Silence of the "Lambs"
posted by wabbittwax at 9:07 AM on April 3, 2014
"Meta" Filter
The Huffington "Post"
The "Daily" Show with Jon Stewart
The Silence of the "Lambs"
posted by wabbittwax at 9:07 AM on April 3, 2014
How To Win "Friends" and Influence "People"
posted by wabbittwax at 9:08 AM on April 3, 2014 [3 favorites]
posted by wabbittwax at 9:08 AM on April 3, 2014 [3 favorites]
The "best" of the web
posted by So You're Saying These Are Pants? at 9:08 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by So You're Saying These Are Pants? at 9:08 AM on April 3, 2014
The "Great" Divorce
Dammit, if we do this long enough, one of them has to be mildly amusing.
posted by Pater Aletheias at 9:08 AM on April 3, 2014 [3 favorites]
Dammit, if we do this long enough, one of them has to be mildly amusing.
posted by Pater Aletheias at 9:08 AM on April 3, 2014 [3 favorites]
Mere "Christianity"
posted by wabbittwax at 9:09 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by wabbittwax at 9:09 AM on April 3, 2014
The "Fellowship" of the Ring
posted by wabbittwax at 9:09 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by wabbittwax at 9:09 AM on April 3, 2014
"Tinker," "Tailor," "Soldier," Spy
Getting Things "Done"
A History of the "English"-Speaking Peoples
posted by wenestvedt at 9:10 AM on April 3, 2014
Getting Things "Done"
A History of the "English"-Speaking Peoples
posted by wenestvedt at 9:10 AM on April 3, 2014
The Agony and the "Ecstasy"
posted by Pater Aletheias at 9:10 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by Pater Aletheias at 9:10 AM on April 3, 2014
The "Fellowship" of the Ring
(Best said with a knowing smirk and a suggestive emphasis on the second word.)
posted by wenestvedt at 9:11 AM on April 3, 2014
(Best said with a knowing smirk and a suggestive emphasis on the second word.)
posted by wenestvedt at 9:11 AM on April 3, 2014
The "Virgin" Suicides
posted by Pater Aletheias at 9:11 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by Pater Aletheias at 9:11 AM on April 3, 2014
Masters and "Johnson" - Human Sexual Response
posted by wabbittwax at 9:13 AM on April 3, 2014 [5 favorites]
posted by wabbittwax at 9:13 AM on April 3, 2014 [5 favorites]
"Common" Sense
The "Innocents" Abroad
The Last "Picture" Show
posted by wenestvedt at 9:14 AM on April 3, 2014
The "Innocents" Abroad
The Last "Picture" Show
posted by wenestvedt at 9:14 AM on April 3, 2014
The Magic "Pudding"
posted by Pater Aletheias at 9:16 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by Pater Aletheias at 9:16 AM on April 3, 2014
Dammit, if we do this long enough, one of them has to be mildly amusing.
That's what the Keanes said about The Family Circus.
posted by Atom Eyes at 9:17 AM on April 3, 2014 [13 favorites]
That's what the Keanes said about The Family Circus.
posted by Atom Eyes at 9:17 AM on April 3, 2014 [13 favorites]
I think you mean The "Family" Circus.
posted by Bunny Ultramod at 9:18 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by Bunny Ultramod at 9:18 AM on April 3, 2014
"Breakfast" at Tiffanys
posted by chavenet at 9:18 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by chavenet at 9:18 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
Who Moved My "Cheese"
To "Kill" a Mockingbird
Animal "Farm"
posted by Bella Donna at 9:23 AM on April 3, 2014
To "Kill" a Mockingbird
Animal "Farm"
posted by Bella Donna at 9:23 AM on April 3, 2014
Jane "Eyre"
The Taming "of" the Shrew
Moth"erless Bro"oklyn
S"uper""fud"ge
posted by griphus at 9:25 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
The Taming "of" the Shrew
Moth"erless Bro"oklyn
S"uper""fud"ge
posted by griphus at 9:25 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
The "Feminine" Mystique
(OK, so my ideas about gender politics were formed by reading back-issues of Mad Magazine from the 1960s. So sue me!)
posted by Atom Eyes at 9:26 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
(OK, so my ideas about gender politics were formed by reading back-issues of Mad Magazine from the 1960s. So sue me!)
posted by Atom Eyes at 9:26 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
The Oxford Shakespeare: "Comedies"
posted by Tool of the Conspiracy at 9:28 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Tool of the Conspiracy at 9:28 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
1"Q"84
posted by moonmilk at 9:28 AM on April 3, 2014 [3 favorites]
posted by moonmilk at 9:28 AM on April 3, 2014 [3 favorites]
Deep "Throat"
posted by wabbittwax at 9:28 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by wabbittwax at 9:28 AM on April 3, 2014
All the President's "Men"
posted by wabbittwax at 9:29 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by wabbittwax at 9:29 AM on April 3, 2014
Kill the "Wabbit"
posted by Bella Donna at 9:30 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by Bella Donna at 9:30 AM on April 3, 2014
The "Complete" Plays of William Shakespeare
posted by Pater Aletheias at 9:31 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Pater Aletheias at 9:31 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
The "Conquest" of Gaul
Decline and Fall of the Roman "Empire"
Wuthering "Heights"
"Bleak" House
Road to Wigan "Pier"
"Rendezvous" With Rama
The "King" In Yellow
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 9:31 AM on April 3, 2014
Decline and Fall of the Roman "Empire"
Wuthering "Heights"
"Bleak" House
Road to Wigan "Pier"
"Rendezvous" With Rama
The "King" In Yellow
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 9:31 AM on April 3, 2014
The Complete Plays of "William Shakespeare"
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 9:34 AM on April 3, 2014 [6 favorites]
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 9:34 AM on April 3, 2014 [6 favorites]
I haven't really been looking for an example of a premise that seems like it ought to have humor potential but actually doesn't. This is it, though.
posted by Pater Aletheias at 9:34 AM on April 3, 2014 [8 favorites]
posted by Pater Aletheias at 9:34 AM on April 3, 2014 [8 favorites]
I know it isn't a book, but I've always been suspicious of Pet Supplies "Plus".
Plus what? I don't see anything else in there. It makes me nervous.
posted by charred husk at 9:36 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
Plus what? I don't see anything else in there. It makes me nervous.
posted by charred husk at 9:36 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
> I haven't really been looking for an example of a premise that seems like it ought to have humor potential but actually doesn't. This is it, though.
The actual book covers help. Especially the iconic "Gatsby" one, and it's reception by highschoolers.
posted by postcommunism at 9:38 AM on April 3, 2014
The actual book covers help. Especially the iconic "Gatsby" one, and it's reception by highschoolers.
posted by postcommunism at 9:38 AM on April 3, 2014
I haven't really been looking for an example of a premise that seems like it ought to have humor potential but actually doesn't. This is it, though.
No, it does have potential. We just screwed it up here by veering off into goofball subversions of it too soon.
posted by aubilenon at 9:55 AM on April 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
No, it does have potential. We just screwed it up here by veering off into goofball subversions of it too soon.
posted by aubilenon at 9:55 AM on April 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
"Atlas" Shrugged
The "Analyst"
And if I may be permitted a scientific paper:
The Character Table for E8, or How We Wrote Down a 453,060 × 453,060 Matrix and Found "Happiness"
posted by Proofs and Refutations at 9:55 AM on April 3, 2014
The "Analyst"
And if I may be permitted a scientific paper:
The Character Table for E8, or How We Wrote Down a 453,060 × 453,060 Matrix and Found "Happiness"
posted by Proofs and Refutations at 9:55 AM on April 3, 2014
"Infinite" Jest is kind of apropos. (and yes it is a classic, damn your eyes)
posted by Shepherd at 4:34 PM on April 3
Someone has beaten me to it, but Infinite "Jest" is far more appropriate.
posted by Decani at 9:58 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by Shepherd at 4:34 PM on April 3
Someone has beaten me to it, but Infinite "Jest" is far more appropriate.
posted by Decani at 9:58 AM on April 3, 2014
"Breakfast" at Tiffanys
If I recall the movie's premise correctly, that should be: Breakfast "at" Tiffany's
posted by Greg_Ace at 10:02 AM on April 3, 2014
If I recall the movie's premise correctly, that should be: Breakfast "at" Tiffany's
posted by Greg_Ace at 10:02 AM on April 3, 2014
A Million "Random" Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates
posted by idiopath at 10:24 AM on April 3, 2014 [5 favorites]
posted by idiopath at 10:24 AM on April 3, 2014 [5 favorites]
"Infinite" Jest is kind of apropos. (and yes it is a classic, damn your eyes)
Funny, my first thought was Infinite "Jest."
posted by Lutoslawski at 10:32 AM on April 3, 2014
Funny, my first thought was Infinite "Jest."
posted by Lutoslawski at 10:32 AM on April 3, 2014
We've gotta go back to the days when books had hella long titles, to wit:
An "Inquiry" into the "Nature" and "Causes" of the "Wealth" of "Nations"
On the "Origin" of "Species" by Means of "Natural Selection," or the "Preservation" of "Favoured Races" in the "Struggle" for "Life"
And, the piece de resistance:
The "Fortunes" and "Misfortunes" of the "Famous" Moll Flanders, &c. Who was "Born" in "Newgate," and during a "Life" of continu'd "Variety" for Threescore Years, besides her "Childhood," was Twelve Year a "Whore," five times a "Wife" (whereof once to her own "Brother"), Twelve Year a "Thief," Eight Year a "Transported Felon" in "Virginia," at last grew "Rich," liv'd "Honest," and "died" a "Penitent"
posted by Cash4Lead at 10:39 AM on April 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
An "Inquiry" into the "Nature" and "Causes" of the "Wealth" of "Nations"
On the "Origin" of "Species" by Means of "Natural Selection," or the "Preservation" of "Favoured Races" in the "Struggle" for "Life"
And, the piece de resistance:
The "Fortunes" and "Misfortunes" of the "Famous" Moll Flanders, &c. Who was "Born" in "Newgate," and during a "Life" of continu'd "Variety" for Threescore Years, besides her "Childhood," was Twelve Year a "Whore," five times a "Wife" (whereof once to her own "Brother"), Twelve Year a "Thief," Eight Year a "Transported Felon" in "Virginia," at last grew "Rich," liv'd "Honest," and "died" a "Penitent"
posted by Cash4Lead at 10:39 AM on April 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
"Paradise" Lost
posted by Westringia F. at 10:56 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by Westringia F. at 10:56 AM on April 3, 2014
Njáls "Saga"
The Bhagavad "Gita"
Lún Yǔ of Kǒng "Zǐ"
The "Prince"
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 10:57 AM on April 3, 2014
The Bhagavad "Gita"
Lún Yǔ of Kǒng "Zǐ"
The "Prince"
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 10:57 AM on April 3, 2014
The SAS "survival" guide
posted by Lanark at 11:23 AM on April 3, 2014 [4 favorites]
posted by Lanark at 11:23 AM on April 3, 2014 [4 favorites]
The ``\LaTeX'' Companion
posted by Westringia F. at 11:32 AM on April 3, 2014 [6 favorites]
posted by Westringia F. at 11:32 AM on April 3, 2014 [6 favorites]
Foucaults "Pendulum"
The Elements of Typographic "Style"
War and "Peace"
posted by Lanark at 11:34 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
The Elements of Typographic "Style"
War and "Peace"
posted by Lanark at 11:34 AM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
"Necro"nomicon
posted by Rock Steady at 11:39 AM on April 3, 2014
posted by Rock Steady at 11:39 AM on April 3, 2014
How I Met Your "Mother"
posted by obscure simpsons reference at 12:32 PM on April 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by obscure simpsons reference at 12:32 PM on April 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
"To the Lighthouse"
When I was subjected to this piece of "literature" in High School, my book's previous student/victim wrote "Plot Missing" into the damage report box inside the front cover. He was right.
posted by schmod at 12:33 PM on April 3, 2014
When I was subjected to this piece of "literature" in High School, my book's previous student/victim wrote "Plot Missing" into the damage report box inside the front cover. He was right.
posted by schmod at 12:33 PM on April 3, 2014
JavaScript: The "Good" Parts
posted by schmod at 12:34 PM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by schmod at 12:34 PM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
"Understanding" Regular Expressions
posted by schmod at 12:35 PM on April 3, 2014 [5 favorites]
posted by schmod at 12:35 PM on April 3, 2014 [5 favorites]
How I "Met" Your Mother
Honestly, people.
posted by aubilenon at 12:37 PM on April 3, 2014 [4 favorites]
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood "Prince" (that might be a spoiler)
Harry Potter and the "Deathly" Hallows
The Golden "Compass"
The "Subtle" Knife
The Amber "Spyglass"
posted by divabat at 12:49 PM on April 3, 2014
Harry Potter and the "Deathly" Hallows
The Golden "Compass"
The "Subtle" Knife
The Amber "Spyglass"
posted by divabat at 12:49 PM on April 3, 2014
No, it does have potential. We just screwed it up here by veering off into goofball subversions of it too soon.
Yeah, it surprises me how many of these examples have (IMO) the wrong word in sarcasm quotes. I don't know if it's a difference in conception or being unclear on which is the best word to put quotes around for comic/sarcastic effect. Granted, for some titles there can be more than one workable way to do it, but others just don't seem to work very well. For example, here's how I would have done some of the titles above:
The "Secret" Garden
Mein "Kampf"
So Long, and "Thanks" for All the Fish
Maybe it's just me and I'm being a jerk, in which case I apologize. ...Or "apologize".
posted by Greg_Ace at 1:11 PM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
Yeah, it surprises me how many of these examples have (IMO) the wrong word in sarcasm quotes. I don't know if it's a difference in conception or being unclear on which is the best word to put quotes around for comic/sarcastic effect. Granted, for some titles there can be more than one workable way to do it, but others just don't seem to work very well. For example, here's how I would have done some of the titles above:
The "Secret" Garden
Mein "Kampf"
So Long, and "Thanks" for All the Fish
Maybe it's just me and I'm being a jerk, in which case I apologize. ...Or "apologize".
posted by Greg_Ace at 1:11 PM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
The Man Who "Mistook" His Wife for a Hat
posted by univac at 1:43 PM on April 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by univac at 1:43 PM on April 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
How I Met Your "Mother"
How I "Met" Your Mother
Honestly, people.
I don't understand this "correction" of the joke. When the quotation marks are around mother, the joke is that Ted's story to his kids wasn't really about the mother at all. It was about Robin.
posted by obscure simpsons reference at 2:19 PM on April 3, 2014
How I "Met" Your Mother
Honestly, people.
I don't understand this "correction" of the joke. When the quotation marks are around mother, the joke is that Ted's story to his kids wasn't really about the mother at all. It was about Robin.
posted by obscure simpsons reference at 2:19 PM on April 3, 2014
The post title made me think this was about a weblog about the hit sitcom "Community." And... now I kinda wish it was.
posted by TheSecretDecoderRing at 2:37 PM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by TheSecretDecoderRing at 2:37 PM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
The funniest thing collegehumor.com has ever posted, simply by virtue of being the only remotely funny thing collegehumor.com has ever posted.
posted by sourcequench at 3:23 PM on April 3, 2014
posted by sourcequench at 3:23 PM on April 3, 2014
I don't understand this "correction" of the joke. When the quotation marks are around mother, the joke is that Ted's story to his kids wasn't really about the mother at all. It was about Robin.
Ok I've got little else to do so I'll give you my take on this correction, because initially I thought the same thing as you, and because I enjoy plates with beans on them:
How I Met Your "Mother" would work if Ted were in any way passing Robin off as the kids' mother -- here's a story about how I met the person that I'm referring to as your mother, even though she isn't. But Ted isn't pretending that Robin is their mother.
How I "Met" Your Mother can -- and I agree that it takes a lot of squinting -- be read as, here's a story that pretends to be about how I fell in love with your mother, but is really about how I happened to marry her after spending 8 years in love with one of my best friends.
I dunno.
posted by So You're Saying These Are Pants? at 3:35 PM on April 3, 2014
Ok I've got little else to do so I'll give you my take on this correction, because initially I thought the same thing as you, and because I enjoy plates with beans on them:
How I Met Your "Mother" would work if Ted were in any way passing Robin off as the kids' mother -- here's a story about how I met the person that I'm referring to as your mother, even though she isn't. But Ted isn't pretending that Robin is their mother.
How I "Met" Your Mother can -- and I agree that it takes a lot of squinting -- be read as, here's a story that pretends to be about how I fell in love with your mother, but is really about how I happened to marry her after spending 8 years in love with one of my best friends.
I dunno.
posted by So You're Saying These Are Pants? at 3:35 PM on April 3, 2014
Upon reflection, I'd go with How I "Met your Mother"
posted by So You're Saying These Are Pants? at 3:36 PM on April 3, 2014
posted by So You're Saying These Are Pants? at 3:36 PM on April 3, 2014
The implications of How "I" Met Your Mother are too dark for prime-time TV.
posted by LionIndex at 3:41 PM on April 3, 2014 [5 favorites]
posted by LionIndex at 3:41 PM on April 3, 2014 [5 favorites]
How I Met "Your" Mother
Well there's a spin-off I hope never takes off.
posted by cacofonie at 4:53 PM on April 3, 2014
Well there's a spin-off I hope never takes off.
posted by cacofonie at 4:53 PM on April 3, 2014
Nichomachean "ethics"
posted by Anything at 5:37 PM on April 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by Anything at 5:37 PM on April 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
How I "Met" Your Mother can -- and I agree that it takes a lot of squinting -- be read as, here's a story that pretends to be about how I fell in love with your mother, but is really about how I happened to marry her after spending 8 years in love with one of my best friends.
I dunno.
OK. I can see how that works. Thanks.
posted by obscure simpsons reference at 6:26 PM on April 3, 2014
I dunno.
OK. I can see how that works. Thanks.
posted by obscure simpsons reference at 6:26 PM on April 3, 2014
The "Conscience" of a Conservative.
posted by obscure simpsons reference at 6:30 PM on April 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by obscure simpsons reference at 6:30 PM on April 3, 2014 [2 favorites]
To clarify, How I "Met" Your Mother was intended as a general purpose your-mom joke, without any regard for the people or situations in the show itself. I haven't watched the show and I'm not at all trying to improve the accuracy of the title, I'm trying to change the meaning altogether. Like adding an "if you know what I mean" to the end.
posted by aubilenon at 7:53 PM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by aubilenon at 7:53 PM on April 3, 2014 [1 favorite]
Ah, that makes plenty more sense! We were riffing off of the implications of the newly-aired finale.
posted by So You're Saying These Are Pants? at 8:42 PM on April 3, 2014
posted by So You're Saying These Are Pants? at 8:42 PM on April 3, 2014
I do an activity (which I found somewhere online) with my students where we read "I'm so glad you're here this evening" emphasizing each word in turn and discussing the implications. The point is to make them sound less like robots when we read aloud.
Thus, I'm hearing the goofiest of my students really over-exaggerate the marked word in each title, with wobbly neck and eye-roll and everything. That makes them all pretty funny.
posted by MsDaniB at 1:23 AM on April 4, 2014 [3 favorites]
Thus, I'm hearing the goofiest of my students really over-exaggerate the marked word in each title, with wobbly neck and eye-roll and everything. That makes them all pretty funny.
posted by MsDaniB at 1:23 AM on April 4, 2014 [3 favorites]
Samuel L. Jackson special edition:
"Coming" to America
"Pulp" Fiction
Un"break"able
"Star Wars:" The Attack of the Clones
Marvel's "The" Avengers
Go the Fuck to "Sleep"
posted by kewb at 5:06 AM on April 4, 2014 [1 favorite]
"Coming" to America
"Pulp" Fiction
Un"break"able
"Star Wars:" The Attack of the Clones
Marvel's "The" Avengers
Go the Fuck to "Sleep"
posted by kewb at 5:06 AM on April 4, 2014 [1 favorite]
What, you can do the Joy of Cooking but not:
The "Joy" Of Sex?
Or The Joy Of "Sex"?
posted by Mezentian at 5:12 AM on April 4, 2014 [1 favorite]
The "Joy" Of Sex?
Or The Joy Of "Sex"?
posted by Mezentian at 5:12 AM on April 4, 2014 [1 favorite]
Samuel L. Jackson special edition:
You forgot this one:
"Snakes" On A Plane
posted by pianoblack at 8:06 AM on April 4, 2014 [1 favorite]
You forgot this one:
"Snakes" On A Plane
posted by pianoblack at 8:06 AM on April 4, 2014 [1 favorite]
The "Structure" and "Interpretation" of Computer Programs
The C "Programming Language"
"Design" "Patterns"
posted by Vulgar Euphemism at 8:46 AM on April 4, 2014 [1 favorite]
The C "Programming Language"
"Design" "Patterns"
posted by Vulgar Euphemism at 8:46 AM on April 4, 2014 [1 favorite]
Snakes "On" A Plane
("Dude, they were totally in that plane!" "I know, right?")
posted by Greg_Ace at 8:59 AM on April 4, 2014 [2 favorites]
("Dude, they were totally in that plane!" "I know, right?")
posted by Greg_Ace at 8:59 AM on April 4, 2014 [2 favorites]
Listed on Amazon:
"Friends": The Official Trivia Quiz Book
posted by Lanark at 11:29 AM on April 4, 2014
"Friends": The Official Trivia Quiz Book
posted by Lanark at 11:29 AM on April 4, 2014
Metafilter: Community "weblog" (if you know what I mean)
posted by obscure simpsons reference at 1:54 PM on April 4, 2014
posted by obscure simpsons reference at 1:54 PM on April 4, 2014
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