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Why is it more interesting to spend an evening with this book than a beautiful woman?

Mark Frauenfelder at 3:41 pm Tue, Feb 7, 2012

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  • mkultra

    To mis-quote that comedian I can’t be bothered to Google the name of… Like a fart in an elevator, this is wrong on so many levels.

  • andydw

    11 words? All evening? And surely they could have picked a better book.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Barkley-Grossman/100003068633888 Barkley Grossman

    Like the kids like to say:  If it hurts, it aint funny; it’s hilarious!
    I think the ad is Great. Where do I get me one of those $45  dinners, for 2?

    • http://www.facebook.com/austin.deely Austin Deely

      McDonalds

    • guanto

      In 1951, that’s where ;-).

      That’s $373.52 in 2010 dollars. Not _that_ cheap…

    • dculberson

      Plenty of good places have $45 dinners for two not including drinks!!

  • spacemunky

    It really depends on which one has a stronger spine.

  • http://www.appliedesoterics.com bfarn

    11% ease of placing her in an overcoat pocket strikes me as rather a lot.

    • surreality

      11% of her body can fit? As in, her hands in your pockets, perhaps…

  • Antinous / Moderator

    How did they miss syphilis versus pages stuck together?

  • http://www.mrericsir.com MrEricSir

    Gotta admit, they have a pretty good case for books here.

  • oasisob1

    Is she concealing a knife in her right hand?

  • Mitch_M

    I can’t be the only one thinking “Boink the lady tonight and read the book tomorrow.” She’s quite a bit bonier than I like, though.

  • Smoakes

    Sounds like the book might not be bad http://www.pornokitsch.com/2009/08/undeground-reading-what-a-body-by-alan-green.html

    The ad is horrible, though.

  • http://thebird-feeder.com/ Ben Carlsen

    Well, since I’m all about texture, I’ll have to pick the woman.

  • pjcamp

    There’s a serious difference in one handed operation too.

    Wine and cobs? I don’t wanna know.

    • copperwatt

      “cabs”

      • pjcamp

         It’s a better ad with cobs.

  • glittalogik

    Conveniently no comparison of the enjoyability of slamming your junk in each of them.

  • http://www.geekforce.com Hugh Johnson

    Women. You can’t live with ‘em and you can’t f*ck a book.

    • Antinous / Moderator

      You’ve just never been horny enough.

      • SoItBegins

         Ew, man.

      • niktemadur

        My oh my, somebody’s on a roll here this evening!

        Speaking of rolls, when a book just will not do, there’s always the Costco margarine tub yearningly whispering your name from within the fridge.
        I’m sorry I said that.  But not sorry enough to erase it before posting :p

      • Stu_Por

        To the library!

  • Frank Diekman

    I now want to use the word “overcoatability” in conversation

  • http://libraries.unl.edu dross1260

    Forgot plausibility for both.

  • blueelm

    I would comment but unfortunately it seems I only know 11……. …………… …

    • lknope

      Yet you still managed to blow way past that 3% average laughter production.  Impressive.

  • zombiebob

    I don’t even own an overcoat! I feel so inadequate right now…

  • An Infinitude of Tortoises

     Because “e” comes before “o”?

    • An Infinitude of Tortoises

       Hmm, guess no one got that….

  • skreader

    So here it is, yet another example of hipster sexism on BoingBoing.Why do BoingBoing posters feel obliged to dig up old graphic examples of  misogyny and share them as humor? Why do other BoingBoing readers think it’s funny?

    There’s no irony in sexism and  misogyny& it’s a poor vehicle for humor when the joking is done by those in the position of power.

    When I see posts like this,  I really want to avoid BoingBoing for a while; which frustrates   me because there are so many cool things on BoingBoing.  The old sub-heading  was”A   Directory of Wonderful things”, this is NOT wonderful.

    • Antinous / Moderator

      Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

      • Wreckrob8

        Forgive and forget? Where’s the forgiveness? What I am trying to say is shouldn’t history impart a feeling of cultural sensitivity to the past?

      • skreader

         ”The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”

    • bob ross

      I think the point of posts like this is to laugh at how backwards we* used to be. Being disgusted at the ad is completely understandable, but being disgusted at BoingBoing seems far fetched to me. In know way do I believe that BoingBoing is trying to justify the viewpoint presented by the ad or in anyway condones behavior based on such a viewpoint. At some point things need to be laughed at.

    • http://jere7my.livejournal.com jere7my

      C’mon, man. It uses the word “overcoatability.” That’s funny stuff right there.

  • Joseph Dawson

    If course, women are never funny, and seldom know more than 11 words. 

  • http://twitter.com/TerryBorder Terry Border

    It’s called having a sense of humor. Oh well. 

  • BarBarSeven

    This ad didn’t work on me. Made me feel sorry for the nice lady in a black dress who got treated crappily by the copy writer. Makes me want to treat her to dinner & drinks.  Screw you books!

  • zorlac

    Substitute “internet porn” for the book and the ad still works.

    • blueelm

      No, not really.

  • Ryan Lenethen

    I just want to know what 11 words she has available.

  • Scott R

    Books have a miserability index of 0? Obviously, they aren’t including Russian literature. Or Stephen R. Donaldson.

  • Their feldspars

    “Miserability.” I can use that. Thanks!

  • http://dbakeca.com Dbakeca Italia

    I must read this book!