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

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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!