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Bonefire of the Trompe-l'œil Tease

The Fallen Wrys of the Third Write by Adolf Titler

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'Cooking With Poo' wins oddest title book award The Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year has been awarded to the Thai recipe book "Cooking With Poo". "Cooking With Poo" by Saiyuud Diwong beat other shortlisted titles including "The Great Singapore Penis Panic: And the Future of American Mass Hysteria" and "Estonian Sock Patterns All Around the World". The book is published by Urban Neighbours of Hope. The recipes are healthy and the pictures are legal: "poo" is Thai for "crab" and is Diwong's nickname. ...Top 10 previous winners of the award 10. Versailles: The View From Sweden (1988) 9. American Bottom Archaeology (1993) 8. Last Chance at Love - Terminal Romances (1981) 7. Highlights in the History of Concrete (1994) 6. Oral Sadism and the Vegetarian Personality (1986) 5. How to Avoid Huge Ships (1992) 4. Butterworths Corporate Manslaughter Service (2001) 3. Proceedings of the Second International Workshop

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Daily Mail S hampoo ad using Hitler's image sparks outrage, calls for removal ...The ad has been running on Turkish television stations for about a week, AFP reports. .In the ad from shampoo maker "Biomen," archived video of former Nazi leader Adolf Hitler is played in which he is seen yelling and gesturing wildly with his hands, while a fictional text translates his message across the screen. "If you are not wearing a woman's dress, you should not use her shampoo either," Hitler says in the ad. "Here it is, a real mens' shampoo, Biomen." The video then cuts to a picture of the shampoo bottle with the on-screen message, "Real men use Biomen." Scott • North Berwick, Maine • Lather, rinse, repeat history. "BioMEN in." - Jingle from commercial. Adolf's Scalp Tenderizer - from the people who brought you Hair Hitler shampoo, Barbarossa hair salons, Putsch Beer and Reich Guard deod