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The Onion Book of Known Knowledge: A Definitive Encyclopaedia Of Existing Information
A devastatingly important encyclopedia from America's Finest News Source that contains the sum total of mankind's knowledge.
Are you tired of stumbling around blindly, in an ignorant haze, perplexed by the world around you? What if there was a book that could make sense of your ultimately meaningless existence? Fortunately, The Onion, bastion of unbiased, reliable, and definitive news, has produced just such a book: an encyclopedia containing all of mankind's known knowledge.
And now, in a remarkably innovative tactic bound to send shockwaves through the entire publishing industry, THE ONION BOOK OF KNOWN KNOWLEDGE is now available in a cheaper-yes, cheaper-paperback edition. Thousands of brilliant and essential text entries, colorful graphics, illustrations, and diagrams can now be yours for but a beggar's pittance. And is that not a small price to for eternal wisdom?
Are you tired of stumbling around blindly, in an ignorant haze, perplexed by the world around you? What if there was a book that could make sense of your ultimately meaningless existence? Fortunately, The Onion, bastion of unbiased, reliable, and definitive news, has produced just such a book: an encyclopedia containing all of mankind's known knowledge.
And now, in a remarkably innovative tactic bound to send shockwaves through the entire publishing industry, THE ONION BOOK OF KNOWN KNOWLEDGE is now available in a cheaper-yes, cheaper-paperback edition. Thousands of brilliant and essential text entries, colorful graphics, illustrations, and diagrams can now be yours for but a beggar's pittance. And is that not a small price to for eternal wisdom?
256 pages, Paperback
First published October 23, 2012
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The Onion
36 books116 followersThe satirical newspaper The Onion was founded in 1988 at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Originally a weekly humor print publication targeting a local student population, The Onion is today a booming news organization known as America’s Finest News Source.
The launch of TheOnion.com in 1996 expanded its signature brand of satire to a national and international audience. Online expansion opened doors to growth in a multitude of areas. The company has become an omnipotent news empire, reaching millions of fans through print, broadcast, radio, mobile apps, books, and, in January 2011, two new television shows on the Independent Film Channel and Comedy Central. The website continues to be the nucleus of all The Onion does, described by TIME magazine as “the funniest site on the Internet.”
TheOnion.com now averages 40 million page views and roughly 7.5 million unique visitors per month. The Onion’s digital strategy has resulted in an enormous and dedicated fan base. The newspaper’s content is delivered constantly, Tweeted at optimum times and posted on Facebook during high-traffic periods. Subsequently, users can easily embed, share, or post articles and videos to their personal Facebook and Twitter accounts. As a result, the Onion’s fans take an active role in the viral nature of the content. Within minutes of posting an article or video, the content materializes across a number of platforms.
The launch of TheOnion.com in 1996 expanded its signature brand of satire to a national and international audience. Online expansion opened doors to growth in a multitude of areas. The company has become an omnipotent news empire, reaching millions of fans through print, broadcast, radio, mobile apps, books, and, in January 2011, two new television shows on the Independent Film Channel and Comedy Central. The website continues to be the nucleus of all The Onion does, described by TIME magazine as “the funniest site on the Internet.”
TheOnion.com now averages 40 million page views and roughly 7.5 million unique visitors per month. The Onion’s digital strategy has resulted in an enormous and dedicated fan base. The newspaper’s content is delivered constantly, Tweeted at optimum times and posted on Facebook during high-traffic periods. Subsequently, users can easily embed, share, or post articles and videos to their personal Facebook and Twitter accounts. As a result, the Onion’s fans take an active role in the viral nature of the content. Within minutes of posting an article or video, the content materializes across a number of platforms.
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January 7, 2013
I enjoyed this. I found it hard to read many pages in one sitting: the novelty started to wear off. But reading it in 15-minute segments seemed to work well. Since this is an encyclopedia, everyone and everything is ridiculed or satirized equally. A couple samples:
--HEARSE: vehicle for transporting a coffin halfway to a funeral home and then, in a panic, back to the emergency room.
--PIP: man doomed to walk the earth without the guiding force of Gladys Knight to lead him.
--PHOTOSYNTHESIS: process by which trees use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create enough energy to pull humans underground with their strong roots and suck them into their trunks to harvest their nutrients. (This one is illustrated.)
Maybe this isn't your style of humor, but it's right up my alley.
There are some long-running, beneath-the-definitions story lines in here too. One writer can't write any entry without pining for his true love, Caroline, who left him and who he just can't get over. A melancholy recollection of Caroline rises up in the definitions for San Diego, opal, philtrum (the small groove between your upper lip and the tip of your nose), and others. You feel sorry for the poor sap.
Enjoyable.
--HEARSE: vehicle for transporting a coffin halfway to a funeral home and then, in a panic, back to the emergency room.
--PIP: man doomed to walk the earth without the guiding force of Gladys Knight to lead him.
--PHOTOSYNTHESIS: process by which trees use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create enough energy to pull humans underground with their strong roots and suck them into their trunks to harvest their nutrients. (This one is illustrated.)
Maybe this isn't your style of humor, but it's right up my alley.
There are some long-running, beneath-the-definitions story lines in here too. One writer can't write any entry without pining for his true love, Caroline, who left him and who he just can't get over. A melancholy recollection of Caroline rises up in the definitions for San Diego, opal, philtrum (the small groove between your upper lip and the tip of your nose), and others. You feel sorry for the poor sap.
Enjoyable.
January 15, 2015
This book was mega stupid but I really enjoyed it. I actually lauged out loud repeatedly. Good book
May 12, 2013
The Onion has perfected satire, but their best work is always accented by touches of absurdity. This encyclopedia sits squarely in that territory, where a lemon is defined as a "sour-tasting egg laid by a citrus duck." There is plenty of satire here too, and it's as satisfying as ever. But this book is most digestible in smaller morsels. Put it on the back of your toilet or, like me, enjoy it as some light reading over breakfast. Two or three story lines do develop throughout the book--I particularly enjoyed the lovesick chronicler who couldn't stop himself from sneaking meditations and remembrances of his long lost Carol into his entries. These narrative threads reward an attentive reader who proceeds start to finish. But I would expect most readers to dip in and out of this encyclopedia as they would any reference book, legit or absurd, and such readers will find plenty of bite-sized entries to enjoy.
But I am a linear reader who starts with the first word and goes straight to the finish. (It still pains me that I skipped a couple hundred of John Hodgman's Molemen names, having read every single hobo name.) And I enjoyed every word of The Onion's encyclopedia, even if I read those words three or four pages per morning over yogurt and toast. Ultimately, this book is a lot like the jelly I spread on that toast--a light, sweet read, not hardy, but essential to an enjoyable, well-rounded diet. (The book's periodically antagonistic tone toward its readers was like a shot of good espresso.) If you're looking to keep things light and sweet with an occasional dash of bitterness, The Onion's encyclopedia will satisfy.
But I am a linear reader who starts with the first word and goes straight to the finish. (It still pains me that I skipped a couple hundred of John Hodgman's Molemen names, having read every single hobo name.) And I enjoyed every word of The Onion's encyclopedia, even if I read those words three or four pages per morning over yogurt and toast. Ultimately, this book is a lot like the jelly I spread on that toast--a light, sweet read, not hardy, but essential to an enjoyable, well-rounded diet. (The book's periodically antagonistic tone toward its readers was like a shot of good espresso.) If you're looking to keep things light and sweet with an occasional dash of bitterness, The Onion's encyclopedia will satisfy.
March 6, 2014
An earful of this should be fun...
Over 18 hours! It'll be a dip in dip out encounter...
gbox ref> summer skim through> audio
summer 2013
Set out in the same way as The Devil's Dictionary, and I prefer that as it was original. 3*
September 4, 2014
This may have worked as a book, but as an audiobook? Nopenopenopenopenope.
November 7, 2012
The entry on Ronald Reagan alone makes this a must read.
September 6, 2016
Silly, absurd and funny during the good parts, such as quick graphics and short entries. Tedious and unfunny during the weak entries, such as the long text-y ones.
A decent diversion in short bursts, tiresome in long bursts. With twenty-six letters in the alphabet to chose from, you could break the book into small letter-sized bursts. For example, begin with the "A" entries, then put the book down for a while, then read the "B" section and so on through the alphabet. Or you could skip to one of your favorite letters, such as "E" or "S," and bounce around the book that way, saving your least favorite letters, such as "Q" or "K," for last.
Paperback edition published in October. Then Santa Claus delivered the book for holiday merriment.
A decent diversion in short bursts, tiresome in long bursts. With twenty-six letters in the alphabet to chose from, you could break the book into small letter-sized bursts. For example, begin with the "A" entries, then put the book down for a while, then read the "B" section and so on through the alphabet. Or you could skip to one of your favorite letters, such as "E" or "S," and bounce around the book that way, saving your least favorite letters, such as "Q" or "K," for last.
Paperback edition published in October. Then Santa Claus delivered the book for holiday merriment.
August 3, 2017
As expected, this encyclopedia provides clever, humorous explanations for lots of important things (and many absurdly insignificant things). Especially entertaining are the "storylines" woven through the book (the hard boiled detective entries, the fixation with an ex named Caroline). A great pick-up-and-put-down-whenever book any time you need a laugh.
March 27, 2013
The Onion's writers are masters of tone. From the newspaper to radio spots to the videos to the books, they hit every note perfectly and pierce the heart of every subject. the Onion Book of Known Knowledge is no exception.
Describing this book's hilarity would be a waste of time. I'll excerpt some entries to give you the flavor.
Art: Range of human communication and expression designed to affect the senses, emotions, or intellect, and one of the thousands of methods that insular cliques of people use to exclude others and make themselves fell superior to everyone around them.
Citizen Kane: brilliant, groundbreaking work of artistic genius that has unfortunately been completely invalidated because the man who made it later gained weight.
Earhart, Emelia: noted American ladypilot who became the first lady to cross the Atlantic ocean all by her ladyself.
Grant, Ulysses S.: famed U.S. general whose skill at killing thousands of people, destroying railroad lines, and burning cities to the ground failed to translate effectively to his presidency.
Kubrick, Stanley: director of cold, clinical films, the criticism of which provokes the kind of actual human emotion that he himself would never have portrayed.
McDonald's: fast-food restaurnat known for its eerily accurate depictions of meat, bread, and cheese.
Presley, Elvis: Elvis Presley is the King of Rock and Roll, but the average American couldn't tell you the name of a single Elvis Presley Album. That's weird.
Satire: act of being a wise-ass and saying it's for a higher purpose.
Shultz, Charles: author ofan illustrated, 50-year-long suicide note.
Describing this book's hilarity would be a waste of time. I'll excerpt some entries to give you the flavor.
Art: Range of human communication and expression designed to affect the senses, emotions, or intellect, and one of the thousands of methods that insular cliques of people use to exclude others and make themselves fell superior to everyone around them.
Citizen Kane: brilliant, groundbreaking work of artistic genius that has unfortunately been completely invalidated because the man who made it later gained weight.
Earhart, Emelia: noted American ladypilot who became the first lady to cross the Atlantic ocean all by her ladyself.
Grant, Ulysses S.: famed U.S. general whose skill at killing thousands of people, destroying railroad lines, and burning cities to the ground failed to translate effectively to his presidency.
Kubrick, Stanley: director of cold, clinical films, the criticism of which provokes the kind of actual human emotion that he himself would never have portrayed.
McDonald's: fast-food restaurnat known for its eerily accurate depictions of meat, bread, and cheese.
Presley, Elvis: Elvis Presley is the King of Rock and Roll, but the average American couldn't tell you the name of a single Elvis Presley Album. That's weird.
Satire: act of being a wise-ass and saying it's for a higher purpose.
Shultz, Charles: author ofan illustrated, 50-year-long suicide note.
May 24, 2014
This shouldn't have been made into an audiobook. The format doesn't lend itself to being read out loud. Makes for very boring listening.
Was it funny? Sometimes. Would it have been funnier if I'd read the physical copy?
I certainly hope so. This was lacking the bite of the Onion website. The bits that were funny were extremely funny. The ones that weren't bombed extremely hard. Ah, well.
Was it funny? Sometimes. Would it have been funnier if I'd read the physical copy?
I certainly hope so. This was lacking the bite of the Onion website. The bits that were funny were extremely funny. The ones that weren't bombed extremely hard. Ah, well.
January 9, 2016
Similar to Jon Stewart's America: A Citizen Guide to Democracy Inaction, this is a book best consumed in idle moments; a perfect book for a coffee table or leave in a breakroom. But when you do pick it up, the jokes are laugh aloud funny.
March 15, 2013
Faux reference book as comedy; neither particularly funny, nor referential. Probably much better served as a coffee table book than a book taken out from the library to read through, as I did.
April 27, 2014
A great conversation starter. Great as a coffee table Book.
June 4, 2014
hilarious...
July 27, 2020
John Hodgman did it better, earlier, and with less transphobia.
Rating two stars instead of one because there were some bits that genuinely made me chuckle; however, the weird (even for 2012) frequency of jokes punching down at non-cis readers was both startling and uncomfortable.
Examples:
"E. Fifth letter of the English alphabet, which was born an F but never felt comfortable being identified as such, it had its lower serif surgically extended to become a vowel. Having always known it was an E despite its F anatomy, the young consonant had an extraordinarily difficult time conforming to the phonetic conventions assigned to it by society, and for many unhappy years went through the motions in words like 'fig' and 'flack.' Realizing it could never be pronounced authentically unless radical steps were taken, the F underwent a lengthy series of treatments to dampen its voiceless labiodental fricative and ultimately completed its transformation with life-altering letter-reassignment surgery. Today, many people utter words like 'electricity' and 'echo' with no clue as to E's origin, although some claim you can tell just by looking at it." (61)
"Gender identity, an individual's self conception, regardless of biological sex, of being male, female, transgender, transsexual, gender-nonconforming, genderqueer, cross-male, cross-female, androsexual, two-split, three-split, estromale, androgyfem, intrasexual, bisexual, pisexual, Vsexual, transgenital, mono-bisexual, transmono-bisexual, neutragenital, vexvenal, androgybigenital, XX-hermaphrofem, XY-hermaphrofem, YY-hermaphrofem, or undecided." (82)
"22 Weeks
Appearance of external genitalia allows parents to find out which sex the baby will be reassigning with hormones and reconstructive surgery 27 years from now." (155)
"Vicky Vicky, stage name of Devvick J. Stone, Miss Transgendered Grand Forks, North Dakota, from 1998 to 2003 and celebrity judge from 2004 to present." (210)
Rating two stars instead of one because there were some bits that genuinely made me chuckle; however, the weird (even for 2012) frequency of jokes punching down at non-cis readers was both startling and uncomfortable.
Examples:
"E. Fifth letter of the English alphabet, which was born an F but never felt comfortable being identified as such, it had its lower serif surgically extended to become a vowel. Having always known it was an E despite its F anatomy, the young consonant had an extraordinarily difficult time conforming to the phonetic conventions assigned to it by society, and for many unhappy years went through the motions in words like 'fig' and 'flack.' Realizing it could never be pronounced authentically unless radical steps were taken, the F underwent a lengthy series of treatments to dampen its voiceless labiodental fricative and ultimately completed its transformation with life-altering letter-reassignment surgery. Today, many people utter words like 'electricity' and 'echo' with no clue as to E's origin, although some claim you can tell just by looking at it." (61)
"Gender identity, an individual's self conception, regardless of biological sex, of being male, female, transgender, transsexual, gender-nonconforming, genderqueer, cross-male, cross-female, androsexual, two-split, three-split, estromale, androgyfem, intrasexual, bisexual, pisexual, Vsexual, transgenital, mono-bisexual, transmono-bisexual, neutragenital, vexvenal, androgybigenital, XX-hermaphrofem, XY-hermaphrofem, YY-hermaphrofem, or undecided." (82)
"22 Weeks
Appearance of external genitalia allows parents to find out which sex the baby will be reassigning with hormones and reconstructive surgery 27 years from now." (155)
"Vicky Vicky, stage name of Devvick J. Stone, Miss Transgendered Grand Forks, North Dakota, from 1998 to 2003 and celebrity judge from 2004 to present." (210)
April 9, 2018
As other reviewers seem to have noted, this book might be better in hardcopy -- as an audiobook it loses some of its charm. If you like the Onion, you'll like much of the humour, though I found it a bit dull in such a long format. Definitely would be better read in short bits here and there, as a book.
April 28, 2023
If you're already familiar with The Onion, then you should have exactly the right idea of what to expect. I wouldn't recommend reading all of this in one go, but there is a lot of funny to appreciate in small doses in this (though it does tend towards irreverent humor). There are a lot of gems to discover since this is packed with as many asides/detailing as possible.
August 13, 2018
Humorous and entertaining, as expected of The Onion. While definitely not a "sit down and read all at once" book, it is a nice coffee table book or to pick up and read for a few minutes when you need a laugh.
September 25, 2019
I learned so much from this fine piece of collective know-stuff! I threw out all my fortune cookie fortunes, Snapple lids, and Garbage Pail Kids cards since I now am aware of everything! Especially the Seychelles war, the ongoing noir pulp story, and that wonderful Caroline; wow!
September 14, 2017
I just couldn't get into this... it seems like someone put a lot of effort into it but I think it's just a waste of time
May 3, 2018
I really like the Onion sense of humor. If you enjoy the Onion then you will find some gems in here. Not for everyone.
March 4, 2020
This book is pretty fun and entertaining for anyone looking for a quick laugh.
November 7, 2021
I listened the audio version.
There are some great lines and I did find myself laughing out loud, but not as much as I was hoping for.
There are some great lines and I did find myself laughing out loud, but not as much as I was hoping for.
August 8, 2022
Great toilet read, and a fun gift
December 29, 2022
Sets out to be funny topical comedy
Is funny topical comedy
Five stars
Is funny topical comedy
Five stars
July 27, 2023
Funny read!
April 29, 2024
I listened to the audio book version of this, which included a handful of jokes you presumably wouldn't find in the written text. The narrators were hysterical.
December 16, 2012
“A Definitive Encyclopedia of Existing Information”
“Are you a witless cretin with no reason to live? Would you like to know more about every piece of knowledge ever? Do you have cash? Then congratulations, because just in time for the death of the print industry as we know it comes the final book ever published, and the only one you will ever need: The Onion's compendium of all things known.
Replete with an astonishing assemblage of facts, illustrations, maps, charts, threats, blood, and additional fees to edify even the most simple-minded book-buyer, THE ONION BOOK OF KNOWN KNOWLEDGE is packed with valuable information-such as the life stages of an Aunt; places to kill one's self in Utica, New York; and the dimensions of a female bucket, or "pail." With hundreds of entries for all 27 letters of the alphabet, THE ONION BOOK OF KNOWN KNOWLEDGE must be purchased immediately to avoid the sting of eternal ignorance.” (From the Little Brown And Company Publishing Company Website)
My thoughts about the book: It has been stated the “ignorance is bliss.” Well, when it comes to certain matters in life I would agree. We remain the better as people if we do not learn certain things and remain ignorant; however, conversely we are the better for it when we do learn certain things in life and about life itself.
The Onion Book of Knowledge is an A to Z guide of knowledge about a wide variety of topics. Included in the book is information about the Academy Awards and Anatomy to Geography and Psychology, information about Richard Nixon and Carl Jung, Napkins and Photography and so much more you never before knew. And the book is chock full of pictures and diagrams to help us better understand what we are reading and learning about. Once you have completed reading the book your brain will have in storage a vast amount of information – whether you needed or wanted to know it or not.
The book ingeniously blends small pieces of truth with humor – sometimes it is just way too funny, outrageously funny even; being so funny that it will elicit a good belly-roll type round of laughter from us as its reader. As a result of reading The Onion Book of Knowledge we learn things we never before knew and perhaps really did not want to know – but whether we want to retain the knowledge we have gained from reading this interesting, informative, humorous and thoroughly enjoyable book or not, we have at least had an enjoyable time in the reading of it. I recommend your placing this book on your bucket list of books to read before you pass from this world to the next.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received the book at no cost from the Little Brown and Company for review purposes. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
“Are you a witless cretin with no reason to live? Would you like to know more about every piece of knowledge ever? Do you have cash? Then congratulations, because just in time for the death of the print industry as we know it comes the final book ever published, and the only one you will ever need: The Onion's compendium of all things known.
Replete with an astonishing assemblage of facts, illustrations, maps, charts, threats, blood, and additional fees to edify even the most simple-minded book-buyer, THE ONION BOOK OF KNOWN KNOWLEDGE is packed with valuable information-such as the life stages of an Aunt; places to kill one's self in Utica, New York; and the dimensions of a female bucket, or "pail." With hundreds of entries for all 27 letters of the alphabet, THE ONION BOOK OF KNOWN KNOWLEDGE must be purchased immediately to avoid the sting of eternal ignorance.” (From the Little Brown And Company Publishing Company Website)
My thoughts about the book: It has been stated the “ignorance is bliss.” Well, when it comes to certain matters in life I would agree. We remain the better as people if we do not learn certain things and remain ignorant; however, conversely we are the better for it when we do learn certain things in life and about life itself.
The Onion Book of Knowledge is an A to Z guide of knowledge about a wide variety of topics. Included in the book is information about the Academy Awards and Anatomy to Geography and Psychology, information about Richard Nixon and Carl Jung, Napkins and Photography and so much more you never before knew. And the book is chock full of pictures and diagrams to help us better understand what we are reading and learning about. Once you have completed reading the book your brain will have in storage a vast amount of information – whether you needed or wanted to know it or not.
The book ingeniously blends small pieces of truth with humor – sometimes it is just way too funny, outrageously funny even; being so funny that it will elicit a good belly-roll type round of laughter from us as its reader. As a result of reading The Onion Book of Knowledge we learn things we never before knew and perhaps really did not want to know – but whether we want to retain the knowledge we have gained from reading this interesting, informative, humorous and thoroughly enjoyable book or not, we have at least had an enjoyable time in the reading of it. I recommend your placing this book on your bucket list of books to read before you pass from this world to the next.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received the book at no cost from the Little Brown and Company for review purposes. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
July 30, 2014
I'd say that this book, like many encyclopaedias, didn't have a great plot or jokes, but at least it explained everything as it went along. Surprisingly, the exact opposite is the case. It reminds me what was, and still is, great about the Onion.
As you might expect, it explains absolutely nothing, it's entries ranging all over the comic spectrum from satire to surrealism, through nonsense, cross-referencing, artless ignorance, pompous ignorance, preoccupied narrative voices, and truthful insouciance.
And as for plot, there are more of them (and running jokes) than you'd expect, with a noir murder mystery and a wistful lovelife running independently through it all, and entries for all (perhaps?) US Presidents, each letter (all 27 of them), and leading cities worldwide.
And, thankfully, it's hilarious. It's tempting to fill the rest of this review with selected excerpts, which I am going to do to some extent, but I know they're never as funny outside the formal context of a po-faced encyclopaedia. Still, here are a few:
Cone: [picture of a cone] One of these
Egg: One of the most popular forms of child to eat
Untitled: [under Ancient Egypt, photo of statue of Anubis] Not going to get another chance to show something weird-looking like this until MYTHOLOGY, if we're lucky.
Ignition: Cool thing to say when staring one's car, even if there's nobody around to hear it.
Iguana: Herbivorous reptile that's been in the "liz biz" for a while and ain't taking no shit from some big-mouth frog.
Individual: Type of person that constitutes more than 30% of the human population worldwide
Occasional there's a dead straight Mic Drop entry which doesn't even qualify as satire, such as the entry highlighting the atrocities of Hiroshima.
Not a book to be read in one sitting; take a letter or two at a time.
As you might expect, it explains absolutely nothing, it's entries ranging all over the comic spectrum from satire to surrealism, through nonsense, cross-referencing, artless ignorance, pompous ignorance, preoccupied narrative voices, and truthful insouciance.
And as for plot, there are more of them (and running jokes) than you'd expect, with a noir murder mystery and a wistful lovelife running independently through it all, and entries for all (perhaps?) US Presidents, each letter (all 27 of them), and leading cities worldwide.
And, thankfully, it's hilarious. It's tempting to fill the rest of this review with selected excerpts, which I am going to do to some extent, but I know they're never as funny outside the formal context of a po-faced encyclopaedia. Still, here are a few:
Cone: [picture of a cone] One of these
Egg: One of the most popular forms of child to eat
Untitled: [under Ancient Egypt, photo of statue of Anubis] Not going to get another chance to show something weird-looking like this until MYTHOLOGY, if we're lucky.
Ignition: Cool thing to say when staring one's car, even if there's nobody around to hear it.
Iguana: Herbivorous reptile that's been in the "liz biz" for a while and ain't taking no shit from some big-mouth frog.
Individual: Type of person that constitutes more than 30% of the human population worldwide
Occasional there's a dead straight Mic Drop entry which doesn't even qualify as satire, such as the entry highlighting the atrocities of Hiroshima.
Not a book to be read in one sitting; take a letter or two at a time.
February 17, 2017
3.5 stars. Laughs. Oniony. Good. For an unknown reason, my favorite entry was "imp."
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