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― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 05:04 (twenty years ago)

I'm disappointed that these aren't more dirty and juvenile.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 05:09 (twenty years ago)

oh internet, you're such a fag

― John Plamenatz, Tuesday, 23 August 2005 05:13 (twenty years ago)

i think tom phillips originated this with his Humument: http://www.tomphillips.co.uk/humument/index.html
http://www.humument.com/intro.html

page 87 is great.

― koogs (koogs), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 07:19 (twenty years ago)

I've met, corresponded with, and/or published several of the collaborators on this.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 08:09 (twenty years ago)

The alteration I find most common is to the cover of copies of John Galsworthy's novel, To Let.

― Aimless (Aimless), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 15:37 (twenty years ago)

I keep thinking this thread is about Albert Brooks.

― n/a (Nick A.), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 15:40 (twenty years ago)

Those are beautiful. I'd like to see some other language used, though - a lot of it, though creative and pleasing to the eye, is conventionally poetic and conventionally "beautiful". It would be interesting to try that with, say, Physicians Desk Reference.

― The Popish Plot (dymaxia), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 18:04 (twenty years ago)

i love this one in particular

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― stevie (stevie), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 18:37 (twenty years ago)

I understand that Ken Lay and Jeff Fassbinder were very creative at altering Enron's books.

― Aimless (Aimless), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 18:38 (twenty years ago)

They're fun to make. I buy books at yard sales for a quarter and then get creative.

― Wiggy (Wiggy), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 18:44 (twenty years ago)

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― Brian Miller (Brian Miller), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 18:47 (twenty years ago)

Has anyone else here make them other than me?

― Wiggy (Wiggy), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 19:05 (twenty years ago)

I made a book safe when I was 12 that I still use to stash secret stuff in.

― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 19:10 (twenty years ago)

That's the spirit, Rock! Perfect secret hiding place for your secret stuff. Do you still have it?

― Wiggy (Wiggy), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 19:18 (twenty years ago)

duh. sorry didn't read clearly.

― Wiggy (Wiggy), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 19:18 (twenty years ago)

(xpost) Oh for sure. It's where I collect cash for trips still in the planning stage.

― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Tuesday, 23 August 2005 19:22 (twenty years ago)

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