The Few, The Proud, The Silly
Posted in Archive, Book, Lord of the Rings, Silly Link on Nov 15th, 2007
Have you ever asked yourself: What if The Lord of the Rings had been written by someone else? Well, a while back on the Straight Dope bulletin board, someone asked this question, and the results were as hilarious as they were well done. From Hemingway to Mark Twain, it’s all there.
Enjoy.
Posted in Book, Harry Potter, Video on Oct 21st, 2007
In this Harry Potter Spoof music video titled “Harry Potter in the Hood,” Harry raps about his life. We should warn you before you even start that this video is just wrong. (A hat tip to JM of YouTube Digger for showing us the way.)
Harry Potter, Harry Potter in the Hood
Today’s bit of Library-related humour is brought to you by the fabulous Randall Munroe of XKCD. We have reproduced the comic strip here in small form. Click on the image to be taken to the original page with the larger comic. And please, take good care of your books.
Randall Munroe, XKCD
Posted in Book, Ninja, Silly Link, Video on May 15th, 2007
Ever read To Kill a Mockingbird? So have we, but none of us here at the Lair of Silliness remember Boo Radley turning out to be a pirate, nor do we recall a single ninja in the story. This flash book report of To Kill a Mockingbird doesn’t let a little thing like […]
So…Imagine you’ve just upgraded from the scroll to the book. This would be the sort of tech support call that you would experience. Eerie how close it is to modern tech support though. Enjoy!
Posted in Archive, Book, Silly Product on Mar 30th, 2007
So, what’s so silly about Robin Hook, Pirate Hunter by Eric A. Kimmel (Illustrated by Michael Dooling)? A fair question. As is suggested by the title, the plot is loosely based upon the tales of Robin Hood. Well, perhaps it is more accurate to say that some elements of the plot are […]