Tor.com offers some faux “retro-cute” book covers. The Highlander one is the best. See if you can see why.

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.

In this [tag]Harry Potter[/tag] Spoof music video titled “[tag]Harry Potter in the Hood[/tag],” 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.)

Today’s bit of Library-related humour is brought to you by the fabulous [tag]Randall Munroe[/tag] of [tag]XKCD[/tag]. 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.

Ever read [tag]To Kill a Mockingbird[/tag]? 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 storyline get in its way, though. Hey! Are those sharks on fire? Um…Enjoy!

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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!

So, what’s so silly about [tag]Robin Hook, Pirate Hunter[/tag] by [tag]Eric A. Kimmel[/tag] (Illustrated by [tag]Michael Dooling[/tag])? 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 drawn from “Robin Hood,” because the reader will soon find bits of the story which have come from Peter Pan and Dr. Dolittle.

Not silly enough?
How about flying squid that shoot ink? Yes, flying squid…and a great white shark with a taste for greasy sausage. All of this in 29 pages.

Did I mention that this is a picture book?
Yep, designed for children…who I think would agree with me about the silliness of it all. Young Robin and his crew of marooned children build a boat that The Professor from Gilligan’s Island would be proud of, and go about annoying Pirates.

So, to sum up: beautiful oil paintings, fun to read aloud, and darn silly…but not really believable.