Title: For Jollies!
Product review: What, you may ask, is a "fictoid?" Well, as author and fellow Okie Bill Dutcher explains, a fictoid is a fictional factoid, and Dutcher provides a delightful plethora of them in his fun book entitled (of course) FICTOIDS. As an example:"Since 1994, commuters entering Manhattan in car pools have been required to use bridges instead of tunnels, due to rising health concerns over car pool tunnel syndrome."Hey, that's funny, I don't care who you are! Dutcher gives us a history of fictoids, going all the way back to 1224 BC. Most are witty, a few rather lame, but all of them entertain. And Dutcher, a former journalist, can sure manipulate the English language with some outstanding adjectives (for example, "Pugnacious Palooka, the pusillanimous pugilist"), which makes the book a fun read in and of itself. FICTOIDS is guaranteed to prompt a smile or two, along with some well-deserved giggles.--D. Mikels
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