Giraffes? Giraffes! - Hardcover

Haggis-on-Whey, Dr. Doris; Haggis-on-Whey, Benny

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1932416978 ISBN 13: 9781932416978

Publisher: McSweeney's, 2008

Synopsis

For many years the scientific and educational communities have wondered and worried about the possibility that semi-sane scholar-pretenders would find the means to publish a series of reference books aimed at children but filled with ludicrous misinformation. These books would be distributed through respectable channels and would inevitably find their ways into the hands and households of well-meaning families, who would go to them for facts but instead find bizarre untruths. The books would look normal enough, but would read as if written by people who have eaten too many lead-based paint chips. Giraffes? Giraffes! is the first in a proposed series of 377 reference books, all written by a couple now getting their chance to twist and tickle the brains of the impressionable. The book puts forth the following novel theories: that giraffes were not part of any evolutionary chain, but came here from Neptune, by way of very long (but convenient and fast) escalators; that giraffes are expert dancers, but become angry if asked about their dancing; that giraffes control over 90 percent of what we see in mirrors; and that the Giraffe navy is as strong as ever, contrary to recent claims in the popular press.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr Doris Haggis-On-Whey has 17 degrees from 18 institutions of higher learning. She is a world-renowned and much-feared expert on just about everything. With her husband Benny, she has traveled the world many times over, and has learned about all aspects of life, including outer space and food, first-hand. She has written or will soon write 147 books. Benny is the husband of Dr Doris Haggis-On-Whey, and enjoys putting on his socks.

About this edition

• Publisher: McSweeney's
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1932416978
• ISBN 13: 9781932416978
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 64