The Book By Its Cover

I recently acquired a book that posed a series of questions and answers. Questions, none of which I’ve ever thought to ask. And answers, I still don’t care to know.

I should have looked through the book before I got it. It turns out you really can’t judge a book by its cover. I never thought that the cover would be better than the book.

Here’s a question it asked, “Why do astronauts wear parachutes?” I looked at the answer, although I didn’t have to. Just in case reentering the atmosphere goes awry, and they need to exit the little capsule, they will need something to slow their descent, just like your normal, everyday skydiver. Mind blown.

It offers a list of people who met their untimely demise inside a restroom. It gives a brief history of Vlad the Impaler, which was the name I gave to the nurse who took my blood last week.

How many diapers does a baby go through before they’re potty trained? Who knows? Nobody. Not even the author of this book.

What I’m more interested in is the money it costs. I’m pretty sure we could buy a small vacation island in the Caribbean with just half of the money we’ve spent on diapers.

And now a brief word from Son #2: W54ddgvcvgfLJN’OB’QWWWW.555517U8923Ê“`
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Okay. I’m back. You can tell because you are reading actual words. 🙃

Here are some unique laws from around the world, supposedly.

In Alaska, you can’t look at a moose from an airplane.

It’s illegal to imitate an animal in Miami.

British law demands that if you are driving a car, you must be in the front seat. Now, I’m not certain about this, but it sounds like a law made for Mr. Bean. If you remember, he drove his car from the recliner on the roof of his car.

The question is asked, “Is Jell-O made from a horse?” The author needed to meet the word quota for this book. Because 6,893 words later, we find out that the answer is “No. Jell-o is not made from a horse.” Which was what we knew all along using plain ole common sense.

Sigh. At least the book was cheap.

Here’s some useful information: don’t try to put gasoline in your car with a styrofoam cup. Or any cup. Fill up at a gas station before the gas light comes on. You’re welcome.

to those who know how to make an interesting book cover,
– Caleb