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Ooh, this is FUN: lesser books

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Porpoise · 21/05/2010 16:11

Just seen this on Twitter. It's basically the titles of "lesser books".

So...

Love in the Time of a Chesty Cough

or

To Kill a Starling

or (my personal favourite)

Alice in Sunderland

Any more for any more?

OP posts:
TheRedQueen · 22/05/2010 21:24

I, Podius

Butkin · 22/05/2010 21:21

Paradise mislaid

Eleison · 22/05/2010 21:12

Keep the Aspidistra Watered

Eleison · 22/05/2010 21:08

Numberfour, lolol at a wristwatch satsuma

Elgoogreven · 22/05/2010 21:08

i can improve on mine for southerners.

Murder on the Gatwick Express.

mumofeightplusfour · 22/05/2010 21:06

romilly and juliet
the spy who came in from the freezer in the garage
love in a cold bedsit
the invisible(when there's a nappy needs changing) man
under semi skimmed milk wood
from here to paternity
love in the 5 minutes the babies asleep
a town called alice or maybe alicia (mnnetters decide)
slow boat to holyhead
of mice and chimps
an xmas jingle

Eleison · 22/05/2010 21:04

The Balsamic Verses

Eleison · 22/05/2010 20:56

Journey to the Centre of Croydon

Eleison · 22/05/2010 20:55

A Lunchbreak in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

Mary Shelley's Lichtenstein

SmellsLikeTeenSweat · 22/05/2010 20:52

Romeo and Julian

Fizzfiend · 22/05/2010 20:50

The Joy of Drunkenly Groping Someones Boobs

The iphone shot of Dorian Grey

The Last of the Mullet Heads

Ingrown toenail of a Salesman

SmellsLikeTeenSweat · 22/05/2010 20:10

Harry Potter and the Gob

Romeo and Justine

The In-his-socks-and-underpants Civil Servant
or
The Naked Actually Rather Rude Servant

Miggsie · 22/05/2010 18:38

Gulliver's bus journey.

The taming of the shrimp.

Where the wild things weren't.

Tess of Cricklewood.

The Count of the full Monte.

The Musketeer.

Little or no Expectations.

Cold Comfort Smallholding.

Second to last of the luke warm lovers.

Numberfour · 22/05/2010 17:56

a wrist watch satsuma

Avad · 22/05/2010 17:05

love it flimflammum

flimflammum · 22/05/2010 16:47
flimflammum · 22/05/2010 16:47

The so-so small baby book

thumbwitch · 22/05/2010 15:20

The Squatter of Wildfell Shed
Casino Councile or Bingo Royale
Harry Potter and the Dodgy Shallows
Bash'em and Make Up
Of Beetles and Boys
The Postman never feckin knocks at all
Skegness Holiday (whoops, tripping over into films now)

Takver · 22/05/2010 15:19

Love on Jobseekers Allowance

StayingDavidTennantsGirl · 22/05/2010 14:19

The New Mildly Interesting Shop

Oliver Straight

Dombey and condoms

The Pickled Peppers

Nicholas Farthingby

The Christmas No 1

--

The Spy Who Liked Me

Dr Yes

You Only Live Once

For Everyones Eyes

From Russia with Tolerance

The Spy who Faked It with Me

Diamante is For Today

--

Death on the Clyde

At the Swindon Travelodge

A Cleckheaton Mystery

A Non-Fatal Injury is Announced

--

Cold Comfort Allotment

BecauseImWorthIt · 22/05/2010 14:12

Feel the Fear and Don't Do It

thumbwitch · 22/05/2010 14:01

How to make people like you and get them to do stuff for you
A Couple of Yellow Balls in the Sky
The Paperplane Stroller
Noon's Kids
The Well-off Posh Kid and the Poorer One

BelleDameSansMerci · 22/05/2010 13:54

The Tabby Who Came To Tea

The Fairly Well Known Five

or

The Famous Four

I'm not clever enough for this!

thumbwitch · 22/05/2010 13:44

The path no one goes on
The could-do-better Mr Fox
Tales of the Slightly Odd

This is fun! Can't get Valpol's though...

thumbwitch · 22/05/2010 13:42

Vanity Carboot
The Hour of the Slightly Wild Puppy
The Diary Adrian Mole left out for his mum to read
Oh g'wan, you know you want to
Northanger Cupboard
Lord of the Paperclips