June 29, 2008


Crandall, Lee S.:
THE MANAGEMENT OF WILD MAMMALS IN CAPTIVITY
University of Chicago Press, 1971.

When designing a menu for two-toed sloths, stick to kale and escarole; the fussy ones won't touch celery.

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Murray, W., and M. Aitchison (illus.):
BOOKS ARE EXCITING
Wills & Hepworth Ltd., Loughborough, 1967.

Confirms our suspicions.

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Runge, Senta Maria:
FACE LIFTING BY EXERCISE
Allegro Publishing, Los Angeles, 1972.

A previously unrecognized species of porn.

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Peet, Louise Jenison, and Lenore Sater Thye:
HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT
Fourth Edition. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1957.

For the studious homemaker, a technical understanding of electric appliances fulfills a deeper need: "Equipment implies action..."

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[Ford Advanced Styling Studio]:
SEATTLE-ITE XXI
Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, MI, 1962.

400 h.p. concept car offers an alternative to petroleum: "Such a vehicle might be powered by fuel cells or a compact nuclear device."

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[Committee on Recording of the American Meat Institute]:
PORK OPERATIONS
Institute of Meat Packing, Chicago, 1954.

Shackle; stick; bleed; scald; dehair; dehead; open; eviscerate. (Gruesomer details available upon request.)

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