Buddies,
Evryones familyar wit th question, “If you were stranded on a desrt iland, what book(s) woud you wanna have witcha?” Well I got a diffrent question for yas.
Whats th ONE book that you think EVRYONE oughtta read?
But lemme be a little more prcise hereski. I aint especialy intrestd in th book you think fokes woud most enjoy readin. Im intrestd in th book you think woud be most importnt in a prsons edjumacation. What one book dyou think woud supply its readr wit th most valuable bit o knowledge that th avrage prson dont awready have?
In othr words: Whats th one book you think a prson woud be most bettr off fer havin read?
And, ocourse, there gotsta be a follow-up question: What, exackly, is th benefit that you think a readr woud get outta readin that bookski, and exackly why dyou think thats so importnt?
A few more thingskis:
Firs, it aint like Im gonna be critickly evaluatin any answrs that come in here. Im jus realy curios as to what fokes think is known by too few fokes and oughtta be known by evryone, and curios as to whethr theres some one book out there that cntains such crucial knowledge.
Seckon, its okay t cheat here a little. I mean, fer some o yous, it migt be hard to spessify only ONE bookski — specialy since somtimes th value o one book can be apreciatd only by somone who awready read some othr book(s). So, if ya think th ONE crucial book gots some “prerequisites,” feel free to list them too — so long as you cmplete yer assignment and indickatd th one that cntains th CRUCIAL bit o knowledge.
Third, again prvided you cmplete th assignment here, feel free to toss in any reckomendations fer entrtainment-value — but remembr: jus th ONE book that gots whatcha think is th biggest entrtainment BANGski.
Fourt, ocourse yer invitd t make funny suggestions too — once you cmpletd th assignment. Im especialy intrestd in yer serios rsponse; but, HECK, Im always intrestd in a good laffski.
Finaly, hows come you fokes are still lookin up Joey’s Hole? Th MUST READ is ovr at The Joey Polanski Show.
May 14, 2009 at 4:34 pm |
Great question Joey. And I’m going to stick completely to the rules AND surprise everyone: my single choice is the Bible.
I believe that if everybody actually read the Bible and spent some time thinking about it, they would quickly come to the conclusion that it is an illogical, contradictory and often violent piece of religious propaganda. Its few well-meaning ideas are so subsumed by politics and inconsistencies as to be almost incidental (and anyway, they are mostly snippets of self-evident philosophy that can be deduced by rational thinking – ‘Love thy neighbour’ and ‘ Thou shalt not kill’ for example.)
The Bible also represents a fascinating historical document of how irrational thinking comes aground on the reef of facts. Its dodging and weaving to preserve God’s Word in the face of terrible dilemmas is perhaps the best guide anyone can have to how pseudoscience works.
I could say a lot about this – maybe I’ll make it a Cow post!
May 15, 2009 at 4:06 am |
Hey Rev – a surprise and a great answer.
I’ll probably have to have a few goes at my assignment, Mr Polanski. My first answer would be Great Expectations. Firstly, it’s hella long, so you’d get a good many hours’ worth of reading out of it. Secondly, I hope that you would find yourself filling to the brim with ideas about some human qualities – resilience, love, self-reliance, loyalty and forgiveness. And also it’s got some scary bits.
June 13, 2009 at 9:01 pm |
I’m suggesting The Wedding Night by Ida Craddock. Though not if you’re stranded on a desert island alone.