Uncle John's Endlessly Engrossing Bathroom Reader (92 page)

1. Always

2. Never

3. Always

4. Always

5. Never

6. Always

7. Always

8. Always

9. Never

10. Never

11. Never

12. Never

13. Always

14. Never

15. Never, Always

1. c

2. t

3. p

4. m

5. g

6. e

7. a

8. v

9. n

10. j

11. h

12. f

13. s

14. x

15. o

16. r

17. k

18. l

19. b

20. u

21. d

22. i

23. y

24. q

25. w

1.
WALL-E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial = WALL-E
(2008)
+ E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
(1982)

2.
No Country for Old Men in Black = No Country for Old Men
(2007)
+ Men in Black
(1997)

3.
His Girl Friday the 13th
=
His Girl Friday
(1940) +
Friday the 13th
(1980)

4.
A Cry in the Dark Knight = A Cry in the Dark
(1988) +
The Dark Knight
(2008)

5.
Lilies of the Field of Dreams = Lilies of the Field
(1963) +
Field of Dreams
(1989)

6.
The Lion King Ralph = The Lion King
(1994) +
King Ralph
(1991)

7.
Shakespeare in Love Story = Shakespeare in Love
(1998) +
Love Story
(1970)

8.
My Fair Lady and the Tramp = My Fair Lady
(1964) +
Lady and the Tramp
(1955)

9.
The Gold Rush Hour = The Gold Rush
(1925) +
Rush Hour
(1998)

10.
The Lost Weekend at Bernie’s = The Lost Weekend
(1945) +
Weekend at Bernie’s
(1989)

11.
Singin’ in the Rain Man = Singin’ in the Rain
(1952) +
Rain Man
(1988)

12.
The Empire Strikes Back to the Future = The Empire Strikes Back
(1980) +
Back to the Future
(1985)

Circus promoter and public-relations genius P. T. Barnum opened a museum in Manhattan in 1841. It cost 25 cents to get in and featured thousands of exhibits, including General Tom Thumb, an erudite 25-inch-tall man; and the Fiji Mermaid, the mummified body of an unknown creature that sort of (but not really) looked like a mermaid. The museum was immensely popular, and people would stay in it for hours—much to the chagrin of Barnum, who wanted traffic to move as briskly as possible. To speed things up he had signs installed in the museum reading, “This way to the Egress.” They led curious visitors down a series of hallways…and finally to a remote exit, from which they were not allowed to return unless they went back to the main entrance and paid another quarter. Barnum correctly assumed that most of his customers wouldn’t know that “egress” is just a fancy word for “exit.”

 

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The fight for good bathroom reading should never be taken loosely��we must do our duty and sit firmly for what we believe in, even while the rest of the world is taking potshots at us.

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Well, we’re out of space, and when you’ve gotta go, you’ve gotta go. Tanks for all your support. Hope to hear from you soon. Meanwhile, remember…

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eISBN : 978-1-607-10459-9

 

E-book edition: July 2011