Note: Not many people know that certain classic books started life with very different titles. Here is a drabble sharing some of those unfortunate errors.
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The Hungry Caterer
Artichoke Hearts of Darkness
The Gnat in the Hat
The Little Engine that Had to
A Farewell to Legs
Dong of Solomon
The Handjob's Tale
Pippi Longstroking
One Hundred Years of Attitude
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Lay
The Drapes of Wrath
Wuthering Lows
Sense and Oversensitivity
Who's Afraid of Virgin Wolves?
Batch-22
Greenhouse-Five
'Salem's Parking Lot
A Tree Fell in Brooklyn
Brideshead Removed
The Warts of the Worlds
David Copafeel
Finnegans Wink
On the Toad
The Lord of the Fries
The Valley of the Dill
Gnome Girl
To Grill a Mockingbird
Dupe
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Lol 🤣🤭
A very amusing list
Love the list, Kendall! I think those drapes of wrath are hanging on the bay window of my living room.
These are FRYING me
Dong of Solomon got me 😂
Can't help wondering if it's bad to steal any of these 😂
Ha-ha-ha, I can totally see myself devouring One Hundred Years of Attitude. These are very clever and funny, Kendall!
Ha! So good, so funny. A Farewell to Legs! Thanks for the midday (& all day) laughs!
There are some definate classics that could have made it on your list The Scarlet Pepper Pride with Predudice on the Side
Hilarious….you had me thinking for a moment…handjob tales…virgin wolves….Salem's parking lot?
You had me at Lord of the Fries, Kendall!
One Hundred Years of Attitude is going to be the title of my autobiography
David "Copafeel" mwah haha 😂 You funny guy! Now I know why you have all those books stacked up to read.
These are impressive; "Dong of Solomon" is heretically hilarious. I am reminded of the _Seinfeld_ bit about Tolstoy's "War, What is it Good For?"