Do Penguins Have Knees? and Other Imponderables
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
1 journaler for this copy...
5 stars: Didn't particularly like or dislike it; mixed or no real interest
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From the back cover: Why are our fingers different lengths and what purpose do earlobes, tonsils, and appendixes serve? Why are peanuts listed as an ingredient in plain M & Ms? When you wear a girdle, where does the fat go? ... with over a million copies in print, David Feldman's imponderables series has become the unchallenged source of answers to civilizations most perplexing questions. In this entertaining and wide ranging tour through imponderability, Feldman illuminates the darkest mysteries known to mankind, enigmas as disconcerting as how they kept beer cold in the old west, what happened to the Q and Z on telephone buttons, and the finer points of the only two sure things in life, death and taxes. It doesn't get any better than this.
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Well, that review above was hyperbole. Mildly interesting, I started by reading this and ended up skimming. I'd say a third of the items within are very dated (this was published in 1991; I am typing this Jan 2017) a third I knew and a third I didn't know.
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From the back cover: Why are our fingers different lengths and what purpose do earlobes, tonsils, and appendixes serve? Why are peanuts listed as an ingredient in plain M & Ms? When you wear a girdle, where does the fat go? ... with over a million copies in print, David Feldman's imponderables series has become the unchallenged source of answers to civilizations most perplexing questions. In this entertaining and wide ranging tour through imponderability, Feldman illuminates the darkest mysteries known to mankind, enigmas as disconcerting as how they kept beer cold in the old west, what happened to the Q and Z on telephone buttons, and the finer points of the only two sure things in life, death and taxes. It doesn't get any better than this.
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Well, that review above was hyperbole. Mildly interesting, I started by reading this and ended up skimming. I'd say a third of the items within are very dated (this was published in 1991; I am typing this Jan 2017) a third I knew and a third I didn't know.
Journal Entry 2 by PokPok at Panera Bread, 401 Vista Village Dr. in Vista, California USA on Monday, March 13, 2017
Released 7 yrs ago (3/13/2017 UTC) at Panera Bread, 401 Vista Village Dr. in Vista, California USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
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Thank you for picking up this book. Please make a journal entry on the BookCrossing site (www.bookcrossing.com) to let me know that this book has found a good home with you. You may choose to remain anonymous or to join (its free). If you join, please consider indicating that you were referred by PokPok. I hope you enjoy the book. You can make another journal entry with your comments when you’ve finished reading. Whenever you’re ready to send it on its way, make release notes if you are leaving it “in the wild” again for anyone to catch. Then watch its journey. You’ll be alerted by e-mail each time someone makes another journal entry. It’s all confidential (you’re known only by your screen name and no one is ever given your e-mail address), free, and spam-free.
