Sunday 10/23/05
I was in the Bellevue Barnes and Noble the other day and discovered that they had How To Good-Bye Depression in stock. More than one copy, in fact -- turned out. I was struck dumb for a good minute.
Perhaps you don't understand why I was so amazed. This is the notorious book by a Japanese author who, in English I can describe only as unmistakable, advises us that a surefire cure for depression is... well, the book's subtitle says it all: to constrict one's anus 100 times every day. A choice quote from the book: "Besides shooting out a big blank from your buttock, you can feel as if your root chakra leaked sweet hot mucus." Um, yeah.
Just the fact that the book exists is bizarre enough; I found out about it some time ago and had a good laugh. But to find it stocked at a brick-and-mortar bookseller, lurking where it may pounce upon the unsuspecting passer-by who just wants a book about Prozac -- all I can say is that someone at B&N has quite a twisted sense of humor.
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