Earlier this month I wrote about the Diagram Prize, an annual award to the book with the strangest title published during the previous year. You might want to check that article for background information, and links to the prize Web site.
The winners of the 2009 competition have just been announced.
First place: The 2009-2014 World Outlook for 60-Milligram Containers of Fromage Frais, with 32% of votes cast.
Second place: Baboon Metaphysics, with 22% of votes cast.
Third place: Curbside Consultation of the Colon (my personal favorite), with 18% of votes cast.
These fine volumes join previous winners such as Living With Crazy Buttocks, High Performance Stiffened Structures (no, not that – it’s an engineering textbook!), and the ever-so-intriguing If You Want Closure in Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs.
Peter