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madison2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-05 06:53 PM
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Poll question: Do you have any books for "Dummies"?
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jonnyblitz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-05 06:55 PM
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1. vegetarianism for Dummies..
never even read it and I eat meat still. :s
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madison2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-05 06:55 PM
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2. I have one. But if I can find another book on the subject I will choose
to buy that one instead.
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Spinzonner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-05 06:57 PM
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3. Waiting for two new titles

"Brain Surgery for Dummies"

and

"Nuclear Engineering for Dummies"
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madison2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-05 06:59 PM
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4. Wow there's even a book on how to be the president
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Spinzonner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-05 07:04 PM
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5. He'd have to graduate to Dummydom

to be competant to read it.

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YankeyMCC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-05 07:05 PM
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6. Wine for Dummies
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wtmusic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-05 07:05 PM
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7. I like Idiot's Guides better
Idiot's Guide to Chess and Idiot's Guide to Middle East Conflict are excellent
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immoderate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-05 07:06 PM
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8. Ventiloquism for Dummies, and
Crash Testing for Dummies.

--IMM
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-05 07:07 PM
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9. self-delete
Edited on Sat Mar-26-05 07:08 PM by Blue-Jay
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madison2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-05 07:11 PM
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10. good thing you deleted, but I read it
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-05 07:13 PM
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11. My apologies.
I thought I was replying to someone else.

(Note to self: Stop opening multiple DU windows. It's confusing.)

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Az Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-05 07:45 PM
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12. I have one I had to purchase just for the title: Einstein For Dummies
I mean how could anyone pass up a title like that?
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UncleSepp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-05 09:11 PM
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13. Judaism for Dummies
It's great :-P
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madison2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-05 09:12 PM
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14. OK, I admit it- I have MS-DOS for Dummies
but thats the only one
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Goathead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-05 09:14 PM
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15. Make that a "hell fucking no"
I would never buy a book that presupposes that you are an idiot.
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imenja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-05 09:16 PM
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17. they don't
they are just basic introductions to a given topic. They can be quite useful.
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imenja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-05 09:16 PM
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16. Investing for dummies
and I don't find the title offensive. I know I'm a dummy when it comes to some things, and investing is one of them.
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