Strange or Funny (or Both) Book Titles and Covers - Real and Fake

[Migoz2]

It's that time of year again: the shortlist for the Diagram Prize has been announced. You can even vote for your favourite title, should you feel that way inclined.

Handbook of Research on Health and Environmental Benefits of Camel Products

Hats: A Very Unnatural History

The Life Cycle of Russian Things: From Fish Guts to Fabergé

Miss, I Don’t Give a Shit: Engaging with Challenging Behaviour in Schools

Is Superman Circumcised?

Curves for the Mathematically Curious

 

[Naraku]

It's that time of year again: the shortlist for the Diagram Prize has been announced. You can even vote for your favourite title, should you feel that way inclined.

Handbook of Research on Health and Environmental Benefits of Camel Products

Health benefits of Camel products? Published by R. J. Reynolds, no doubt.

It's that time of year again: the shortlist for the Diagram Prize has been announced. You can even vote for your favourite title, should you feel that way inclined.


Is Superman Circumcised?

Only if the mohel had a Kryptonite knife.
(For non-Jews and uninformed goyem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohel)

 

[Apostate]

Only if the mohel had a Kryptonite knife.
(For non-Jews and uninformed goyem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohel)

More likely the mohel was Kryptonian, and the bris was done on Krypton before it exploded.

 

[Naraku]

More likely the mohel was Kryptonian, and the bris was done on Krypton before it exploded.

Good point. The Kryptonians might have been Jewish. After all, Superman's real name is Kal-El which can mean "voice of God" in Hebrew.

Superman's Jewish Roots

Supermans religion has never been explicitly acknowledged, and he is not commonly associated with his Jewish roots.

momentmag.com

 

[Apostate]

Good point. The Kryptonians might have been Jewish. After all, Superman's real name is Kal-El which can mean "voice of God" in Hebrew.

Superman's Jewish Roots

Supermans religion has never been explicitly acknowledged, and he is not commonly associated with his Jewish roots.

momentmag.com

Rabbi Weinstein, among others, have discussed this.

Superman’s original name on Krypton also reveals Biblical underpinnings. Superman is named “Kal-El” and his father, “Jor-El.” The suffix “El” is one of the ancient names for God, used throughout the Bible. It is also found in the names of great prophets like Samuel and and Daniel and angels such as Michael and Gavriel. In another biblical echo, Clark Kent/Superman is discovered and raised in a foreign culture, on a farm far away from his home planet.

Batman V. Superman, A Rabbi Weighs In

A rabbi answers the immortal question: Batman vs. Superman, who wins?

forward.com

 

[Loxuru]

Rabbi Weinstein, among others, have discussed this.

Superman’s original name on Krypton also reveals Biblical underpinnings. Superman is named “Kal-El” and his father, “Jor-El.” The suffix “El” is one of the ancient names for God, used throughout the Bible. It is also found in the names of great prophets like Samuel and and Daniel and angels such as Michael and Gavriel. In another biblical echo, Clark Kent/Superman is discovered and raised in a foreign culture, on a farm far away from his home planet.

And then, he arrived in the US, and the immigration officer on Ellis Island, after having asked his name, turned 'Kal-L' into a plain WASP 'Clark Kent'!

 

[Praefectus Praetorio]

If this isn't a strange cover, I don't know what is: