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Creepiosity: A Hilarious Guide to the Unintentionally Creepy

1 rating: 5.0

A book by David Bickel.

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Author: David Bickel

Genre: Arts & Photography

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

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This book gets a 9.5 on the Creepiosity scale... and that's good!

Aug 16, 2010

by duffbert
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More

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Sometimes you run across a book that you can't help but pick up and laugh about. The visit to the library today turned up one such book for me... Creepiosity: A Hilarious Guide to the Unintentionally Creepy by David Bickel. While a very short read (took me all of about 30 minutes), it had me laughing out loud in more than one place, as well as reading passages to my wife (who didn't seem to "appreciate" the humor as much as I did).

Bickel has a tongue-in-cheek creepiology scale that goes from 1 to 10, with 10 being described as "perhaps a tattoo on Janet Reno's back of a ventriloquist dummy biting a pygmy whose right eye is actually a mole with some hair growing out of it." Yes, I guess that *would* be really creepy. The rest of the book consists of pictures and situations that he considers creepy, along with some rather witty descriptions and a creepiology value. Dick Cheney smiling registers a 7.71 on the scale, while hairless cats get a 9.47. Grown men in Boy Scout uniforms? 9.29. People who drive really old cars get a 6.71, and Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood gets a 9.10. Come on... admit it... Mr. Rogers was "different"...

Much of the humor comes from Bickel's commentary. For instance, the Bazooka Joe comic character rates a 7.27, which seems rather high... until you realize this kid must have suffered a major injury to be forced to wear an eyepatch, and he hangs around with a kid who wears a turtleneck over his mouth. When Bickel puts it that way, I have to wonder if perhaps poor old Joe shouldn't have been a bit higher on the scale...

Creepiosity was a fun way to spend an hour today, and I'm not sure I'll look at some things quite the same way again. And that's probably a good thing. :)

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Obtained From: Library
Payment: Borrowed

This book gets a 9.5 on the Creepiosity scale... and that's good!

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JSMaresca August 06, 2011

This appears to be very entertaining.

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starmoth August 17, 2010

Gotta have! That picture of the Sphinx cat on the cover already raises the hair on the back of my neck. I was once forced to participate in a skit that was a take-off on Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, so I'd rate the original at about 15. Great review!

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Adrianna August 17, 2010

This looks like a hilariously funny book to read! I love these types of quick reads that are purely for fun. Nice review!

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devora August 17, 2010

Ha, I need to read this book! Once in a while, I encounter "creepy" people who I try to describe to friends, but can't quite put my finger on it. I think this book will help me hone in my creep-describing skills. Thanks for sharing, Thomas!