Sigh

[altivo]

Don't want to actually read anything, but want your friends to think you're an intellectual? Now you can!

You can even fill your shelves with law books to make a room look really sophisticated and scholarly.

Of course they neglect to mention the fact that anyone who actually can read will recognize Readers' Digest Condensed Books for the schlock that they are. And old encyclopedias, randomly selected, are even less likely to impress anyone other than your interior decorator, who probably hasn't read anything that didn't have color pictures since leaving school...

Have a look here. And you thought I was kidding when I kept describing Americans as illiterates who are concerned only with appearances...

Comments

[swampy.livejournal.com]

I am sure that people have tried to take down an interesting volume from these faux book collections to browse over their coffee. I can imagine their disgust at finding, etc etc.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Yes, I'm sure it's happened to a few. I made that mistake in one place, but in the others I've seen the fakery was too obvious.