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{{quote|''"Every man should be capable of all ideas, and I believe that in the future, he will be."''|'''The Argentine National Poultry and Rabbit Inspector's Little Book of Shitty Aphorisms'''<ref> WERE YOU EVEN AWARE OF IT? This is an actual quote from "Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote" by Jorge Luis Borges. It might help to read this book with Google handy.</ref>}}

{{quote|''"Every man should be capable of all ideas, and I believe that in the future, he will be."''|'''The Argentine National Poultry and Rabbit Inspector's Little Book of Shitty Aphorisms'''<ref>WERE YOU EVEN AWARE OF IT? This is an actual quote from "Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote" by Jorge Luis Borges. It might help to read this book with Google handy.</ref>}}

Short for: ''For your Consideration, The Firms of Dutton & Riverhead Books of New York City, Publishers of [[Ken Follett]], Darin Strauss, David Rees, and [[Wu-Tang Clan|the RZA]], Present in the English Language: A Further Compendium of Complete World Knowledge in "[[The Areas of My Expertise]]" Assembled and Illumined by Me, John Hodgman, A Famous [[The Daily Show|Minor Television Personality]]*, Offering'' '''[[Title Drop|More Information Than You Require]]''' ''On subjects as Diverse As: The Past (As There Is Always More of It), The Future (As There is Still Some Left), All of the Presidents of the United States, The Secrets of Hollywood, Gambling, The Sport of the Asthmatic Man (Including Hermit-Crab Racing), Strange Encounters with Aliens, How to Buy a Computer, How to Cook an Owl, And Most Other Subjects, Plus: Answers To Your Questions Posed via Electronic Mail, And: 700 Mole-Man Names, Including Their Occupations''. <nowiki>*</nowiki>''<small>Formerly a Former Professional Literary Agent and Professional Writer, AKA "[[They Might Be Giants|The Deranged Millionaire]]"</small>''

Short for: ''For your Consideration, The Firms of Dutton & Riverhead Books of New York City, Publishers of [[Ken Follett]], Darin Strauss, David Rees, and [[Wu-Tang Clan|the RZA]], Present in the English Language: A Further Compendium of Complete World Knowledge in "[[The Areas of My Expertise]]" Assembled and Illumined by Me, John Hodgman, A Famous [[The Daily Show|Minor Television Personality]]*, Offering'' '''[[Title Drop|More Information Than You Require]]''' ''On subjects as Diverse As: The Past (As There Is Always More of It), The Future (As There is Still Some Left), All of the Presidents of the United States, The Secrets of Hollywood, Gambling, The Sport of the Asthmatic Man (Including Hermit-Crab Racing), Strange Encounters with Aliens, How to Buy a Computer, How to Cook an Owl, And Most Other Subjects, Plus: Answers To Your Questions Posed via Electronic Mail, And: 700 Mole-Man Names, Including Their Occupations''. <nowiki>*</nowiki>''<small>Formerly a Former Professional Literary Agent and Professional Writer, AKA "[[They Might Be Giants (band)|The Deranged Millionaire]]"</small>''

Yes, there is a footnote in the title.

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* [[Secret Legacy]] - Esperantans vs. the Bush dynasty

* [[Self-Deprecation]] - "I am married. Wait, it gets better."

* [[Shout-Out]] (The Acknowledgements at the end. Included are [[They Might Be Giants|John Flansburgh and John Linnell]], [[The Daily Show|Jon Stewart]], Justin Long (a Mac), [[Doctor Who|Colin Baker]], Sarah Vowell, Ira Glass, Ricky Gervais, and others.

* [[Shout-Out]] (The Acknowledgements at the end. Included are [[They Might Be Giants (band)|John Flansburgh and John Linnell]], [[The Daily Show|Jon Stewart]], Justin Long (a Mac), [[Doctor Who|Colin Baker]], Sarah Vowell, Ira Glass, Ricky Gervais, and others.

* [[Shown Their Work]] (Ironically enough)

* [[Slurpasaur]] - Parodied. The mole-men ride on giant iguanas that they think are dinosaurs

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