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This discussion centers around humorous and pun-filled book titles, specifically highlighting "Excel for Dummies" by Phil Handle and "Tequila Mockingbird," a fictional cookbook for making Margaritas. Participants engage in a lighthearted exchange about the cleverness of these titles, with "A Farewell to Arms" by Hemingway also mentioned as a classic example. The conversation emphasizes the creativity involved in crafting titles that play on words and cultural references.

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Just thought of one.

"Excel for Dummies" by Phil Handle.
 
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Are you referring to titles that are hidden puns?

- A Farewell to Arms by Hemingway

Or more humorously:

- Tequila Mockingbird as a cookbook on making Margaritas
 
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jedishrfu said:
Are you referring to titles that are hidden puns?

- A Farewell to Arms by Hemingway

Or more humorously:

- Tequila Mockingbird as a cookbook on making Margaritas
Made up titles, like the latter.
 
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