You know how every year (if we're lucky) a humor book comes out that becomes a must-have? Not a book about comedy (which no one other than you and I seems to read), but a book that is itself a work of comedy -- like The Onion's Our Dumb Century or The Daily Show's America: The Book? The kind of book that somehow penetrates the public consciousness to the point that your dumb uncle gives you a copy for Christmas?
Well, here's my pick for this year's entry into that pantheon. Sex: Our Bodies, Our Junk has a comedic pedigree that will make comedy fans drool, with a list of co-authors that includes AST's (and Conan O'Brien's) own Todd Levin, The Onion writer Jason Roeder and The Daily Show's Scott Jacobson (rounding out the team is Vanity Fair's Ted Travelstead and Mike Sacks, the latter of whom you might remember as the author of the excellent book And Here's The Kicker). It also has pictures of boobs and dongs.
If the title didn't tip you off, Our Bodies, Our Junk is a parody of those embarrassing sex education books we used to sneak into our parents' room to thumb through, giggle at and, later, masturbate to (in this case, the giggling will be more intense; I can't speak for the masturbating). The book guides you through the human anatomy, dating, foreplay, intercourse, the aforementioned masturbation and much more, all with helpful photographs and illustrations that will in turn titillate, educate and haunt you forever (mushroom penis!). There's even a foreword by Andy Richter -- sure, you could read that while standing in the humor section of Barnes & Noble, but instead be cool and buy this book for yourself. Then you have four whole months to save up enough money to buy it for your nephew.
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Originally Posted by toddlevin
