# "Greatest Jewish Sports Legends", and other nominees for World Shortest Books **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 25, 2010, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-jewish-sports-legends-and-other-nominees-for-world-shortest-books/547947 "2010-07-25T15:22:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-jewish-sports-legends-and-other-nominees-for-world-shortest-books/547947/81 "2010-07-28T16:56:35Z")
> [@Daithi\_Lacha](#): > > …William F. Gaines If you mean the _Mad_ magazine publisher, his middle name was Maxwell. Bill Gaines, _The Vital Importance of Confirmity in American Life Today._ Bill Gates. ---
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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Bill Gates. _The Joys of the Monastic Lifestyle_ Lance Armstrong ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-jewish-sports-legends-and-other-nominees-for-world-shortest-books/547947/83 "2010-07-28T17:39:52Z")
_It Takes Balls To Win The Tour De France_ by Lance Armstrong (Sorry.) Gilbert Gottfried ---
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> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > Gilbert Gottfried _The Reasons Why Stand-Up Comedy Is A Dead Art_, by Gilbert Gottfried Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf (a.k.a. _Comical Ali_) ---
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[QUOTE=JoseB;12737130Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf (a.k.a. _Comical Ali_)[/QUOTE] **Comical Ali** : _How to make an illegal war fun - and make oneself free of charge literally_ Tony Blair ---
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[QUOTE=newcomer] Tony Blair [/QUOTE] _How to Declare Your Independence From America_ Michael Moore ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-jewish-sports-legends-and-other-nominees-for-world-shortest-books/547947/87 "2010-07-28T20:45:41Z")
_I, Dittohead: A Love Letter To Limbaugh_ by Michael Moore Ann Coulter ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-jewish-sports-legends-and-other-nominees-for-world-shortest-books/547947/88 "2010-07-28T20:50:48Z")
_A New Deal for The 21st Century: How Government Programs Can Help Us Get Out Of The Recession_ Ron Artest ---
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> [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](#): > > Ron Artest _Making Friends with Fans_ Next: Terrell Owens ---
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_Lessons in Grace: My Life Story_ by Terrell Owens Al Sharpton ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-jewish-sports-legends-and-other-nominees-for-world-shortest-books/547947/91 "2010-07-29T01:39:51Z")
_The Ministry of Humility_ Oksana Grigorieva ---
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_Mel Gibson: Family Man_ Maury Povich ---
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_Never Sell out: The importance of integrity and taste in your chosen career_ By Maury Povich Bob Dylan ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-jewish-sports-legends-and-other-nominees-for-world-shortest-books/547947/94 "2010-07-29T03:45:07Z")
_Proper Elocution: The Key To Musical Success_ by Bob Dylan Jerry Springer ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-jewish-sports-legends-and-other-nominees-for-world-shortest-books/547947/95 "2010-07-29T04:06:44Z")
_In All Candor: Everything I’ve Done to Improve American Television_, by Jerry Springer. Nicole Kidman. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-jewish-sports-legends-and-other-nominees-for-world-shortest-books/547947/96 "2010-07-29T04:09:20Z")
_Catholicism & Scientology: A Compatibility Guide_ Joaquin Phoenix ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-jewish-sports-legends-and-other-nominees-for-world-shortest-books/547947/97 "2010-07-29T05:58:09Z")
_Not looking and acting like a Department Store Mannequin_ Pete Sampras. ---
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> [@AK84](#): > > _Not looking and acting like a Department Store Mannequin_ > > Pete Sampras. Relax, the way of the underachiever Betty Page ---
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Tips for Taking Tasteful Photos. Cecil Adams ---
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