Steal This Book by Abbie Hoffmann
Sassy, how’s this for ironic? I bought that book, but someone stole it from me! I kid you not. I didn’t even get a chance to read it.
Harlan Ellison is a natural for this; but some other notables:
The renewable virgin by Barbara Paul; competent mystery writer who had a flair for titles (see also: Liars and tyrants and people who turn blue
Dead cat bounce: another murder mystery; the title, deftly apt, is a bit of Wall Street jargon.
Do androids dream of electric sheep
Midnight in the garden of good and evil
Dwarf rapes nun, flees in UFO: the subtitle is “a novel of journalism”. Terrifying enough, the title ends up making perfect sense.
In movies:
They might be giants
The man who would be king
I’m not much good on movies; trying to hold back on the book titles because enthusiasm is overtaking me.
Veb
Stupid funny songs: (I don’t know the authors, sorry)
How can I get you off my mind if you’re sitting on my face?
Dropkick me Jedud through the goalposts of life.
You done stomped upon my heart and mashed that sucker flat.
That’s all for now.
Tango Till They’re Sore -Tom Waits (song)
The Cat Inside- William Burroughs (book)
We Wish to Inform You That Tommorow We Will Be Killed With Our Families- Philip Gourevitch (book)
Oh Bondage, Up Yours- X-Ray Specs (sond)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower- Stephen Chbosky
“Abra Cadaver” (a Tales from the Crypt episode)
Guyana Punch Line (a band name)
“The Nine Billion Names of God” - Arthur Clarke
Bump of Chicken - Japanese pop group
Pocket Biscuits - Another J-pop group
Thee Michelle Gun Elephant - Yet another J-pop group (I think they just randomly flipped through a dictionary)
–sublight.
Also, most of the songs from Grease have fantastic titles–
- Look at me, I’m Sandra Dee
- Rock and Roll Party Queen
- Born to Hand Jive
- It’s Raining on Prom Night
- Beauty School Drop-out