How Does Olive Oil Lose Its Virginity?: Answers to the Enigmatic Questions of Contemporary Life

by Bruce Tindall, Mark Watson

This much anticipated sequel to the author's popular Did Mohawks Wear Mohawks? stimulates the mind as much as it tickles the funny bone with scores of concise, witty answers to the questions you never dared to ask Mom or your high school science teacher! From the ridiculous to the sublime, Tindall and Watson tackle the conundrums of the day, examining everything from the history of "booing" bad performances to the mysterious darkness that lurks in the heart of the oyster. Whether the subject is soft drinks or shrunken heads, bumper stickers or boomerangs,How Does Olive Oil Lose its Virginity? is your road map through an increasingly wacky world.

With over 50 questions on a myriad of topics, How Does Olive Oil Lose its Virginity? provides readers with hours of entertainment and a wealth of factual knowledge. Each answer has been carefully researched and well documented and offers great background information. And of course, all the answers are peppered with the trademark wit and spunk popularized by Tindall and Watson.

238 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[Mary JL · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is one of those interesting--to me--trivia/information books which ask questions about things you may or may not have wondered about.

There are two or three pages devoted to each question or topic; some of course will interest you more than others.

Other questions addressed--besides the one in the above title are: what causes deja vu? Who discovered fire? Why is "jaywalking" called than? Why is the figure on the playing card called a "jack"? And so on.

Since I am interested in oddities and also word origins, I found this book lots of fun. It is a quck, light easy read. Just the thing to pass ah our or some with some humorous but interesting facts.

Recommended for anyone who likes books of facts; trivia or word origins.

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulously interesting.

[Victoria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really, really awesome book. Period point blank. Just awesome.

[Abraham Ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

nice book for lovers of imponderables