View Poll Results: Which is your favourite reference book?

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  • The Completely Useless Encyclopedia

    4 44.44%

  • The Book of Lists

    2 22.22%

  • Regeneration

    0 0%

  • The Target Book

    3 33.33%
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  1. 2nd May 2009, 9:54 AM #1
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    Default Reference Book Wars: Quarter Finals 6

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    Vote now and we can move on to the semi-finals!

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  2. 2nd May 2009, 10:29 AM #2
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    TCUE was a hilarious book, as per its more serious cousin "The Discontinuity Guide", and once again had me rolling about with mirth.

    By contrast, The Book Of Lists wasn't as funny as it wanted to be. I haven't read the other two.

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  3. 2nd May 2009, 3:38 PM #3
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    Neither have I. I preferred The Book Of Lists to the Encyclopaedia, because the latter's humour didn't work for me, and BOL was a more interesting reference work.
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    I went with the Book of Lists as well for similar reasons to Stuart.
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  5. 2nd May 2009, 11:03 PM #5
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    I went for The Target Book because it has the best cover!

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  6. 2nd May 2009, 11:48 PM #6
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    Encyclopedia for me - always makes me laugh.

    I've not read any of the other three mind you, so it was an easy choice either way!
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  7. 3rd May 2009, 12:14 PM #7
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    I've only got CUE and the Lists from here - I'll go for the former as it's less dry than the latter. I must get that Target book one day though as that will appeal.
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