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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader

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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader	comment	A series of books first published in 1988, composed of trivia, humor and reference all rolled into one. As the name implies, it is ostensibly something to read while sitting on the toilet, and comes with a laminated cover (presumably for waterproofing), and articles are rated by length, so that you can decide what to read based on your, ahem, needs. The books include articles on various historical topics, pop culture trivia, dumb criminal stories, quotes from famous (and not-so-famous) people, assorted lists, and much more. The content is presented somewhat tongue-in-cheek, not at all shying away from wordplay and the occasional Toilet Humor, but still manages to be highly entertaining. As if the stories and lists weren't enough, each page also has "running feet" — a little fact printed at the bottom margin.The number of volumes has been constant since the beginning, not counting a multitude of Spin Offs (e.g., special versions for kids and even for mothers; the "Plunges into" series, where each story centralizes on a certain topic; various puzzle and Sudoku books). Other volumes have been amassed into "Best Of"s.The Bathroom Reader series covers topics both interesting and obscure; witness the story of Emperor Norton — of San Francisco, as well as the history of the GI Joe action figure and historical dissertations ranging from the evolution of money to the French Revolution.
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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader / int_1994ba0b	type	Gone Horribly Right
Uncle John's Bathroom Reader / int_1994ba0b	comment	Gone Horribly Right: In a segment called "It Worked... Too Well".
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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader / int_1ba17583	type	The Ghost
Uncle John's Bathroom Reader / int_1ba17583	comment	The Ghost: Just who is Uncle John anyway? Nobody seems to know until 2012, when it was revealed that "Uncle John" is Gordon Javna, the brother of writer John Javna. They have mentioned in a few books that Uncle John is definitely not the guy on the back of every book, as often assumed. That guy's name isn't John, but Larry Kelp and he's only a technician for the Bathroom Readers Institute.
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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader / int_2937826d	type	Hurricane of Puns
Uncle John's Bathroom Reader / int_2937826d	comment	Hurricane of Puns: The writers love puns, especially if they relate to the bathroom in any way; the lamer, the better.
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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader / int_4f4372e9	type	Early-Installment Weirdness
Uncle John's Bathroom Reader / int_4f4372e9	comment	Early-Installment Weirdness: The first couple of books were smaller and had shorter articles that often started with a brief history of the subject followed by several tidbits about it. It wasn't until the fifth book that the articles got larger and more in-depth.
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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader / int_558ae6f6	type	Moon Logic Puzzle
Uncle John's Bathroom Reader / int_558ae6f6	comment	Moon Logic Puzzle: Many of the brainteasers. Example: "Julia is riding a horse. Directly to her left is a hippo traveling at the same speed. In front of her is an elephant, also traveling at the same speed. Following behind her - at the same speed - is a lion. And to her right is a ledge. How will Julia make it to safety?" (Answer: By getting off the carousel.)
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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader / int_761b6500	type	Cowboy BeBop at His Computer
Uncle John's Bathroom Reader / int_761b6500	comment	Cowboy BeBop at His Computer: Invoked in at least one volume, which contains a page of errata from previous editions. One note in particular pointed out that an earlier book had contradicting facts: one page said that ants don't sleep, and another said that ants stretch after they wake up. They basically Handwaved this one by saying that it's not really known whether ants sleep or not.
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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader / int_98ce21fe	type	Long-Running Book Series
Uncle John's Bathroom Reader / int_98ce21fe	comment	Long-Running Book Series: As of 2018, it's been running for 30 years.
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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader / int_ac4ac8e5	type	Idiosyncratic Episode Naming
Uncle John's Bathroom Reader / int_ac4ac8e5	comment	Idiosyncratic Episode Naming: Starting with Ultimate, the books all took some form of Uncle John's [adjective phrase] Bathroom Reader. They stopped the Uncle John's Nth Bathroom Reader business because they didn't want new readers to think that they had to read them in order.
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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader / int_b9a27725	type	Stopped Numbering Sequels
Uncle John's Bathroom Reader / int_b9a27725	comment	Stopped Numbering Sequels: As seen above, they gradually broke free of the "Uncle John's Nth Bathroom Reader" series, though they would return for the 28th installment in 2015.
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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader / int_c25c7890	type	Fun with Acronyms
Uncle John's Bathroom Reader / int_c25c7890	comment	Fun with Acronyms: UJPORAD (Uncle John's Page of Random Acronym Definitions) and APOUJRAD (Another Page of Uncle John's Random Acronym Definitions), both of which describe the meanings behind acronyms and initialisms.
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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader / int_c75df49a	type	Shout-Out
Uncle John's Bathroom Reader / int_c75df49a	comment	Shout-Out: Plenty on the index pages, mostly to friends of the writers.
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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader / int_d442f9d1	type	ToiletHumor
Uncle John's Bathroom Reader / int_d442f9d1	comment	Toilet Humor: Every book manages to get in a couple bathroom jokes, although there are some more scientific articles about bodily functions too.
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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader / int_e8f853a	comment	They stopped the Uncle John's Nth Bathroom Reader business because they didn't want new readers to think that they had to read them in order.
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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader / int_f9f2c33	type	Running Gag
Uncle John's Bathroom Reader / int_f9f2c33	comment	Running Gag: From about All-Purpose Extra Strength onward, every book has a running foot reading "Hi Mom!"
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