Textbook Skinny.

See, this is why I love Gallery of the Absurd. They are so spot-on in their caricatures and spoofs.

This newest one ponders what high school textbooks of the future might look like, suggesting perhaps the image of a skeleton might even be updated to help students better relate:


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I wonder if Nicole will ever snap out of it one day and see how thin she’s really gotten. Hopefully so. Still, as long as society continues to celebrate stick-thinness, she’ll probably always feels like she could stand to lose another pound or two.

Gallery of the Absurd: High School Textbooks of the Future?
Previously: The Lo Zone: I Gotta Get Me One-A These.
Previously: The Lo Zone: Funny, I’ve Been Thinking The Very Same Thing.
Previously: The Lo Zone: (Sea) Monkey See, (Sea) Monkey Do.
Previously: The Lo Zone: Startled Jones: The Transformation.
Previously: The Lo Zone: Star Jones: Pin-Up Girl.

2 thoughts on “Textbook Skinny.

  1. >What's strange is that before I read the text I said, "oh, Nicole Richie." The quick recognition also says a great deal about how "shallow" she has become — no pun intended.

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  2. >I spent years in Ethiopia with great people who were unintentionally skinny. Forgive me if Nicole's problem doesn't spark emotion within me.

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