banned books

Seen in many journals, most recently dragontdc. This is a list of the most-often banned books (time period unknown to me). The convention is to use formatting to indicate which you've read all or part of and which others you want to read, but I'm going to sort the list instead.

( lists behind here )

While I'm a little surprised at the number of items on that last list, I must admit that I have basically no curiosity about them.

car(s)

( car stuff )

Unrelated short takes:

dglenn observes that people on a snow-panic grocery-store run buy white things. Sympathetic magic or a charm against the snow?

The last bottle of mouthwash I bought sports the following claim in large type: "clinically proven to help prevent plaque and gingivitis". Of course, there is no footnote citing methodologies. For all I know, merely rinsing your mouth with water periodically helps prevent plaque and gingivitis. But I suppose I'm not their target.