"In Search of the World's Most Boring Book Title"

Oooh, this looks interesting. My vote on this matchup is for When Mother Lets Us Make Paper Box Furniture. The subject of paper box furniture is dull enough (even though I'm not even sure what such furniture is) but the title also gives me the impression that these kids' mother is so strict that even as innocuous an activity as "paper box furniture" requires special permission. That household must be so grim and devoid of joy that I certainly have no interest in reading anything about it.

Though certainly not a barn-burner of a title, either, I'd much rather read 75 Exciting Vegetables for Your Garden - not that gardening fascinates me at all, but I wasn't even aware there are 75 vegetables for your garden IN TOTAL, let alone 75 EXCITING ones. This title would prompt me to read the book for no other reason that to see how far the author is able to stretch the definition of "exciting" or "vegetable." This book also gets the nod for the lovely cover design, unlike the "Dick and Jane Are Emotionally Repressed" illustration of the first one.

The estimable Paul Collins has no comment function set up on his blog, so feel free to leave your comments here. I hope this is the first of a long-running series.