From the ArcaMax Publishing, Jokes Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/jokes/s-389164-652943
Announcing the new Built-in Orderly Organized Knowledge device,
otherwise known as the BOOK.
It's a revolutionary breakthrough in technology: no wires, no electric
circuits, no batteries, nothing to be connected or switched on. It's
so easy to use even a child can operate it. Just lift its cover.
Compact and portable, it can be used anywhere -- even sitting in an
armchair by the fire -- yet it is powerful enough to hold ass much
information as a CD-ROM disk.
Here's how it works: each BOOK is constructed of sequentially numbered
sheets of paper (recyclable), each capable of holding thousands of
bits of information. These pages are locked together with a custom-fit
device called a binder which keeps the sheets in their correct
sequence. By using both sides of each sheet, manufacturers are able to
cut costs in half.
Each sheet is scanned optically, registering information directly into
your brain. A flick of the finger takes you to the next sheet. The
BOOK may be taken up at any time and used by merely opening it. The
"Browse" feature allows you to move instantly to any sheet, and move
forward or backward as you wish. Most come with an "index" feature,
which pinpoints the exact location of any selected information for
instant retrieval.
An optional "BOOKmark" accessory allows you to open the BOOK to the
exact place you left it in a previous session -- even if the BOOK has
been closed. BOOKmarks fit universal design standards; thus a single
BOOKmark can be used in BOOKs by various manufacturers.
Portable, durable and affordable, the BOOK is the entertainment wave
of the future, and many new titles are expected soon, due to the surge
in popularity of its programming tool, the Portable Erasable-Nib
Cryptic Intercommunication Language stylus [PENCIL].