August 16th, 2011 / 12:37 pm
 Behind the Scenes

Nicholson Baker’s House of Holes Style Sheet

Deadspin has published the style sheet from Nicholson Baker’s latest, House of Holes, a self-proclaimed “Book of Raunch.”

Here are the As & Bs:

Alphabetical

a-holes (38)
assbones (44)
assbuns (199)
asscheek (33)
assclenching (200)
asscrack (239)
assfucking (175)
ass jeans (240; see query)
assjunk (180)
ass pants (241; see query)
assplay (224)
ass-slappy (220)
ass-squeezer (27)
asstrunk (180)
asswood (57)

babymaker (165)
backcheeks (241; see note)
backthighs (241)
ball-hankie (106)
ballkeeper (81)
ball load (97; see query)
ballsack (31; see query)
batshit (272)
beardwater (91)*
beatstick (228)
bitchgroove (242)
blookie (168)
blowload (97; see note)
bodyboy (204)
bonky (183)
boobfat (236)
boobflesh (236)
boobosity (236)
booby (118)
boothbay (79)*
bottom cheeks (110; see note)
boycone (127)
brimmingness (236)
britneys (98)*
bug spray (139)
bun boy (227; see query)
bungee hole (61; see query)
bunny-fucking (175; see query)
bye (5)

Read the rest here.

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6 Comments

  1. August 16th, 2011 / 4:49 pm stephen tully dierks—

       book sounds interesting. i liked “the fermata.” i think i’d like the title of this one better w/o the subtitle

  2. August 16th, 2011 / 4:55 pm stephen tully dierks—

      reading this style sheet is reminding me how much of a word nerd i am. i like serial commas. i have thought about things like deliberate commaless adjective stacking

  3. August 16th, 2011 / 5:03 pm Frank Tas, the Raptor—

      This post has inspired me to give Yellow Trash Bazooka another listen!

  4. August 16th, 2011 / 5:16 pm mimi—

      _flashdance_ asspants

  5. August 16th, 2011 / 5:35 pm Andreww—

      serial commas should be mandatory. adjective stacking is fun.

  6. August 16th, 2011 / 5:50 pm deadgod—

      batshit hasn’t been independently confirmed??

      ass hat as shat