Mike Lacher of McSweeney’s Internet Tendency has a list of great works of literature that have been retitled for SEO purposes. I’ll tackle the first — can you figure out the rest?
7 Awesome Ways Barnyard Animals Are Like Communism - “Animal Farm”
The 11 Stupidest Things Phonies Do To Ruin The World
8 Surprising Ways West Egg Is Exemplary Of The Hollowness Of The American Dream
6 Shockingly Evil Things The Turn-Of-The-Century Meatpacking Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know
5 Insane Ways London Could Become a Dystopia (And How It’s Not That Far From Reality)
1 Weird Thing Caddy Smells Like
I personally do not take much stock in SEO, so just reading these overly descriptive, list-centric titles makes me gag. However, you can’t help but admit that they sure sound intriguing!
Via kottke.org.
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8 Surprising Ways West Egg Is Exemplary Of The Hollowness Of The American Dream: The Great Gatsby
I’m stumped on the rest.
6 Shockingly Evil Things The Turn-Of-The-Century Meatpacking Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know – "The Jungle"
The 11 Stupidest Things Phonies Do To Ruin The World Catcher in the Rye
The 11 Stupidest Things Phonies Do To Ruin The World – The Catcher in the Rye
8 Surprising Ways West Egg Is Exemplary Of The Hollowness Of The American Dream – The Great Gatsby
6 Shockingly Evil Things The Turn-Of-The-Century Meatpacking Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know – The Jungle
5 Insane Ways London Could Become a Dystopia (And How It’s Not That Far From Reality) – Brave New World
1 Weird Thing Caddy Smells Like – The Sound and the Fury
I had three of them down! But I see I’ve been beaten to the punch
Wow, we have a lot of smartypants here! You guys did better than me — I was only able to get 3 off the top of my head!
I thought 1984 for "5 Insane Ways…" but I see someone else picked Brave New World. Hmmmmm…..
1984 is set in Oceania, so it has to be Brave New World