Today's word of the day is: Bookman

Bookman: n. 1. He's a man! 2. Made of books! 3. With a plan! 4. Have a look! 5. He's the Incredible 100-Book-Capacity Leatherbound-Hardback-Preferred Mahogany Bookman!

In our last episode, Nosy Newslady Rois Rane found herself locked in a dungeon with nothing to read. We now rejoin the action as Rois tries in vain to remember relevent plot points from The Da Vinci Code.

"As hard as I try, I can only remember four Grand Masters of the Priory of Sion," Rois bemoaned. "If only I had a reference book with me--or if the Incredible Bookman were here."

"Fear not, Miss Rane! I've been standing against this red-painted wall all along, filled to capacity with up to 100 attractive leatherbound hardcover books!" exclaimed the Incredible Bookman, as he stepped out of the shadows.

"Oh, Bookman!" Rois gushed. "Is that a thesaurus on your middle shelf, or are you just happy to see me?"

"Um...both," Bookman confessed.

Suddenly, Dastardly Doctor Disaster leapt into the room. "I knew you would fall for my trap, Incredible Bookman! Now prepare to meet your doom!"

Bookman dropped into a crouch and readied a volume of martial arts manga in each hand. "You're no match for my ninja book skills, Doctor!"

"Ninja book skills? Nobody told me you had ninja book skills. Yikes!" Dastardly Doctor Disaster quickly fled the scene.

"My hero!" shouted Rois. She put her arms around Bookman and found herself kissing a formidable history of the Peloponnesian War.

"Of course I'm your hero, Rois. And I can be a hero to any other booklover too, for just $1700 plus shipping costs from England!"

THE END...or is it?