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Is that an attempt at humor? It seems like just a statement of fact.

• coldtea 5y ago
  The number is a fact yes. The "inquiring minds" seems to me to imply some humor/sarcasm as to their wanting to know more about the subject. It's subtle, but it's not a neutral sentence.
  • majormajor 5y ago
    That feels like a stretch to me, and if I do try to read something into it, I'd read what you just said into it, not what you said originally: it's a jab at the people who felt the need to read the book, not the author being uncomfortable with the topic. It's a book aimed by title at those who are uncomfortable with the topic, after all. But my reading is still that it's probably a much more non-malicious wordplay connection to the the "but were afraid to ask" part of the book's title.