Dan Gookin
This celebrity goo was created by player Russ Wilhelm.
Scott Hardie provided the gooed image, category, and difficulty, made minor changes to the clue provided by Russ, and wrote the explanation.
publication date: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 (part of Round XXXIV)
category: 
Education
clue: Relation to this site may be questionable, but is a reference for the rest of us.
explanation: Gookin launched the "For Dummies" series of educational books, with the subtitle "A Reference for the Rest of Us." more…
solved by: Steve West, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Jerry Mathis, Walter Chesser, Shawn Brandt, and Jim Kraus
trivia: Russ wanted to goo Gookin as soon as he saw his last name.
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