They are all joke ads created by one of our comedians Jimmy Carr (aka 'Pimp' Jimmy) for a t.v. show he did recently over here.
It's worth mentioning though, that he did actually put them into real newspapers, as part of the joke was to see if anyone actually responded to the ad's or if the people taking them down for insertion questioned them in any way.
A two star Amazon review on His American Detective: "Bodice ripper about gay men by a woman." and I'm longing to comment "don't you mean a waistcoat ripper?" God, no. Stop me. The reviews rarely rattle me any longer -- except when I spot a truth in a bad one. When that happens, I actually lose sleep. This means I still care about writing. Speaking of reviewers and writers: A couple of days ago, a writer said she was tired of getting white ladies writing reviews of her books. She had an excellent point in the long run: her stories are meant for a particular audience and she wants them to resonate with those people and get more reviews from them. But that first line was just....horribly obnoxious. I say this from my POV of course. Not a white lady who writes reviews -- but as a review grubber. Anyone who disses any reader (especially ones that give honest reviews) deserves to be cast into the pit of being ignored. ...
I've cut out bits here and there but the gist is there. I don't want to cut too much because she's a good writer (other than the actual thinking/tolerance part) and it's bad idea to ignore that fact. . . . romance isn't about just any "two people" celebrating "love in its many forms." Organizations such as the Man-Boy Love Association would certainly refer to themselves as celebrating love "two people" (or more) finding love in one of its many forms" . . . while they actively promote pedophilia. Think RWA can't go down that slipper slope? Think again. Under our present definition, we cannot exclude such "love stories" under the category of "romance". We, as a culture, seem to have forgotten how to say "enough is enough," but RWA can--indeed, must--do better than that. . . . And, please, spare us the arguments about "censorship" and "inclusiveness." Preference for "one man,...
Haha, i'm reading ur blog! PWNED
ReplyDeleteI'm quite partial to "Incurable romantic, seeks filthy whore," myself.
ReplyDeleteSometimes nothing's better than the truth. *g*
Incurable romantic seeks filthy whore.
ReplyDeleteThat is so me, it chokes me up.
BTW, PWND = ??
ReplyDelete"incurable romantic" was priceless, but the last one was also note-worthy.
ReplyDeleteThey are all joke ads created by one of our comedians Jimmy Carr (aka 'Pimp' Jimmy) for a t.v. show he did recently over here.
ReplyDeleteIt's worth mentioning though, that he did actually put them into real newspapers, as part of the joke was to see if anyone actually responded to the ad's or if the people taking them down for insertion questioned them in any way.