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Dominant Glee Club
06/18/09

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That J.D. Salinger, he always seemed kind of flitty to me. I don't know him and all, but, boy, he kills me. He really goddamn does. Old Salinger. What a prince. If I were a writer, I wouldn't even let myself publish anything. If I even tried, I'd sue my own goddamn self. I really would. I'm a madman sometimes.
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Tart of Darkness
06/18/09

@The Dominant Glee Club: I hearted you both but that's because I'm a damn phoney. Sure I get all happy when I read stuff but in my real life I'm mean and grumpy and beat my kids and smoke too much.
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BxgrlJeri
06/18/09

@The Dominant Glee Club: that made me feel crumby
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Mount_Prion
06/18/09

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"Hermetically-sealed Catcher in the Rye author..."

Hammy, you just made my day. Makes me think of Hermit-Ren.
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bytememehard
06/18/09

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I once wrote and directed a one-act based on For Esmé with Love and Squalor. Got an A. Don't tell JD.
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CaptainFantastic
06/18/09

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I'm pretty sure that John David California is William Shatner.
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Astroblack
06/18/09

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I can't be the only here who's shocked to find out Salinger is still alive. I had no idea.
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sakade
06/18/09

@Astroblack: He's a bit of an urban legend in New Hampshire, akin to the boogeyman or whatever it is that is totally hiding under your bed but is only there when the lights are off.
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BxgrlJeri
06/18/09

@Astroblack: I was. I thought, "He's ALIVE?" Wow.
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PandoraSpocks
06/18/09

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Like a 1960s movie about hippies, and Salinger himself, Catcher just doesn't hold up to a modern day read. It's sophomoric, self-indulgent and just plain ridiculous.

(oh hi, Hamilton..)
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1.1.1.
06/18/09

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He's allowed to protect his creation.

If you want to pay homage to an author, write a fan novel and post it on your website. Don't charge for it.

Or wait until the writer has been dead a long time, as with Jean Rhys and Charlotte Brontë. It helps to be brilliant.
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DahlELama
06/18/09

@1.1.1.: Exactly--I have no beef with Salinger for this. The beauty of Catcher in the Rye is the carefully crafted character of Holden Caulfield. He's the whole book, not to mention an icon. For someone else to seize and distort that creation just seems incredibly wrong.
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Tart of Darkness
06/18/09

@DahlELama: Yeah, but you know what? I'm sure California's book stinks. STINKS. So it probably doesn't matter if it's published because it probably stinks. And I feel for that judge.

Hearted for the Jean Rhys reference. Oh man. That book is better than Jane Eyre.
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TableNine
06/18/09

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This is reminiscent of John David California's earlier work, writing "Fuck You" on walls.
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m4ximusprim3
06/18/09

@TableNine: Apparently he spends a lot of time in the bathroom at my work. I wonder how I keep missing him?
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SaraRueful
06/18/09

@m4ximusprim3: Do you work at a truck stop?
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CaptainFantastic
06/18/09

@TableNine: I've also seen some of his work in construction site porta-potties. A lot of poems, like "Carpenters suck donkey balls/ ironworkers swallow/ for a good dick-suck call a [sic] electrician."
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Tart of Darkness
06/18/09

@CaptainFantastic: Here's my favorite graffito of all time. I suspect JDC is responsible because it was spray painted on a curb in Huntington Beach:

"Hank B likes sucking big elephant dicks."

He's a prince.
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drunkexpatwriter
06/18/09

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When I was online dating, my profile said "If you think Holden Caufield is cool, please do not contact me."
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MsMuffinMcGuffin
06/18/09

@drunkexpatwriter: I understand because when I was online dating, I avoided the men who wrote they identified with Holden Caulfield.

Not exactly good marriage material.
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Nic Fit
06/18/09

@MsMuffinMcGuffin: Funny, I would think that mentioning Holden Caulfield in a dating profile would seem pretentious.
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La Mareada
06/18/09

@MsMuffinMcGuffin: It's not a terrible book, but if its still his favorite book after his 18th/20th birthday its not a good sign. About his maturity or literacy. (For women? Sex and the City?)
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bytememehard
06/18/09

@La Mareada: What the fuck you got against SATC? I will cut a bitch badmouths my girls.
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BookishLookish
06/18/09

@drunkexpatwriter: *heart*

But drunkexpat, what about pina coladas? Getting caught in the rain?
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MsMuffinMcGuffin
06/18/09

@Nic Fit: It was pretentious. Plus most of them were trying to show off they read literature i.e. they were Renaissance Men. Despite the fact a good portion of them hadn't picked up "Catcher in the Rye" since high school English class.
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Mount_Prion
06/18/09

@drunkexpatwriter: I've actually done the same thing. I always ignore or don't write to people who mention that book. Another peeve is being "into going out but also staying in," which means ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
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drunkexpatwriter
06/18/09

@MsMuffinMcGuffin: Exactly.

And women who worship Holden are not exactly great long term prospects either.
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drunkexpatwriter
06/18/09

@Mount_Prion: Another one of my pet peeves were girls who listed a random David Sedaris book in their list of favorite literature.
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SaraRueful
06/18/09

@drunkexpatwriter: The very very creepiest to me was the huge number of men who listed the butter scene from "Last Tango in Paris" as their "sexiest movie scene." DUDE! He was pretty much RAPING her. If you think rape is sexy, then I think I'll pass.
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drunkexpatwriter
06/18/09

@SaraRueful: Meanwhile I got bored of the six month period where 90 percent of the girls on Nerve listed "Secretary" as their sexiest movie ever.

I liked Secretary, but it was quickly obvious that a lot of the girls were just listing it to get attention because they thought guys would like it.
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BxgrlJeri
06/18/09

@drunkexpatwriter: Catcher in the Rye is one of my favorite books of all time but I think Holden is a dumbass and wouldn't be attracted to a guy like him. But I was kinda that mopey over-thinker (but also overachiever) when I was a teen. So I read it about 50 times between the ages of 12 and 17.

But the Central Park ducks is what sucked me in. I can't pass that pond (and I do so at least once a week) without thinking about the book.
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