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    J.D. Salinger Succeeds In Blocking Publication of Dumb Book

    Jake Tapper Can't Keep His Objectivity in His Pants
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    Image of Dominant Glee Club Dominant Glee Club
    06/18/09

    In reply to J.D. Salinger Succeeds In Blocking Publication of Dumb Book
    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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    Image of Tart of Darkness 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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    Image of BxgrlJeri BxgrlJeri
    06/18/09

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

    In reply to J.D. Salinger Succeeds In Blocking Publication of Dumb Book
    "Hermetically-sealed Catcher in the Rye author..."


    Hammy, you just made my day. Makes me think of Hermit-Ren.

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    Image of bytememehard bytememehard
    06/18/09

    In reply to J.D. Salinger Succeeds In Blocking Publication of Dumb Book
    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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    Image of CaptainFantastic CaptainFantastic
    06/18/09

    In reply to J.D. Salinger Succeeds In Blocking Publication of Dumb Book
    I'm pretty sure that John David California is William Shatner.
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    Image of Astroblack Astroblack
    06/18/09

    In reply to J.D. Salinger Succeeds In Blocking Publication of Dumb Book
    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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    Image of sakade 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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    Image of BxgrlJeri BxgrlJeri
    06/18/09

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

    In reply to J.D. Salinger Succeeds In Blocking Publication of Dumb Book
    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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    Image of 1.1.1. 1.1.1.
    06/18/09

    In reply to J.D. Salinger Succeeds In Blocking Publication of Dumb Book
    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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    Image of DahlELama 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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    Image of Tart of Darkness 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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    Image of TableNine TableNine
    06/18/09

    In reply to J.D. Salinger Succeeds In Blocking Publication of Dumb Book
    This is reminiscent of John David California's earlier work, writing "Fuck You" on walls.
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    Image of m4ximusprim3 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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    Image of SaraRueful SaraRueful
    06/18/09

    @m4ximusprim3: Do you work at a truck stop?
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    Image of CaptainFantastic 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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    Image of Tart of Darkness 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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    Image of drunkexpatwriter drunkexpatwriter
    06/18/09

    In reply to J.D. Salinger Succeeds In Blocking Publication of Dumb Book
    When I was online dating, my profile said "If you think Holden Caufield is cool, please do not contact me."
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    Image of MsMuffinMcGuffin 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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    Image of Nic Fit 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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    Image of La Mareada 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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    Image of bytememehard 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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    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    06/18/09

    @drunkexpatwriter: *heart*

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

    @MsMuffinMcGuffin: Exactly.


    And women who worship Holden are not exactly great long term prospects either.

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    Image of drunkexpatwriter 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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    Image of SaraRueful 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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    Image of drunkexpatwriter 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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    Image of BxgrlJeri 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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    Image of pufflehuff pufflehuff
    04/07/09

    In reply to Jake Tapper Can't Keep His Objectivity in His Pants
    Jake Slapper. Ah, take that, misogyny.
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    Image of lawyergay lawyergay
    04/07/09

    In reply to Jake Tapper Can't Keep His Objectivity in His Pants
    I've heard this "I don't vote" thing from reporters before, and I always think, "Don't flatter yourself." I already don't read what you write.
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    Image of Peter Feld Peter Feld
    04/07/09

    In reply to Jake Tapper Can't Keep His Objectivity in His Pants
    Quick: what does Nancy Ives have in common with Monica Lewinsky? Hint, it's not what you think.


    [www.washingtoncitypaper.com]

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    Image of eatsshootsleaves eatsshootsleaves
    04/07/09

    In reply to Jake Tapper Can't Keep His Objectivity in His Pants
    Don't all press secretaries fuck around with journalists?
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    Image of gticlutchburn gticlutchburn
    04/07/09

    In reply to Jake Tapper Can't Keep His Objectivity in His Pants
    Methinks Jake doth protest too much. Objective reporters shouldn't have to give interview to prove how objective they are. Just like reporters that don't want to become the story needn't write articles about how they aren't the story.
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    Image of eatsshootsleaves eatsshootsleaves
    04/07/09

    @gticlutchburn: Furthermore, he's proving he's objective by giving an interview to The National Review, of all places. Ur doin it rong, Jake!
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    Image of Mount_Prion Mount_Prion
    04/07/09

    In reply to Jake Tapper Can't Keep His Objectivity in His Pants
    How can you avoid saying, "Tapper tapped Nancy Ives," Cook? I couldn't resist if I was in your shoes.


    But I guess that's why you're in charge of Investigations and I'm just a self-replicating string of protein.

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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    04/07/09

    the lipstick is kind of too mauve and too matte
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