It's very helpful for a writer who is past his Sell By date, like that Ellison, to pretend his work is worth stealing. He can think down in his remnant carpeted basement, man, ten million readers, unfortunately all thieves.
A certain upscale ivy has never been pressured to drop its AA policy. It sees thirty thousand applicants, accepts ten, tells the rest they were only just aced out by a gay Puerto Rican with a low SAT due to developmental disabilities. Ah cudda been a contender, they muse forevermore in a JC somewhere.
Honestly? I think he was referring to the fact that the people he'd be trying to catch are more than likely without funds (read: deep pockets), not to mention the fact that he's probably making fun of himself by saying that's the kind of person who reads his schlock.
@Aaron Altman: Sorry, my wording was deBates-able.
I just think redneck is the image he was going for. Obviously eating funyuns and having poor basement carpeting doesn't make one a redneck--but it does seem to be the traits of King's classic redneck schlub characters (in his movies at least).
God, I've seen Misery so many times, you'd think I could make a better Annie Wilkes joke.
@bayktdin: Stephen King just called and wanted me to tell you that he thinks you're a moron who lives in refrigerator box and exists on orange circus peanuts.
Perhaps he should write a novel about a pirated story that, once downloaded, causes the readers eyeballs to be slowly eaten inside out. And then the victim is attacked by possessed Funyuns.
Wait a minute--wasn't Stephen King living in a basement floored with carpeting remnants, living on Funyons and discount beer prior to the sale of Carrie?
@OlavRokne: I read a story of his once. It was given away free on the Internets. I thought it a nice gesture, and he's a good storyteller, but I decided he's no Stephen King.
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A certain upscale ivy has never been pressured to drop its AA policy. It sees thirty thousand applicants, accepts ten, tells the rest they were only just aced out by a gay Puerto Rican with a low SAT due to developmental disabilities. Ah cudda been a contender, they muse forevermore in a JC somewhere.
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I just think redneck is the image he was going for. Obviously eating funyuns and having poor basement carpeting doesn't make one a redneck--but it does seem to be the traits of King's classic redneck schlub characters (in his movies at least).
God, I've seen Misery so many times, you'd think I could make a better Annie Wilkes joke.
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I like it when you make the homeless feel like more shit by telling other people they are homeless as a way to belittle them.
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@Bob_Mackey: At the library, maybe . . . duh!
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It's Funyuns with a Y, you big doofus.
Love,
"These guys"
PS mmmm I love my damp carpeting remnants
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