Poor Patrick. He didn't know what he was getting into when he agreed to take a pass at my book:
****WHOA. UH. HMMM. I'M ALL FOR ASS-FUCKING REFERENCES, BUT THIS SORTA COMES OUT OF NOWHERE … ***
This made me laugh until I almost started crying. Trust me: the reference makes perfect sense in context, so I chose to STET the edit. Which means that yes, my book about weddings mentions ass-fucking at one point.
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Josh Santangelo
June 6th, 2006 · 2:04 AM · #
Dude, where's the Amazon pre-order link already? (Not that I'm ever getting married ever, but that's beside thep oint.)
dr. dave
June 6th, 2006 · 4:17 AM · #
Wow. I thought I'd been to a couple of non-traditional weddings myself, but where can I get an invite to THAT one??
amy.leblanc
June 6th, 2006 · 10:30 AM · #
use of the word "ass-fucking" on your book jacket: that's huge marketing advantage right there, although it might keep you out off Barnes & Noble's "new books" table.
Ariel
June 6th, 2006 · 10:31 AM · #
Amy, I refer you to this old blog post.
DA
June 6th, 2006 · 7:42 PM · #
Well that's a relief!
Alona
June 12th, 2006 · 12:15 PM · #
Is that why I'm divorced?
Angela West
February 24th, 2009 · 12:31 PM · #
Darn it. That's why I'm not engaged yet, I'll wager. Pardon me while I go lube shopping…