There was a movie, the title escapes me, that had an old lady wearing thunder beads as a necklace. Hilarious! Might I add, my mind has been in the gutter lately. The title of your post today reminded me of yesterday's post. I proceeded to scold myself for such lewd thoughts until I read and realized I wasn't that far off.
That was the Patrick Dempsey film Made of Honor.... The brides grandmother thought it was a cool necklace.
Anyway,
This post is hysterical... how could mom NOT raise an eyebrow....
Well, Michael I just followed....
I don't know if you're aware, but the cute little character in my comments, which I am always happy to see, is missing from my followers. I would LOVE to see him there.
The actual post on Craig's List was real as far as I know. But I thought it was a funny way to illustrate one of my pet peeves...and that is a writer writing about stuff they don't know about. Example: Writer A says "My main character is a hockey player". Okay...that's fine...do you know about hockey? Do you know what a slapshot is? Do you know what a power play is? Do you know how it's scored, how many periods there are, etc. If the answer is no to this stuff then DON'T MAKE YOUR PRIMARY CHARACTER a hockey player until you understand what it is you're writing about.
I admit I stared at the picture for several seconds, going "What? I don't get it...Oh! My! Crap! Really!"
Moms should know when their child is really embarrassed about something, they should be super suspicious.
It is always a good idea to (spend hours on the internet reading about everything and anything from wormholes and quantum mechanics to interior design and painting) do research.
This is why I went w/ an extreme write-what-you-know approach for my first novel attempt. I live in fear of making an error as atrocious as this one. Although I think this is fake :P
I love, love, love the hamster pic. Just had to tell you that.
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OOOOOOHMG! Really? is this real? no way... *giggles herself into a coma*
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More like head desk. Poor silly naive mom.
ReplyDeleteThere was a movie, the title escapes me, that had an old lady wearing thunder beads as a necklace. Hilarious! Might I add, my mind has been in the gutter lately. The title of your post today reminded me of yesterday's post. I proceeded to scold myself for such lewd thoughts until I read and realized I wasn't that far off.
ReplyDeleteI really hope this was a joke. Thanks!
Laura,
ReplyDeleteThat was the Patrick Dempsey film Made of Honor.... The brides grandmother thought it was a cool necklace.
Anyway,
This post is hysterical... how could mom NOT raise an eyebrow....
Well, Michael I just followed....
I don't know if you're aware, but the cute little character in my comments, which I am always happy to see, is missing from my followers. I would LOVE to see him there.
Thanks,
Michael
The actual post on Craig's List was real as far as I know. But I thought it was a funny way to illustrate one of my pet peeves...and that is a writer writing about stuff they don't know about. Example: Writer A says "My main character is a hockey player". Okay...that's fine...do you know about hockey? Do you know what a slapshot is? Do you know what a power play is? Do you know how it's scored, how many periods there are, etc. If the answer is no to this stuff then DON'T MAKE YOUR PRIMARY CHARACTER a hockey player until you understand what it is you're writing about.
ReplyDeleteLOL :)
ReplyDeleteThat is way too funny! You're right though, a little research never hurt anyone and will save a lot more pain later on.
ReplyDeleteOh no! I hope I'm never that clueless. At least in public.
ReplyDeleteI admit I stared at the picture for several seconds, going "What? I don't get it...Oh! My! Crap! Really!"
ReplyDeleteMoms should know when their child is really embarrassed about something, they should be super suspicious.
It is always a good idea to (spend hours on the internet reading about everything and anything from wormholes and quantum mechanics to interior design and painting) do research.
This is why I went w/ an extreme write-what-you-know approach for my first novel attempt. I live in fear of making an error as atrocious as this one.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I think this is fake :P