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Fifty Shades of Grey - Have we discussed this and I missed it ?
They do that in deed. They have stories like "Drunken celeb falls about showing her pants in public-it's a disgrace no one should have to see it. And here's the photos we paid our photographer to snap up her skirt as she fell to prove how much you shouldn't see it!!!!"
I haven't bothered reading this thread before because, frankly, I'm really tired of all the talk about these books. I haven't read them, but my husband has and I've read bits over his shoulder. What is the fuss about?
But then I found this video and had to share. I think Ellen deGeneres sums it up quite well... (sorry if someone has already posted it. I had a quick look through the thread but didn't see it.)
And that reviewer is going to do very well out of it - just look at her website! Readers of her review enjoyed it so much that they asked her to write a book... and so she is. So begins another phenomenon!!
In Tescos yesterday I saw a row (two books deep) of this book. Within a short time three females had purchased copies. But no men. I read the blurb - that was enough for me.
People keep asking me if I've read it and trying to encourage me to read it. Nooooooo! I've read some excerpts and that was enough, I'd be mentally editing mid-read- oh my!
Sadly the next stage of the trend is here.
Plastered across the window of the WHSmith store was the book cover images of the 50 Shades Trilogy and another author's book with the same style of cover and general type of title- can't remember what it was called, but no doubt you'll be seeing it soon...
Back from the pub and am in shock. My friend, who rarely reads a book, has bought it. She's read about it in the Telegraph for days and days, so she caved in and bought TWO copies. One is for her pregnant daughter.
Thus far she is enjoying it. I will keep you posted.
[quote=Baggy Books]Can a book get you pregnant?
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Well, I've heard some right horror stories from those who've borrowed library books. Did I ever tell you about the unknown person's semen stain I lived with on a wall many decades ago?
[quote=kateyanne]They are expecting a high birth rate next year because of this book. [/quote]
More overcrowding in the classrooms to come, then, not to mention increased traffic in seventeen years... and what about the lack of housing? We'll have to build more flats... lose our green countryside...
Stopped at Woodall Services on the way home to get a bottle of water and looked at the book chart in the WHSmith there and the third part 50 Shades Freed was somewhere around the 20-30 mark- so I looked at the last couple of pages and I reckon it's been left very open ended... :(
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2170892/Fifty-Shades-Grey-Christian-Grey-photofit-Patrick-Dempseys-eyes-Brad-Pitts-jaw.html
http://www.closeronline.co.uk/Assets/Image/080225_swash_lead.jpg
How funny, though. It does look like I imagined him.
Because the DM are obsessed with sex and hiding sex in equal measure. It fits right into their ethos.
Never mind.
One more good reason not to have anything to do with that paper. Not that it makes any difference to me, as I don't buy newspapers anyway.
Exactly, unless of course one runs out of one's bum wiping materials, lol.
But then I found this video and had to share. I think Ellen deGeneres sums it up quite well... (sorry if someone has already posted it. I had a quick look through the thread but didn't see it.)
http://youtu.be/on3JCwnwHbU
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg164/JohntheVic/Capture50Shades.jpg
If you want a laugh have a look at this Amazon review:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R53SXA5IQFRKH/ref=cm_cr_pr_cmt?ie=UTF8&ASIN=0099579936&nodeID=&tag=&linkCode=#wasThisHelpful
Sadly the next stage of the trend is here.
Plastered across the window of the WHSmith store was the book cover images of the 50 Shades Trilogy and another author's book with the same style of cover and general type of title- can't remember what it was called, but no doubt you'll be seeing it soon...
I think that's the bits the women like John ;)
Thus far she is enjoying it. I will keep you posted.
Can a book get you pregnant?
More considerate than a bloke then ;)
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Well, I've heard some right horror stories from those who've borrowed library books. Did I ever tell you about the unknown person's semen stain I lived with on a wall many decades ago?
Distressed just bringing it to the fore
"sobs and slopes off"
More overcrowding in the classrooms to come, then, not to mention increased traffic in seventeen years... and what about the lack of housing? We'll have to build more flats... lose our green countryside...
This book will be the ruin of us all!
*looks at the atlas with a view to emigrating*
All the books were buy 1 get 1 half price.
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/340987215