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[slemslempike]

"Godwin's law states that "as an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1". This is both funny and true, like John Prescott having bulimia."

Fuck right off, David Mitchell.

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[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

I think that, for example, the author of The Rules getting divorced is something I would describe as funny. But that's because she peddles sexist shit claiming it will bring you a long-lasting and satisfying relationship. John Prescott has never been guilty of any hypocrisy about his weight, and people's mirth at it is based on fat-hating bollocks and a severe lack of understanding about eating disorders.

[anglaisepaon.livejournal.com]

Dude, that would be both seriously funny and satisfying. Sadly, she'll probably walk off with a book deal from it. Which is almost as depressing as that quote.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

"In 2001 the followup book The Rules for Marriage: Time-Tested Secrets for Making Your Marriage Work was released in the midst of Fein's legal separation from her husband. She subsequently divorced and married again eight years later."

From wikipedia, but I've seen it elsewhere too.

[anglaisepaon.livejournal.com]

Yup, just as I suspected. Very satisfying.

[katlinel.livejournal.com]

*schadenfreuds*

My reading group has sometimes mused about the fun that could be had were we to (temporarily) re-define ourselves as a feminine reading group and read The Rules, but we couldn't quite bring ourselves to do it, or send money in the direction of the writer through either buying it or borrowing it from the library.