Atlas Shrugged

[Mr. Laser Beam]

The Mirrorball Man wrote:

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The success of Fifty Shades of Grey is in itself a symptom of a puritan society.

Or of a society that doesn't know it's buying disguised Twilight fanfic.

[Cutter John]

I'll just leave this here.

Mr. Laser Beam wrote:

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Or of a society that doesn't know it's buying disguised Twilight fanfic.

Or one that wouldn't know a good book if it smacked them on the ass.

[Nerys Myk]

Greg Cox wrote:

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And given that, today, the most popular books in America are the "Fifty Shades of Grey" trilogy, I'm not sure that's really the case anymore. Like I said before, it's rather amusing to see S/M erotica prominently displayed in our neighborhood Wal-Mart and grocery stories.

(P.S. stj: I sympathize with your plight. The only bookstore in our town is the Christian one. I have to drive forty-five minutes and across state lines to find a decent Barnes & Noble . . . .)

Reminds of the only two persistent complaints from when I was in the retail book business. One was from a woman, who was allegedly part of a group, who was upset about our selection of erotica claiming it was child porn. She always threatening boycotts and protests.
The other was from the Scientologists, who were always dropping by to make sure Dianetics was in stock and placed in the "right" category ( Psychology ). They were quick to offer copies if we were out. ( We declined ) and got upset if it wasn't in the Psych section.

[Set Harth]

Did you put Hagakure in the Sports section?

You did, didn't you?

[Davros]

Nerys Myk wrote:

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Reminds of the only two persistent complaints from when I was in the retail book business. One was from a woman, who was allegedly part of a group, who was upset about our selection of erotica claiming it was child porn. She always threatening boycotts and protests.
The other was from the Scientologists, who were always dropping by to make sure Dianetics was in stock and placed in the "right" category ( Psychology ). They were quick to offer copies if we were out. ( We declined ) and got upset if it wasn't in the Psych section.

Book stores put my religious book in the humor section.

http://www.amazon.com/Book-SubGenius.../dp/0671638106

[theenglish]

^^^^LOL The Bastards.

[Nerys Myk]

Set Harth wrote:

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Did you put Hagakure in the Sports section?

You did, didn't you?

Philosophy.

A friend of mine took great pleasure in placing a book called "Short Chic" on the top shelves. He had recently broken up with short girl.

[M'Sharak]

Cutter John wrote:

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I'll just leave this here.

I've always enjoyed Bob the Angry Flower when I've run across it, but that particular strip fails in that it's taking a smug potshot at a shortcoming from which the story told in the book does not suffer.

[scotpens]

Nerys Myk wrote:

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The county library in my rural, red state county has Marx.

So does my local library. I mean, what's so controversial about Marx?



(Hey, somebody had to.)