Because she was rude to my sister...
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davywavySome years ago, my sister worked on a comic project with Amy Jenkins, the woman who created "This Life", the TV show about lawyers shagging in Islington that was on a few years ago. Amy, it turned out, was a supremely arrogant woman who couldn't bear to be questioned or challenged, and instead surrounded herself with sycophantic media yes-persons who constantly told her how great she was. I'm sure you can imagine how well she got on with members of my family.
The relationship finally broke down when she flipped at my sister (who is completely harmless & towards whom I feel very protective, as she's a true innocent in many ways), and screamed obscenities at her as my sister had the temerity to suggest some changes on a script Amy had written.
Since then, I've rather relished sending Amy up in little ways - posting abusive reviews of her work online etc, and I've had a rather fun idea of another windup.
Amy Jenkins has a chick-fic book coming out later this year called "Funny Valentine".
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0340750545/ref=sr_aps_books_1_1/202-1039060-7449442
As this book is currently on pre-order, it means that Amazon can take a pre-booking for it now, and that pre-order can be cancelled long before they actually send it, meaning that nothing has to be paid for it. Amazon also list "people who ordered this book also ordered the following..."
Now I know that Amy checks her reviews & sales lists, and I rather think it would be funny to ask as many people as possible to try and create false links between 'Funny Valentine', and hopelessly inappropriate books. Amy thinks of herself as astonishingly cool & hip, and so hopefully she'll be rather irritated by looking at the "people who also ordered..." list and seeing what her readership also buys.
So the plan is:
Could as many people as possible who use Amazon add "Funny Valentine" to their shopping baskets when buying stuff - or even create shopping baskets of dodgy stuff, just to link Amy's book in. It'll register as a 'bought', but you can cancel it well before Amazon ever send it out - immediately after ordering if you so please.
Currently, I'm trying to create links to Adolf Hitlers 'Mein Kampf', "Dirty Laundry" by Penny Birch (another friend of mine, oddly), and "Conrads Quest for Rubber" by Leo Frankowshi (An astonishingly shite book, truly appaling wish fulfilment fantasy - you can borrow my copy if you like).
Go on, help out.
It'd make my sisters day to see this happen :)
The relationship finally broke down when she flipped at my sister (who is completely harmless & towards whom I feel very protective, as she's a true innocent in many ways), and screamed obscenities at her as my sister had the temerity to suggest some changes on a script Amy had written.
Since then, I've rather relished sending Amy up in little ways - posting abusive reviews of her work online etc, and I've had a rather fun idea of another windup.
Amy Jenkins has a chick-fic book coming out later this year called "Funny Valentine".
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0340750545/ref=sr_aps_books_1_1/202-1039060-7449442
As this book is currently on pre-order, it means that Amazon can take a pre-booking for it now, and that pre-order can be cancelled long before they actually send it, meaning that nothing has to be paid for it. Amazon also list "people who ordered this book also ordered the following..."
Now I know that Amy checks her reviews & sales lists, and I rather think it would be funny to ask as many people as possible to try and create false links between 'Funny Valentine', and hopelessly inappropriate books. Amy thinks of herself as astonishingly cool & hip, and so hopefully she'll be rather irritated by looking at the "people who also ordered..." list and seeing what her readership also buys.
So the plan is:
Could as many people as possible who use Amazon add "Funny Valentine" to their shopping baskets when buying stuff - or even create shopping baskets of dodgy stuff, just to link Amy's book in. It'll register as a 'bought', but you can cancel it well before Amazon ever send it out - immediately after ordering if you so please.
Currently, I'm trying to create links to Adolf Hitlers 'Mein Kampf', "Dirty Laundry" by Penny Birch (another friend of mine, oddly), and "Conrads Quest for Rubber" by Leo Frankowshi (An astonishingly shite book, truly appaling wish fulfilment fantasy - you can borrow my copy if you like).
Go on, help out.
It'd make my sisters day to see this happen :)
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Ahh porn
AH well. I traded it in for some books on porn. :-)
This can be fun!
Re: Ahh porn
Date: 2002-06-12 05:12 am (UTC)Re: Ahh porn
Date: 2002-06-12 05:13 am (UTC)What else should we put on there. What other offensive acts can we find books on. I know we can get creative :-)
And videos too!
Re: Ahh porn
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Date: 2002-06-12 05:23 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2002-06-12 05:24 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2002-06-12 05:28 am (UTC)Hm, Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Harry Potter ... ah, The Queen's Sorceror and The Complete Enochian Dictionary. At least two obscure books on there ;o)
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Date: 2002-06-12 06:47 am (UTC)Necronomicon Spell book
and god knows how many books on witchcratf I've actually ordered *grin*
and wow - you know Penny Birch? Cool. I have to ask - is it her real name?
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Date: 2002-06-12 07:06 am (UTC)If you want to send fanmail, I'll see if I can get a mail addy for you though :)
I thought it might be
You're right it does explain a lot.
Thanks for the offer but I don't have any of her books any more :-( At some point I'll have to restock my library of such things. I kind of "lost" them a couple of years ago, when I moved back in with my parents *grin*
Re: I thought it might be
Date: 2002-06-12 07:36 am (UTC)I have a copy of "Deep Blue", the Saucy British seaside humour/Cthulhu mythos/Porn novel that she put out a year or so ago somewhere abouts. Apparently it is selling very well.
Tis Done :)
Date: 2002-06-12 11:48 am (UTC)Conrad, Fisting, Anal Sex, Dirty Laundry and even Chicks in Chainmail ordered and cancelled along with the chick "lit" waste of paper. They wouldn't let me order Mein Kampf :(
Is there anything by / including Hilary's work that would get Ms Jenkins jealous?