tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post2077225079243444293..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: 50 Shades Of FoolishnessRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-6985760349484100012012-09-06T07:43:51.906-04:002012-09-06T07:43:51.906-04:00"Everybody lies about sex." -- RAH (pbuh..."Everybody lies about sex." -- RAH (pbuh)Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-26591671695815161062012-09-05T21:49:23.462-04:002012-09-05T21:49:23.462-04:00"Roller Derpy"
LOL'ed hard enough t..."<i>Roller Derpy</i>"<br /><br />LOL'ed hard enough to scare the cats... :DTamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-25827826855241521462012-09-05T21:07:11.788-04:002012-09-05T21:07:11.788-04:00The Wal-Mart we saw it at had the books themselves...The Wal-Mart we saw it at had the books themselves...Shrink-wrapped. And a whole shelf of Harlequins, which have been doing that sort of mild kink for decades now, completely free & open. There's a shocking amount of cluelessness out there.Sabrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13746486966764162127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-1630593860116080762012-09-05T20:32:01.287-04:002012-09-05T20:32:01.287-04:00...Or,"50 Shades" is 9-1/2 Weeks withou......Or,"50 Shades" is <i>9-1/2 Weeks</i> without any of the things that made that film work; <i>Story Of O</i> without "Pauline Reage's" serene awareness that she was writing a lit'ry (pardon the phrase) wank book for her married boyfriend -- and with their wartime experiences in the French Underground to sharpen the distinction between fantasy and reality.<br /><br /> Yeah, I'll pass.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-4742827997457316962012-09-05T18:47:47.220-04:002012-09-05T18:47:47.220-04:00My wife, much to my amusement, read the first two ...My wife, much to my amusement, read the first two books. Her take:<br /><br />1. They are badly written, with the same phrases being used over and over again;<br /><br />2. They are not especially erotic or "edgy".<br /><br />I suggest that they appeal to some women for the same reason that the "Twilight" books (which, apparently, inspired them) do: they feature a rather insecure woman who becomes the all-possessing love interest of a rich, hot, slightly dangerous man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-36484600990289944112012-09-05T16:15:16.684-04:002012-09-05T16:15:16.684-04:00I'll give Fifty Shades this much, it's an ...I'll give Fifty Shades this much, it's an absolutely hilarious instant personality test in female-dominated social circles.<br /><br />I have not had to keep my teeth locked to my tongue so hard as when the subject went around the Roller Derpy league <i>ever</i>.LabRathttp://www.atomicnerds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-29636364835578795812012-09-05T15:32:07.034-04:002012-09-05T15:32:07.034-04:00If sex is like sports, there's lots and lots o...If sex is like sports, there's lots and lots of people playing fantasy football out there.Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-74877323008038446592012-09-05T12:54:42.960-04:002012-09-05T12:54:42.960-04:00I don't get it. Double locking handcuffs are ...I don't get it. Double locking handcuffs are so easy to buy you can amazon them! Why in the world would they use zip ties?TomcatTCHhttp://tomcatshanger.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-84704855370373752512012-09-05T12:36:36.387-04:002012-09-05T12:36:36.387-04:00If you define "role play" as "dress...If you define "role play" as "dress up, go somewhere unusual, and act like you're madly in love", then 93% seems entirely realistic...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-6420331183111767582012-09-05T12:34:24.398-04:002012-09-05T12:34:24.398-04:00Didn't Commander Vimes say/think something lik...Didn't Commander Vimes say/think something like "Sex is like food -- people love to read exotic recipes and think about going to fancy resturants, but they'll be satisfied with a burger and chips."<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-50348841933424624662012-09-05T05:40:19.024-04:002012-09-05T05:40:19.024-04:00The audio book of "Fifty Shades" is pref...The audio book of "Fifty Shades" is preferable. <a href="http://youtu.be/5K1RcKJVbHA" rel="nofollow">Gilbert Gottfried's interpretation</a> gives the book the seriousness and depth that it deserves.Shermlock Shomeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17987125290107001437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-21021870804947346002012-09-04T23:26:29.316-04:002012-09-04T23:26:29.316-04:00Especially if it's a book you have no particul...Especially if it's a book you have no particular urge to pick up.CGHillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03789097361138861462noreply@blogger.com