Yeah you seem to know a little too much about a writer who writes about stuff you are totally not interested in.
--- In [email protected], "Ray Bradley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Gene would be proud because I didn't willingly drive from Arlington to > Rockville to ogle a hot young writer who turns out books on the horrors > of sororities, old clubs at Ivy League schools, or stressed out > overachieving school kids. The young woman, Alexandra Robbins is pretty > attractive, but, come on. It's not like she's infiltrating a militant > terrorist group or uncovering some plot by the auto makers to make seat > belts out of balsa wood. She's writing about college girls, secretive > old boys clubs, and nerdy band geeks with 4.0s and pushy parents. > > It's like her books cater to the cul-de-sac and minivan crowd, where > well-mannered suburban book clubs gather, gush over her carefully- > culled scary statistics - "18% of all sorority girls eat caramel IN THE > NUDE!" or "2 people from the Skull and Bones have appeared on > OPRAH!!!" - and make all the hausfraus et les hommes des maison cluck > and tutter and say that "truly, something must be done about this." > > And, if you're thinking I'm writing all this because I'm kinda mad I > didn't go and at least ATTEMPT to buy her a coffee or something, yeah, > you're right :) > > - Ray > > > --- In [email protected], "Hannah Robinson" > <hjrobinson@> wrote: > > > > Why would Gene be proud that you didn't flirt with a hot writer? For > > that matter, why didn't you flirt with the hot writer? > > > > On 9/26/06, Ray Bradley <clavenia@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
