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Post by Murray the Demonic Skull on Apr 9, 2015 10:06:46 GMT -5
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Post by Logoboros on Apr 9, 2015 10:50:06 GMT -5
The subtitle (a bit hard to read in this image): "25 mystery stories of crimes and bathrooms." I saw this book in a gift shop somewhere while vacationing and felt utterly compelled to buy it, just to reward the editor for such a perfect pun/title concept (. I still haven't actually read any of the stories, but I do have it on my shelf.
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Post by Dr. Dastardly on Apr 9, 2015 10:52:37 GMT -5
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Post by Ice Cream Planet on Apr 9, 2015 10:57:29 GMT -5
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Post by Murray the Demonic Skull on Apr 9, 2015 12:15:33 GMT -5
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Post by Hippo on Apr 9, 2015 14:42:25 GMT -5
The subtitle (a bit hard to read in this image): "25 mystery stories of crimes and bathrooms." I saw this book in a gift shop somewhere while vacationing and felt utterly compelled to buy it, just to reward the editor for such a perfect pun/title concept (. I still haven't actually read any of the stories, but I do have it on my shelf. I like that "editor of 'Hotdish to Die For'" is used as a selling point though now I'm curious what odd Minnesotan deaths involving hotdish have been curated for that book.
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Post by Ron Howard Voice on Apr 9, 2015 15:14:30 GMT -5
If you guys like erotica with trashy names, do try to visit Kayo Books in San Francisco at least once. It's a whole bookstore of 50s-80s trashy erotic novels. I bought one called "Joy & Impalement".
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Post by Paleu on Apr 9, 2015 15:14:33 GMT -5
Ice Cream Planet My favorite little detail that I picked up from the book on Kitty Genovese that I read was that her lesbian life partner had a fondness for those sort of lesbian erotica stories, which they kept on a bookshelf with works by more highbrow writers like Sylvia Plath and James Joyce. Well, before Kitty was horribly murdered. Here's a picture of a giant space bunny from an unidentified pulp novel (maybe) to brighten the mood:
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Post by Post-Lupin on Apr 9, 2015 15:56:57 GMT -5
Local boy made good:
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Post by Ice Cream Planet on Apr 9, 2015 16:10:22 GMT -5
If you guys like erotica with trashy names, do try to visit Kayo Books in San Francisco at least once. It's a whole bookstore of 50s-80s trashy erotic novels. I bought one called "Joy & Impalement". Was there an amputee erotica book called 'A Farewell to Arms and Legs?'
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Post by Nudeviking on Apr 9, 2015 19:12:54 GMT -5
Keep practicing guys...I think you're almost there.
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Post by Murray the Demonic Skull on Apr 10, 2015 2:52:55 GMT -5
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Post by Hippo on Apr 10, 2015 4:10:54 GMT -5
There's a chain of information there but I don't follow it.
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Post by Murray the Demonic Skull on Apr 10, 2015 4:55:27 GMT -5
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Post by Hippo on Apr 10, 2015 12:24:32 GMT -5
I figured we'd just fall into as many 50's gay erotica novel covers as we could find, no avoiding harissa but they don't make me think "this exists?".
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Post by Ice Cream Planet on Apr 10, 2015 12:29:04 GMT -5
I figured we'd just fall into as many 50's gay erotica novel covers as we could find, no avoiding harissa but they don't make me think "this exists?". No love for the dainty darling of the dorm, Mr. Fancy Pants? How about this? I get up my side of the bargain, Hippo.
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Post by Hippo on Apr 10, 2015 12:37:21 GMT -5
And I have too. Nice cover choice.
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Post by Ice Cream Planet on Apr 10, 2015 12:44:44 GMT -5
And I have too. Nice cover choice. Thank you, ma'am.
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Post by Dr. Dastardly on Apr 10, 2015 13:19:39 GMT -5
But what are my sex-ways branded?
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Post by Ice Cream Planet on Apr 10, 2015 13:41:11 GMT -5
But what are my sex-ways branded? Sexxxy?
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Post by Kid Q on Apr 14, 2015 17:55:45 GMT -5
Yea, like this is possible.
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Post by Ice Cream Planet on Apr 14, 2015 18:01:55 GMT -5
Yea, like this is possible. Kid Q, how many times do I have to tell you it's rude to go snooping through Henry James' personal library?!
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Post by Kid Q on Apr 14, 2015 23:23:45 GMT -5
Ice Cream Planet Years ago I found a copy of this at a church book sale. It is one of my all time favorite used book finds. It was the first time I'd heard of "prescriptive texts." It is a really great snap-shot of mid-twentieth century sexual mores and hang ups.
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Post by Hippo on Apr 14, 2015 23:53:47 GMT -5
"Of course we haven't become too focused on the weirder perving titles, don't be silly"...
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Post by Great Unwashed on Apr 15, 2015 0:03:01 GMT -5
Something I posted before in random thoughts IIRC, and more of the "made unfortunate by subsequent events" category, but nonetheless:
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Post by Hippo on Apr 15, 2015 0:05:14 GMT -5
I still don't get it.
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Post by Murray the Demonic Skull on Apr 15, 2015 2:18:25 GMT -5
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Post by Murray the Demonic Skull on Apr 15, 2015 2:22:24 GMT -5
Something I posted before in random thoughts IIRC, and more of the "made unfortunate by subsequent events" category, but nonetheless:
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Post by Hippo on Apr 15, 2015 2:31:21 GMT -5
Why are you all horrible people?!
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Post by Murray the Demonic Skull on Apr 15, 2015 2:47:13 GMT -5
Alright alright Hippo here you go :
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