slaves, tell me about 50 Shades of Grey

pages? at least.

Same as in town, then?

the words 'smile' and 'smiles' appear 27 times in the first 2 chapters (9 pages). FYI said chapters are available here free (legally)
http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/E--L--James/Fifty-Shades-of-Grey/9143213/

Am in Calgary for work thing, noticed this sign on shop immediately next to hotel:

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Did not think it would have penetrated all the way to Alberta

lol @ yr choice of words, kingfish

I was on the train the other day and a very annoying loud woman was on the phone to a friend (why some women feel a desperate need to talk to their girlfriends at 8am on the train at great length, every morning, I have no idea but thats an aside...) anyway out of nowhere shes all "oh and OMIGAWD, have you heard about that 50 shades of grey book, OMIGAWD, I hear its like, full on PORN, like, it is FULL ON, I kind of want to read it, you know? Like no really, it is FULL ON".

(this is Aus bogan slang for "it is livelier than your usual Mills and Boon, I assure you").

This left me kind of bemused. Is the fact it has porn at all, some kind of selling point? Like, do these women find this shocking/surprising, like it is a new thing that you can - omigawd - BUY BOOKS WITH REALLY RUDE STUFF IN.

True story. I was in a bookstore near the University of Chicago today (57th Street Books, best bookstore on Earth), and an older African-American lady came into the store and asked for 50 Years of Grey.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303684004577510902680342704.html

The "Fifty Shades" erotic trilogy is expected to hit the 20 million-sales mark in the U.S. this week, making it one of the fastest-selling book series in recent memory.

....

For much of the spring, the trilogy's author, E. L. James, accounted for one in five adult-fiction physical books sold in the U.S., according to Nielsen BookScan, which tracks 75% of U.S. book retail sales.

yo do any of you guys feel like you'd want to hook up with e.l. james just to see what it would be like
like, when she tried to send you to 7-11 to get some kool whip and you just straight up lay it down and bring out all sorts of REAL WORLD freaky shit that she's clearly never experienced since she's pushing these "like a bag of sand"-level descriptions of sex
you guys know what i mean?

or like when you play the "would you?" game at work with customers and you always WOULD with some sort of e.l. james-lookin broad because you'd make her feel like a woman goddamnit bring your absolute A game to her pussy and show her what it's all about

http://cdn.independent.ie/multimedia/dynamic/01074/EL-James_1074148t.jpg

the only thing i was feeling was the part where he rips the tampon out

i be doing that shit too. put a towel down.

my point is basically: i'd lick her ass, whatever, make her feel dirty. she'd never write about some swiss millionaire putting apple butter in her pussy or whatever the fuck this book is about.

In this way, you speak for us all.

speaking for myself, just because she wrote a dumb book about a stern man doesn't mean she deserves to be sexually humiliated by a stern fan.

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i meant the opposite. it'd be some earthy beautiful no-shower-beforehand no props lovemaking going down. no humiliation.

although unfortunately that seems to be what she's into based on this book.

https://twitter.com/50ShadesGlasgow

This is kinda brilliant.

This was going round a few days ago, not sure which came first: https://twitter.com/#!/search/irishshadesofgrey

Saw a bro reading the paperback on the subway this morning.

Also have noticed a few not very handsome wall street types wearing grey ties like the one on the cover lately.

I am imagining them humming this under their breath:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdXQJS3Yv0Y

I love that somehow the Irish ones are all about being prim and the glasgow ones are all about being ugly and/or gross.

Marenghi got there first (opening 30 seconds or so)

thank you for reminding me of where there's a whip theres a way abbs

You know she's writing a second series about Grey's submissive son. It's called "I Whip My Heir"

oh dude

that was NICE :D

This book is seriously for people who don't know how to "clear recent history".

my mom is reading this ;_;

lol

http://cdn04.cdnwp.celebuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/11/11/Jim-Piddock-Not-Writing-Screenplay-400x300.jpg

A bit of Michael Caine in Dressed to Kill.

Shot this tonight at the famed Powell's Bookstore here in Portland:

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I'm highly amused that these stupid tomes that I've had to walk past displays of in airports have infected even my home.

glad enders game is finally selling more than the art of fielding

whats the difference?

My friend has been relating the plot (via SMS) to me. This is just beyond ridiculous.

S&M&S amirite?

The Sisters Brothers is actually pretty good

JFC every time I see someone on the subway with a kindle, male or female, I look over their shoulder and see "Oh jeez!"

First Indian restaurant to call itself Fifty Shades of Ghee wins a prize.

Or a wine store: Fifty Shades of Grape

Beer store, 50 Shades of Grain

Terrible jazz band playing on a courthouse square at lunch hour: Fifty Shades of 'Trane

http://m.gawker.com/5925410/try-not-to-think-about-your-nubile-teenage-daughter-reading-kinky-sex-books-in-bed

Man, when I was in middle school I read Michael Crichton books, including Disclosure. Probably gave me some weird, wrong ideas about sex, but by the time I was in high school I'd decided he was a shitty writer and I was skeptical of anything I read in there so there probably wasn't any long-term harm.

re: gawker, though, what 15 year old is into zumba? Do teenagers do adult workout crazes now?

Teenagers with memberships in chain fitness centers do.

haven't you heard of ZUMBA KIDZ (it's a real thing)?

;_;

Try Not to Think About Your Nubile Teenage Daughter Reading Kinky Sex Books Avengers Slash Fiction in Bed

I'm just back from Majorca. This book is so popular with Brit women on holiday that my kids asked why every woman at the pool was reading the same book.

http://www.swimmingpoolsigns.com/img/art/Swimming-Pool-Signs-About-Us-No-Running-Sign-S-7081-Large.gif

I finally saw my first sighting of this book in the wild! A couple of older women eating at a table next to me we're discussing a John Grisham novel ("Hilarious!") with a copy of 50 Shades of Gray sitting on the table between them.

http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/chewing-fat/155412-fifty-shades-chav.html