Thanks to P.C. Cast and Lucinda Betts for both sending me a link to this bit of visual hilarity.
Behold, a clip from The Big Idea featuring ab-tastic cover model Anthony Catanzaro, who appears on the cover of Sexy Beast III. According to Catanzaro, it’s getting great reviews because of the abs. The book comes out… drumroll please… in August 2007.
Yes. Because all I look at in a pre-release is the abdominal action on the cover.
No offense meant to Kate Douglas, Lacy Danes and Morgan Hawke, of course.
The rest of the segment is ample evidence not to judge anything by its cover, notably the cerebral depth of a cover model.
Tina, just stop. You can’t defend any of that. God, I’ve read worse comments in reviews of my books—which is like having a bunch of people say your children are stupid ugly throw-backs—and somehow have managed not to cross the line your husband gleefully charged over.
Bit of advice… DROP IT ALREADY. Jesus.
I’ll forsake the opportunity to point out how stupid certain parties here are, and just remind everyone that Title 18 of the United States Code, Section 875(c), states: “Whoever transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication containing any threat to kidnap any person or any threat to injure the person of another, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.” FTW.
What a very interesting bit of law, the other Jay. Something to keep in mind, surely. Is there a “but instead I’ll pray for you” provision?
To my knowledge prayer is not a mitigating circumstance for any criminal offence (except for child molesting. Aw snap! I went there.).
However, it does deserve mention that this law is prosecuted fairly rarely – and a good thing, too, given the sheer quantities of verbal chaff that flies about the interblag. Also, identifying the perpetrator can be a challenge. As others here have noted, it’s hardly guaranteed that this commenter really is who s/he says s/he is.