This is from a site called Galleycat
They like the blurb, but don't say anything about the book. They also like Hodgman's blurb, but again, don't say anything about the book.
Wednesday Jun 18, 2008
Wednesday Jun 18, 2008
My New Favorite Blurb of 2008
"With this funny and idiotic book, Michael Ian Black has proven that even the most simple-minded among us can occasionally create works of stupid genius."
That's Stephen Colbert on My Custom Van... And 50 Other Mind-Blowing Essays That Will Blow Your Mind All Over Your Face, the first humor collection from Black, a fellow Comedy Central icon. I like that blurb even better than John Hodgman's claim that the book "speaks to the laughless in all of us and asks, 'Why aren't you laughing?'"
gotta love those blurbs... mmmm
Posted by: Bardiel | June 18, 2008 at 02:14 PM
Hey Mike,
are you going to be a pannelist on i love the new millenium on VH1?
Posted by: Stu | June 18, 2008 at 03:34 PM
Hmmm...perhaps you should send the Galleycat people a copy of the book for their perusal.
Posted by: Nickel Jean | June 18, 2008 at 04:14 PM
Your book is my new favorite book of 2008 (and I haven't even read it yet).
Posted by: Susanna | June 18, 2008 at 05:06 PM
Have to agree with susanna there, its gonna be the first book that i've picked up in while
You should cut the book out and send them the covers filled with 1000's of blurbs inside.
And Galleycat was a GREAT executive decision :D
Posted by: Todd from australia | June 18, 2008 at 09:39 PM
I think I may actually carry out my evil plan of replacing Sedaris' book with yours at the local reading hotspots. I'll be living out my very own Mentos commercial!
blurb,blurb,blurb
Posted by: Camille | June 19, 2008 at 08:01 AM
"blurb" sounds like when you drink a warm soda, which causes a weird foamy expulsion of mouth gas. Like, wetter than a burp. Like a wet hot american blurb.
Posted by: Jaime | June 20, 2008 at 01:27 AM