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Title: When moving in with your parents can land you a book deal
Post by: RobJohnson on September 23, 2009, 01:22:08 AM
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Having to move back home at the age of 28 almost universally signals defeat. Images of an unemployed, not-so-well-adjusted George Costanza character from "Seinfeld" might spring to mind.

In Justin Halpern's case, moving from Los Angeles to his parents' house in San Diego planted the seeds for a Twitter page that's quickly growing into an Internet phenomenon, attracting offers from literary agents and book publishers.

Once a day, Halpern, 28, posts a memorable quote that his dad, Samuel, had said the day before. More than 200,000 users subscribe to get their daily dose of Sam.

We should preface this story with a disclaimer: Justin and his dad use profane language. A lot of it. In fact, the very name of the Twitter page Justin runs contains a word synonymous with human waste that is unsuitable for a family publication. The tweets themselves contain still more naughty language. So, click at your own risk.



http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/09/mydadsays-twitter.html
Title: Re: When moving in with your parents can land you a book deal
Post by: Toastedturningtidelegs on September 23, 2009, 07:22:03 AM
Yeah that's this guy! http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,32731.0.html
Title: Re: When moving in with your parents can land you a book deal
Post by: RobJohnson on September 23, 2009, 12:01:48 PM
Yeah that's this guy! http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,32731.0.html

Sorry, I missed that, I'm not here much anymore.

I love the stuff the dad says:

"I wouldn't worry about money...No, it has a lot to do with happiness, I just meant YOU shouldn't worry, cause you'd just piss it away."

 "No, you can not borrow my t-shirt...How about instead of standing there looking shocked, you do your ****ing laundry?"

 I think the baby shit....Well, I'm smelling shit right now, so if it ain't the baby, one of you has a big ****ing problem."

 "Sometimes life leaves a hundred dollar bill on your dresser, and you don't realize until later that it's because it ****ed you."

 "The universe does not give a **** about you. You are a speck in its shit."
Title: Re: When moving in with your parents can land you a book deal
Post by: Toastedturningtidelegs on September 23, 2009, 07:26:43 PM
Sorry, I missed that, I'm not here much anymore.

I love the stuff the dad says:

"I wouldn't worry about money...No, it has a lot to do with happiness, I just meant YOU shouldn't worry, cause you'd just piss it away."

 "No, you can not borrow my t-shirt...How about instead of standing there looking shocked, you do your ****ing laundry?"

 I think the baby shit....Well, I'm smelling shit right now, so if it ain't the baby, one of you has a big ****ing problem."

 "Sometimes life leaves a hundred dollar bill on your dresser, and you don't realize until later that it's because it ****ed you."

 "The universe does not give a **** about you. You are a speck in its shit."

:lmao: Yeah I love the guys dad! I have his Twitter site bookmarked! :-)
Title: Re: When moving in with your parents can land you a book deal
Post by: DixieBelle on September 23, 2009, 08:53:39 PM
love this guy...