Nutcase nadin's Essay Disappears! - A Possible Discombobulation?

[GOBUCKS]

The DUmp's newest author, Jabba the Nut, breathlessly announced that her "essay" on the hippies was finished and available for purchase. It could be downloaded for the tidy sum of $2.99, of which 85% would accrue directly to nutcase nadin's shelf-stable milk budget. She listed it in a half dozen electronic download formats, from a vanity outfit appropriately named "Smashwords".

No sooner had she notified us and the Nobel jury of its existence, poof, it was gone.

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002140527

 
Now even the literary moguls at "Smashwords" claim to never have heard of nadin:

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Maybe this isn't a discombobulation.
Maybe the essay sold at such a monumental rate the people at Smashmouth.com ran out of bytes.
Maybe when their electrons are restored sales will resume.
We can only hope.

[formerlurker]

Wow, what's up with that?

[franksolich]

Wow, what's up with that?

Maybe her husband finally became aware of what she's up to while he's at work, making him look bad, and had her take it down.

[Ogre]

Maybe someone edited it for spelling and grammatical errors, and all that was left was a blank page when they were done.

[franksolich]

Maybe someone edited it for spelling and grammatical errors, and all that was left was a blank page when they were done.

Someone here yesterday mentioned that her husband gets the photo credits for the news stories she writes.

And so perhaps he does know what she's doing.

I thought about that for a while.

It's not uncommon for one spouse to use the names of both spouses on something, or even to use the other spouse's name, so as to give the appearance of a "joint effort."

I still think her husband's in the dark, although he may be wondering why people are pointing, snickering, and laughing at him behind his back.

[Ogre]

Someone here yesterday mentioned that her husband gets the photo credits for the news stories she writes.

And so perhaps he does know what she's doing.

I thought about that for a while.

It's not uncommon for one spouse to use the names of both spouses on something, or even to use the other spouse's name, so as to give the appearance of a "joint effort."

I still think her husband's in the dark, although he may be wondering why people are pointing, snickering, and laughing at him behind his back.

I believe that he does know on some level, he has too.  I wonder if he knows where she posts and what she posts though. 

I suspect that he may not care as long as it keeps her occupied and he doesn't have to listen to her screeching about this and that.

[GOBUCKS]

I think he's as big a whackjob as she is.

Those vanity articles in the online blog don't have the comical nadinisms and semi-literate style that are nadin's trademarks.

It's a sure bet that an online blog doesn't employ editors, so the only one who could be responsible for Jabba's editing is Mr. Jabba.

Maybe he had a cruise when the O2 content on the boat was too low.

[GOBUCKS]

 

I think he's as big a whackjob as she is.

Those vanity articles in the online blog don't have the comical nadinisms and semi-literate style that are nadin's trademarks.

It's a sure bet that an online blog doesn't employ editors, so the only one who could be responsible for Jabba's editing is Mr. Jabba.

Maybe he had a cruise when the O2 content on the boat was too low.

Uh oh.
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/120904

[dixierose]

OMG...have any of you read the "sample"? I'm not sure if I'm allowed to quote any of it here or not...

[JakeStyle]

Admittedly this is not just classic mercantilism as understood in the eighteenth century. It has been infused by a deep layer of consumerism. It is essential for the economy that the population consumes. At this point our national economy depends on that as the engine that drives the economy. This accounts for about seventy percent of economic activity. Granted, this number includes things like rent, utilities and other necessities, but this makes growth non sustainable in the long run, especially when part of the goal is to continue to grow the economy while keeping wages flat.

Thats a clip from the 1st paragraph of the sample.  She is ****ing nuts if she thinks people are going to pay her to read this shit.

[JakeStyle]

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and given my city council has walked out on them once... yup, it's in the agenda and...

I think I am going to rearrange my schedule so that I can be there on wednesday, maybe I can get some pictures of the cub reporter in action.

[BattleHymn]

I think I am going to rearrange my schedule so that I can be there on wednesday, maybe I can get some pictures of the cub reporter in action.

Count me in as one of the hopefuls that you do just that.   

[whiffleball]

Even the ebook description has punctuation errors.

[franksolich]

I think I am going to rearrange my schedule so that I can be there on wednesday, maybe I can get some pictures of the cub reporter in action.

You say "Wednesday," sir, but the yenta says "Wendesday."

Be sure you got the day of the week right, showing up on Wendesday rather than Wednesday.

[Tucker]

Uh oh.
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/120904

It's a shame that the site doesn't have a counter for copies sold.

Another thing. At 17,000 words, it's about 40 pages. CliffsNotes is not waiting in line to do their version.

[JohnnyReb]

The world has lost a great work of lettrt... literto... litt... litter.

[redwhit]

Social movements do not just appear fully formed Athena-like, from Zeus’s head.

One of the chief drivers of this movement is the process of globalization.

Starting with Wisconsin people became angry.

I will admit, calling this economic system mercantilism makes the mind reel since it carries many other names.

A few randomly selected sentences from the first few pages.  I would continue but I think I gave my brain the clap.

[JohnnyReb]

A few randomly selected sentences from the first few pages.  I would continue but I think I gave my brain the clap.

What's the symptoms? I ask because my nose is running/dripping a lot.

[redwhit]

What's the symptoms? I ask because my nose is running/dripping a lot.

Quit reading and start antibiotics.  Hopefully they'll kick in and amputation won't be necessary.

[GOBUCKS]

A few randomly selected sentences from the first few pages.  I would continue but I think I gave my brain the clap.

This reminds me of the highlights of DUmmy mythsaje's intergalactic vampire sex crime novels.

[DumbAss Tanker]

A few randomly selected sentences from the first few pages.  I would continue but I think I gave my brain the clap.

An English teacher would have a field day with those, especially the last two, for ambiguous modifiers.  Or possibly a nervous breakdown.