This week's issue of The Stranger!
My book—coincidence or no that I write for their competition? They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so this can only mean one thing—Dan Savage is feeling threatened by my incisive and witty take on relationships! It's only a matter of time until I achieve world domination! Why look—here's a dating piece I did for Time Out this week! What's next? CNN? Oh, yes! Bwah ha ha!!!
UPDATE: Turns out, Dan Savage is actually kind of humor-impaired. Who knew? (Or maybe I'm just not that funny . . . he's certainly given me some food for thought!)
Well, if making yourself look stupid was worth the extra press....I guess it worked
http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/how_not_to_land_a_punch
Posted by: Non | June 27, 2008 at 07:53 PM
Sweetie, if you have a copyright on black, you're in the right.
If not, you're just an idiot.
Nothing else is even close. And I'm not a Stranger fan. Happy coattail ride!
Posted by: BlackElder | June 27, 2008 at 07:58 PM
You guys are cracking me up over here!
Posted by: Judy McAlwaysGladToLookDumb | June 27, 2008 at 08:03 PM
I'm not trying to be funny...just realistic. So if I publish a book with a shopping cart on the cover against a black background, would you yell infringement? Or do I need to steal your content? And what content has been stolen?
I don't see a case here at all.
Posted by: BlackElder | June 27, 2008 at 08:17 PM
What case? And, er, I wasn't "yelling," I was laughing.
Posted by: Judy McIsEveryoneElseCrazy? | June 27, 2008 at 08:26 PM
If you mean your commentary to be funny, you should label it so.
Like I said before, if not, you're just an idiot.
Bye-bye.
Posted by: BlackElder | June 27, 2008 at 08:27 PM
Oh, this is choice.
Miss Judy, are you even aware that the cover of you book is a direct ripoff of Diane Mapes' "How to Date in a Post-Dating World"?
http://www.amazon.com/Date-Post-Dating-World-Diane-Mapes/dp/1570614709
Posted by: oneway | June 27, 2008 at 08:46 PM
It's actually a sequel to Diane's fab book. Same publisher and all. In fact, I'm even quoted in Diane's book.
Posted by: Judy McIsEveryoneElseCrazy? | June 27, 2008 at 08:51 PM
Don't take any mean commentary too seriously. The Slog is known as a cesspool of douchery, so much so that Gawker wrote a piece about it: http://gawker.com/tag/the-internets/?i=396131&t=mean-commenters-are-running-bloggers-out-of-town
Posted by: md | June 27, 2008 at 09:34 PM
Competition? Seattle Weekly? Are you serious?
Just the thought of that + saying something your own material is witty + this entire post, your bogus claim of copycatting, your "update" making a pathetic attempt at hiding your stupidity = you're deranged, sad and pathetic.
The Seattle Weekly is a piece of shit, and so is your face.
Posted by: Mr. Poe | June 27, 2008 at 10:22 PM
http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/1230/p11s01-legn.html
Posted by: Mr. Poe | June 27, 2008 at 10:29 PM
my god, what is with the nasty comments? people! grow up! and try reading some of judy's work--it's really, really funny.
Posted by: kc | June 27, 2008 at 11:52 PM
Wow Judes - I never knew you could create such ire in the masses.
This
Is
Awesome!
Today the blogosphere - tomorrow the world - to that point Bwa hahahahahhhaaaaa! PS You are soooo fucking funny.
Posted by: The Rev. | June 28, 2008 at 11:21 AM
You're right...you're just not that funny.
Posted by: JTContinental | June 28, 2008 at 07:03 PM
I didn't think it was that difficult to comprehend that you were joking--even if one isn't a regular reader of your work. But then again, there's no IQ requirement to use the internet.
Posted by: Scarlett | June 28, 2008 at 07:48 PM
But neither cover is pretty. What an odd choice of words--graphic, witty, bold, but pretty?
Posted by: RCL | June 30, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Judy is right and everyone else is wrong! And, "fuck you" to anyone who disagrees. P.S. Judy's book is hilarious and the cover is great. And Dan Savage can kiss my bony white girl ass.
Posted by: val frankel | July 01, 2008 at 02:09 PM
Screw the haters, Judy.
You know you've made it when you're getting hysterical, non-intelligent blog comments from asinine avatars. (To all of them: yes, tongue firmly in cheek there.)
And Dan Savage is a putz.
Posted by: Cupcake | July 01, 2008 at 06:17 PM
isn't dan savage too busy raising his kid to worry about stuff like this?
he turned your joke into wishing you zero success with your book...it's not like you are ann coulter or bill o'reilly or any other person who is 10 TIMES WORSE.
someone needs to fight the real enemy.
Posted by: iamnotstarjones | July 09, 2008 at 03:54 AM