Sep 24 2012
Monday News: Penis news and author revisions
Tipster: ‘Plagiarism had almost made it to the final print’ of Chris Anderson’s new book – The review copy of Chris Anderson’s Book “Makers” had long passages copied word for word from an article by Erin Biba originally published in Wired in September 2011. The passages were removed from the final copy. Obviously the inclusion of this would have been plagiarism and the question is who included that work in the book? Sarah Weinman tweeted that the publisher calls any plagiarism accusations “baseless and without merit.” Romensko
Penis Scientist Rush Limbaugh Blames Small Penis Size on Feminazis – Rush Limbaugh says that the reason penis size has shrunk 10% in the past 50 years is because of feminazis. Gawker
The best rebuttal was from Dr. Ruth who tweeted:
[tweet https://twitter.com/AskDrRuth/status/249195191578279936 align='center']Man-aconda — the snake that looks like a penis – When you read science fiction erotic romance or sometimes even paranormal romance there are odd descriptions of male sexual organs. Sometimes the “men” have more than one dick. Other times, they have a snake like appendage. I try to stay away from those stories and now, more than ever, I will not be able to read one of those. The Sun
Beth Fish Reads: Imprint Friday: The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich – StumbleUpon – This is a kind of fascinating. An acclaimed author revisits one of her most praised works and completely rewrites it. “In an interview published in the P.S. section of the new Harper Perennial edition, Erdrich says that only “the beginning [of the novel] is the same, and then the book changes utterly.” Beth Fish Reads
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Sep 24, 2012 @ 05:41:42
Oh my, I think I love Dr. Ruth. And, um, gotta say, I’ve never found snakes particularly erotic, but I’m pretty square.
Sep 24, 2012 @ 07:13:57
Dr. Westheimer is a national treasure.
Certainly not for my fiction reading list but it seems that even snakes need love?
Sep 24, 2012 @ 07:54:54
Yipe. I’m used to the metaphor–Sir Mix-A-Lot was a feature at my high school dances, after all–but…ye gods. Um.
I also, thanks to a “friend” and a “whole lot of vodka”, saw the movie Hell Comes to Frogtown , which featured “the dance of Three Snakes”. About what you think. Well, about what you think plus really bad post-apocalyptic lingerie. (Also added “the government property” to my store of euphemisms–dude was the last man on earth, his junk was a national resource, blah blah exploding codpiece blah blah–though I probably won’t use that in a novel.)
Sep 24, 2012 @ 08:36:36
Well the article didn’t say how long the average man-aconda was or if it started shrinking once it encountered feminism.
Sep 24, 2012 @ 09:19:41
Well said, Dr. Ruth! ;-)
Sep 24, 2012 @ 09:46:35
@Isabel C.: Of course I just had to go check out this movie at IMDB. Ye Gods! Could you imagine telling people that you played the role of “The Poor Dufus” in this masterpiece? “No, really my character was called ‘The Poor Dufus.’ ”
Now I don’t feel so ashamed for having watched “Motel Hell” in my misspent youth. ;)
Sep 24, 2012 @ 10:14:02
You gotta love Dr. Ruth. :D
Sep 24, 2012 @ 10:45:13
Yep, I had to google the dance of the three snakes and there was video on you tube and um thanks for that.
Sep 24, 2012 @ 13:17:21
Oh, good lord w/the Limpbaugh. Why is he even on the air anymore? He’s such a dumbass no matter whose side you’re on, and he’s not even a good radio voice. I listened to that clip, and his dead air and fumbling words were pathetic and an embarrassment to the radio industry, never mind his agenda.
Sep 24, 2012 @ 13:49:16
I still can’t figure out how or why Elton John managed to cobble together a friendship with somebody so unabashedly ignorant and odious. And he still seems to be making excuses for it.
Sep 24, 2012 @ 19:54:35
@maria: I just watched the clip on YouTube myself and… I don’t even know what to say. The 80s were weird.
Sep 24, 2012 @ 23:13:57
Well, assuming the data from the last fifty years are good and representative of a large sample size, the other issue is that different racial groups have slightly different average sizes. An increase in Asians and a decrease in African-Americans would shrink average size.
But, really, I suspect all Rush did was to look down as his own pathetic member and extrapolate from there. So, there you have it, he’s hung like a naked mole rat.
Sep 24, 2012 @ 23:47:43
I clicked on the man-aconda link, and I was so irate that they kept referring to an amphibian as a snake that I didn’t even have a reaction to the photo.
Also, the second headline “BOFFINS in Brazil have discovered a new type of snake — which resembles a male MANHOOD,” had me confused. (Not about ‘manhood’, of course. As a romance reader, I know ALL of the euphemisms). I am familiar with “boffin’ ” as a verb, but not a noun. Per wikipedia: “A boffin is a stock character in United Kingdom culture: a scientist, engineer, or other person engaged in technical or scientific research.” You learn something new everyday.
Sep 26, 2012 @ 07:30:14
Thanks for the shout-out! I though it was fascinating too — especially because the original novel was so well received.