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Sympthsical

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22. I very vaguely remember an actual television commercial for this

Reply to vanlassie (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 15, 2022, 12:20 PM

Jun 2022

I was a kid, so it's very hazy. Only that it ran all the time. It was a bit unusual, because you didn't typically see commercials for books. The narrator's voice seemed creepily overexcited about whatever was going on in that book as he mentioned the name of the book about seven billion times.

To this day, whenever I hear the name James Patterson, I immediately hear that weirdly sexual predatory vibey voice in my head, "Kiss the Girls!"

So, uh, that was apparently being advertised during my childhood.

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Is James Patterson's claim that white men face racism an enraging PR stunt from a former ad man? [View all] marmar Jun 2022 OP

James Patterson writes fiction, when he writes at all. dchill Jun 2022 #1

He has other people write fiction for him... AZSkiffyGeek Jun 2022 #4

So Ridiculous It's Betond Words Me. Jun 2022 #2

I became disgusted reading Kiss the Girls which vanlassie Jun 2022 #3

I am an obsessive reader and have pretty much stopped reading male authors. LizBeth Jun 2022 #18

I very vaguely remember an actual television commercial for this Sympthsical Jun 2022 #22

Ugggh. Just no. And Bill Clinton wrote a book with him. vanlassie Jun 2022 #23

Right. White man are being discriminated against to the point PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2022 #5

I never have liked him or his writing ReluctanceTango Jun 2022 #6

That's exactly what he does. Haggis 4 Breakfast Jun 2022 #8

I've never read him. And this what he does is rather disgusting! electric_blue68 Jun 2022 #10

Where I come from, Haggis 4 Breakfast Jun 2022 #11

A credit or co-authored? Richest writer (800 mil - woah) who's not doing all that writing. electric_blue68 Jun 2022 #14

The world's richest writer is J. K. Rowling. Haggis 4 Breakfast Jun 2022 #15

👍 electric_blue68 Jun 2022 #16

Liars believe that everyone's a liar; thieves, that everyone's a thief; struggle4progress Jun 2022 #7

My white friend was a victim of racism. CrackityJones75 Jun 2022 #9

That's horrible. Haggis 4 Breakfast Jun 2022 #13

This was years ago CrackityJones75 Jun 2022 #17

Right now, I'm reading a book dedicated to bringing the story of the rise of White Supremacy Haggis 4 Breakfast Jun 2022 #24

Equality or anything near it is oppression to the privileged uponit7771 Jun 2022 #12

I agree with this. Caliman73 Jun 2022 #20

+1, just looked at BOTFC's vid of this yesterday and Patrick Lotaya ... He's right on point uponit7771 Jun 2022 #21

It's easier than ever to publish a book thanks to online publishing Johonny Jun 2022 #19