Say what . . .?

May 25th 2007
Rachel GibsonOn Writing!

53 Responses to “Say what . . .?”

1. Judy on 25 May 2007 at 12:57 am #

   This was just too funny…

   1. I too used to hate the whole lol thing, mostly cause I hate going with the grain of society. But no I don’t actually usually laugh out loud I do smile and chuckle like you. And when I say rotflmao, I don’t actually roll on the floor laughing, but I do guffaw really loud and since I’m on my computer, on my bed, it does give me a chance to actually lean back and laugh really hard…so it’s almost like rolling on the floor laughing right….? Didn’t think so…

   2. And your right, worst book ever? Seriously, you must be like what? A gazillion years old to have read all the books ever written? But since I like your books, I do not think this…or any author, more like I just don’t like her writing style, but then i don’t say worst book ever….

   3. Hurled the book against the wall? I’m sure I’ve thought of it. I mean I do through some stuff…or maybe I thought of it…but you’d be surprised, some people might actually have thrown books against the wall

2. Judy on 25 May 2007 at 1:02 am #

   cont. since it cut me off

   4. Head over heels…never really thought of this. Chalk it up to the poets who needed more ways to describe falling in love….

   Ok I’m done now…

3. anne on 25 May 2007 at 4:31 am #

   Well, the lol part does happen sometimes but all the that other crap never happens. And for the record Ms. Rachel G. is one of my fave authors ever!!!!!!! I loved “Truly Madly Yours” Thats my top book with my top Herione. Oh, and heres my burning question Ms G, whens the site gonna launch? Because I saw the cover for “Tangeled Up in You” on Amazon.com and I want some more details!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The suspense has about killed me. Tells us more, please, with a cherry on top:)!

   Here’s hoping,
   Anne A.

4. Brandy on 25 May 2007 at 5:31 am #

   1. I have laughed, giggled and snickerd over many posts. I have NEVER rolled on the floor laughing my @ss off. (I wish.) *g* (And yes, I am grinning!)
   2. I personally like Rachel Gibsons books! I have a couple on my keeper shelves!
   3. Okay, yes, I have actually hurled a book against the wall. And once, just once, I picked it up and hurled it again. (The second time I was trying to kill a bug.) But, sad to say the first time I hurled it was because the writer irritated the snot out of me with the colloquilisms(sp) the heroine was using.
   4. I have fallen head over heels, DOWN MY STAIRS! *G* I was sore for 2 days.

   Your forgot love at first sight. Because I truly believe in that! Just ask my Hubs!

5. MizMacgyver on 25 May 2007 at 6:03 am #

   1. I have LOL, while reading a book and more recently while reading the Goddess Blogs. I have actually laughed until tears rolled down my cheeks.
   2. I have ROFL (usually because I had already fallen on the floor and was laughing at my own clumsiness) but never to the point that I LMAO
   3. Worst Book Ever, with the qualifier it was the worst book I ever read. The worst book in all exsistence, no.
   4. I agree, head over heels is the proper for people unless of course they are lying down at the time.
   I have a burning question of my own, I know where a lot of phrases come from and why, things such as raining cats and dogs, thresh hold, etc. can you tell me why, when someone is upset and in a tiz, the phrase “at sixes and sevens” is used? What does that mean? Does anyone know?

   MizMacgyver :::pondering the meaning of the universe instead of getting ready for work:::

6. MizMacgyver on 25 May 2007 at 6:07 am #

   Oops! Forgot one AND misnumbered the whole thing. 3. You don’t throw books, it just isn’t done! Even if it is a book you don’t particularly care for you simply give it to someone with a different outlook from and hope they like it even if you didn’t.

7. Kay on 25 May 2007 at 7:37 am #

   1. I have been guilty of LOL, even in public, much to the embarassment of my kids. It usually occurs when listening to a podcast or reading a book (Nannie Diaries comes to mind) while waiting to chauffer a child. I have many LOL moments on this blog. The foot-in-mouth blog still makes me smile. On the flip side, my kids also get embarassed when I cry at sapppy movies. Lassie is still a tear-jerker for me.

   2 & 3 I’m not sure if it is the worst book ever, but the worst one that I have read in a while was SCARLETT, the sequel to GWTW. My sister loved it, and I HATED it. It was too big to throw. After that, it was the Da Vinci Code. I really did throw that, at 2 in the morning, when I got almost to the end and learned—-spoiler alert—the family secret! It promptly went in the library sale donation bag.

   4. There is a book by Bill Bryson, called MADE IN AMERICA, the discusses American English phrases. What a hoot! He is one LOL author that my DH and I share.

8. Karen Hawkins on 25 May 2007 at 7:40 am #

   1. Ok, ok, I admit. I have LOLed before. But then I’m very ticklish and when I get started, I keep going. I also chuckle, snort, and chortle.

   You don’t want to sit beside me when I’m reading one of Rachel’s books. She ALWAYS makes me laugh.

   2. Worst book ever? Never. There are books I don’t like, but usually there are people out there who love it. So I just think, “Well, it’s not for me.”

   Although when I think of the ‘worst book for me,’ I did once read a romance where the heroine burned the biscuits (an ooooold Western, btw) and got so upset, she ripped her clothes off and told the hero she might was well become a ho.

   I blinked. Re-read the scene. Then closed the book and never opened it again. But that’s about it.

   3. The only book I’ve ever thrown was a cookbook and that’s because it was on fire. I just don’t DO that to books or anything, really.

   And 4. Rachel, I NEVER thought of that. I’ll never use that phrase again.

   Thanks.

9. ladydawgfan on 25 May 2007 at 7:50 am #

   1. I have laughed out loud many times, but never rolled on the floor while doing so. And unfortunately, my ass has stayed attached to my body. Believe me, if there WERE a way to laugh my ass off, I would try it!!

   2. Rachel write the “Worst books ever??” Baloney!!!!!

   3. I don’t throw books I don’t like, I just get rid of them.

   4. Falling head over heals might have something to do with being struck silly, but I could be wrong.

   5. Question to ponder: What if the Hokey Pokey IS what it’s all about???

10. Stacy S on 25 May 2007 at 7:58 am #

    1. I have lol some, rolling on the floor though.
    2. I love your books( they are on my keeper shelf)
    3. Never thrown a book.
    4. Uh

    What happened to your website? It’s not working..

11. RachelG on 25 May 2007 at 8:01 am #

    I LOL at movies. The first five minutes of Music and Lyrics was hysterical. And I do LOL when someone says one of my books is the worst book EVER WRITTEN!!!! Haven’t quite worked my way up to ROTFLMAF about it though.

    How could I forget about Scarlett?? Truly one of the worst books EVER WRITTEN!!!!!!!!!! Maybe I’m just too lazy to actually hurl a book.

    The new website: well, it’s close to being done. We’re just tweeking it now. But I’ll post the backcover copy in another post below.

    rg

12. RachelG on 25 May 2007 at 8:03 am #

    TANGLED UP IN YOU

    Maddie Dupree isn’t in Truly, Idaho looking for a husband, a boyfriend, or anything in between. Maddie is looking for the truth and is determined to uncover the untold story about the town’s sordid past—her past. As a child, Maddie lost everything, and now she’s back at the scene of the scandal—a local establishment that’s always belonged to the Hennessy’s—determined to uncover the truth, and nothing is going to stand in her way. Especially not a black haired, blue eyed Hennessy.

    Everyone in Truly knows that the Hennessy men are irresistible, and the current owner, Mick, is no exception. His late father was a skirt-chasing-heartbreaker who ended up causing disaster for two families, So far, Mick’s managed to keep the ladies in line, but when he claps eyes on Maddie, with her luscious curves and tempting lips, he can’t resist getting tangled up with her.

13. MJ on 25 May 2007 at 8:19 am #

    Ha! For me – LOL means chuckle audibly. I wouldn’t roll on the floor any longer, ’cause I’d be SO ungraceful getting up that everyone else would be Laughing Out Loud.

    There’s no way any of you could have read the worst book ever because I haven’t written it yet (I will, someday, and you’ll be the ones I share it with. So you can finally ROTFLMAO.) And for the record, I love all of the Goddesses’ books, which is why I’m here. If you’re going to take the time and trouble to Blog, I’ll join the throngs of your fan community with enthusiasm.

    I am congenitally incapable of throwing a book against a wall. I have trouble even throwing magazines out. I’m sure SOMEONE will enjoy reading them…and I should perhaps make it my mission to find that person and make a gift. (This would be why I switched to being a librarian mid-career, likely.)

    How about “it’ll knock your socks off”? Have any of you been suddenly unshod?

14. Caren Crane on 25 May 2007 at 8:34 am #

    Had to smile (not LOL) at ladydawgfan’s list! I must admit I am not much for laughing out loud, except with friends. I don’t believe one can find the “worst book ever written”, because hopefully it hasn’t been published. *g* I am with “never throw books” contingent. Like Claudia, I was taught great respect for books and try hard to never even crack a spine. Phrases like falling “head over heels” never bother me. They may be technically incorrect, but I certainly get a great mental picture.

    Question to ponder (for Sabrina and other Shakespeare lovers): If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?

15. SuzyQ on 25 May 2007 at 8:38 am #

    Yes, I have LOLed many times, but not ROTFLMAO (I had to look that one up the first time I saw it). The people I work with are now used to it and have stopped giving me strange looks. As a matter of fact I LOLed on Karen H’s #3 – it must not have been that great of a cook book to get set on fire (notice I did not blame the cook).

    I agree with a lot of you on the Worst Book Ever – if I don’t like it I just put it down. And I never did get through Scarlett. Rachel, I cannot believe someone would say that about you!

    I have never thrown a book, but I did have a book thrown at me. It was a composition book – the teacher was upset with the whole class and threw our books to us one at a time.

    The only time I have been head over heels is when I do summersaults – which was a very long time ago . . .

16. Kasey on 25 May 2007 at 8:48 am #

    When I write LOL – I usually have laughed out loud. If I chuckle or smile I usually just say that is funny or silly or something to that affect. I am sure I have used LOL, when I haven’t laughed out loud that is usually because I am somewhere quiet and need to keep my laughter to myself. I have never used the ROTFL one, because it is too long. I just use LOL. I am sure that I have rolled on the floor laughing a time or two though. Just not from reading something on the internet.

    I have literally thrown a book against the wall before. Only once or twice but that is because the book made me so mad or upset about something that I just couldn’t be near it for another moment. I needed a break. I’ve also thrown things at the tv. My friend and I used to have a break in college at the same time so we would watch Guiding Light together every day. We used to throw things (pillows, popcorn, ect) at the tv all the time because the story line was so ridiculous at that time.

17. KariE on 25 May 2007 at 9:26 am #

    1. I do lol often. Probably more than I should but like SuzyQ, my co-workers just ignore me. (It’s better that way)
    2. Not sure about worst book ever. I have read a few books that, when fisished, thought “now that was stupid”. Needless to say, they get donated.
    3. The only book I have ever thrown against a wall was a phone book. I don’t remember why but I know it was worth it.
    4. Head over heals….yes and no. In love, no. On roller skates when I was 7, oh yes.
    5. Need to know to move on: “New and Improved”

18. DebMarlowe on 25 May 2007 at 9:27 am #

    I LOL at this blog all the time! And my kids keep saying “What? What’s so funny?”

    I I could laugh my a** off, I’d be parked in front of the comedy channel for a month. It might take longer.

19. Keri Ford on 25 May 2007 at 9:27 am #

    I LOL all the time. Movies, books, jokes, comic strips. And I don’t subtly giggle then break out in to a bit of chuckling then all out laughter. Nope. I’m serious then suddenly very unattractive with my mouth open, heaving air, snorting, body twitching, eyes squinted with laughter. Tears are soon to come and i keep going until coughing starts.

    DH says it’s cause I’m easily entertained. I think I’m just a happy-go-lucky kind of gal.

    Sayings don’t bother me.

    I’ve never thrown a book at the wall for the simple fact I don’t want to hit a picture, have it fall to the floor, and shatter the glass covering. Then I’d really hate that book.

    Worst book ever, Rachel? I’ve read some that didn’t tingle my toes and your name wasn’t on them anywhere.

20. Terry Stone on 25 May 2007 at 9:35 am #

    I am literally laughing out loud at ladydawg’s Hokie Pokie. Not in the floor, ass is still firmly attached. But I snorted pop, so yeah, I really do laugh out loud. ALOt.

    Where did worse book ever come from? HMMM. Never thought about that. But I did throw one book against the wall. Message in a Bottle. I spent all day hooked on that book, and he DIES?!?! Oh, I was so mad, I just threw it. Unfortunately, hubby was asleep beside of me and it scared the bejeezus out of him. I have never thrown a book again. Tempted when I read a historical and the author had the heroine shocked when the hero touched her ’special place’. I stopped right there.

    I am notoriously clumsy, I’ve bounced down stairs, fallen off chairs I was standing on, but I have to say, my feet went first each time. HMMM.

21. flip on 25 May 2007 at 9:39 am #

    I have read books and post which made me laugh out loud. If I am in public, this wil get me strange looks.

    Also, I have thrown a book in disgust. Fortunately, this doesn’t happen very often. Hey, I am part Italian.

    While I have never described any of your books as the “worst book” ever. I did read a book a few years ago and, for the very first time, I felt that the publisher and the writer owed me my money back. I did not write any nasty notes to the author, but I did stop buying that series. If I have a strong reaction to a book, it is more common for me to really love a book. Sometimes I might not care for it. If I just didn’t care for it, the reaction might have nothing to do with the book. How I react to a book might be based more on my mood at the time than the quality of the book itself. If I really love the author, I might reread the book later.

    I am not the falling head over heels in love type. But my husband leads with his heart.

22. terrio on 25 May 2007 at 9:46 am #

    I just LOLed several times reading these. And I do type that all the time. It’s become habit I believe. I realized I need to cut back when I was writing in my journal one night and almost wrote it. An intervention may be needed.

    The person who declares something “THE WORST BOOK EVER!!!!” would have to be “THE WORST REVIEWER EVER!!!!”

    I don’t think I’ve ever thrown a book against a wall. My friend did and then left it there for so long that when she gave it to me, the first third of the pages was totally bent. I read it anyway.

    Some sayings that I ponder:
    Have your cake and eat it too – wouldn’t the trick to be to eat the cake and then still have it?
    We drive on the Parkway and park in the driveway – why?
    Erectile Disfunction – if it’s not functioning there is nothing erectile about it.

23. ericaleigh on 25 May 2007 at 9:56 am #

    1. I’ve laughed out loud at some posts and definetly some books. I recall a particular one of yours “Sex, Lies and Online Dating” that had me chuckinging every so often. A loooong time ago I read one of Johanna Lindsey’s books “You Belong to Me”, I was laughing so many times my mom asked me what I was doing. I’ve tried to search in the past for the funny books because they make you feel good but its been a hard struggle. Maybe there are laugh out loud people and laugh on the inside people. One thing I don’t get about the LOL thing is the context people use it. Really bugs me when someone writes something and at the end of everything puts LOL. Doesn’t that just mean your laughing at yourself?!?!?!?
    2. For the record, I’ve enjoyed all of your books that I’ve read. And after reading “Sex, Lies and Online Dating” I went out and bought the entire back list. Fooey on anyone who has to be THAT blunt saying worst ever – seems kind of harsh. If you don’t like it just return the book, sell it

24. Cail on 25 May 2007 at 9:59 am #

    1) i LOL all the time. I’m that person people love to plant in an audience to hear the extremely loud laughing at the silly parts. people on the subway give me funny looks when i get to the amusing parts of your novels. and yes, i’m giggling, laughing or even trying to stop the tears of laughter from streaming down my face.

    2) i agree, the person who wrote ‘worst books ever’ certainly has NOT read some of the books i’ve read. of course, whats good for the goose isnt always good for the gander… so well, i guess we have to just honor (and promptly discount) this specific reviewer’s difference in opinion.

    3) i’ve thrown a book or two. usually not because they were bad. more often than not to kill an insect, make a point or in the privacy of my own room, to have a mini tandrum. well, once or twice i’ve thrown one in frustration. most often due to the lack in HEA’s.

25. Cail on 25 May 2007 at 10:01 am #

    4) when i’m bored i tend to look up common sayings to see their origins. wikipedia.org and google.com are great for this.

    Incidently, next time one of you goddesses are looking for a scottish heroine name, shoot me a note, my full first name is scotts gallic and unusual. could be kinda fun!

26. KMB25 on 25 May 2007 at 10:01 am #

    Whenever I post a “hehe” it’s usually because I AM chuckling or laughing about something written on this blog (which makes me laugh out loud quite a bit) however, I don’t usually write LOL…it just seems weird to me…don’t know why. But that’s just me.

    There are lots of phrases in our language that if you always take a literal meaning…they would be quite silly/weird/disgusting.

    A few that seemed weird to me if I thought about them literally (from what they’re actually supposed to mean):
    1) Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater…who would do that anyway???
    2) The apple of my eye…
    3) Cat got your tongue?…ewwww and finally…
    4) Eat crow….yuck.

    And to my knowledge, I have never read the worst book ever, or hurled a book at the wall…I’ll get back to you on the falling thing…this I have done down stairs….though you’re right, I think my heels went over head first

    ~Kim

27. ericaleigh on 25 May 2007 at 10:02 am #

    and move on remembering never to buy that author again. Of course there’s a bunch of crap out there but one person’s garbage is another person’s treasure.
    3. Never thrown a book in anger. I’ve tossed a few like a bad deal on a deck of cards after I’ve been rearranging, but I tried to quickly pick them up and soothe their feelings…I mean make sure there are no tears or damage.
    4. WOW! Never given that one any thought.
    Seriously though about the LOL thing, totally bugs me when its not used correctly. And sometimes I feel like I need subtitles to read posts with all the abbreviations. Makes me think of that texting commercial with the mom and daughter, you know the one…there’s a LOL moment!

28. darkshire007 on 25 May 2007 at 10:15 am #

    1. I have “LOL” at the lines in some of the books I have read. (My husband usually looks at me like I have lost my mind.) There have actually been a couple where I laughed so hard I had tears rolling down my face.
    2. I wish I could “LMAO”. I would be a whole lot slimmer a woman if I could!
    3. I can’t remember ever reading a bad book. Some of them are VERY slow with the plot and I get discouraged and drop it for a few days, then come back and make myself finish it. With the amount of money I spend on books I can’t afford to let one go unread!
    4. And lastly, how do you know when it’s an appropriate time to use the text abbreviations? I don’t spend a whole lot of my time on the computer to know these things. Is there a website with computer etiquette?

29. Julia London on 25 May 2007 at 10:45 am #

    I. I LOL in my head a lot Maybe mine should be LIMH (laughing in my head).

    2. Worst book ever!!! Reminds me of another one that I have always thought was just not nice: TSTL (too stupid to live). How stupid is that? Because sometimes I can be pretty stupid. Am I TSTL? I don’t know, but I’m kind of worried.

    3. Agree, Rachel. If I don’t like the book, I go on to the next. I never get that worked up over a book. Life is way too short to expend that much energy hating a book.

    4. It is HILARIOUS that you bring that up (LIMH!!). I had quite a round with a copy editor. I wrote, heel over head. She changed it to head over heel. I pointed out that it was impossible in the situation I had written, and really, it was more heel over head. When the book came out, it said head over heel. I guess it all depends on one’s perspective, LIMH

30. Cail on 25 May 2007 at 10:55 am #

    i JUST got what we were debating about head over heels… Julia you made it all clear! maybe its like an allusion to bowing or kneeling infront of a lady. (like his head is litterally above his heel…) goody this will give me something fun to look up during this very slow friday at work.

31. Cail on 25 May 2007 at 10:56 am #

    ok. that didnt take long… refers to cartwheels… http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/head-over-heels.html

32. zambonigirl on 25 May 2007 at 11:00 am #

    My favorite is OMGWTFBBQ?!?!?!

    But yes, sometimes I really do laugh out loud, though I don’t think I’ve ever rolled on the floor laughing, and my arse is firmly in tact, thank you.

    Wost book ever? I think that someone would have to read a lot of books before they are qualified to call something the worst. I can tell you the worst book I ever read, and it’s by an author that I really like, too, but I’m positive that it’s not the worst book ever. If there is a worst book ever, it’s one of those that are published under a vanity publisher, available on Amazon only.

    I have never hurled a book against a wall, but I have tossed one unceremoniously onto a coffee table in a fit of pique before. I won’t say which book, but it rhymes with Larry Shotter And The Claff-Bluff Schrintz. I might have been crying at that point as well and mumbling all sorts of things about how a certain professor must surely have been framed.

    And I think that falling arse over teakettle is better. ;-P

33. Suzanne Enoch on 25 May 2007 at 11:08 am #

    Like several others here, I wish I could laugh my ass off. That would be much more fun than the stairmaster.

    And I want to know who did write the worst book ever (don’t say me). There should be some kind of award, because there’ve been a lot of books written.

    My head is always over my heels, unless I’m lying down.

34. Kathryn Smith on 25 May 2007 at 11:37 am #

    I have lol-ed before. Mostly I use the phrase to let people know I’m not being serious — or that they’re amusing.

    Worst book evah? I’ve read ones that just don’t work for me. None of them were written by you, Rachel. Or any of the Goddesses, for that matter.

    Hurled a book against the wall? No. But I did throw one once in a fit of temper at the characters. I sometimes feel like throwing my own, but since they’re usually on my computer at that point, I refrain. Because, my iTunes and photos of Gerard Butler are on there as well.

    Head over Heels. But isn’t your head always *over* your heels? I mean, that’s how we’re put together, right?

35. foreverdelayed on 25 May 2007 at 11:51 am #

    I LOL a lot, but probably not as much as I say do.

    I almost threw Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince against the wall, I wound up to throw it and then I remembered I had paid almost $20 for it so I stopped.

    I have never met anyone who actually “Struck Dumb” but some that are just plain dumb all the time

36. Jami Alden on 25 May 2007 at 1:13 pm #

    I have, in fact LOL while reading a post or a book (anyone read Tess Gerritsen’s Mephisto Club? There’s an awesome scene where Rizzoli attacks her dad’s girlfriend, and I really did laugh out loud). However, I have never found myself rolling around on the floor in a fit of hilarity. Partly because my floor usually sports a liberal coating of dog hair and the remnants of my 2-year-old’s meals. Also, I never say that I am LOLing. I don’t know why – I have a severe aversion to it.

    Never hurled a book against a wall – I instead tend to abandon them, face down on the various surfaces of my house. Worst book ever? I’ve probably never read it, but I might have read the most Disappointing book ever.
    And you’re right about head over heels – seems like it would require some sort of Cirque Du Soleil caliber flexibility.

37. Sabrina Jeffries on 25 May 2007 at 1:19 pm #

    I LOL a whole lot, but almost never write it. I LOL often at this blog, and since I often read this blog while on the treadmill, does that constitute LMAO? Because that’s the closest I’ve come to ROFLMAO.

    Loved the whole literal joke thing. Apparently, you and my husband share the same gene, because just this morning he pondered a joke birthday card with a picture of a little boy telling a little girl about his “sweet ride” that went to the “10th” gear, and informed me that the sort of bike in the picture didn’t HAVE a 10th gear. I informed HIM that I understand the role of hyperbole in humor and thus didn’t need literalness in my jokes. Apparently, it didn’t make the card any funnier for him.

    Worst book ever–you are congenitally incapable of writing such a thing, Rachel, as are all the goddesses, IMO.

    I haven’t thrown any books against walls, but I did take an audio book out of the player once and throw it on the car floor in a fit of pique. And no, it wasn’t Hannibal.

38. Karen Hawkins on 25 May 2007 at 1:26 pm #

    SuzyQ, thank you for not blaming the cook. It was a Horrid Cooking Accident and had NOTHING to do with my cooking capabilities (limited though those may be). Really.

    And ladydawgfan, I want a t-shirt with that on it!

39. Sabrina Jeffries on 25 May 2007 at 1:26 pm #

    But the book still angers me. I will say, I’ve had five books anger me in my entire life, only two of which were romances (by HUGE authors, whose work I otherwise adore). One of them I did throw into the garbage, but usually, I just shrug and hand it off to someone else. Even so, I have trouble imagining how anyone could get so angry over a book that they would either a) call it the worst book ever or b) want to eviscerate it on Amazon. Never got that.

    I never thought about the head over heels thing. Just accepted the metaphor. The one that always stymied ME was “have your cake and eat it too” (what else would you do with cake?), until someone explained that it meant possessing the cake in its entirety while simultaneously eating it up. You can possess it or eat it, not both. You CAN, however, possess it and then eat it. That’s the fine distinction I was hung up on.

    Sorry, but I love dissecting metaphors.

40. Karen Hawkins on 25 May 2007 at 1:26 pm #

    And RachelG … could we have just a HINT about the new website? Maybe just the colors? Would THAT be ok????

41. Jami Alden on 25 May 2007 at 1:37 pm #

    Sabrina, it goes without saying that Rachel could never write the “worst book ever.” She may, however, have written the BEST book ever, which is of course, Truly, Madly Yours.

42. Ronlyn on 25 May 2007 at 2:06 pm #

    1. When reading a book or post, do you really LOL?
    I have, on occasion actually laughed out loud. Which, is generally quite embarrassing since most of the time I’m at work when I read the posts. sometimes a book will make me LOL, but that’s less embarrassing. (giggling quietly so not to alert anyone I’m on the internet reading a blog.)

    2. WORST BOOK EVER!!!!!!!!!!!
    I try not to make generalizations like that, simply because there is ALWAYS something out there that’s worse. Maybe I wouldn’t allow it in my house, but it’s out there somewhere.

    3. Hurled the book against the wall. Has anyone actually hurled a book against the wall?
    I fully admit to having hurled a book across a room. Not because I wasn’t enjoying it, but because I was so caught up in it and the heroine was about to do something incredibly stupid, yet wasn’t heeding my advice which was being yelled in my mind.

43. Ronlyn on 25 May 2007 at 2:08 pm #

    continued:

    4. Falling head over heels. I picture head over heels as standing upright. If you’re falling, shouldn’t it be heels over head?

    all I can say is OUCH! I tend to take issue with the phrase “falling in love” too. You don’t FALL in love, you fall into a hole, onto the ground, etc. You can’t do a faceplant into an emotion….although at times it may feel like it.

44. Cail on 25 May 2007 at 2:08 pm #

    From “Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings” by Gregory Y. Titelman:
    “You can’t have your cake and eat it too — One can’t use something up and still have it to enjoy. This proverb was recorded in the book of proverbs by John Heywood in 1546, and is first attested in the United States in the 1742 ‘Colonial Records of Georgia’ in ‘Original Papers, 1735-1752.’ The adage is found in varying forms: You can’t eat your cake and have it too. You can’t have everything and eat it too; Eat your cake and have the crumbs in bed with you, etc. …”

45. Cail on 25 May 2007 at 2:08 pm #

    it is so unfair that half my office gets to leave at 2 and the rest of us have a full day.

46. Rachel G on 25 May 2007 at 2:32 pm #

    I’m up north posting from the mnts on my laptop. Wireless up here is very iffy. So, let’s see if this posts.

    You are all sweet, but I didn’t mention the WORST BOOK EVER so you could all defend me. I actually think it’s funny. It’s so overblown. Reminds me of when my girls were teenagers. If a reader does not like one of my book, that’s fine. I don’t like every book I read.

    Jami, the new book Tangled Up In YOu is set in Truly Idaho, the same town where Truly Madly Yours was set.

    The new website is very cool. Done in flash and moves on and off screen really fast. Hmm, kinda of hard to explain.

    Rachel

47. catslady on 25 May 2007 at 3:18 pm #

    I most definitely laugh out loud – sometimes to the point of tears. I have never thrown a book. In fact I don’t remember ever throwing anything lol.

48. zambonigirl on 25 May 2007 at 3:20 pm #

    I am buying Truly Madly Yours just so that I can see what all the hype is about. The title reminds me of my favorite Alan Rickman movie.

49. Karen Rose on 25 May 2007 at 3:43 pm #

    I LOL often, usually because I’ve done something TSTL and crying would mess up my contact lenses.

    Seriously, my definition of TSTL in books and movies is only for heroines that investigate GORY HAPPENINGS while wearing babydoll teddies alone in a BIG DARK HOUSE on a night when a storm has cut all power and phone service. They are of course unarmed, barefooted and have young nubile figures, so I hate them.

    I’ve never investigated a gory happening, never worn a babydoll teddie and don’t have a young nubile figure, so I guess I’m not TSTL after all. I’m cheered up!

50. colinfirthfan on 25 May 2007 at 6:08 pm #

    1. I LOL all the time (whta can I say – I am easilly amused) I don’t literally ROFLMAO but I do laugh so hard that I cry so I consider that ROFLMAO.

    3. Never hurled a book in my life!

51. Rachel G on 25 May 2007 at 7:14 pm #

    Sabrina,

    I understand your husband’s problem with the joke card. I never could get abstract math either.

52. cookeemama on 26 May 2007 at 8:47 am #

    LOL I’ve been on the Internet for 12 years and sort of know the reason for it’s beginnings. Originally, it was used to let the other person know you were joking. I have seen flame wars erupt on mailing lists because one person was joking and another person took it the wrong way. I only belong to 1-2 lists now because large lsts tend to flame a lot. Not fun.

    I have hurled books. I have thrown them away because I didn’t think they were worth the tree it took to print them. Mostly, I donate them to the local library or take them to the used book store to trade for other books. Love those stores. Not one was a book of yours, Rachel. While I love TMY, one of my favorites is Simply Irresistable. I like (very much) that your heroines tend to have all sorts of figures. I know one author who’s heroines all have her figure. But I love her books anyway.

    Thanks, Cail, for the URL to that neat web site. I’ve bookmarked it.

53. TinaLouiseF on 29 May 2007 at 7:57 pm #

    I’m still trying to figure out the lingo. I just figured out last week that BTW means By The Way. I knew it didn’t fit the few shorthand words that I know. I couldn’t make between fit in any of the sentences where I found BTW.