Quick, to the bat, no, bookmobile!

[mizarchivist]

Via Neil Gaiman. Someone find me a copy of The Higher Power of Lucky. STAT. Hell, get everyone a copy of the book for that matter.

Comments

[woodwardiocom.livejournal.com]

-Wow, "scrotum" news gets around fast . . .

[caulay.livejournal.com]

That one has been making its way around.

All I can say about that is "Some people have too much time on their hands and go out of their way to be offended."

And a copy of the book should be yours to peruse in a few days.

[mizarchivist]

Indeed. They need a new hobby, and thanks :)

[drwex]

Ah, he beat me to it. I'll have to get my own copy for the kids when they're of age.

[keyne.livejournal.com]

What really gets under my skin is this line: "... you won’t find men’s genitalia in quality literature. At least not for children."

First, the word refers to a dog's genitalia, not a man's. Seventy years ago, this would have been completely a non-issue, because every farm kid would know scrotums inside-out.

Second, half the children reading the book have scrotums. What a world we live in where small-minded prigs don't want children to know about the existence of body parts!