Comments on: Charity auction for characters names in forthcoming sf novels by great writers http://boingboing.net/2009/11/28/charity-auction-whos.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 15:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Angstrom http://boingboing.net/2009/11/28/charity-auction-whos.html#comment-649747 Angstrom Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-649747 remember to tip your author well. Otherwise: " ... and then, out of the blackness staggered the most hideous thing I ever saw, with features like a foam rubber rhinocerous melted in a fire. The stench was apalling, overwhelming, corpse-like. His name was George Peter McClough . I vomited ... " [excerpt from upcoming novel] remember to tip your author well.
Otherwise:

” … and then, out of the blackness staggered the most hideous thing I ever saw, with features like a foam rubber rhinocerous melted in a fire. The stench was apalling, overwhelming, corpse-like. His name was George Peter McClough . I vomited … ”

[excerpt from upcoming novel]

]]> By: Halloween Jack http://boingboing.net/2009/11/28/charity-auction-whos.html#comment-650004 Halloween Jack Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-650004 So, the purpose of this charity is to send one fan a year to an SF convention overseas? I mean, good for them and I probably wouldn't turn down the chance if given it, but you know, recession and so forth. So, the purpose of this charity is to send one fan a year to an SF convention overseas? I mean, good for them and I probably wouldn’t turn down the chance if given it, but you know, recession and so forth.

]]> By: wgmleslie http://boingboing.net/2009/11/28/charity-auction-whos.html#comment-649768 wgmleslie Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-649768 For the curious: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuckerization">Tuckerization</a> For the curious: Tuckerization

]]> By: ROSSINDETROIT http://boingboing.net/2009/11/28/charity-auction-whos.html#comment-649770 ROSSINDETROIT Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-649770 Tuickerizing can lead to amusing results. This <a href="http://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/still/be_cool14.jpg"> Elliot Wilhelm</a> for instance is not the actual <a href="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=elliot+wilhelm&search_type=&aq=f"> Curator of the Detroit Film Theater</a>. Tuickerizing can lead to amusing results. This Elliot Wilhelm for instance is not the actual Curator of the Detroit Film Theater.

]]> By: Claire http://boingboing.net/2009/11/28/charity-auction-whos.html#comment-725558 Claire Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-725558 Hi, we are having an auction at our library and a local author is allowing us to auction off the chance to have a bidder's name in his next book. We are trying to determine a value for this. Can you tell me how much bidders have paid for "tuckerizations" at your November auction? thanks Hi, we are having an auction at our library and a local author is allowing us to auction off the chance to have a bidder’s name in his next book. We are trying to determine a value for this. Can you tell me how much bidders have paid for “tuckerizations” at your November auction?
thanks

]]> By: octopod http://boingboing.net/2009/11/28/charity-auction-whos.html#comment-649904 octopod Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-649904 heh, depends on your opinion of george peter mcclough... heh, depends on your opinion of george peter mcclough…

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