The Parmistan Book Review
Help Wanted: People who appreciate our humor are frequently funnier than we are. (And yes of course that's false modesty. In truth, we've got unreasonably inflated views of ourselves.) So we thought a section where others could submit something would be a good idea.
If you’d like, send us a short piece on novel that you hate, but that is generally considered a classic. If what you write is funny, we’ll post it.
Also, we’d like to start a companion piece compiling the worst intro’s we can find. What are we looking for? Here are a few examples:
- “He wore bright Orange, but Sly Williams was not making a fashion statement. The jumpsuit was courtesy of the Broom County jail . . .” - Boston Globe
- “Why do the movies love to mess with our heads so much?” Ty Burr – Boston Globe (In an Article about Movies like “The Hot Chick” where a person swaps bodies with someone, or gets a new body.)
- Channel 10 News, Columbus, Ohio
Anchorman Dave Kaylor opened the broadcast with an alarming tone:
"RATS AS BIG AS CATS -- good evening, I'm Dave Kaylor..." (Submitted by Dan Gries.)
So find the most cringe-inducing intro's you can and send them to us along with the source, the title of the article, and the author.
