I am such a dude when it comes to matters of the heart. Mushy, sentimental stuff makes me squirm in agony. (In hindsight, romance is perhaps not the smartest genre choice.) I scribbled out the “I love you” scene for Drown and handed it to a writer nearly as cynical and unsentimental as I am, expecting her to burst into laughter. After a while, she sniffled and said, “This is pretty good.” I said, “You don’t think it’s unbearably cheesy?” She turned to me with tears in her eyes and said, “If it is, you should always reach for the cheese. REACH FOR THE CHEESE!”
I’m thinking of getting that tattooed across my heaving bosoms.
Or maybe printed on a T-shirt.
June 8th, 2010
June 9th, 2010 at 1:40 AM
As slogans go, this one is pretty awesome.
June 10th, 2010 at 12:11 PM
Envision the merchandising potential. A couple months ago, you had “Best Read with Booze.” Now you have a CHEESE endorsement, too.
Book + liquor + cheez in a can + Ritz crackers = TOTAL MARKET DOMINATION
June 11th, 2010 at 9:30 AM
+ a box of Kleenex for
Delivered in a stylish bucket that doubles as a convenient vomit receptacle when the cheap booze and pasteurized processed cheez food are unsatisfied with the accommodations of one’s stomach and vacate the premises.
If you think I will not give this away as a gift basket, you are probably mistaken.
June 12th, 2010 at 4:28 PM
I am ALL OVER that giveaway. Cheese in a can has so many uses. Most of them have nothing to do with food and everything to do with petty pranks and satisfying revenge.