Comments on: Book Giveaway: THE DARLINGS by Cristina Alger

By: Sheila K.

Sheila K. — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:26:45 +0000

I would love to read this book—thanks for the opportunity to win a copy!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:01:45 +0000

And I think we have a winner…

By: techeditor

techeditor — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:43:31 +0000

When I was working on my doctoral thesis back in the 1990s, I did part of my research in the Harvard library. Some of these books dated back to the 1600s and were housed with the rare books. Their rare books were not to leave the library. But I borrowed one, took it home.
While I was reading the book at my dining room table, my advisor, a professor at Harvard, came to my home uninvited and walked right in without knocking. I didn’t want him to know I had that book, so I tried to hide it, but he was too quick for me.
My advisor tried to grab the book. So I threw it in the fireplace that’s next to my dining room table.
No word on whether Harvard ever noticed that the book is missing.

By: Elizabeth Duncan

Elizabeth Duncan — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:37:46 +0000

I was walking down Hollywood Blvd. when a man with a little brown and white dog asked me to look after him while he just popped into a shop for a minute. I said sure. The dog could do all kinds of tricks; he sat up, barked and played dead. A crowd gathered and I accepted money from people who wanted to be photographed with the adorable Jack Russell. One man even wanted to buy him. But I was tempted to keep him for myself. Run! I told myself. Just take the dog and run! I was just about to do that when the man came out of the store and took the dog’s lead out of my hand.
“Good boy, Uggie,” he said, and then thanked me.

By: IRLMadison

IRLMadison — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:41:45 +0000

My late grandmother lived together with my elderly aunt. It was only after Nana had passed away, did I learn that they were not related and in fact they were lovers.

Their complicated story dated back from their homeland, Russia. Allegedly, the ‘aunt’s mother was a nurse who delivered Tsar Nicolas II’s youngest daughter Anastasia. It is not clear whether by mistake or on purpose the nurse switched the Tsar’s child with a peasant’s baby. The peasant was my greatgrandma.

So I think it is perfectly clear that as a noble progeny, I am most deserving of winning the book giveaway. And please, do not upstage me with some ‘I am a descendant of Jesus’ Davinci Code-type stories – I haven’t been done exposing the REST of my family.

By: Hailey

Hailey — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:52:48 +0000

I went skinny dipping at night in what I thought was a public lake. Turned out it was an old man’s property.

Awkward.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:42:11 +0000

In high school (back in the day before it was cool to be a chick athlete), girls got screwed on uniforms and equipment. So my HS, in all its higher level of education glory, decided our team would sell raffle tickets or have to pay for our own damn uniforms. The even dimmer bulbs decided we should sell said raffle tickets at an outdoor street fair taking place in the city of OUR CROSSTOWN RIVALS.

Needless to say, it was only when faced with this sales and marketing nightmare and hours of mocking turndowns that I stooped to writing “Please Buy a Raffle Ticket to Support Deaf-Mute Athletics” on the back of my raffle ticket book.

Please don’t tell the above story to the State Bar, I passed my background check.

By: Eric Edwards

Eric Edwards — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:38:26 +0000

Let’s just say that during the allegations that lead to all the heat Bill Clinton got for extra-marital affairs, I was very glad because it took the spotlight off what Hillary and I were up to in a certain B&B in New Hampshire. Did it ever really end? I’m not saying exactly, but I will add that a certain self proclaimed maverick decided three is always good company, no matter the political views.

Okay, I just made myself throw up a little.

Does it still count as an entry?

By: sheryl

sheryl — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:06:56 +0000

I would post it, but it’s too scandalous to report. I’m sure you’ve already heard about it from Mr. Murdoch!

By: Jessie

Jessie — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:03:37 +0000

I got arrested for hitting a guy at work who wouldn’t stop clipping his toenails at his desk.