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David Brooks’ Weirdest Sentences

Guest post by: Paul Kedrosky

Article Overview: From the LRB, the weirdest sentences in David Brooks’ The Social Animal:

David Brooks’ Weirdest Sentences

From the LRB, the weirdest sentences in David Brooks' The Social Animal: I'm writing this story, first, because while researchers in a wide variety of fields have shone their flashlights into different parts of the cave of the unconscious, much of their work is done in academic silos.

Imagine a man who buys a chicken from the grocery store, manages to bring himself to orgasm by penetrating it, then cooks and eats the chicken.

He wore a scruffy three-day growth of beard on his face, and his hair was perpetually shaggy, like one of those sensitive stud novelists at the Iowa Writers' Workshop.

More here, if you can take it.

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Re: Pssttt...Hey You, Check This Out - Welcome Brooks... and congrats on the new blog!
Re: Pssttt...Hey You, Check This Out - Welcome Brooks, Your enthusiasm is refreshing. Look forward to getting to know you better here. Cheers, Zac
Pssttt...Hey You, Check This Out - Ah you made it! Hey there, my name is Brooks Brizendine and it's a pleasure to meet you! I wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to formally introduce myself and convey what my primary interest is. With that being said, I came here to connect with other like-minded, passionate people that want more out of life. I'm a compulsive entrepreneur and I pride myself on helping people discover their passions and creating niche blogs based on their interests. It would be a pleasure to get to know you and bridge a meaningful connection. If there is ever anything that I can do to help you in any way, please do not hesitate to ask! Thank you for your time and I look forward to speaking with you further.
Re: Review My: e-product sales letter - Hi Evan, I just came across your forum and your request for a review. I'm don't write copy full time, but I have written copy for Tom Antion and Bill Brooks. After skimming your letter, here are a few things you might want to consider (overall, a good job) 1) Eliminate the "buy now" message and button at the top: a very small percentage of visitors will be ready to buy at that point. I think it risks coming across to the majority of the visitors as a salesman way too eager to close a deal. 2) The testimonials on top of page without names are meaningless. You have great testimonials, use one of them starting out, maybe the one by Laplanche. 3) Bonus 1 & 4: My first reaction was "why would I want to see a business plan from another era? Give a reason as to why they are still relevant in todays marketplace. 4) I LOVE your guarantee, I've never seen it before: "This better work..." I only had five minutes to read the sales letter and then get my reaction to you, just didn't have more time for now. Alan
Re: A new post record for me! - Speaking of posting records it looks like David is also about to set one - he's close to 1,500 total posts and becoming 3rd overall on the list of all time posters! Only 14 to go David!


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