One of my personal hobbies (terrifying compulsions?) is coming up with absolutely ridiculous ideas. A 5 star favorite is the rid-able torpedo heater + hand held flame thrower snow removal system (credits to Brian Shook, who will no doubt be abhorred that I just credited him in public) . Don't pretend you wouldnt want one.
All too often, my dementia goes unappreciated by the "sane" and the "reasonable" of this world. Well no longer. Thanks to my many years of bad ideas to the detriment of humanity, my main man Gary Chinn has honored me with my own mark in the O'Reilly series of how to books.
All too often, my dementia goes unappreciated by the "sane" and the "reasonable" of this world. Well no longer. Thanks to my many years of bad ideas to the detriment of humanity, my main man Gary Chinn has honored me with my own mark in the O'Reilly series of how to books.
My only objection was that he butcherd my signature phrase that gives warning that an idea of epicly awful proportions is on the way. "So heres what you do..." is a phrase for bad ideas. A truely terrible idea deserves more. It deserves the Stubstyle exclusive "You know what you should do...". Its the little things that make all the difference.
I have to admit, I laughed my ass off =) Thanks Gary
I have to admit, I laughed my ass off =) Thanks Gary
Tagging something "WTF"......it fits into the theme of the book.
A fun experiment would be to write up a proposal for something called "The Christopher A. Stubbs Institute for Terrible Idea Development" and see if we can get it funded.
As someone who has been listening to your catch phrase for the last 6 or 7 years I have to say I am thrilled to finally see you've gotten a book deal. I was stunned to see the forward by our other main man, Lennie Stiver! I was contacted for some inside the flaps quotes that only make it into the special edition hard cover. I know I will be lining up for the book signing next week in Tyrone.
Amusing!
I'd go with the know-it-all authoritative "What you really want to do is.." like you somehow know better what the reader wants than he/she wants.
Also, a few blurbs on the back jacket may be useful, especially from Darwin Award winners and YouTube mishap celebs who found this book helpful in helping them construct some worthwile explosive, corrosive, etc. device that led them to their success.
Hah. Gary needs to go into business making personal O'reilly book covers for ETS members.
In all honesty, I am a little bummed I got the phrase wrong. Hard to believe since I hear it 10 times a day. There's even a tag for it on this here blog!
As for Shook, I've always seen the two of you as a pair of artists who inspire one another to even greater heights. Like Mozart and that other guy. You two can figure out who's who.
Hahah! Fantastic.