Scott Adams has a new book out, Stick to Drawing Comics, Monkey Brain!: Cartoonist Ignores Helpful Advice
As Scott said, “The book’s title is inspired by the many insults hurled at me on this blog.”
This seems to be a common theme. You have Diesel’s Antisocial Commentary, Frank J’s The Chronicles of W, and Joel’s Crummy Church Signs book are all compiled from blog posts as well. One difference is that Scott Adams has actually removed the content from the blog, so it’s not there to read for free anymore.
I guess that’s one difference between having a major publisher and publishing the book yourself. Most likely, Adams isn’t even allowed by the publisher to keep the content on his site.
As great as Scott’s book is destined to be, that’s not the best part. He’s running a contest. He wants people to leave a funny “over-the-top” endorsement of the new book. When it goes into it’s second printing, the winning blurbs will be on the back cover of the book.
So, what do you win (if you win)?
The top winner gets a framed original Dilbert strip worth $1,500, and your blurb might appear on the back cover of the book after the next print run. Twenty-five runners up get signed copies of the book, with a little sketch of Dogbert on the inside.
Even if you don’t care about an original Dilbert strip worth $1500, I have 3 words for you: Ebay.
I don’t even know if that’s a word. Does a made up, nonsensical string of letters count as a word, even if it’s a proper name? Just what the Hell is an ebay anyway? Is it an electronic bay? I don’t know, but one thing I do know is that… uh. I seem to have lost my train of thought.
Anyhoo, enter the contest. The rules are all in the post there. Hurry! you only have until November first. If you do enter, paste your comment here too. Posting a comment here does not count as an entry. I just want to know what your entry was.
Here’s mine:
All my life I have had painful,bleeding, pus-oozing anal cysts. Since I read this book, they’re gone! That’s not all! Women are magnetically attracted to me, I lost 30 pounds, and my erectile dysfunction is a thing of the past. This book is a miracle!
Let me know your submission to the contest.
Humor-Blogs.com is always a winner in my book, which is not yet published.
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9 responses so far ↓
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BobG (Formerly Steve the Pirate)
// Oct 30, 2007 at 1:31 pm
I was dying. I was going towards the bright, white light when all of a sudden I saw “STICK TO DRAWING COMICS, MONKEY-BRAIN!” floating towards me. When I opened it to page one, I was immediately returned to life! Not only that, but the book has made me impervious to bullet wounds, broken bones, MRSA, and Chuck Norris! Thanks, Scott Adams!
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Fiar
// Oct 30, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Good one, Mr. No-longer-a-pirate. It’s good to see you back again. I’ll have to remember to add your site when I get a chance.
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N Grove
// Oct 30, 2007 at 3:50 pm
In a world of soul sucking darkness and despair, Scott Adams is an aromatherapy spa day complete with pedicure and herbal wrap.
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BobG
// Oct 30, 2007 at 8:40 pm
It’s good to be back. Hopefully my situation has stabilized itself so I can remain for a good long while.
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Fiar
// Oct 30, 2007 at 11:49 pm
N Grove That’s kind of homosexual - not that there’s anything wrong with that - unless you’re a girl. Then it’s cool, I guess.
BobG I need to get used to the new name. Maybe you can revitalize my interest in politics, because right now, I simply don’t give a shit.
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Pope Terry
// Oct 31, 2007 at 3:14 am
Australian so apparently my insignificant country wont allow me to enter.
But heres my entry any way.
‘I used to sell my organs on the black market, then I read a book by Tony Robins, and now I’m a succesful fisherman in Alaska. One day we needed something to chock up the sorting table so I grabbed this book by that guy that drew that dude that turned into the cartoon series that made me go huh!’
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N Grove
// Oct 31, 2007 at 2:44 pm
Female as charged
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Fiar
// Nov 5, 2007 at 11:22 am
Pope Terry That ought to teach you a lesson about being from Not-America.
N Grove You make it sound like being female is a Bad Thing™.
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Pope Terry
// Nov 6, 2007 at 1:52 am
True true, I dont know what I was thinking not being born a yanky.
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