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September 3, 2009 • 57 notes • soupsoup

"Shit My Dad Says" Twitter lands book deal.

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Having to move back home at the age of 28 almost universally signals defeat. Images of an unemployed, not-so-well-adjusted George Costanza character from “Seinfeld” might spring to mind.

In Justin Halpern’s case, moving from Los Angeles to his parents’ house in San Diego planted the seeds for a Twitter page that’s quickly growing into an Internet phenomenon, attracting offers from literary agents and book publishers.

Once a day, Halpern, 28, posts a memorable quote that his dad, Samuel, had said the day before. More than 200,000 users subscribe to get their daily dose of Sam.

Hey, @indefensible: now seems like a good time to contact this publisher and show ‘em StuffMyGirlfriendSays.

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  9. indefensible reblogged this from reimer and added:
    Know any publishers who want to publish a bunch of stuff a mouthy Californian expat says about rude nonsense?
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    Having to move back home at the age of 28 almost universally signals defeat. Images of an unemployed,...
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    wow, thats pretty insane. but cool. go follow him.
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    Gahh, ridiculous.
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    Hey, @indefensible: now seems like a good time to contact this publisher and show ‘em StuffMyGirlfriendSays.
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    I think people are getting jealous about someone who is able to monetize something so simple. In a couple of years, I’ll...
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    Good for him. And I hope his dad keeps saying funny shit. “Oh, you got a book deal, huh? I guess I’ll be finding my cut...
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    I think I’m missing what the big deal about all this is. At the most, it’ll be some memior, at the least, it’ll be a...
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    Agreed, sigh. People don’t want to be challenged in their consumption or their creation. It’s easier to sell a fad than...
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    This could actually be really interesting. There’s a lot of opportunity for a great story there.
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