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Author Topic: Goes to show you, you never know  (Read 173 times)
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« on: May 21, 2012, 12:30:20 PM »

"Whether it's scintillating or offensive may be a matter of personal opinion, but few can deny the incredible buzz surrounding the erotic novel "Fifty Shades of Grey."

Posted online by British author E.L. James as a piece of "Twilight" fan fiction, the trilogy of books was picked up by a small publisher out of Australia in 2011. In March 2012, Vintage Books of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group bid a seven-figure sum to gain rights to the manuscript. More recently Universal Pictures paid $5 million for filming rights." in this article by Erika Riggs, Zillow:

http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/15/11721857-seattle-condo-enjoys-buzz-as-setting-for-fifty-shades-of-grey?lite&preview=true

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« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2012, 07:32:49 PM »

We recently had that author interviewed on  Australian TV.
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« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2012, 12:41:26 AM »

It's the 'brass ring factor'.  You ride the merry go round and one lucky rider gets the brass ring.   Fabulous when it happens to you!   And you never do know!

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« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2012, 04:14:06 AM »

So true Mary. And the winner of the best multi-cultural children's story is....dar dar. lol
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« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2012, 11:45:57 PM »

It could be you, sweetheart!  Lean way out and grab for that ring!  Is it brass? Is it brass?   

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« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2012, 12:32:44 AM »

I'm leaning lol
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