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Crazy letter from a Pulitzer winner: My wife's leaving me for Ted Turner

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by finishthehat, Jul 31, 2007.

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  1. finishthehat

    finishthehat Active Member

    Pulitzer-winning author Robert Olen Butler has e-mailed his students that his wife is leaving him for Ted Turner. That description does not do justice to the actual e-mail, which gets weirder with every sentence.

    It has to be read to be believed. And don't miss the comments after it.

    http://tinyurl.com/ysuk8f

    (I'm not minimizing the tragedy the wife went through as a child, but the way Butler relates it to Turner is bizarre.)
     
    finishthehat, Jul 31, 2007
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  2. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    Re: Batshit crazy letter from a Pulitzer winner: My wife's leaving me for Ted Turner

    Dude, the S-bomb on the thread title!
     
    Football_Bat, Jul 31, 2007
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  3. Del_B_Vista

    Del_B_Vista Active Member

    Re: Batshit crazy letter from a Pulitzer winner: My wife's leaving me for Ted Turner

    Completely warranted, IMHO. If somebody knows of a newsroom where batshit can't appear in small type on a monitor, let me know.

    What a letter.
     
    Del_B_Vista, Jul 31, 2007
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  4. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Re: Batshit crazy letter from a Pulitzer winner: My wife's leaving me for Ted Turner


    Ted Turner's got it going on.
     
    Ace, Jul 31, 2007
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  5. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    Re: Batshit crazy letter from a Pulitzer winner: My wife's leaving me for Ted Turner

    He's all she wants and she's waited for soo long.
     
    slappy4428, Jul 31, 2007
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  6. finishthehat

    finishthehat Active Member

    Re: Batshit crazy letter from a Pulitzer winner: My wife's leaving me for Ted Turner

    Sorry, didn't even realize it. Mods can feel free to change.
     
    finishthehat, Jul 31, 2007
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  7. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    Re: Batshit crazy letter from a Pulitzer winner: My wife's leaving me for Ted Turner

    You can change yourself; modify the title in the original post
     
    slappy4428, Jul 31, 2007
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  8. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    Re: Batshit crazy letter from a Pulitzer winner: My wife's leaving me for Ted Turner

    Holy crap! That is how you write a letter calling someone out, while still (apparently) maintaining the higher ground. My favorite part was when he alluded to Turner being similar to his wife's abusers (though he's not abusive) and that she won't be his only girlfriend and spend many months alone while Turner is hanging with his other gals. The way he appeared supportive about his wife's career ("didn't receive as much recognition as it deserved") while touting his Pulitzer was a nice touch too.
    I'm thinking the wife's next book might be a little bit better going from this guy to Ted Turner.
     
    DanOregon, Jul 31, 2007
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  9. expendable

    expendable Well-Known Member

    Re: Batshit crazy letter from a Pulitzer winner: My wife's leaving me for Ted Turner

    Um, wow. Yeah, wow.

    Never thought I'd see the words "intestinal blockage" used in an email like this though.
     
    expendable, Jul 31, 2007
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  10. 21

    21 Well-Known Member

    Re: Batshit crazy letter from a Pulitzer winner: My wife's leaving me for Ted Turner

    That is utterly weird.

    She feels overshadowed by his Pulitzer....but not by the behemoth that is Ted Turner and his harem?? I love it.

    Ted gets what he wants. Very sexy and charismatic charmer.
     
    21, Jul 31, 2007
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  11. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Re: Batshit crazy letter from a Pulitzer winner: My wife's leaving me for Ted Turner

    Maybe Boom would be cool with you joining the harem.
     
    Ace, Jul 31, 2007
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  12. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    Re: Batshit crazy letter from a Pulitzer winner: My wife's leaving me for Ted Turner

    He'd have you three weeks out of four..
     
    slappy4428, Jul 31, 2007
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