Literary Dissenter Mugs

"I hate poems. They're boring and pretentious."

"That's five votes for In The Midst of Winter....three votes for The Hollow Ground....and, again, one vote for Moby-Dick."

"Do you think the flat earth society has members round the globe?"

'I know it's controversial, but my calculations prove beyond doubt that a nod is BETTER than a wink.'

"In this one, references to everything have been deleted."

Science Snobs

"If he doesn't go nuts first, he'll be the first person to ever write a novel on a cell phone."

Assange Among Friends

'Edward de Vere? -- give me a break!'

"Republican striptease"

Capital punishment right or wrong? For men or women?

'He became a dissident Dissident in protest at the Dissidents.'

'Excuse me. Could you point me towards the books that would look impressive on my bookshelf?'

"I have a warrant for the arrest of Sandro Botticelli."

'Then it's agreed. It doesn't have to rhyme.'

"And now Professor Weyfeld, of Columbia University, with some liberal claptrap."

"What I don't understand is why people waste their time writing when they might not get published,."

'I'm looking for the book that tells how to be less materialistic without actually giving up any stuff!'

'The fact is, we can't seem to agree about ANYTHING!' 'Rubbish!'

The Jacques Cousteau Story

You! Are thick magazine.

No atheists in Heaven.

"New Classic Books Revamped for Today's Youth"

Brain vs heart

"How do you feel about gender testing, Semenya?"

'This is because you disagree with my theory on existentialism?'

"And to think we started as a book club."

"Ay caramba amigo, graffiti paradise!!"

Salman Rushdie

Man sticking his tongue out at his boss.

Sign 'God is dead!" youth asking "Who's God?"

'He's taking no chances since he turned atheist.'

'When television insults Walter's intelligence, he insults it right back.'

Yes, such a meeting of Mistress' friends can be very feisty and involve lots of arguing: it's called a "book club"...

"Impressed? Don't be. I also read trash."