Review Reader Mugs

A new book with a little bit of this and a little bit of that.

"Oh! I can't wait 'til he sees my online review of this place!"

'Oooh! My cousin got a 5 star review! What's it say?'

'Read any good book reviews lately?'

Who's really behind all one-star national parks reviews.

"I'm torn, Randy. I don't know what to think." "About what, little buddy?" "Star Trek. The last movie got rave reviews. Critics and audiences loved it. Therefore, I loved it too. But it didn't come anywhere close to earning $1 billion at the box office. And these days, any movie that doesn't earn $1 billion is a complete failure. Therefore, I must hate it. I'm in limbo until the hive mind comes to a consensus." "Except for honey, nothing good ever comes from hives."

Dust jackets for people.

'Is there a psychiatrist in the house - the cast is very depressed over opening night reviews!'

"This is an intervention. It's clear that you've resumed your habit of reading the reviews."

'Good news. Your cholesterol has stayed the same, but the research findings have changed.'

"It started with a simple case of peer-review."

Ant story: 'and so they worked all day and they worked all night and then they worked some more, the end.'

"Heads up! It's another tidal wave of overwrought critical hyperbole!"

"Mom, please! I'm a married woman whose friends have been reviewed favourably by the New York Times."

No, no, Grok, we love your creative voice! Ort is just here to do a little punch-up.

Mad Hatter's tea party.

"Which should we go see: the straight romantic comedy where the heroine's best friend is a gay man, or the gay romantic comedy where the hero's best friend is a straight woman?"

"I know your previous employer gave you an excellent reference, but you were self-employed."

The Music Critic.

dog reading EKG

Reviewing a Scientific Paper - Etiquette for References.

"What did I think about the play? About an hour too long!"

"Failure is definitely the best teacher, but I'm thinking auditing a class with Success might not hurt."

"How was the play!"

The Critic...

"Writing that book was a real strain."

Literary critics have a very special sense of humor.

"They're going to print a retraction - your desserts are not inconsistent."

"I don't mind if something's Shakespearean, just as long as it it's not Shakespeare."

Maybe I'd better write a thank you letter for the Last Supper after all

"You call that a suit?"

'It's had the best reviews I've ever written.'

"The butler did it!"

"Take away his brilliant prose, and he's just some depressed guy."

'The critic says, 'the film had me on the edge of my seat and long gone before it ended'.'