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.
Gahh, ridiculous.
Know any publishers who want to publish a bunch of stuff a mouthy Californian expat says about rude nonsense?
Having to move back home at the age of 28 almost universally signals defeat. Images of an unemployed,...
wow, thats pretty insane. but cool. go follow him.
peterwknox:soupsoup: Having to move back home at the age of 28 almost universally signals defeat. Images of an...
I want to know who is buying all of these blog-based books and how much the writers actually make.
Gahh, ridiculous.
Hey, @indefensible: now seems like a good time to contact this publisher and show ‘em StuffMyGirlfriendSays.
I think people are getting jealous about someone who is able to monetize something so simple. In a couple of years, I’ll...
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...
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...
Agreed, sigh. People don’t want to be challenged in their consumption or their creation. It’s easier to sell a fad than...
This could actually be really interesting. There’s a lot of opportunity for a great story there.
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