Friday, August 27, 2010

J.D. Salinger's toilet.

J.D. Salinger photograph by Maurey Garber, 1950
We can scarcely imagine anything the reclusive author would have hated more than this.



RT @ForbesLife J.D. Salinger's Toilet Offered for $1 Million on eBay: http://bit.ly/bjEgrZ
6:03 PM Aug 17th via web


Marilyn Young commented that there is something wrong with this tweet to which I replied:


It's Phony RT @editormarilyn @GardnersGazette: RT @ForbesLife J.D. Salinger's Toilet Offered for $1 Million on eBay: http://bit.ly/bjEgrZ”
6:06 PM Aug 17th via web


This could well be a hoax aimed at those who are overly worshipful of the Catcher in the Rye author, but as the vendor seems legit we doubt it. We won't speculate on the process of authentication however. The full listing for the curious commode reads as follows:
--Luxist

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4 comments:

  1. I think you are being overly worshipful.

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  2. When I was a child, we had a paperback copy of his book in the outhouse and I would read a couple pages, then wipe with them.

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  3. I can scarcely imagine anything the reclusive author would have loved more -- his words in your hands.

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