Slog - Comments on Who'd've Thunk It? http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/whodve_thunk_it This year's biggest lawsuit-inspired-by-a-tell-all-memoir isn't Madonna's brother's book, like everyone thought it was going to be. It looks like the nastiest book lawsuit of the year might be inspired by On Her Majesty's Service, the memoir by one of Salman Rushdie's fatwa-era bodyguards. The book depicts Rushdie as cheap to the extreme and claims that the guards were so annoyed at Rushdie that at one point they locked him in a cupboard and went to a pub to drink. Rushdie told the Guardian: "He is portraying me as mean, nasty, tight-fisted, arrogant and extremely unpleasant. In my humble opinion I... Copyright 2008 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:13:24 -0800 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:40:00 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Will in Seattle See, this is your problem.

You think just because someone is a great author and brave in certain circumstances, they can't be a wanker and annoying.

Many people I've known are all of them, but a lot of people, especially those driven to do such things, have major personality flaws that make them the kind of person you can only take in small doses.

Or they blow up at little things in a red-faced rage like McCain does.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/whodve_thunk_it#c1092732 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/whodve_thunk_it#c1092732 Books Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:18:31 -0800 Comment by lostboy Wow, Will.  Got a bit of an axe to grind?

Constant's post seems dead neutral to me, not even a hint of taking sides.  Now I'm wondering if you're leaping to conclusions because of an experience you've had with a famous wanker.

]]> lostboy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/whodve_thunk_it#c1092756 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/whodve_thunk_it#c1092756 Books Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:32:29 -0800 Comment by D. In his humble opinion? Humble? Rushdie? I don't think so.

]]> D. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/whodve_thunk_it#c1092760 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/whodve_thunk_it#c1092760 Books Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:35:54 -0800 Comment by PopTart In my humble opinion he is all of those things...

]]> PopTart http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/whodve_thunk_it#c1092775 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/whodve_thunk_it#c1092775 Books Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:47:57 -0800 Comment by Comprar Tadalafil Excellent post. good luck.

]]> Comprar Tadalafil http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/whodve_thunk_it#c1092790 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/whodve_thunk_it#c1092790 Books Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:18:46 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi That cupboard story sounds suspicious to me. That wasn't enough to get them fired?

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/whodve_thunk_it#c1092799 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/whodve_thunk_it#c1092799 Books Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:25:54 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways Poor Salmon...maybe if you gave him a Genius Award, he'll feel better.

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/whodve_thunk_it#c1092810 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/whodve_thunk_it#c1092810 Books Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:38:17 -0800 Comment by Gitai Hmmm...I can see mean and arrogant, but he does tend to be a funny guy.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/whodve_thunk_it#c1092919 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/whodve_thunk_it#c1092919 Books Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:54:49 -0800 Comment by Chip FYI, if it's British, "cupboard" equals "closet".

]]> Chip http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/whodve_thunk_it#c1092964 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/whodve_thunk_it#c1092964 Books Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:23:36 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Some cupboards in the UK are big enough to put a small office in, or a bedroom.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/whodve_thunk_it#c1092970 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/whodve_thunk_it#c1092970 Books Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:27:11 -0800 Comment by Lawks a Lordy @10... What? If they are that big, they surely won't be referred to as 'cupboards' then, would they?

Am I being daft here?

]]> Lawks a Lordy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/whodve_thunk_it#c1093419 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/whodve_thunk_it#c1093419 Books Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:38:09 -0800 Comment by Lawks a Lordy @10... What? If they are that big, they surely won't be referred to as 'cupboards' then, would they?

Am I being daft here?

]]> Lawks a Lordy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/whodve_thunk_it#c1093423 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/whodve_thunk_it#c1093423 Books Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:40:00 -0800