I am, at the best of times, a pretty smart chick, but a little slow on the uptake on things that are seemingly *really* obvious. For some reason (I suspect lots of pot use in the 90's), my brain sometimes just doesn't GET IT when presented with a situation. That being said, I have a really stupid question about
The Princess Bride,
its author, and William Goldman. I just read it. The 25th anniversary hardcover. I chose it for one of my texts for my Lit class this term.
Am I understanding correctly that all of the abridgement is written by William Goldman as a commentary on the story that he wrote but put the name S. Morgenstern on? And that all of the crap about being a legal fight to write the abridgement for
Buttercup's Baby
is just that - crap? There is no S. Morgenstern Family Estate that wants Stephen King to abridge it? And Goldman is trying to ... I don't know ... buy more time to write the whole thing?
I are so confused. I feel like I'm the outsider on a really funny joke that ruining it for everyone else cause I are clueless.
As far as I know the entire book was written by William Goldman and S. Morgenstern is fictional.
I would be greatly surprised to find out differently.
Well where the hell were you last night when I was confused? I could have looked stupid in our home without 1500 people watching me be dumb.
There is no S. Morgenstern, and no "original" version of the book. The "abridged" version is the only one, and was written entirely by William Goldman.
Thank you, Jessica.
Why can't Wiki just say that?
I'm gonna create a new Wiki for those of us who need the 30 words or less answers. For those of us who operate under the Governor Ritchie Communication Plan. Conscise, short, factual.
t is irritated with self for being so dumb and clearly not GETTING IT
t then again, I did think "Memiors of a Geisha" was a biography and true story
t maybe I shouldn't read anymore
t I should also stop typing to myself
Well where the hell were you last night when I was confused? I could have looked stupid in our home without 1500 people watching me be dumb.
I was probably either upstairs reading or sitting right next to you.
But, hey, you entertained the hell out of 1500 people. So you got that goin' for ya.
I just told Co-Worker the story.
She wouldn't quit laughing at me.
Then she sat me down to break the news the Blair Witch wasn't real.
I flipper her off.
t feeling really dumb and literally wants to crawl into a hole
Aw, hell, baby. If it's any consolation, this is not the first time I've heard the question.
Psst, Aimee. CLOVERFIELD'S not real either.
