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Monday, August 28, 2006
  fwd: fwd: fwd: For sale: Rare Book!!!

I’m selling a rare, 1st edition autographed copy of J$ Rage-ohol Poetry - don't be jackin' it!, an edition which has been in my family over 15 months! This book is in VERY excellent condition, and it has an inscription from J$ himself!!

$ scholars on The Antique Roadshow said this extremely rare book is worth anywhere from $1,500 to $43,000, depending on condition. I’m only asking $4.50 because I need the cash, so you could make some real money on this. Must see to believe!!!

See what the critics wrote on Amazon:

This volume is a must for any aficionado of neo-classical ghetto poetry. J$ originally published this work himself, using his meager savings from recycling aluminum cans in the ghettos of 1980’s Houston. Rage-ohol is in its seventh printing now and has been translated into 2 different languages. The anthology is considered to be the pinnacle of J$’s career as a poet. J$ is considered one of the thought leaders, if not the definitive voice, of the ghetto cracker movement in contemporary poetry.

Most of the 15 Americans who read poetry are only familiar with the second edition of Rage-ohol, and are unaware of the significant differences between it and the original rhymes. Most important of these was the substitution of “Flowers and streams and shit” for “Work is for jerks.” “Work is for jerks” was removed from the second printing because the powerful Turkish-American lobby threatened to have the book banned at universities and grade schools if the inflammatory line ”Only a Turk enjoys being at work” were printed. In response, J$’s editor convinced him to draft something less controversial and with broader appeal as a replacement. Many $ scholars assert that J$ did not put his heart and soul into “Flowers and streams and shit.” J$ has never commented on the issue asside from his trademark phrase, “Cracker, please!”
 
Comments:
Some book reviews:

"Crackaliscious!" - Saturday Evening Post

"A full out assault on the senses! A Tour de Force" - PC Gaming Magazine

"JDolla is our finest writer" - Kurt Vonnegut's Nephew, Elton Vonnegut

"Look out T.S. Eliot, you've got some competition" - Time Magazine

***RETRACTION*** TIME MAGAZINE MISTAKENLY THOUGHT T.S. ELIOT WAS ALIVE - BUT HE'S NOT, HE'S BEEN DEAD FOR SOME TIME NOW. PLEASE EXCUSE OUR MISTAKE
 
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