The title serves no purpose other than expanding the number of phrases to illustrate a waste of time. Others include...
Chocolate Teapot
Marshmallow Fireguard
But these are of no real consequence, just toying, that's all.
I'm currently re-reading the Harry Potter series and finding them remarkably fun. I personally don't think it's as poor as some people snobbishly claim. It's no Odyssey, by any means, but it's fun, dammit. OK, OK, I feel a bit guilty for enjoying reading them, I'll admit. I don't want to, I want to feel like I can stand up and say "That J.K. Rowling is a great author" and not feel like a phoney. Which is sad, because I kind of DO feel like that; she's a very personable person, charming and polite, and she deserved a break.
Indeed, I wonder if my change of heart with respect to Rowling (I used to be one of the snobs) is at all influenced by the disgust I have that Dan Brown is given any credit for being anything other than a reasonably fluent hack? The man can write, no qualms there, but let's be honest here: there is nothing in his work that has not been done better before.
To an extent it's all about timing; Brown and Rowling have come into their own because of talent and timing...I'd cheerfully further that by saying that the latter has been more influential out of the two in both their cases. Do either deserve the fame and fortune? Probably. It serves no purpose to harangue someone for their success when the thing that has most influenced their success has been out of their control.
I don't mean to be mean and no-one should get their back up because of the opinion of a semi-literate lout such as myself. I know my writing is full of errors and flows like a poo through a straw. Which reminds me, I'd better get back to experimenting with snorting poo...through a straw.
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