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#25 David Sedaris

For many of you, this post will be a confusing as you wonder who exactly this David Sedaris is. He is a humorist who writes for the New Yorker and has seveal books including Barrel Fever and Holidays on Ice.

His stuff is kind of funny, but white people go crazy and will pay hundreds of dollars to hear him read from his own book. Let me say that again, they will pay money to see someone read from a book they have already read. They know the jokes are coming, they know the punch lines, but they feel the need to hear the author actually say it.

White people universally love David Sedaris. So if they ever ask you “who are you favorite authors?” you should always reply “David Sedaris.” They will instantly launch into a story about how much they love his work, and the conversation will go from there, and you don’t have to talk about books any more.

It is also safer than saying Jonathan Franzen, Dave Eggers, or Shakespeare. White people are very divided on these authors and might actually ask you questions about why you like them. Stick with David Sedaris, you can’t lose! If they do you press you, just say “I read a lot, and I never laugh out loud from a writer, but Sedaris is just brilliant.”

This advice will make white people respect you, trust you and more willing to invite to you parties.


341 Responses to “#25 David Sedaris”

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I’m black and I have re-read “Dress Your Family in Cordouroy & Denim” and “Me Talk Pretty One Day” a couple times! I haven’t been able to find another black person who has 1. heard of him or 2. gets him when I try to tell them about it. One of my favorite phrases from his book: His French teacher (in France) told him, “Teaching you is like having a cesarean section everyday.” Priceless! and this is coming from someone who has had a c-section. I have to go and search his web site to see if he was appearing anywhere near me.


 

[...] writing is brilliant and I am laughing a little too much about politically incorrect stereotypes and phrases-always [...]


 

never heard of him…but one thing that should be added to the list is the New Yorker(if not already up here)


 
 

love him, but this is true… and funny


 

He’s originally from the stinkpit of Binghamton, New York so I have to like him because of proximity.


 

never heard of him.


 

David Sedaris is nothing more than a blipton bledaris.


 

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