>at bookstore >want to buy 1984 >see everyman edition and pick up that >mom says why don't I buy the cheaper versions >try to tell her those are cheap paperbacks which will fall apart in a couple readings >try to tell her that Everyman hardcover editions are the most aesthetically beautiful books out there and will last me a lifetime >she starts acting shitty and making a scene saying she won't pay that much for a book >tfw she makes me buy a cheap paperback version
Why are plebs this clueless about books? They'll spend two hours shoping for clothes not letting me wait in the car, but for books it's just "get the cheapest one and let's go lol".
Bentley Gomez
>mom
Elijah Hall
This is good bait. The elitism, the implications of mentioning your mom, the 1984, it's all there.
7/10
Xavier Gomez
eh 6/10, relies too much on predictable cliche
Ethan Green
Still clearly identified in the second response - theoretically yes, the bait is good, but not quite subtle enough.
William Bailey
I think it's better if we change mom to gf
Hudson Brown
But then it would have believability issues.
Landon Turner
It's already immediately unbelievable at "mom". Memes aside, it's better bait with gf in place of mom.
Anthony Cox
This is how I imaine Veeky Forums writing workshop.
>no, mention how he is uneducated in the first sentence, and then only on the second paragraph do you put in the bit about the american education system. It's more gradual.
>to get the most responses, your post must seem genuine. Always ask yourself: can I imagine someone writing that?
>Think whole sentences, then translate them into greentext. Don't rely too much on greentext. Keep it short so the reader can imagine things you said.
Easton Peterson
It should be what he asks for for his birthday, then ends up getting a penguin when he asked for an everyman
