Writing for TV

[will shetterly]

I think the concept is a lot more marketable, funnier, and more interesting to read if I make it gender-specific.  But thanks to everybody for the input.

A smart publisher--or self-publisher--could put the same book out in two editions with the appropriate tweaks. Shoot, done right, there would be readers who would buy both editions knowing they were almost identical in order to see what the differences were.

[MadGastronomer]

I think the concept is a lot more marketable, funnier, and more interesting to read if I make it gender-specific.  But thanks to everybody for the input.

A smart publisher--or self-publisher--could put the same book out in two editions with the appropriate tweaks. Shoot, done right, there would be readers who would buy both editions knowing they were almost identical in order to see what the differences were.

...I like it.  Very much.  Mind you, that's quite a bit more work, and some restructuring would definitely need to be done...
Aaaaaand, I'm late.
Thanks, Will!

[txanne]

But don't blues euphemisms involve fun stuff? Like pie and baked goods? I'm pretty sure "inner chafing" is the opposite of fun.

[Elizabeth Bear]

This may be the original source and ur-example of the Blues Euphemism:

http://www.last.fm/music/Bessie+Smith/_/Need+a+Little+Sugar+in+My+Bowl

[MadGastronomer]

But don't blues euphemisms involve fun stuff? Like pie and baked goods? I'm pretty sure "inner chafing" is the opposite of fun.

...well, I've certainly experienced some "inner chafing" as the result of some fun things...

[luciab]

Blues Euphemism.... didn't know there was a name for that. One of my favorite examples is Memphis Minnie singing, "I'm selling my pork chops, but I'm giving my gravy away."

[kayjayoh]

Ever heard Bonnie Raitt's "Blender Blues"?

[ebony14]

Ooooh yeah
Baby, baby, baby, I wanna stew your tomato
Baby, baby, baby, I want to french fry your potato
Baby, baby, baby, wont you pluck my grapes
Wont you peel my banana like a pack of wild apes?
Im your food innuendo guy, your food innuendo guy

Baby, baby, baby, you got honeydew melons
Baby, baby, baby, cant you see my brocolli swelin
Oh baby, baby, baby, I wanna taste your watercress
I wanna slip my celery stick up the back of your dress
Im your food innuendo guy, your food innuendo guy

Oh what will it take
Dont go so soon
Youll miss my carrot cake
And my cream of mushroom

Oh baby, baby, baby, my jalapenos red hot
Baby, baby, baby, I wanna stuff all that cabbage you got
Im your food innuendo guy, food innuendo guy
Oh yeah
Oooooooh yeah

Oh baby, baby, baby, you got eggplant parmigiana
Baby, baby, baby, bite my zucchini if you wanna
Ill give you fresh fruit salad
I dont get it from no can
Your string bean days are over
Im your cucumber man
Im your food inunendo guy, food innuendo guy
Oh so delicious

--"Food Innuendo Guy," Adam Sandler

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And that, ladies and gentlemen, is all I have to say about that.

[Joe Sherry]

I think the concept is a lot more marketable, funnier, and more interesting to read if I make it gender-specific.  But thanks to everybody for the input.

A smart publisher--or self-publisher--could put the same book out in two editions with the appropriate tweaks. Shoot, done right, there would be readers who would buy both editions knowing they were almost identical in order to see what the differences were.

Catherynne M. Valente's Yume No Hon?  I believe the only difference between the two editions is one paragraph. 

[BruceCohenPDX]

Chafing the inner feminist = blues euphemism.

Sounds to me like it came out of a recipe:

"Separate the rind from the inner feminist with a sharp paring knife and put ithe rind aside for later.  We need to soften up the center now; chafing the inner feminist in a saucepan at high heat for 2 minutes will do nicely."