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video of Jonathan Franzen "hooping it up"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1N7Duq-rFc&feature=relat...
brindle pisswyrm
  02/22/12
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umber razzmatazz brunch idiot
  02/22/12
9:06 -- Franzen spastically shoots and bricks hilariously 1...
greedy maroon set circlehead
  02/22/12
man even the first sentence out of his mouth was absurd
Concupiscible national sandwich
  02/22/12
cr. the woman keeps looking more and more disturbed as th...
greedy maroon set circlehead
  02/22/12
just threw up in my mouth a lot
Rusted Locus
  02/22/12
I found the Corrections to be a lot of fun. I can't get thro...
Zombie-like Reading Party
  02/22/12
rate Franzen's jump shot, bro
greedy maroon set circlehead
  02/22/12
I'm not watching the entire video. He seems like a miserable...
Zombie-like Reading Party
  02/22/12
u jelly
greedy maroon set circlehead
  02/22/12
did u try Freedom? I like the Corrections fine but haven't c...
Titillating roast beef
  12/13/15
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Concupiscible national sandwich
  02/23/12
Thanks for sharing. The picture of the room is astonishing ...
Black Meetinghouse
  02/23/12
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Concupiscible national sandwich
  02/23/12
that comment was posted by Franzen
brindle pisswyrm
  02/23/12
how someone can write a comment like this and not eat a bull...
Pink Seedy Parlour
  01/20/13
HOLY FUCKING SHIT. WHY DOES THIS PERSON EXIST. IS GOD PLAYIN...
Flickering plaza candlestick maker
  02/23/12
franzen often says he was popular in high school, i have a h...
Concupiscible national sandwich
  02/23/12
Credited, one look at his jump shot in gym class would have ...
Aphrodisiac crusty hairy legs round eye
  02/23/12
he looks like he wasn't allowed outside as a child, i'm not ...
Concupiscible national sandwich
  02/23/12
this is the greatest thing about Franzen. he is an egotist. ...
brindle pisswyrm
  02/23/12
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Concupiscible national sandwich
  02/24/17
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hairraiser corn cake indian lodge
  02/25/12
its crazy how unlikable he is
Heady Bespoke Double Fault
  02/25/12
cr
Ruby piazza
  05/17/12
*writes a book about a basketball player* *cannot even boun...
brindle pisswyrm
  02/25/12
U mad Chabon?
citrine voyeur
  02/12/13
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Concupiscible national sandwich
  03/31/12
god fucking damn it
Crimson Prole Box Office
  03/31/12
great american novelist
Concupiscible national sandwich
  10/26/12
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Lilac free-loading station
  10/26/12
goddamn u franzen
brindle pisswyrm
  10/26/12
Absolutely astonished at how much I don't like him
Sienna bearded sanctuary
  11/20/12
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Navy death wish international law enforcement agency
  11/20/12
i don't understand franzen's self-concept, how he sees himse...
Navy death wish international law enforcement agency
  11/20/12
how DOES he see himself?
Flickering plaza candlestick maker
  01/13/13
highly intellectual, "voice of a generation" for s...
Ruby piazza
  01/13/13
Really dont like that guy
Sienna bearded sanctuary
  01/19/13
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Concupiscible national sandwich
  01/20/13
is franzen a crypto racist? i don't have his books in front ...
Impertinent home
  01/20/13
At the same time, one strongly senses that the descriptions ...
Bateful aqua party of the first part legal warrant
  02/12/13
BOOOOOOOOOO!!!! BOOOOOOOOOO!!!! C'mon guys let's drown h...
Ruby piazza
  01/31/13
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Sienna bearded sanctuary
  02/12/13
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Overrated Magenta Jap Travel Guidebook
  02/24/17
lmao, forgot how funny this video is
citrine voyeur
  02/24/17
lol wtf get off the court son
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Date: February 22nd, 2012 12:13 PM
Author: brindle pisswyrm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1N7Duq-rFc&feature=related

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#20024600)



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Date: February 22nd, 2012 12:14 PM
Author: umber razzmatazz brunch idiot



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Date: February 22nd, 2012 10:58 PM
Author: greedy maroon set circlehead

9:06 -- Franzen spastically shoots and bricks hilariously

11:50 -- Franzen still dribbling his basketball down the streets of Manhattan

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#20032167)



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Date: February 22nd, 2012 10:59 PM
Author: Concupiscible national sandwich

man even the first sentence out of his mouth was absurd

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#20032173)



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Date: February 22nd, 2012 11:05 PM
Author: greedy maroon set circlehead

cr.

the woman keeps looking more and more disturbed as the interview goes on. Franzen refuses to make eye contact with her. she stares quizically during his meandering disquisitions with an expression that seems to ask "who is this jackass?"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#20032225)



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Date: February 22nd, 2012 11:03 PM
Author: Rusted Locus

just threw up in my mouth a lot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#20032199)



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Date: February 22nd, 2012 11:04 PM
Author: Zombie-like Reading Party

I found the Corrections to be a lot of fun. I can't get through his latest book. Just not that interesting.



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Date: February 22nd, 2012 11:05 PM
Author: greedy maroon set circlehead

rate Franzen's jump shot, bro

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Date: February 22nd, 2012 11:06 PM
Author: Zombie-like Reading Party

I'm not watching the entire video. He seems like a miserable person.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#20032239)



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Date: February 22nd, 2012 11:08 PM
Author: greedy maroon set circlehead

u jelly

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Date: December 13th, 2015 11:30 PM
Author: Titillating roast beef

did u try Freedom? I like the Corrections fine but haven't checked out either of those



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#29374094)



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Date: February 23rd, 2012 5:32 AM
Author: Concupiscible national sandwich



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Date: February 23rd, 2012 7:05 AM
Author: Black Meetinghouse

Thanks for sharing.

The picture of the room is astonishing but it really explains, no words needed, the depths Franzen is reaching in his books. I also I like his ability to dwell in the present moment (especially dialogues between characters but other situations too) - I think those are the most attractive and "alive" parts in a book - and this room seems to give him the absolute silence - in every sense - to listen patiently to those frail moments and write them so perceptively.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#20033789)



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Date: February 23rd, 2012 6:21 PM
Author: Concupiscible national sandwich



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Date: February 23rd, 2012 9:52 PM
Author: brindle pisswyrm

that comment was posted by Franzen

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#20039402)



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Date: January 20th, 2013 4:06 AM
Author: Pink Seedy Parlour

how someone can write a comment like this and not eat a bullet immediately after is a mystery to me

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#22466908)



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Date: February 23rd, 2012 9:55 PM
Author: Flickering plaza candlestick maker

HOLY FUCKING SHIT. WHY DOES THIS PERSON EXIST. IS GOD PLAYING A JOKE ON US.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#20039431)



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Date: February 23rd, 2012 10:02 PM
Author: Concupiscible national sandwich

franzen often says he was popular in high school, i have a hard time believing it with a jump shot like that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#20039501)



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Date: February 23rd, 2012 10:07 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac crusty hairy legs round eye

Credited, one look at his jump shot in gym class would have killed any attraction a girl might have had for him and all respect from bros.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#20039555)



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Date: February 23rd, 2012 10:08 PM
Author: Concupiscible national sandwich

he looks like he wasn't allowed outside as a child, i'm not kidding

i'm no athlete but i can shoot a basketball without looking like an alien

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#20039565)



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Date: February 23rd, 2012 10:13 PM
Author: brindle pisswyrm

this is the greatest thing about Franzen. he is an egotist. in this video he trashes his ex-wife, basically saying that they divorced because she was jealous of his writing ability. lmao.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#20039620)



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Date: February 24th, 2017 9:56 AM
Author: Concupiscible national sandwich



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Date: February 25th, 2012 2:02 AM
Author: hairraiser corn cake indian lodge



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Date: February 25th, 2012 2:21 AM
Author: Heady Bespoke Double Fault

its crazy how unlikable he is

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#20048894)



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Date: May 17th, 2012 12:33 AM
Author: Ruby piazza

cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#20708633)



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Date: February 25th, 2012 2:23 AM
Author: brindle pisswyrm

*writes a book about a basketball player*

*cannot even bounce a basketball*

*is Franzen*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#20048906)



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Date: February 12th, 2013 5:26 PM
Author: citrine voyeur

U mad Chabon?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#22624435)



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Date: March 31st, 2012 3:47 AM
Author: Concupiscible national sandwich



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Date: March 31st, 2012 5:19 AM
Author: Crimson Prole Box Office

god fucking damn it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#20351915)



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Date: October 26th, 2012 3:34 AM
Author: Concupiscible national sandwich

great american novelist

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#21889640)



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Date: October 26th, 2012 3:34 AM
Author: Lilac free-loading station



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Date: October 26th, 2012 3:41 AM
Author: brindle pisswyrm

goddamn u franzen

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#21889667)



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Date: November 20th, 2012 10:44 PM
Author: Sienna bearded sanctuary

Absolutely astonished at how much I don't like him

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#22086662)



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Date: November 20th, 2012 10:48 PM
Author: Navy death wish international law enforcement agency



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Date: November 20th, 2012 10:49 PM
Author: Navy death wish international law enforcement agency

i don't understand franzen's self-concept, how he sees himself. i hate his books, but i'm fascinated by him psychologically.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#22086688)



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Date: January 13th, 2013 5:49 PM
Author: Flickering plaza candlestick maker

how DOES he see himself?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#22425626)



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Date: January 13th, 2013 5:51 PM
Author: Ruby piazza

highly intellectual, "voice of a generation" for seattle/SF/brooklyn latte \-sippers

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#22425633)



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Date: January 19th, 2013 9:58 PM
Author: Sienna bearded sanctuary

Really dont like that guy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#22465673)



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Date: January 20th, 2013 4:11 AM
Author: Concupiscible national sandwich



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#22466921)



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Date: January 20th, 2013 4:54 AM
Author: Impertinent home

is franzen a crypto racist? i don't have his books in front of me, but i was thinking about this recently.

in The Corrections there is a strange group of passages where the narrator seems to ridicule the work of the woman who grows fresh vegetable gardens w/ inner-city black kids. he basically says: "these kids are too fucking stupid to appreciate middle class values, and this person doesn't realize the futility of her work." then he turns her into one of the most pathetic, debased characters in modern fiction, whose downfall it is suggested is brought about by her essential naivete (referring back to her judgment re: the inner city kids).

then in Freedom, there is the protagonist's father, Ray, a wealthy lawyer who defends indigent minorities. he is portrayed as massively condescending and hateful towards his clients - though at the same time explaining to his daughter that they are innocent victims of the system. his minority clients are characterized as buffoons, whom Ray, the prosecutor, and the Judge (all white) cannot help joining together to laugh at in one scene. confusingly, the novel uses, for this character's final redemption, the image of dozens of these black people and their families, heads bowed, filing silently and reverently into the *BACK* (the symbolism) of the church at his funeral - like they are straight out of To Kill a Mockingbird.

the elite east coast lawyer is glorified and the blacks are kept firmly in their place, as objects of charity that is an instrument for self-aggrandizement of the white elites.

his portrayal of the Indian girl in Freedom has also been called racist, for being so laughably 1-dimensional.

these are the only minorities in any of his books.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#22466947)



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Date: February 12th, 2013 5:38 PM
Author: Bateful aqua party of the first part legal warrant

At the same time, one strongly senses that the descriptions of the Indian girl in Freedom are Franzen just transcribing one of his own obsessive imperialist pedo-crushes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#22624538)



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Date: January 31st, 2013 8:44 PM
Author: Ruby piazza

BOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

BOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

C'mon guys let's drown him out

BOOOOOOOOO

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#22544225)



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Date: February 12th, 2013 5:13 PM
Author: Sienna bearded sanctuary



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Date: November 18th, 2014 7:31 AM
Author: bonkers yellow point partner



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Date: December 13th, 2015 11:25 PM
Author: chest-beating sinister tanning salon sweet tailpipe



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Date: February 24th, 2017 9:52 AM
Author: Overrated Magenta Jap Travel Guidebook



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Date: February 24th, 2017 10:37 AM
Author: citrine voyeur

lmao, forgot how funny this video is

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#32690634)



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Date: February 24th, 2017 10:43 AM
Author: Trip Hot Rehab

lol wtf get off the court son

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1880358&forum_id=2Reputation#32690677)



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Date: December 7th, 2021 8:08 PM
Author: Overrated Magenta Jap Travel Guidebook



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Date: June 22nd, 2024 9:46 PM
Author: marvelous milk



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Date: February 26th, 2026 6:45 PM
Author: Judas Jones



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