Arts & Entertainment
POLL: Worst Fifty Shades Audio Book Narrator?
Would it be Stephen Hawking or Bill Cosby or someone completely different?
Just when you thought the hype over the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy had died down somewhat comes this topic that's trending heavily on social networking sites and search engines today: #WorstFiftyShadesAudioBookNarrator.
Today’s hashtag based on the whips and chains-ridden novel by British author EL James asks Twitter users to suggest those whose voices may be ill-suited for reading erotic fiction aloud.
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Some of the suggestions from the last few hours? Ben Stein, Mr. Bean, and "your mom and dad." Still others suggested Justin Bieber, Bill Clinton, and Bill Cosby as people they would not want to hear reading the popular book.
"Can you imagine someone like Julie Andrews? I can't. But I could imagine Kathleen Turner," said Montclair mom Janine Thomas.
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Marlee Matlin tweeted that the worst choice would be her—for obvious reasons. "But let my hands do the talking in sign and I bet you'd understand everything!" she said.
Another bad choice put forth was Kanye West as "there would be interruptions with his personal commentary every 15 seconds."
But someone will have to be chosen to read the racy novel. Virgin Atlantic just announced this week that the audio book will soon be available to passengers at 35,000 feet.
“Fifty Shades of Grey has quickly gained notoriety as a ‘naughty novel,’ leaving some women embarrassed to read their copy in public," Virgin Atlantic spokeswoman Sarah McIntyre said in a press release. "We want to give our female passengers the chance to enjoy the book in an intimate way, without prying eyes."
So who do you think would be the worst at reading Fifty Shades? Who would be the best? Let us know in the comments section below.
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