The Gum Thief by Douglas Coupland: Glove Pond, Part 1

[Makeupbarbie110]

What is the book about??

[idontcare444]

The Gum Thief is deffinatly is funniest book :P

[idontcare444]

The Gum Thief is deffinatly is funniest book :P

[theperfectpencil]

Great vid and a great book to read, bad dinner party ideas.

[acegijkl]

huh

[ray2thamond]

heard bout the book on the radio an thought i would check it out here. im gonna give it a read actually. thanx

[hobmcd]

very good idea for representing the book.

[mrmagoo20098]

i love this book. next time i go there i am going to write fuck on the pen testing thing

[danmcv5]

oh man that was so cool. Glove Pond is the book in the book from The Gum Thief. It's all about Steve and Gloria being drunk and witty. I'm halfway through the book right now, and I'm totally loving it.

[msqtube]

errr, ..... what?

[Demerjian1]

uhhhh... why is it called "the gum thief" again?

[bex273]

didnt they steal gum from shtooples?

[zHaidenz]

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[kirdook]

I guess it's kinda cool in a way but i dont see how

[MrGreenGenes]

Awesome

[Rave4CraveEnergy]

Neat that was well done!!! 5 *****

[boyprodegy]

Very original

[firefoxxx69]

I'm just starting to read the gum theif actually. I love douglas coupland's work, very much. Jpod and generation X especially.

[Glaruf]

Criics were a little hard on the book, specially in the Ottawa Citizen.

[kRaZyMoOcOw]

that was really different ^^ loved it

[kairma]

Cleverly subverts advertising conventions in order to tell a story. I like it! btw, Coupland is a brillant son of Canada.

[pulchrapuellast]

Douglas is a true artist.

[kesun15]

hate to say this but this clip is pretty much meaningless.

[Obelix6]

Yay... meaningless drivel... yeah thats what the world needs more of! Useless artists!

[FringeNorth]

if you don't enjoy it it wasn't ment for you, just that simple. i for one did enjoy it. Good artist. Good.

[gizgil]

"It does such a great job of finding the interesting and the absurd in the mundane"...?! Eeeyeah. How postmodern of you, dear. No wonder you're a frontrowgirl, bet you raise your hand the MOST.

[cptgalactico]

That actually made me laugh.

Did anyone actually understand what that was about?

[gizgil]

It's the five-dollar-word way to say "sometime there's that lil' prize in yer crackerjack box".

[joeocho88]

Strange how shit seems to happen when you make a drunken foolish spectacle out of yourself... you provide amusement to people...like...ME!

And by the way, yuppies, GET A LIFE! Make a meaningful You Tube video or something!

[Brainboxen]

Genius!

[clothesmaketheman]

haha, nice work.

[Gnarlodious]

What a stupid friggin vid

[ja1011k]

i don't get it..

[frontrowgirl]

Glove Pond seems very out of context outside The Gum Thief...although if this clip gets more people to read The Gum Thief, it's all good with me. The Gum Thief is one of my favourite books of all time...it does such a great job of finding the interesting and the absurd in the mundane.

[tangerine1490]

i dig.

[lakonislate]

GenX FTW. Coups a God. I am gay.

[evancfield]

what was this even about

[ryansmith0]

Terrible writer consistently reliant on awful gimmicks book to book.

[willcanbe]

Go steve do ur thing i am on here to theshrever thank's

[knifeshine]

first, why would you even bother watching this if you have no idea who douglas coupland is? second i this reallly "gay"? i mean i had no idea this narrative was either happy or homosexual.

[jrdpoz]

this is gay

[crazymason45]

you are supposed to be reviewing the movie. not yourself.

[HunterMann]

Is it just me, or are there naked women hidden in the ice cubes?

[HectorLex]

Its just you dude. Take a cold shower lol

[HunterMann]

Hector, It's a joke. Read up on Subliminal Advertising and the first example you'll find is that liquor ads used to hide naked women in the ice cubes.

[HectorLex]

lol, thats interesting

Thanks for the info

[cantdomyhomework]

wow dont get defensive on him, he wasnt hector wasnt offensive. chill, dont flame

[HunterMann]

Wazzup wit Hector? First if all, my name is not Dude. What;s dude mean, liek a cowboy? That word is so last week! He told me to take a cold shower... I don't usually shower with other guys, thanks.

[Beed9]

You can't even remotely call that arguments what you just said.

[HunterMann]

What do you mean?! He calls me dude. I argued it: my name is not Dude. He told me to take a cold shower. I argued that too. I have hot water here, why would I take a cold shower ? It's winter here, yo!

[carterdotord]

gay

[crazymason45]

Who?You?You people! So many of you are gay! Man I am glad I do not take part in anything you do.

[jbarbri]

Wow -- people still know who Douglas Coupland is?

[Chapstix9]

who?

[jbarbri]

Haha. Exactly.

[crazymason45]

He still writes.He made a movie.Most Canadians know him =)

[lakonislate]

Made a movie? Is it good? What's it called? Etc.

[mikefreakinhart]

fuzzbuster

[mattmz]

brillant

[robvanvelzen]

Mustload!!  Johnny Hallyday Mon Fils. Live. Superclip.....Spookstad....Giv­e comment!!

[eeevildictator]

lol this is good it has like different angles. Oh wait, it takes a little attention span and thought. I guess it is fail.

[ejb4501]

Great writers can write about the most mundane shit, and yet, in doing so, trigger deep feelings and mood, and synergy, can implant in your head and gut a sense of time and place that feel familiar and important. Coupland does all this with such ease - seemingly - and I could read his stuff all day. A truly great writer.

[changmaster7]

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[festus3030]

How did this get Featured?? Who the hell at YouTube Featured this?? Why the hell did YouTube Feature it?? What was the person at YouTube that Featured it SMOKING?? Can anyone tell me why it was Featured , it makes no sense at all.

[siztit]

i'll tell you why. coupland wants to get into the fun and unprofitable viral video business, and i'm sure that half the staff at youtube are dorky coupland fans who are blind to the fact that he has lost touch with his fan base.

[sgrigy94]

i don't how i do but i like it

what's the meaning i don't really get it

[cheyroze]

this is nothing but an advertisement! Why did I watch this again?

[longdukdong2008]

the sucks worm balls

[warner4455]

huh? i think i need to be smart to understand this...

[TubeMan50]

i am suddenly very hungry

[IntelligentCreature]

loved it!!!

change the title though....in my opinion...

But it is fantastic!!! ^_^

Thank you...

[zestysk8er]

Wow very creative!

[cth1729]

Ah, very nice. I watched it three times, and it didn't get old. Love it.

[LarryHSdncer]

what is this?

[jefff95]

best. comment. ever.

[akmediascope]

OH MY GOODNESS! A symbiosis of media. This is a brilliant precedent. Who would have thought you could sythesize reading a book and wathing tv. . . it's frightening and exciting! Where are we going. Does anyone have a KINDLE yet? The electronic book?

[wtiger46]

What a pretentious fuck. Jpod was good, should have quit their.

[jefff95]

jpod is the name of my ipod. Because my name is Jeff. Agree with the comment too.

[kerinzeebart]

not cool..

[sexygrrl88]

wow very creative. creative guys are really hook, wish i could find a local guy to be creative with me lol...

[jefff95]

how you doing?

[kravvykrav]

trite, boring, and lame.

[evolutionfilms]

??i dont get it

[pakistep]

watch the rest

[solorguy]

VERY WELL DONE. It says part one are you sure there will be more? Is it worth it to Subscribe?

[akmediascope]

How is it a disadvantage to subscribe? Are you paying to subscribe?

[brownschicken]

can someone explain what this is about

[chahnee]

hahahahahh

[brodrodough]

Wow, those pictures sort of made a toxic beverage seem refreshing.

[Lekid23]

...

[Lekid23]

Death of Facebook video.... visit my page!

[grosXconXquiXpue]

Great. Pure genius !

[FantasyMindedMan]

I made a LaxiBread Man Animated Video for xmas.

My Friends Laughed them selves silly.

[1Tigerlilly]

Ok, you are a genius...

[DuctapePenguin]

well squeeze my balls and play frisbee with a poptart

man that movie was great

[YourTeacherLE]

Excellent.

[tukarr]

rompete el yoe

[freakhire]

CaenT1

[likethewater]

I love Doug Coupland! this is featured! yay

[acotney]

good writing

[panafigo]

10th Anniversary of Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

New video on Panafigo Channel!

[Nonstopd4nc3]

fuck you :s

[SafePray89]

Woooooo

LOL...

[SweetJones02]

lol

[mugge321]

...why an ice cube in the whisky?..It might dilute your buzz. LOL

Drink it pure - it tastes better also.

cool vid

[AppA]

awwriginal :)

[joshpx]

interesting.

[Lekid23]

Death of Facebook on my page! Enjoy!

[plumbleboy]

I like to think that Douglas Coupland is loving this comment strand: a strangely compelling mish-mash of spam, spurious observation, petty argument and occasional fanmail. It's so Couplandesque it's unreal. Hell, if this process was submitted for the Turner Prize and entitled "literary chat" it might win...

[chapmando2007]

Very clever.  Nicely done.

[jake91355]

Dear people that say that your content is better than this, and you should be featured instead of Douglas Coupland:

Are you a very well known, successful novelist? Did you come up with the term for an entire generation? Are you a fantastic writer?

No? That's what I thought. So stfu about how your video of dancing puppies is better. It's not.

[J1Goro]

Very known novelist on the internet? A term for a generation that the dinosaur media just loves?

This is the internet dinosaur media favorites need not apply. Prove yourself here and you have

made it.

[bamimsam]

why was this featured..ugh..i am kabillion times better..feature ME!

[primal111]

orgonite this add

[xxxxmehmetxxxx]

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[MEGGABucks19]

what?

[ghostswa]

I love douglas coupland, still working on girlfriend in a coma.

[brianismynamo]

Heeyyyyyyyyyy! Your both Faggots

[KurtMcAllister42]

[sarcasm] I love how most of the comments are either people saying they don't get it, spam, or random letters. [/sarcasm] I personally loved the book, I thought it was ten times better than jPod. Of course, the best Douglas Coupland novel has to be Microserfs.

[J1Goro]

Have not read it or heard of it.

[KeeliosCooper]

OK why not :P 1 thumb!

[Sludgekill99]

everyone give me thumbs up! let's see how ,any thumbs up i can get!

[RidderKors]

i dont get it

[themasterbakerrr]

I liked this book.

[KFDonny]

Ah, fuck. I can't believe you've done this.

[serogers1]

Sloria and Gleve were in the jackyard backin' off!

[benedictrove]

"Gloria and Steve were drunk and being witty." would sound better.

[Billtron220]

this is great!

[rubius0]

it's fuckers like you who promote hate, we should keep racist mf like you off youtube

[DiscoGabe]

I read it last weekend.

Amazing book. Really makes you look differently on life.

[pip9999]

this is cool! :)

[empressmartin]

It's an aching yawn to connect. further and further out...

[JReginald]

cool stuff

[drcutya96]

youtube youtube youtube...^ ^ _

this video makes no sinse at all.I dont get the person who is featuring these videos.Lately,they havent had much since.I mean OPRAH!She had better videos than these!!!(exageration)But seriously,youtube you guys need a new "featured videos" persont who picks.Bring back Rob Zombie,he had some pretty cool picks.

[funkfrost]

I love Douglas Coupland, he has to be my favorite author.

[sexygrrl88]

wow i love the way it was composed. creative guys are so attractive! :P wish i could find a local guy to do some creative things with me.. hhehehe ;)

[fista1331]

Very cool way to tell a story. I like it.

If your bored & feel like checkin out a cheesy zombie flick come over to my channel & watch my latest vid!

[haktanist92]

adasdsdafadfafgaer

[dftycoon]

say!

that's great!

more literary grist for the "alternative" elite!

the moneyed "class"!

[LIANG14]

Good writer.  =)

[apeman888]

Most excellent. 5 stars.

[CheChener]

YOOO

[SeeSwann]

Trippy!

[Julesmarie]

One of the best writers ever!

[itchykidz]

Really, really well done. I'm assuming it was done by advertising/marketing dept at your publishing co, as it's well written and perfectly executed! 5 stars. Watch: THE MEAN BABY BOSS. Plz be nice, they're just kids! thanks! Peace!

[colormekristen]

very interesting

[richragsdale]

great style

very creative