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		<title>By: What Mushroom Hunting Taught Me About Blogging &#124; Men with Pens</title>
		<link>http://menwithpens.ca/princess-bride-guide-to-copywriting/#comment-49447</link>
		<dc:creator>What Mushroom Hunting Taught Me About Blogging &#124; Men with Pens</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] I know, you guys. I know. I know there are a thousand posts out there with this kind of title. I’ve made fun of them. I have begged whatever internet gods may be to stop people posting topics like this (also, topics like “The X Guide to Such-and-Such” and damned if I didn’t write one of those too.) [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] I know, you guys. I know. I know there are a thousand posts out there with this kind of title. I’ve made fun of them. I have begged whatever internet gods may be to stop people posting topics like this (also, topics like “The X Guide to Such-and-Such” and damned if I didn’t write one of those too.) [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Lugh</title>
		<link>http://menwithpens.ca/princess-bride-guide-to-copywriting/#comment-37003</link>
		<dc:creator>Lugh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Joss Whedon is a writer/director/creative genius.  He is best known for creating Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  He also did Firefly/Serenity and Dollhouse, in addition to a number of movies.  If you are particularly geeky, you probably also know Dr. Horrible&#039;s Sing Along Blog, which he put together during the writers&#039; strike.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Joss Whedon is a writer/director/creative genius.  He is best known for creating Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  He also did Firefly/Serenity and Dollhouse, in addition to a number of movies.  If you are particularly geeky, you probably also know Dr. Horrible&#8217;s Sing Along Blog, which he put together during the writers&#8217; strike.</p>
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		<title>By: Val</title>
		<link>http://menwithpens.ca/princess-bride-guide-to-copywriting/#comment-36998</link>
		<dc:creator>Val</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Now really, and excuse me, who the hell is Joss Whedon??? BTW, good and refreshing post...

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now really, and excuse me, who the hell is Joss Whedon??? BTW, good and refreshing post&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Jack</title>
		<link>http://menwithpens.ca/princess-bride-guide-to-copywriting/#comment-35510</link>
		<dc:creator>Jack</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This post, actually the comments made my night. I haven&#039;t laughed that hard in a long time. When I got to 
Inigo Montoya: Fezzik, tear his arms off.
Yellin: Oh, you mean *this* gate key.
My wife had to come and check on me. 
Thanks again</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This post, actually the comments made my night. I haven&#8217;t laughed that hard in a long time. When I got to<br />
Inigo Montoya: Fezzik, tear his arms off.<br />
Yellin: Oh, you mean *this* gate key.<br />
My wife had to come and check on me.<br />
Thanks again</p>
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		<title>By: James</title>
		<link>http://menwithpens.ca/princess-bride-guide-to-copywriting/#comment-34887</link>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Stacy - There&#039;s no such thing as being late to a party :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Stacy &#8211; There&#8217;s no such thing as being late to a party <img src='http://menwithpens.ca/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Stacy Ranta</title>
		<link>http://menwithpens.ca/princess-bride-guide-to-copywriting/#comment-34886</link>
		<dc:creator>Stacy Ranta</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A bit late to the party on this, but I think this quote illustrates a great copywriting truth. In order to motivate your reader, you need to find out what their hot buttons are, and give them what they really want.

Inigo Montoya: But this is Buttercup&#039;s true love - If you heal him, he will stop Humperdinck&#039;s wedding.
Miracle Max: Wait. Wait. I make him better, Humperdinck suffers?
Inigo Montoya: Humiliations galore!
Miracle Max: That is a noble cause. Give me the sixty-five, I&#039;m on the job.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A bit late to the party on this, but I think this quote illustrates a great copywriting truth. In order to motivate your reader, you need to find out what their hot buttons are, and give them what they really want.</p>
<p>Inigo Montoya: But this is Buttercup&#8217;s true love &#8211; If you heal him, he will stop Humperdinck&#8217;s wedding.<br />
Miracle Max: Wait. Wait. I make him better, Humperdinck suffers?<br />
Inigo Montoya: Humiliations galore!<br />
Miracle Max: That is a noble cause. Give me the sixty-five, I&#8217;m on the job.</p>
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		<title>By: Lunaleska</title>
		<link>http://menwithpens.ca/princess-bride-guide-to-copywriting/#comment-34542</link>
		<dc:creator>Lunaleska</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My 2 fave PB quotes are not the short ones.... I&#039;ve seen it that many times that I can recite it word for word :P

anyway there they are...

Count Rugen: [admiring his torture contraption] Beautiful isn&#039;t it? It took me half a  lifetime to invent it. I&#039;m sure you&#039;ve discovered my deep and abiding interest in pain. Presently I&#039;m writing the definitive work on the subject, so I want you to be totally honest with me on how the machine makes you feel. This being our first try, I&#039;ll use the lowest setting.
[Count Rugen activates the water powered torture machine. Wesley writhes in great pain]
Count Rugen: [calmly] As you know, the concept of the suction pump is centuries old. Really that&#039;s all this is except that instead of sucking water, I&#039;m sucking life. I&#039;ve just sucked one year of your life away. I might one day go as high as five, but I really don&#039;t know what that would do to you. So, let&#039;s just start with what we have. What did this do to you? Tell me. And remember, this is for posterity so be honest. How do you feel?
[Wesley cries and moans in pain]
Count Rugen: Interesting. 
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Prince Humperdinck: First things first, to the death.
Westley: No. To the pain.
Prince Humperdinck: I don&#039;t think I&#039;m quite familiar with that phrase.
Westley: I&#039;ll explain and I&#039;ll use small words so that you&#039;ll be sure to understand, you warthog faced buffoon.
Prince Humperdinck: That may be the first time in my life a man has dared insult me.
Westley: It won&#039;t be the last. To the pain means the first thing you will lose will be your feet below the ankles. Then your hands at the wrists. Next your nose.
Prince Humperdinck: And then my tongue I suppose, I killed you too quickly the last time. A mistake I don&#039;t mean to duplicate tonight.
Westley: I wasn&#039;t finished. The next thing you will lose will be your left eye followed by your right.
Prince Humperdinck: And then my ears, I understand let&#039;s get on with it.
Westley: WRONG. Your ears you keep and I&#039;ll tell you why. So that every shriek of every child at seeing your hideousness will be yours to cherish. Every babe that weeps at your approach, every woman who cries out, &quot;Dear God! What is that thing,&quot; will echo in your perfect ears. That is what to the pain means. It means I leave you in anguish, wallowing in freakish misery forever.
Prince Humperdinck: I think you&#039;re bluffing.
Westley: It&#039;s possible, Pig, I might be bluffing. It&#039;s conceivable, you miserable, vomitous mass, that I&#039;m only lying here because I lack the strength to stand. But, then again... perhaps I have the strength after all.
[slowly rises and points sword directly at the prince]
Westley: DROP... YOUR... SWORD!
Prince Humperdinck: [Humperdinck&#039;s mouth hangs open, drops sword to floor]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My 2 fave PB quotes are not the short ones&#8230;. I&#8217;ve seen it that many times that I can recite it word for word <img src='http://menwithpens.ca/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>anyway there they are&#8230;</p>
<p>Count Rugen: [admiring his torture contraption] Beautiful isn&#8217;t it? It took me half a  lifetime to invent it. I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ve discovered my deep and abiding interest in pain. Presently I&#8217;m writing the definitive work on the subject, so I want you to be totally honest with me on how the machine makes you feel. This being our first try, I&#8217;ll use the lowest setting.<br />
[Count Rugen activates the water powered torture machine. Wesley writhes in great pain]<br />
Count Rugen: [calmly] As you know, the concept of the suction pump is centuries old. Really that&#8217;s all this is except that instead of sucking water, I&#8217;m sucking life. I&#8217;ve just sucked one year of your life away. I might one day go as high as five, but I really don&#8217;t know what that would do to you. So, let&#8217;s just start with what we have. What did this do to you? Tell me. And remember, this is for posterity so be honest. How do you feel?<br />
[Wesley cries and moans in pain]<br />
Count Rugen: Interesting.<br />
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Prince Humperdinck: First things first, to the death.<br />
Westley: No. To the pain.<br />
Prince Humperdinck: I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m quite familiar with that phrase.<br />
Westley: I&#8217;ll explain and I&#8217;ll use small words so that you&#8217;ll be sure to understand, you warthog faced buffoon.<br />
Prince Humperdinck: That may be the first time in my life a man has dared insult me.<br />
Westley: It won&#8217;t be the last. To the pain means the first thing you will lose will be your feet below the ankles. Then your hands at the wrists. Next your nose.<br />
Prince Humperdinck: And then my tongue I suppose, I killed you too quickly the last time. A mistake I don&#8217;t mean to duplicate tonight.<br />
Westley: I wasn&#8217;t finished. The next thing you will lose will be your left eye followed by your right.<br />
Prince Humperdinck: And then my ears, I understand let&#8217;s get on with it.<br />
Westley: WRONG. Your ears you keep and I&#8217;ll tell you why. So that every shriek of every child at seeing your hideousness will be yours to cherish. Every babe that weeps at your approach, every woman who cries out, &#8220;Dear God! What is that thing,&#8221; will echo in your perfect ears. That is what to the pain means. It means I leave you in anguish, wallowing in freakish misery forever.<br />
Prince Humperdinck: I think you&#8217;re bluffing.<br />
Westley: It&#8217;s possible, Pig, I might be bluffing. It&#8217;s conceivable, you miserable, vomitous mass, that I&#8217;m only lying here because I lack the strength to stand. But, then again&#8230; perhaps I have the strength after all.<br />
[slowly rises and points sword directly at the prince]<br />
Westley: DROP&#8230; YOUR&#8230; SWORD!<br />
Prince Humperdinck: [Humperdinck's mouth hangs open, drops sword to floor]</p>
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		<title>By: Kristin</title>
		<link>http://menwithpens.ca/princess-bride-guide-to-copywriting/#comment-32996</link>
		<dc:creator>Kristin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And remember, this is for posterity, so please be honest. How do you feel?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And remember, this is for posterity, so please be honest. How do you feel?</p>
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		<title>By: Parenting pearls from the Silver Screen &#171; Mom Meets Baby</title>
		<link>http://menwithpens.ca/princess-bride-guide-to-copywriting/#comment-32860</link>
		<dc:creator>Parenting pearls from the Silver Screen &#171; Mom Meets Baby</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] this post, which has been circulating in my head for some time. Its inspiration was this great post on a classic film, The Princess Bride. Films and their motherly heroines provide much fodder to [...]</description>
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		<title>By: The Lawrence of Arabia Guide to Online Freelance Writing Success</title>
		<link>http://menwithpens.ca/princess-bride-guide-to-copywriting/#comment-32162</link>
		<dc:creator>The Lawrence of Arabia Guide to Online Freelance Writing Success</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] post has been percolating in my noggin since I read the Princess Bride Guide to Copywriting at Men with Pens last [...]</description>
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