Wednesday, August 8th 2012

Joan Rivers vs. Costco

The chunkiest moose knuckle I've ever witnessed live with my own eyes was in the freezer section of a Costco and it was on a dude who was 30 pounds of sweet sugar in a 5 pound sack made of stretchy sweat pants. So, Costco will let a moose knuckle that almost kicked me to the ground stroll through their aisles, but they won't carry a bestselling book with some semi R-rated words on its back cover. That bestselling book was written by Joan Rivers and she isn't having it. Joan is not one to let  a shameless STUNT QUEEN opportunity pass her by, so she crashed into the Costco in Burbank, CA and staged her own protest.

TMZ has video of Joan comparing Costco to Nazi Germany for banning her book "I Hate Everyone Starting With Me." Joan screamed out some things about Costco burning the bible next before she awkwardly handcuffed herself to a woman's cart. If I was that lady, I'd be farting out piss. How dare Joan Rivers take her cart hostage when she's got 18 boxes of frozen pretzels to buy and free samples of delicious corn dogs to eat. But the lady took it well and laughed with Joan until the cops came. The cops told Joan to leave and she did. Joan later told the local ABC station that Costco is messing with her First Amendment rights:

"Costco, who sells condoms by the pallet, who sells Paula Deen books and—which is not good for their customers' health—they decided to ban my book. This is a store that sells 300 rolls of toilet paper at the same time, and I say any customer that buys 300 rolls of toilet paper deserves a funny book to sit on the toilet and read."

Costco isn't giving in to Joan by selling her book, but she did get a lot of free publicity out of the stunt and sold around 150 books to customers in the parking lot.

If there was a Costco near me and I was a member of it, I would totally boycott them for boycotting semi R-rated words like "shit" and "fuck"! Okay, I'm lying. No, I wouldn't. I would still go to Costco, because where else can I get a few servings of moose knuckle and corn dog bits?

Posted by: Michael K


Thamar's picture

I like Joan Rivers. But she needs to stop.

Please Joan. Too good for stupid shit like this. Fucking stoppit Joan. Srsly STOP.

Did I say stop?

Gem's picture

They sell EVERYTHING at Costco, including caskets! I don't know any other store that can claim such a wide variety of items sold under one roof.

It's my husband's favorite store, but I hate going with him because it takes hours to get him out of there. If they put a shower in the bathroom, my husband would probably try and live there! However, if I die and go to hell, I'll be in Costco. I really don't care for it at all. It's an overwhelming excess of excess to me....

can be a pushy broad's picture

Well, Joan is by far the Queen of pushy broads so of course I love her most times. But this, well,
sure she got the publicity and all but I kind of side with Cosco on this one.

Dallas's picture

Joan honey, I get that you are a comedian (so you say), but I am so waiting for KARMA to bite you in the ass!

ImpertinentVixen's picture

As usual, I see people are misunderstanding the first amendment/freedom of speech again.

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literarylioness's picture

Does this mean Joan has a Cosco membership?

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C6, ITA 100% F*ck them! ;)

Oh, and wasn't kidding, those f'ers answered the other night. Lucky MK had them blasted outta here!

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Submitted by C6 on Wed, 08/08/2012 - 11:29pm.

Rubs c6's shoulders, passes another drink, Relax, kick back, and wipe your ass with Joan Rivers book. Use the 300 roll tp to make pretty streamers in an idiot's trees.

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rEASON, Last thing I need, drunk and in the middle of a fked up week, is spam fkers answering. And if they're posting 29 times and answering people THEN THEY NEED TO GET A FKING GODDAMN LIFE FFS.

*damnit, holds head damn migraine fking coming on; can't

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P.T.Bull and C6, sometimes the spam answers you! It happened the other night! omg!

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Submitted by P.T.Bull on Wed, 08/08/2012 - 11:18pm.

Fuck you asshole! Your product is shit!
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This

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P.T.Bull's picture

Fuck you asshole! Your product is shit!

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Submitted by aass12 on Wed, 08/08/2012 - 11:16pm.
You know moncler?

Fk off spam shit! Can't even hop on for fking 6mins in the evening and this shit. *reports everyone

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P.T.Bull's picture

I think it was only the dust jacket on the book that was the issue. That's why its so simple for her to cure if she wasn't wanting a publicity stunt.

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Submitted by who on Wed, 08/08/2012 - 6:57pm.
I went to Costco about three weeks ago and they were selling Fifty Shades of Gray. I haven't read Joan's book, but it can't be as explicit as Fifty Shades of Gray.

P.T.Bull's picture

She should have put out a sanitized version of the book if she wanted to sell it in warehouses. Its not that fucking complicated, ho!

Well, nobody really expects her to be completely sane at this point anyway.

Joan has zero fks to give BUT ONE: Equality of free speech/press of condoms, fried butter and her "WAKE UP WAKE UP" book. WAKE UP COSTCO PEOPLE! (starting a revolution at Costco = Joan Rivers)

Fk it, start somewhere. Team Joan Rivers for that revolution.

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Bizzarelife's picture

I love Joan. I just dont care - love her. She is such a brassy lady. She has had some serious shit go down in her life. She is tough.

Any lady who can smoke a joint in a car on a dead end road in LA is awesome!

GO JOAN!

RandéSleepover's picture

Pretty sure the First Amendment doesn't protect the right to have Costco sell a book with "fuck" on the cover. In fact, it protects Costco's right NOT to sell such a book.

PinkPostIt's picture

Costco (the company) isn't so bad. It's the customers who are assholes. (cough cough Joan cough cough)

Just an FYI - If you have a Costco near you and take daily prescription's, check out their pharmacy prices online. Not sure if this still is correct, but you don't need a membership to use their pharmacy. Sometimes my fills are cheaper than my insurance co-pay. When my mother was sick (cancer) we saved a lot of money.

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Submitted by MeowMeow on Wed, 08/08/2012 - 5:23pm.

I cannot believe I just googled goddamned "moose knuckle" on my work computer.
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I'm sorry, but that almost made me snort laughing at work.

Clean them cookies!!!

Lol LOVE her. About the Nazi thing-its a joke, ppl. And the book is already on the best seller list. This is just Joan being Joan. But I do wish books didn't always have to be hardcover. 26 bucks my ass!

I love Joan, but come on mama, this is stupid. Also I love that I can let my fuck fly here! FUCKING FUCK!

shandi's picture

Well, they can decide what merchandise they do and do not want to carry. I'm a member of Sam's Club and I've gotten some good deals on books for gifts.

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I went to Costco about three weeks ago and they were selling Fifty Shades of Gray. I haven't read Joan's book, but it can't be as explicit as Fifty Shades of Gray. On the plus side they had a six pack of Amelia Bedilia books which made my day.

Joan is 80 years young. Good for her, go get 'em Joanie

Well hopefully people will get all up in arms about this censorship issue and forget about fried chicken sandwiches for a while.

Scott in NYC's picture

I love Joan but this was not remotely funny or even entertaining. The real crime here is that the book is a major piece of shit that costs about $26.

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I'm usually on Joan's side, but this was a little much.

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ImpertinentVixen's picture

The customer was all like, "How much this lady is again?"

Joan is an extreme drama queen and the analogy to Nazi Germany was uncalled for and stupid. Oh, boo hoo, some store decides not (their right) to carry your book. Less millions for you, boo frickity hoo, Joan.

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Costco should know that if you play a HO, ho is going to MILK all the press possible out of it! Do this at all their stores Joan, maybe that way you'll sell your books! hahaha

@Mel-Tang, I shop that way too so as to avoid going to the stores as much as possible. Don't like that Costco requires a membership though!

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Oh FFS, Joan, it's America, not Nazi Germany, and choosing not to carry your book is a far cry from death camps.

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Aahhhh...warehouse stores. I get all of my paper goods and detergents from BJ's, then put them in my garage. I have my own mini- store in there for 6 months at a time. Lol.

If Joan handcuffed herself to my cart, I would have made her pay my bill. I usually get the shits when I go shopping for some reason, so it would not have been pretty had she done that to me. :(

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rnydaygrl's picture

They are a membership only company and they can choose like any store what to sell and support and what to not sell and support. Joan Rivers is seriously a plastic whack job who knows how to work a good stunt.

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Hekki's picture

I love Joan most of the time, but she always pulls out the Nazi thing.

Maybe the only oppressed group I can claim to be a part of is "woman", so I don't understand, but... people with persecution complexes try my patience. If you're ALWAYS a victim, that's bullshit.

We all know people like that. They see the world through their issue glasses. Annoying.

Dirk Diggler's picture

Joan is still full of piss and vinegar. And a good measure of shit, too.

Daniee's picture

Don't go to Costco either (just me & the man) but I didn't know they sold books.
Why would you buy a book from a warehouse?

TexnDoc's picture

I'm so used to it being Walmart Walmart Walmart so good Costco is getting some bad press. I do not shop there or Sam's Club and do not like listening to stories from people who do. My parents go to both. When I visit it's like Sophia was on the Girls: "Would you like some (fill in the blank). We have SO MUCH of it."

MeowMeow's picture

I cannot believe I just googled goddamned "moose knuckle" on my work computer.

Daniee's picture

Sigh. These self-obsessed ignoramuses who have to relate EVERYthing unjust done to them to the Nazis.
Stunt Queef, indeed, MK.

Really, Joan Rivers? You threw out the Nazi Germany card for that? OK.