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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 96th (The Return of Shoulder Guy)

November 14, 2011 Chris 27 Comments

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Itâ€™s been a long, long time since I featured Shoulder Guy. Shall we see what he’s been up to since then?

Because

had triggered the infamous

was suffering terribly at

while working in the

at the

without

(no

if he screwed up, either). He should have known there would be a

, but how could he have imagined it would involve being

as part of a

or involve a

and

???

*blink blink*

“If Mom really loved me, she wouldn’t keep posting all these pictures of naughty boys.” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 95th (The Return of Neck Crick Guy)

November 7, 2011 Chris 22 Comments

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! It’s been a long, long time since I featured Neck Crick Guy – shall we see what he’s been up to? If you’re curious, here’s what his original stock photo looks like.

The

and

wanted to have a

on the

, but since they were

and

as part of agreeing to

(

!), there wasn’t much they could do about it. But alas, a

and the

in such an

kept them from the

Alas indeed…

“There can’t really be an infinite number of naughty boys, can there?!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 94th (BHLBHPAFDG)

October 31, 2011 Chris 28 Comments

Congrats to Melanie M, who won More Than Anything by Shawn Lane!Â More Than Anything was released by Amber Allure on October 30.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today weâ€™ll be meeting Biting His Lip Because His Pants Are Falling Down Guy (BHLBHPAFDG) – for some reason, cover artists really like to change his color. Keep an eye out for Your Face Is Going To Freeze Like That Guy (YFIGTFLTG), too!

were

for

to pay their

(golfing fools, the both of them) when their world was turned

by the arrival of a

, who exclaimed, “I can’t believe I just got here, and already

! You look like you’d be

, too, you big hunk – everyone would be green with envy! Do I need to make

that you’ll join me for some

at the

Restaurant?”

*blink blink blink*

Vampire kitteh wishes you a Happy Halloween, and could you please bring your neck a little closer? 😉

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 93rd (Hello Again, Slave Boy)

October 24, 2011 Chris 25 Comments

Donâ€™t forget to enter the contest for More Than Anything by Shawn Lane! Contest closes 7 pm CDT, October 28.

Congrats to Ella Jane, who won Bound for the Forest by Kay Berrisford!

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with Slave Boy, complete with an amazing number of hair color changes. Thanks to Jordan Castillo Price for the Irish Punk cover! (Don’t forget that you can hover your cursor over the cover to see the title as I used it in the Misadventure.)

out with the

was going great until they were pushed to the

by the

, who told them, “You must

and

if you don’t want to be accused of

and forced to

for

, who’s pissed that you ate all the

!” Buck and the Irish Punk crossed their fingers that they could

as they hoped for

before the King of the Queens had them

, never to be seen again…

O noes!

“Ignoring you and the naughty boys, Mom. That’ll teach you!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 92nd (WiHG again?!)

October 3, 2011 Chris 26 Comments

Congrats to Helena, who won Life Over Limb (EMS Heat #11) by Stephani Hecht! Life Over Limb was released by eXtasy Books on October 1.

Brace yourselves. This is the last Misadventures post until October 24, as I’m heading out on vacation next week.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be trying to catch up with Wind-in-Hair Guy (WiHG)… again.

did not appreciate the

back from

when a misunderstanding while reading

led to

against

and the

. Suddenly, everything went to

as the

of the

was released by his bellowing, “Oh w(h)ere oh w(h)ere can

be?! Yes,

, but you can wait

and I will not apologize for that! After all, I was only

, and none of you

can stop me from using

to cover

!”

*blink blink*

“You should give up on these naughty boys, Mom, and throw my yellow furry mouse instead.” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 91st (Curly Blond Bangs Guy)

September 25, 2011 Chris 25 Comments

D’oh! I published this early by accident… Whoops!

Congrats to Jen B and Beth, who each won a copy of Bulletproof (A Matter of Time #3 or #5, depending) by Mary Calmes! Bulletproof will be released today by Dreamspinner Press.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today weâ€™ll be meeting Curly Blond Bangs Guy (CBBG). If you were worried about how much sense last week’s Misadventure made, rest assured that’s not the case this week. 🙂 And keep an eye out for Candy Cane Guy!

left, after

, after

thwarted

to power, what was left beyond

? Those

had been

a dream he hated to give up, even for

. But would being in

preclude a

I’m pretty sure that was the most challenging set of titles I’ve yet encountered.

“I’m not coming out until you promise there won’t be any more naughty boys!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 90th (LiBG)

September 19, 2011 Chris 22 Comments

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Lounging in Bed Guy (LiBG) – onward!

was perfectly willing to

for

, although he knew that his willingness was

if he wanted any chance to test his

with

. But

kept him from taking the

that could become

into

, all

revealed,

with

Oh oh. That one mostly makes sense! 😮

“I’m just shaking my head, Mom. You’re a lost cause!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 89th (Welcome Back, WiHG!)

September 12, 2011 Chris 28 Comments

Congrats to Cayce, who won Love is in the Title (Love #1) and Love is in the Hallways (Love #2) by RJ Scott!

Congrats to D, who won Galen and the Forest Lord by Eden Winters!Â Galen and the Forest Lord was released by Torquere Press on Saturday, September 10.

Random: I now have a tumblr. It’s mostly going to be quotes, songs, and images that catch my eye. Sorry, nekkid menz peeps, I think it’s going to be pretty safe for work – probably not even a random ab! 🙂

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Iâ€™m sure we all remember Wind-in-Hair Guy (WiHG), right? (Thanks to Ava March, who found the cover with the wings!)

For

and

, it was

when they were introduced to

. Alas, they knew all too well that the Pharaoh (and

) would never relinquish his concubine before he hit

, not even if they took

and hired

to achieve a

and end the Pharaohâ€™s

Well. That certainly wasn’t a very cheerful tale, was it?

“So. Disappointed. Since you didn’t have naughty boys last Monday, Mom, I thought you’d seen the error of your ways!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 88th (Scraggly Hair Guy)

August 29, 2011 Chris 24 Comments

Congrats to Seanna Lea, who won Shattered Secrets (Shadow of the Wolf #1) by RJ Scott and Diane Adams!Â Shattered Secrets was released by Silver Publishing on August 27.

Congrats to wildflower3d, who won For the Attention Of (Pushing the Envelope #1) by Kim Dare! For the Attention Of was released by Amber Allure on August 28.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today weâ€™ll be meeting Scraggly Hair Guy (SHG).

After

bought

in the

to speed his

, not even the

of a

from a

could convince him to

when he felt

and saw the

of a

during the

. Woot! One sentence! 🙂

“The naughty boys go too far with their lies!! I didn’t see any black cats up there!!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 87th (TYSMIPHAG)

August 22, 2011 Chris 24 Comments

Congrats to jayhjay, who won On the List (Changing Plans #3) by L.A. Witt!Â On the List was released yesterday by Amber Allure.

Congrats to Jennifer, who won Song of Oestend by Marie Sexton!Â Song of Oestend will be released today by Total-E-Bound.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting a guy Jase named for me because I was stuck. So, here’s Thank You Sir, May I Please Have Another Guy (TYSMIPHAG) – a name that amuses me because it can have two very different meanings, depending on how you read the last word. 🙂