I read guts at work to my fellow co worker...much to my regret.
Ok ok so maybe it was a bad idea. Guts is the funniest and one of the most shocking stories I have heard. And probably will ever hear. So the story goes..
Every Friday evening at my place of work. We have what is known as a 'team brief' now to explain - this time can be spent talking about statistics or it can be used as a team building excercise. In the past we have done many things, silly things like playing shiraides (this is where you act out a film/novel/programe role without speaking. And other people have to guess.)
We were asked to come up with our own idea's for this 'team brief'. So i thought ''Hey - I know. I'll read guts to them''
Anyway. My team manager is fairly light hearted and I knew she would have found it hilareous. The problem was she calls home sick at the last minute. And another lady takes my brief. Now think of a mini hitler. Yeah that's her. Now before i begin reading I tell her. This is disgusting. It's crude. You will be offended. Are you sure you dont mind listening? Yes she say's oh so calmly - with no idea what was in store. So i begin reading.....
...And I am half way into the story. My team is in fits of laughter. Mini Hitler.. well she stops the story. She say's and I quote "Does anyone find this interesting?" everyones eyes looking at her likes she just ruined the best part.
She stops at the "even till this day, the kids thinks those arabs guy's were pretty damn smart" line.
I say "well, do you want me to stop." she replies "No". obviously only because everyone else wants to hear the rest, but leaves saying "it's not for her ears". As i predicted - she was offended. Fair enough and carry on reading...
Two minutes later. The main manger of the company, mini hitler's boss. comes round. Joseph Stalin. Saying sorry im pulling this. This kind of [U]material[/U] is not appropriate...
So i never got to finish it. Much to my teams disapointment and mine. I never told my boss that it had been published in a national news paper for all to read. I never told my boss that it had been read to me and my own mother at a book signing by the auther himself. And till this day she will probably see me as the guy who brought filth/porn to work.
To me, i think it's a great tribute to just how good a story guts is. And having them stop me read it. Only shows the stories intended purpose.
[U]There is just some things that people do not talk about.[/U]
"If we don't take action now, we'll settle for nothing now, and we'll settle for nothing later"
Good story and good try! I thought you were going to say somebody fainted! Or maybe only Chucky has that talent 
One time, I got to read it to some people... and everyone was completely like, "That's it? I was expecting something much worse." ?! I was disappointed.
At least you got a response that was slightly cool.
[I]Guts[/I] is without question one of the best short stories ever.
dude you have issues with apostrophes
you're gutsy though, cool for reading it etc
<3
I have played the reading of guts for several coworkers and have yet to get a negative response. Mostly just fits of laughter and shock.
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I read it to a bunch of friends after a night out when normally they would all be passing out on the couch... strangely none of them could sleep.
my twelve year old sister found Guts hilarious.
I like how the original poster spelled charades "shiraides."
thanks for sharing.blackhawk tactical pants.
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"I could have done worse!" exultantly cried the murderer Lebret, sentenced at Rouen to hard labor for life. — Félix Fénéon
I think the people that fainted probably held their breath a little longer than they should have.
I read Guts to my French class when the teacher was absent and the substitute didn't mind...
Everybody howled and hollered and clapped and yelled out grunts at all the right moments and at all the right lines. They also loved all of its 'truthy-ness.' (This was High School French)
After I was done reading they all shared their masturbation 'horror' stories aswell...
Nothing life changing, just 'almost-caught' stories. And innovative ways to get off -- this story sure is a dinner conversation 
hehehe, good job i also read it once and got some people to read palahniuk book's, im planning to finally show it to my male family, see how they react
Your [i]male family?[/i]
[QUOTE=nathaniel parker;1006902]Your [i]male family?[/i][/QUOTE]
yeah!
...not that there's anything wrong with that...
His use of language there was fair. The male members of his family.
There is no shame in having two dad's
[QUOTE=Ironman;1006974]There is no shame in having two dad's[/QUOTE]
No, but it explains alot.
[QUOTE=bigshrimpn;1007004]No, but it explains alot.[/QUOTE]
HAHAHA, if i really had two dad's when i was living in Mexico I would probably be crippled or dead by now
I read parts of "Guts" to my friends in my english class and they thought it was the funniest thing on earth. My teacher had read it a few years back, yet listening to me she looked so disturbed.
i read this to my boss at work one day, just because i was shocked at how hilariously disgusting it was, but as i was reading it, we were outside, and 3 other co workers walked up, and i made at least 2 of them lose their apetites...and neither of them looked at me for like 3 days, and they told me i was sick for reading that crap. either way, the person who i had intended to read it to, thought it was almost as hilarious as i did, and he was the only one that go the entire story, the other 3 walked away, murmurins about how i am a sicko. it is a moment in my life which i will never forget!
David Brent would have let you finish.
I was here. Then I wasn't. Then I was again.