Another story that comes to mind is the guy who got detained for twittering that he would blow up the airport if he would have to wait any longer (don't remember the exact details, but it was obvious it was just figurative speech).
Writing acknowledgements in a book is a lot less casual than Twitter.
Why is this acknowledgment famous, anyway? I don't think it is very funny. I get the "fuck you all" part, but not the "severed heads" part. YMMV.
"Why is this acknowledgment famous, anyway? I don't think it is very funny."
Maybe because other people do find it funny? When I first read it a few years ago I was laughing my ass off, and forwarded it to the usual people in my "forward funny shit to" list. I imagine several of them did the same.
Writing acknowledgements in a book is a lot less casual than Twitter.
Why is this acknowledgment famous, anyway? I don't think it is very funny. I get the "fuck you all" part, but not the "severed heads" part. YMMV.