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Speech Bubbles Deck Candy Buffet at 'Sh*t Girls Say' Book Launch

Alesandra Dubin

October 1, 2012

Quotation bubbles decked a candy buffet at the Palihouse for the Sh*t Girls Say book launch event.

Quotation bubbles decked a candy buffet at the Palihouse for the Sh*t Girls Say book launch event.

Photo: Chris Pizzello/Invision for Harlequin/AP Images

The Sh*t Girls Say launch event took to West Hollywood's Palihouse on Thursday, feting the book that emerged from Twitter hit-turned-video series that generated more than 30 million YouTube views. Playing up the content from the book, speech bubbles decorated a candy buffet with messages like, "Can you do me a huge favor?" and "Shut up." Colorful candles, gerbera daisies, and vases decked the setup, as did giveaways of lip balm—a favorite among, you know, girls.

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