Strange Bedfellows

Paulo Coelho Sasses Snoop Dogg

Jared Keller 672 Views Sep 23, 2010
Paulo Coelho is a Brazillian author best known for his acclaimed novel The Alchemist, one of the best-selling books in history. Snopp Dogg is a living rap institution with what might mildly be called a penchant for marijuana. What do they have in common? Twitter:

Open the windows RT @SnoopDogg Itz cloudy up in here right nowless than a minute ago via webPaulo Coelho
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Sure, Coelho is no stranger to narcotics; the author dropped out of law school in the 1960s and traveled the globe, dabbling with contemporary drug culture. But what the prolific 63-year-old author is doing following Snopp Dogg's reefer-addled tweets is anyone's guess.

[H/t Daily Wh.at]

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