Forum: Lost Stories

Rules of life? Rules to live by?

ticklemestalin 🚫

There's a story I read some time ago that has been bugging me lately and I can't find it. It's a coming of age story about a boy who has trouble relating to others. He sets about researching and developing rules to live by, and I think that's what the title talks about. In his quest to figure out himself and the world, he comes up with a recipe for his own pizza sauce, works for a construction company to raise money, and finally opens a family friendly pizza restaurant.

I want to say it's been about 10 years since I read it, and it wasn't new then. The guy I would swear recommended it to me has no memory of it. I have no idea where I read it.

Does this ring a bell for anyone else?

Replies: sunseeker geeko ticklemestalin

sunseeker 🚫
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@ticklemestalin

Has to be The Millionaire Next Door by Lazlo Zalezac. Lotsa great stories by the author

https://storiesonline.net/s/54088/the-millionaire-next-door
https://storiesonline.net/a/lazlo-zalezac

geeko 🚫

@ticklemestalin

Lazio Zalezac Millionaire Next Door

Rules of life, Parker's Perfect Pizza

https://storiesonline.net/s/54088/the-millionaire-next-door

ticklemestalin 🚫

@ticklemestalin

Thank you both, that was fast work! I was worried I'd go to the old folks home still wracking my brain, and you knocked it out in under 15 minutes.

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Dicrostonyx 🚫

@ticklemestalin

It's not only one of the top stories on the website but one of the ones regularly pointed to as an example that adult amateur fiction can surpass most published stuff for authenticity of emotions.

Trying to identify Millionaire Next Door is like saying "I'm trying to remember the name of a movie. There's this funny gold guy and lots of space stuff blowing up. Has anyone heard of it?"

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geeko 🚫

@Dicrostonyx

Its a bit easier to identify Millionaire Next Door story than remembering which Bond film has space stuff blowing up - GoldFinger or GoldenEye or possibly the Man with the Golden Gun…. Come to think of it, the second Austin Powers film might qualify too… I think I need to practice my Trivia Pursuit and pub crawl skills a bit. :-)

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Keet 🚫

@geeko

I think Dicrostonyx was referring to C-3PO.
I'm a big SF fan but not Star Wars and even I knew that.

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geeko 🚫

@Keet

Good point.. we have another film that might meet the criteria. :-)

sunseeker 🚫

@ticklemestalin

I've read it many, many times and your very good clues, rules to live by, own pizza recipe, and worked construction made it easy for me. Now ya made me want to read it again! lol

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