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# A "Bad" Book Contest
- URL: https://www.philsimon.com/a-bad-book-contest/
- Published: 2014-04-15T15:40:38.000Z
- Updated: 2025-05-11T20:29:25.000Z
- Description: Can you find all of the Breaking Bad references in the new book?
- Author: Phil Simon
- Tags: Announcements, Breaking Bad, The Visual Organization

![](https://i.imgur.com/Qd8hqtz.jpg)

Readers of my site and books know that I'm a huge *Breaking Bad* fan. Aside from [appearing in a commercial](https://www.philsimon.com/blog/social-media/keeping-the-conversation-going/) and interviewing [Jonathan Banks](https://www.philsimon.com/my-interview-with-jonathan-banks-of-breaking-bad/), I recently was able to snag a couple of autographs at an IBM conference a few weeks ago. (See pic on the right).

![autograph](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8f/b5/8fb5e321-49a6-4cf5-8a28-c6f6d5417e54/content/images/2025/05/autograph-1.jpg)

Click to embiggen.

I was the happiest guy at the conference and, yes, that DVD cover adorns my living room.

In *The Visual Organization*, I threw in a bunch of [allusions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1WSH0VzoaM&ref=philsimon.com) to the show, its characters, and even specific lines.

Can you see what's [hiding in plain sight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSG07IgmNyA&ref=philsimon.com)? (**Warning: Spoilers**). That's the basis for a little contest: The person who can find the most *Breaking Bad* references will receive an autographed copy of the book.

Let me warn you in advance: Some are pretty subtle. To enter the contest, just [connect with me](https://www.philsimon.com/connect). Make sure to select "Bad" References. I'll keep this open until June 1st of this year.

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