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Fishface wrote: "https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-593...Reading this made me shudder."
OMG! "Devastating" hardly begins to describe it.
Fishface wrote: "https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-593...Reading this made me shudder."
Awww. That is very upsetting.
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I love this cover- is it an actual book?
Julie wrote: "Fishface wrote: ""I love this cover- is it an actual book?"
Alas, no! Strictly a joke.
I'm confused. Why does it say Lyttle Lytton on the page, not Bulwer? And these are just bad jokes, right? Some aren't even in good grammar so the humor is hard to see through the mess. But your entry is cute, anyway.
Fishface wrote: "2022 winners of the Bulwer-Lytton contest:http://adamcadre.ac/22lyttle.html"
Yes, these made a smile park itself on the landscape of my face!
Cheryl wrote: "I'm confused. Why does it say Lyttle Lytton on the page, not Bulwer? And these are just bad jokes, right? Some aren't even in good grammar so the humor is hard to see through the mess. But your ent..."That confused me, too, frankly.
Fishface wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "I'm confused. Why does it say Lyttle Lytton on the page, not Bulwer? And these are just bad jokes, right? Some aren't even in good grammar so the humor is hard to see through the mes..."Perhaps because his full name was: Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton.
The purpose of the contest is to write the WORST opening line of a novel. So, yes, the grammar is tortured and the descriptions ridiculous. And entries have taken to incorporating bad puns / jokes / satires of current events.
Book Concierge wrote: "Fishface wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "I'm confused. Why does it say Lyttle Lytton on the page, not Bulwer? And these are just bad jokes, right? Some aren't even in good grammar so the humor is hard to se..."Well what confused me is "Lyttle Lytton" instead of Bulwer-Lytton," which is the name of the contest I know and love. Is this for YA contestants only?
Bear in mind, everyone, that no matter how wordy and convoluted his opening sentences were, the original Bulwer-Lytton (who was a friend of Charles Dickens!) was always grammatical.
Fishface wrote: "West Michigan library defunded by angry voters:https://michiganadvance.com/2022/08/0..."
Sadly I wouldn't be surprised to see more of this.
The stinky elephant in the stacks:
It's not just an outsiders versus library issue. There are board members and staff in many, possibly most, libraries who agree with restricting access and/or removing books.
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https://michiganadvance.com/2022/08/0..."
That is disgusting and sad!
L J wrote: "Sadly I wouldn't be surprised to see more of this.The stinky elephant in the stacks:
It's not just an outsiders versus library issue. There are board members and staff in many, possibly most, libraries who agree with restricting access and/or removing books."
Sad but true!
Fishface wrote: "A librarian fights back!https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/..."
Good for her! Glad to see this woman is fighting back.
8,000 medieval cures being digitized and offered to the public for free:https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/curious...
I wonder how long it will be before someone goes to the hospital after breathing in the steam from the boiled-seagull cure lol
Fishface wrote: "8,000 medieval cures being digitized and offered to the public for free:https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/curious...
I wonder how long it will be before someone goes to the hospital a..."
Since people drank urine as Covid cure, the length of time is probably mostly dependent on how long it takes to get the ingredients to make the cure.
L J wrote: "Since people drank urine as Covid cure, the length of time is probably mostly dependent on how long it takes to get the ingredients to make the cure."true that
Detroit's Mark Twain library, which closed for renovations in 1996 and never reopened:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AbandonedPor...
omg. Warning - sad & infuriating. I would not have clicked through if I'd been warned.
Cute stocking stuffer?I always read until I fall asleep, though.
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I need that coin!
This is a local news story from Feb. 2022 with a year end update, worth the 6 minutes to watch. Adorable!REMOVE SPACES IN THIS URL TO WATCH:
https://www. ktvb. com/video/news/local/208/the-208-young-author-is-unstoppable/277-be0f9c11-5f9c-4eae-ad8d-f94b8b687217
There is such a boutique hotel. They sponsor Silent Book Club. Sorry I can't get the link right now but it's surely a quick google away.
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https://silentbook.club/
Thanks.It's the Graduate Hotels. Here's just one of sbc's blog entries about them: https://silentbook.club/blogs/blog/su....
https://www.graduatehotels.com/
Note the "currently." But don't bother w/ the discussion there if you're already familiar with the topic.
My 26 yo son doesn't read a lot, but absolutely prefers paper. And 'good' books, not casual fluff or adventure.
Rather disturbing article on the apparent attempt by big publishing houses to get rid of libraries:https://www.techdirt.com/2023/03/22/b...
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Reading this made me shudder.