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I laughed out loud. This is such a clever comment on the world today....but Kristel, how do you know that Patrick isn't lying about what he has read?
Gail wrote: "I laughed out loud.
This is such a clever comment on the world today....but Kristel, how do you know that Patrick isn't lying about what he has read?"
FAKE NEWS!!!
This is such a clever comment on the world today....but Kristel, how do you know that Patrick isn't lying about what he has read?"
FAKE NEWS!!!
LOL, what a fun way to put it. When I write an over-long review now can I be the that one MP that's always trying to force a filibuster? I'm voting 4 more years of the Kristel, Patrick, Diane coalition government myself lol.
Well Patrick, I'm not quite sure if the count is right. We better have a fact checker for this one. 11 points, right??? Updated standings.
Yep, as listed above. I've always made sure that I display this information for the last few years as a reminder of how much I spend.





Total bribes: 23
Net lies: 65
Bribes
4 bribes to obtain a BOTM in April (spent in February; successful)
1 bribe to obtain a BOTM in May (spent in March; unsuccessful)
1 bribe to obtain a BOTM in July (spent in May; very successful)
4 bribes to obtain a BOTM in August (spent in June; successful)
4 bribes to obtain a BOTM in September (spent in July; very succesful)
1 bribe to obtain a BOTM in October (spent in August; successful)
4 bribes to obtain a BOTM in November (spent in September; successful)
4 bribes to obtain a BOTM in December (spent in October; successful)
Rollover Super PAC from 2024: 5
January: 2 lies
1 lie - To The North ** 1/2 (TBR Challenge #1)
1 lie - The Circle *** (BOTM #1: read, reviewed late)
February: 2 lies
1 lie - Cigarettes **** (TBR Challenge #2)
1 lie - An Artist of the Floating World (BOTM #1: read, reviewed late)
March: 3 lies
2 lies - The Dictionary of the Khazars **** (TBR Challenge #3)
1 lie - Sunset Song *** (BOTM #1; read, reviewed late)
April: 2 lies
1 lie - The Sense of an Ending **** (TBR Challenge; reviewed late)
1 lie - Elective Affinities *** (BOTM #1; read, reviewed late)
May: 1 lie
1 lie - The English Patient **** (TBR Challenge; reviewed late)
June: 6 lies
1 lie - Half of Man is Woman ***1/2 (TBR Challenge #1)
5 lies - The Glass Key ***1/2 (1st randomised read; 2 + 3 bonus)
July: 11 lies
2 lies - What Maisie Knew ** 1/2 (2nd randomised read)
1 lie - Maldoror *** 1/2 (TBR Challenge #2)
6 lies - Daniel Deronda **** (Quarterly read April-June; read and reviewed only)
2 lies - The Story of the Lost Child *** (BOTM #1; read and reviewed only)
August: 8 lies
1 lie - Troubling Love *** (July BOTM #2; read but reviewed late)
2 lies - The Professor's House *** 1/2 (3rd randomised read)
2 lies - Don't Move *** 3/4 (TBR Challenge #3)
3 lies - Moll Flanders *** 1/2 (BOTM #1; read, reviewed, discussed)
September: 6 lies
2 lies - Independent People **** (other read)
2 lies - Pnin *** (TBR Challenge #4)
1 lie - Such a Long Letter **** (BOTM #1; read, reviewed late)
1 lie - Go Tell It on the Mountain *** (BOTM #2; read, reviewed late)
October: 6 lies
2 lies - Elizabeth Costello **** (other read)
1 lie - Wittgenstein's Mistress *** 1/2 (TBR Challenge, read, reviewed late)
1 lie - Dusklands *** 1/2 (BOTM #1; read, reviewed late)
2 lies - A Tale of Love and Darkness *** 1/2 (other read)
November: 36 lies
1 lie - A Bend in the River *** 1/2 (TBR Challenge #1)
THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BUNDLE OF LIES
32 lies - The Tale of Genji **** (Annual Read; read all four quarters, plus review only)
3 lies - Watt *** (BOTM #1; read, discussed and reviewed)