Scylla Rhiadra Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 3 minutes ago, Arielle Popstar said: A library full of heavy books and you have to look for something??? Books are too valuable! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Hexem Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 12 minutes ago, Love Zhaoying said: Peeve: Is staring slack-jawed in disbelief a reaction? Yes. 9 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: /me looks for something heavy I can throw That's a reaction! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arielle Popstar Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 1 minute ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: Books are too valuable! Ok good excuse or I'd have to blame the missing Y chromosome. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: Books are too valuable! Peeve - But bonus: Certain types are AFRAID of books! (Even when they are not on fire!) Sorry if that SOUNDED political, but really - it was about different points of view. I mean, seriously - who could POSSIBLY be afraid of books? LOL!!! Edited April 22 by Love Zhaoying 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Rhiadra Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 6 minutes ago, Love Zhaoying said: Peeve - But bonus: Certain types are AFRAID of books! (Even when they are not on fire!) Sorry if that SOUNDED political, but really - it was about different points of view. I mean, seriously - who could POSSIBLY be afraid of books? LOL!!! Too much danger of getting political here, but in practice, historically and present day -- a great many people. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Just now, Scylla Rhiadra said: Too much danger of getting political here, but in practice, historically and present day -- a great many people. Peeve: We can't ban the Internet!!1!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Rhiadra Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 2 minutes ago, Love Zhaoying said: Peeve: We can't ban the Internet!!1!! They're trying, though. And in some places, coming close to succeeding. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 25 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: Books are too valuable! Grab anything written by John Norman. 2 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 1 minute ago, Madelaine McMasters said: Grab anything written by John Norman. I hear this guy named "Warren Peace" writes BIG books, they probably hurt when thrown. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Peeve: I read the Wikipedia article on John Norman (thanks @Madelaine McMasters), and was distressed to see that there were references (in the actual footnotes) to Second Life. * shakes fist at clouds * 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Rhiadra Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 9 minutes ago, Love Zhaoying said: I hear this guy named "Warren Peace" writes BIG books, they probably hurt when thrown. In the late 17th century, one of the most popular writers of prose fiction was the French author Madeleine de Scudéry, who wrote huge stories (not quite "novels" in the modern sense, but close) that filled anywhere from 6 to 10 thick bound volumes: her Artamène supposedly is over 2 million words long. She was much translated into English. She was particularly popular among women -- these were sort of pseudo-historical romance novels, set in exotic, far-off lands. Not quite bodice-rippers, but with lots of heavy breathing implied. I've actually always fancied that her popularity among women readers was owing at least in part to the convenience they must have offered as projectiles. 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arielle Popstar Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 21 minutes ago, Madelaine McMasters said: Grab anything written by John Norman. Most if not all I have seen by him were soft cover. Usually dog eared though begging the question whether from relooking up pages or from being thrown. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayashe Ninetails Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 I've got some heavy hardcover "Complete Collections" I'm willing to lend to the cause. A friend with peeves is a friend in need of a friend who reads. Not my Poe. You can't have that. Lovecraft is all yours, tho. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan Amore Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 34 minutes ago, Madelaine McMasters said: Grab anything written by John Norman. But be sure to set it on fire before throwing. 🔥 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zalificent Corvinus Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 1 hour ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: /me looks for something heavy I can throw His ego? Judging by the size it must weigh a ton. 1 hour ago, Arielle Popstar said: A library full of heavy books and you have to look for something??? Books are valuable, things to be treasured and loved, unlike male egos. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arielle Popstar Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 32 minutes ago, Zalificent Corvinus said: His ego? Judging by the size it must weigh a ton. Seems to come through much more distinctly with brit humour doesn't it? Quote Books are valuable, things to be treasured and loved, unlike male egos. I like my books digitized nowadays, makes them easier to carry, read and store. And yes ego's from whatever gender are rather intolerable aren't they? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Peeve: My future self didn't go back in time yet to tell me how we are the Chosen One, and give me the key to our future riches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 2 hours ago, Arielle Popstar said: 3 hours ago, Zalificent Corvinus said: His ego? Judging by the size it must weigh a ton. Seems to come through much more distinctly with brit humour doesn't it? Good point! Wouldn't that be "tonne"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivanova Shostakovich Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 10 hours ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: ve actually always fancied that her popularity among women readers was owing at least in part to the convenience they must have offered as projectiles. 😆 I love you Scylla! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garnet Psaltery Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Peeve: When people are too young to get a joke reference. (No offence intended - I just feel old again lol) 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orwar Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Peeve: pretend-bibliophiles whose passion for books comes off akin to the 'tea lovers' who briefly dangle an artificially dingleberry-flavoured Lipton bag in a gallon mug mostly filled with milk and sugar. Things don't magically become valuable because someone bothered to put it to print. A twenty-umptieth edition of Dickens is likely to be worth less than its weight in toilet paper on the market. I've got several dozens of shelf-metres of very chuckable literature around me. And a short stretch of stuff I'd give first-hand demonstration of how an anthropodermic binding is made to anyone touching uninvited. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zalificent Corvinus Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 7 minutes ago, Orwar said: Things don't magically become valuable because someone bothered to put it to print. A twenty-umptieth edition of Dickens is likely to be worth less than its weight in toilet paper on the market. There's different kinds of "Valuable" with books. Some are old and rare, and valuable as investments. Some are beautiful, regardless of how many editions they have printed. Some are valuable because they contain useful information, or great entertainment. And some are valuable because they are very thick, printed on very thin paper, and can be acquired for free from bedside tables in hotel rooms, and will, if hung on a nail in the outhouse, last ALL winter! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 4 minutes ago, Zalificent Corvinus said: And some are valuable because they are very thick, printed on very thin paper, and can be acquired for free from bedside tables in hotel rooms, and will, if hung on a nail in the outhouse, last ALL winter! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 5 minutes ago, Madelaine McMasters said: You're making me miss the Sears catalog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysistrata Szapira Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 (edited) Peeve: Seeing cute dresses/skirts in a Seraphim post vendor ad and rushing over to try a demo only to discover that most or all of the butt is hanging out. Designers: when you're creating vendor ads, show BOTH SIDES of the item. The rear view is important if you're going to let it all hang out. Edited April 24 by Lysistrata Szapira grammar 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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