Books a Man Has Given Me That Made Me Swear NEVER to Go on Another Date with Him EVER Again

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I'm amused at how Kate is having to defend a position here that is simply a fact, and that fact is that a lot of people do not read books.

For example, many of the people in Mister Monkey's office do not read books or appear to engage in much culture beyond the internet and computer games in any way at all. And even, Andrew, a lot of the people we both know from the Place You Used to Work are not readers. As an example, I offer you the case of our friend C, who now runs his own company. He only reads books like "How to Maximize your Money" or else textbooks. My old friend Stephen C is the same. It's just how things are.


accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 13:25 (seventeen years ago) link

There's more to life than the internet, I know, but not much more.

Is this our friend C who's now worked in two jobs with Mister Monkey? I didn't know he has his own company, but I'm not surprised. He's got a missus who does all the reading, no?

Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 13:44 (seventeen years ago) link

Jesse, who gave you Stranger in a Strange Land?

Framed black and white photos of two hobo children kissing made me think of this:

http://ec3.images-amazon.com/images/P/0740735403.01._BO2,204,203

It's not so much that I would dislike someone who liked this book as I would dislike someone who was so dim as to have ever spoken one word to me and yet still somehow think that I would like this book.

Handgun O. Mendocino (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 14:08 (seventeen years ago) link

BOOOOO. I meant:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1559120177.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Handgun O. Mendocino (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 14:09 (seventeen years ago) link

I would dislike someone who gave me any Ayn Rand, though.

Handgun O. Mendocino (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 14:10 (seventeen years ago) link

Is this our friend C who's now worked in two jobs with Mister Monkey?

That is the very chap.

Anne Geddes wants kicking.

accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 14:11 (seventeen years ago) link


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