A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
Would a stompy mind updating the first post in Book Club with the following new book information:
What we're discussing:
The Intuitionist,
by Colson Whitehead.
What we're reading:
My Name is Asher Lev,
by Chaim Potok. Discussion begins September 13, 2004.
Upcoming book(s):
Small World,
by David Lodge. Discussion date to be determined.
For extra credit - here are the books' respective amazon links although I don't know how to turn them into Buffista affiliate links:
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Curse you wee DX!!
(I'll change the Amazon links)
The tinyurl for Asher Lev brought me to The Chosen (by the same author). I fixed them all up.
What does "pigpile" mean? Is it a new word for anyone else?
(Yeah, that's all I got. Well, not really, but really I don't have anything to say that would be of any use whatsoever, so I'm hoping to at least enhance my vocabulary.)
Whoops.
I also thought you'd just turn the book announcements into the links, but either way is fine.
Thanks a lot, guys.
What does "pigpile" mean? Is it a new word for anyone else?
I assume it's like a dogpile...with pigs.
I've never heard "dogpile" used to describe social behavior either, though.
I assume it's like "pile-on," but using animals as a metaphor.