Also, I'm amused to learn of ita's achilles tendon. I just need to poke her in the soft fleshy palms.
Oh, look at the pretties!
Kaylee ,'Shindig'
What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
lori - May 04, 2005 9:10:31 am PDT #1262 of 10001
Jessica - May 04, 2005 9:11:03 am PDT #1263 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Unfortunately, most paperbacks are stripped instead of being sent back to the publisher.
What's the argument behind this? It seems like such a huge waste. Is it just a matter of nobody being willing to store them?
shrift - May 04, 2005 9:12:08 am PDT #1264 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
And shrift corrects my half-assed memory.
A mighty fortress is our Google.
amych - May 04, 2005 9:12:13 am PDT #1265 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Is it just a matter of nobody being willing to store them?
Yep. Shipping and storage cost way more than reprints (bonus: you can inflate the hell out of your "over 20 million copies sold!!one!" claims).
JohnSweden - May 04, 2005 9:13:54 am PDT #1266 of 10001
I can't even.
Hee. Is that from something, or did you just make it up?
t gasps
tommyrot - May 04, 2005 9:15:54 am PDT #1267 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
It's the instructions for using the Holy Hand Grenade in "Monty Python's Holy Grail."
Book of Armaments, Chapter 4, verse 3.
IIRC.
Scrappy - May 04, 2005 9:16:27 am PDT #1268 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
mmm, Python.
Dana - May 04, 2005 9:17:00 am PDT #1269 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
"And St. Atilla raised the hand grenade on high, saying 'Oh, Lord, bless this, thine hand grenade, that with it thou mayest blow thine enemies to tiny pieces.'"
Topic!Cindy - May 04, 2005 9:17:47 am PDT #1270 of 10001
What is even happening?
Thanks, shrift. I should have known that was from MP&tHG. t dies
Also, I'm amused to learn of ita's achilles tendon. I just need to poke her in the soft fleshy palms.Yeah, but you have to get past that tricksy pinky, first.
HiddenSky - May 04, 2005 9:19:11 am PDT #1271 of 10001
"There are two sorts of people in the world: those who believe Joss Whedon is a genius and those who are wrong." - Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
What's the argument behind this? It seems like such a huge waste. Is it just a matter of nobody being willing to store them?
Yeah, it's because of storage issues and the cost of shipping boxloads of mass market books back. Of course, it doesn't always make sense because often we'll have a book due out, strip it, then either a customer asks us to order it, or we'll get it back in as part of a regular shipment. I guess they're cheap enough to produce that they can be disposed of so easily.