The Great Brain books are the reason I thought gentile meant non-Mormon, right? Good times.
On my seventh birthday, I wanted a toy fire truck, and I didn't get it, and you were real nice about it, and then the house next door burnt down, and then real firetrucks came, and for years I thought you set the fire for me. And if you did, you can tell me!
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Jesse - Mar 31, 2017 2:53:34 am PDT #24461 of 28260
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
flea - Mar 31, 2017 3:05:33 am PDT #24462 of 28260
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My son read The Great Brain books recently, and I reread the first one. They hold up ok. They were written in a past setting anyway. Yes, Mercer Mayer was the illustrator.
Connie Neil - Mar 31, 2017 5:35:02 am PDT #24463 of 28260
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the reason I thought gentile meant non-Mormon,
It does--in Mormon country. Standard figure of speech amongst The Brethren.
Jessica - Mar 31, 2017 7:29:01 am PDT #24464 of 28260
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Was Mercer Mayer the illustrator?
Yes!
DavidS - Apr 03, 2017 2:43:15 pm PDT #24465 of 28260
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Did anyone enjoy the Great Brain books? I re read those awhile back and they were quite dated, but not all that bad as far as offending my sensibilities today. Was Mercer Mayer the illustrator? My favorite was always the book about the little brother "Me and My Little Brain."
Loved the Great Brain books, including the mostly forgotten Great Bain at the Academy which was one of my first introductions to the Boarding School genre.
lisah - Apr 04, 2017 5:38:02 am PDT #24466 of 28260
Punishingly Intricate
wooohooo go, hippocampus!!!
Sparky1 - Apr 04, 2017 5:40:44 am PDT #24467 of 28260
Librarian Warlord
Google says this is Finnish for congratulations, hippo:
Onneksi olkoon!
amyth - Apr 04, 2017 5:42:02 am PDT #24468 of 28260
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Yay, hippocampus!
Laura - Apr 04, 2017 5:56:07 am PDT #24469 of 28260
Our wings are not tired.
Yes! Woo Hoo Hippo!
WindSparrow - Apr 04, 2017 6:04:11 am PDT #24470 of 28260
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Congratulations, hippocampus!