We weren't even allowed to take them home after ripping the covers off. They were firm on that. I suspect it is sort of like the problems my dad ran into trying to donate excessed computer equipment from the university. The redtape involved was insane. There were tax consequences and liability this and that and blah blah blah. It was cheaper for the univerity to store umpteen years of equipment in some forgotten closet than to give it away. Crazy.
Tact is just not saying true stuff. I'll pass.
Cordelia ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 52: Playing with a full deck?
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.
sarameg - Jul 19, 2007 12:03:11 pm PDT #8912 of 10001
Jesse - Jul 19, 2007 12:04:17 pm PDT #8913 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I've always seen the notice about "don't buy this book without a cover," but the only actual non-covered books I've ever seen are old Rex Stout paperbacks my father bought back in the day.
bon bon - Jul 19, 2007 12:04:35 pm PDT #8914 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
In HS a friend who worked at Walden used to give me stripped paperbacks under the table.
shrift - Jul 19, 2007 12:05:46 pm PDT #8915 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I have a bootleg dictionary.
bon bon - Jul 19, 2007 12:07:35 pm PDT #8916 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
bon, we use "via U.S. mail" for that - sounds less stupid than "via mail". Marginally.
This is what I will do! Thanks.
Kristen - Jul 19, 2007 12:14:51 pm PDT #8917 of 10001
The bookstore near my house is having an odd Harry Potter event.
Join us Friday July 20 at 10pm for our Harry Potter Release Party. Stick around till midnight and we're going to be giving away FREE books with the purchase of a $100 Book Soup gift card.
Toddson - Jul 19, 2007 12:17:19 pm PDT #8918 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I once told someone about how unsold paperbacks are handled - she got kind of queasy about the thought of all those books being shredded/pulped/recycled. My kind of person!
Kathy A - Jul 19, 2007 12:18:38 pm PDT #8919 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Bookstores aren't making any money on Harry Potter sales anyway, so they might as well sell gift cards and guarantee a return visit by the purchaser.
Jesse - Jul 19, 2007 12:23:00 pm PDT #8920 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh, phew. I just got good news from a friend -- when I talked to her last, several weeks ago, she was pregnant but not optimistic about it, and she's still pregnant!
Emily - Jul 19, 2007 12:39:48 pm PDT #8921 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I have an interview! E-mailed my application, resume, credentials, cover letter, principal's letter, and test scores (whew!) today, and got a call half an hour later asking if we could set up a phone interview. Now, I hate phone interviews even more than in-person interviews, but I don't see another option. And, hey, the speedy response indicates some eagerness, don't you think? Maybe?
Note to self: DO NOT FORGET the time difference. Your interview is at 10:30 for you, not 1:30!