kav Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Someone put some textbooks on the curb I grabbed an organic chemistry text and took it home and read it. greggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 I have one friend who has never read a book in his life. Even assigned books in school he just didnt read em. Had a classmate in 5th grade that did book report on a bazooka joe comic. These people blow my mind. greggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 @greggy!!!!! greggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttfitz Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 1 hour ago, kav said: I know it sounds incredible but I'm always reading. and I read books over and over. Many many books I have read at least 10 times. In school I checked out new supply of books every week. I've read all of plato's dialogues 10-20 times. I've read the 911 report. I read godel escher bach-never met anyone finished those 2 books. Yeah, I get it, I'm not disputing you read a lot. But 200 books a year, every year, for decades at a time, that's way more than a lot. That's nearly 17 books a month. In 2019, my mother was in the hospital the entire month of July, and I sat most of the days with her, with nothing to do but read, and I didn't read half that many. kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttfitz Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 1 hour ago, kav said: I have one friend who has never read a book in his life. Even assigned books in school he just didnt read em. Had a classmate in 5th grade that did book report on a bazooka joe comic. I was walking down the hall between classes one day in high school, and one of my friends stopped me and said, "Hey, Fitz, have you read Tom Sawyer?" Sure, many times. "What was your favorite part?" and a few other questions. I am sorry to say that it wasn't until he said, "Thanks" and walked off that I realized I had just done his book report for him. ADAMANTIUM, kav and Lazyboy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coverless 9.8 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 On 3/24/2021 at 6:50 AM, 1950's war comics said: it was a completely dishonest newsprint media that was the catalyst that brought down all other forms of print I wonder when the absence of truth will bring down the internet/social media/news?! The fault is not in the medium but in ourselves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coverless 9.8 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 On 3/24/2021 at 2:12 PM, kav said: The internet devastated print media. It wasnt dishonest media that did it-there is always a market for dishonest media. Just the outlet has changed. Silicon snake oil! Let mendacity reign, not that we have much choice! ThothAmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coverless 9.8 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 On 3/25/2021 at 3:14 PM, kav said: The local newspaper also printed a story that I blew my head off when I was a teen. I did not. Can you prove you didn't do it?! ttfitz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coverless 9.8 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 1 hour ago, kav said: I have one friend who has never read a book in his life. Even assigned books in school he just didnt read em. Had a classmate in 5th grade that did book report on a bazooka joe comic. These people blow my mind. If the report was on Bazooka Joe, I bet he blew bubbles as well as your mind! I hope he made the grade! kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coverless 9.8 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 47 minutes ago, ttfitz said: I was walking down the hall between classes one day in high school, and one of my friends stopped me and said, "Hey, Fitz, have you read Tom Sawyer?" Sure, many times. "What was your favorite part?" and a few other questions. I am sorry to say that it wasn't until he said, "Thanks" and walked off that I realized I had just done his book report for him. The kid got you to whitewash his fence for him! Oh sweet irony! ttfitz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 1 hour ago, ttfitz said: Yeah, I get it, I'm not disputing you read a lot. But 200 books a year, every year, for decades at a time, that's way more than a lot. That's nearly 17 books a month. In 2019, my mother was in the hospital the entire month of July, and I sat most of the days with her, with nothing to do but read, and I didn't read half that many. Do Big Little books count? greggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coverless 9.8 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 "$till under $ix dollar$!" Race you to the exits, True Believer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSpud Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 (edited) I know it's not much but they're not raising the prices to $5.99 on most titles. That's the cardstock variant prices & these new fangled titles. Superman Red White Blue, Wonder woman Black Gold etc. They already raised the prices on the core titles to $4.99 - batman, Wonder Woman etc when Infinite Frontier took over. Some lesser titles are still at $3.99 The article seems to kick off with batman #109 at $5.99, seems like a bleedin coll thing to me. Bat #109 cover (maybe? Just saw the barcode) Edited March 27, 2021 by TheSpud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 13 hours ago, kav said: I have read an average of 200 books per year since 5th grade. Does posting endlessly on these boards now count as "reading books"? Lazyboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 7 hours ago, ttfitz said: Wouldn't think you'd want to advertise that! 7 hours ago, kav said: Too late someone dropped leaflets from air plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 15 hours ago, kav said: Read what I wrote. I said I read more books than you. That was the only point I was making. I did read a lot of assigned books in HS that i doubt you read including malcolm X, black elk speaks, the jungle, 1984, brave new world, animal farm-the list goes on and on. What we have here, is a BSD book reader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmilwaukee6er Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 I don't know. The new comics market is so very efficient at placing copies in the hands of collectors I am reluctant to just stop and give up that efficiency. It's FOMO that each issue I miss is $15+ on eBay. For one title I collect the print run is likely less than 10k copies. That's maybe an average of 5 per Diamond acct. My area may only get 15 copies. That book is not hitting dollar bins. IMO The moderns of today are not going to hit dollar bins like the moderns of 20yrs ago (sans books with 1:1000 incentives, etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 8 hours ago, Ryan. said: Does posting endlessly on these boards now count as "reading books"? I also have a fire pit- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttfitz Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 13 hours ago, kav said: 14 hours ago, ttfitz said: Yeah, I get it, I'm not disputing you read a lot. But 200 books a year, every year, for decades at a time, that's way more than a lot. That's nearly 17 books a month. In 2019, my mother was in the hospital the entire month of July, and I sat most of the days with her, with nothing to do but read, and I didn't read half that many. Do Big Little books count? Haha, you got me there! And if we throw in Reader's Digest Condensed Books, your claim may be more plausible. kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttfitz Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 13 hours ago, Coverless 9.8 said: 14 hours ago, ttfitz said: I was walking down the hall between classes one day in high school, and one of my friends stopped me and said, "Hey, Fitz, have you read Tom Sawyer?" Sure, many times. "What was your favorite part?" and a few other questions. I am sorry to say that it wasn't until he said, "Thanks" and walked off that I realized I had just done his book report for him. The kid got you to whitewash his fence for him! Oh sweet irony! I'm guessing the kids did a much better job on the fence than he did on the book report, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
