Bart King's Blog, page 267
June 18, 2010
Let's Play Soccer!
Dang it, the ball's in the road again.
I Like Mappy Maps
In the United Kingdom, independent booksellers have been sharing stories of some of their funniest bookstore questions. Here are a couple of doozies:
"Did Charles Dickens write any shorter versions of his books?" (Answer: No.)
"Did Anne Frank write any books AFTER her diary?" (Answer: No!)
And then there's the man who needed to get some maps.
"What kind of maps?" asked the bookseller.
"Mappy maps," the man replied.
Finally, there's the young woman who bought a copy of The...
"Did Charles Dickens write any shorter versions of his books?" (Answer: No.)
"Did Anne Frank write any books AFTER her diary?" (Answer: No!)
And then there's the man who needed to get some maps.
"What kind of maps?" asked the bookseller. "Mappy maps," the man replied.
Finally, there's the young woman who bought a copy of The...
June 14, 2010
We Win All Ties and Draws!
Something about that headline seems wrong...
June 10, 2010
Thai Bookbikes Rule!
bookbike : mobile library for kids, originally uploaded by tonapple.
In Chiang Dao, Thailand, the Makhampom Foundation paid for decorated motorbike carts that carry children's books. These can be driven to reach children in villages that are inaccessible by bus.
June 9, 2010
Let's Jump in a Mexican Sinkhole!
I don't want to go cliff diving. And I don't drink Red Bull. But even I have to be impressed by the cliff divers who competed in a Red Bull event by leaping into this 90-feet deep Mexican sinkhole!
Photo from here.
Photo from here.
Adventures in Toronto
Over at
Ultra-Gross
, I recount my recent Toronto adventures. (They include writing mealworms and underwear nicknames.) Take a peek!
June 5, 2010
LEGO Printer!
The first time I saw this, my attitude was "meh." But then I reflected on the sheer genius of what this person did...and now, you can color me impressed!
June 4, 2010
Soccer Chants, Translated
We have a soccer team where I live named the Portland Timbers. When you go to a Timbers' match, the crowd chants and sings...it's really fun, although I rarely have any idea of what the words to these chants are.And the chants are in ENGLISH!
So you can imagine the challenges facing people going to World Cup games in South Africa. There will be chants in MANY languages there...but what will they mean?
Luckily, a company is offering a "chant translation" service for World Cup...
June 3, 2010
Some people LIKE their e-readers...
...and some people LOVE them!
How romantic...*sigh*...
Photo of the Kindle by Zoe Elkaim, from over here.
How romantic...*sigh*...Photo of the Kindle by Zoe Elkaim, from over here.
June 2, 2010
The Book Tank!
In Argentina, an artist named Raul Lemesoff has created a bookmobile out of a tank. Or maybe it's a booktankmobile? Anyway, here is a lovely video about it...and I love its dubbed dialogue:
Hey, who WOULDN'T somebody approach a tank seemingly made of books?
"Do you want a free book?"
"Really?"
"Yes, come over here!"
Hey, who WOULDN'T somebody approach a tank seemingly made of books?
