Joseph ’s Comments (group member since Jul 28, 2009)

Joseph ’s comments from the Book Buying Addicts Anonymous group.

A delivery from Amazon:

Lin wrote: "My goal fir 2015 is 120 books. May need to adjust that a bit I have finished 92 already."

I think I might have to adjust my goal, too, but in the other direction. We're halfway through the year and I'm only 37% finished, 28 books behind schedule. I should be at least at 50% done by now, but at this pace I don't think I'm going to reach 332 books by the end of the year. Might have to shrink my goal. Think I should do it now, or maybe wait and see where I'm at more around September, 75% through the year?

Did I read that right?
"TOILET OUT OF ORDER. PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW"


In a Laundromat:
AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT


In a London department store:
BARGAIN BASEMENT UPSTAIRS


In an office:
WOULD THE PERSON WHO TOOK THE STEP LADDER YESTERDAY PLEASE BRING IT BACK OR FURTHER STEPS WILL BE TAKEN


In an office:
AFTER TEA BREAK STAFF SHOULD EMPTY THE TEAPOT AND STAND UPSIDE DOWN ON THE DRAINING BOARD


Outside a secondhand shop :
WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING - BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES, ETC. WHY NOT BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL BARGAIN?


Notice in health food shop window:
CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS


Spotted in a safari park:
ELEPHANTS, PLEASE STAY IN YOUR CAR


Seen during a conference:
FOR ANYONE WHO HAS CHILDREN AND DOESN'T KNOW IT, THERE IS A DAY CARE ON THE 1ST FLOOR


Notice in a farmer's field:
THE FARMER ALLOWS WALKERS TO CROSS THE FIELD FOR FREE, BUT THE BULL CHARGES.


Message on a leaflet:
IF YOU CANNOT READ, THIS LEAFLET WILL TELL YOU HOW TO GET LESSONS


On a repair shop door:
WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING. (PLEASE KNOCK HARD ON THE DOOR - THE BELL DOESN'T WORK)


Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter
This one I caught in the SGV Tribune the other day and called the Editorial Room and asked who wrote this. It took two or three readings before the editor realized that what he was reading was impossible!!! They put in a correction the next day.


Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says
Really? Ya think?


Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
Now that's taking things a bit far!


Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
What a guy!


Miners Refuse to Work after Death
No-good-for-nothing' lazy so-and-so's!

Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
See if that works any better than a fair trial!


War Dims Hope for Peace
I can see where it might have that effect!


If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile
Ya think?!


Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
Who would have thought!


Enfield ( London ) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
They may be on to something!


Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges
You mean there's something stronger than duct tape?


Man Struck By Lightning:Faces Battery Charge
He probably IS the battery charge!


New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
Weren't they fat enough?!


Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
That's what he gets for eating those beans!


Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
Do they taste like chicken?


Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
Chainsaw Massacre all over again!


Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
Boy, are they tall!





In a Thailand department store rest room
Smoking not allowed. 2,000 baths fine
So light up and get clean (two thousand times!)!
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And the winner is....
Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
Did I read that right?

Came across an interesting article I wanted to share. I'm pretty sure we can all call ourselves the first term given 'bibliophile' but can anyone else call themselves the second to last term, a BIBLIOPHAGIST?

http://interestingliterature.com/2014...

The word for a book-lover is a ‘bibliophile’, a word first recorded in print in 1824. Alternatively, there is the word ‘bookworm’, which is of an altogether more ancient pedigree: it first appears in 1580. But what words should every good bibliophile and bookworm know? Here are some of our favourites.

If you consider yourself an educated or ‘lettered’ person, you might be described as a LITERARIAN, a word coined from the French in the eighteenth century and probably modelled on similar words such as ‘librarian’ and ‘antiquarian’.

Some people consider themselves highly educated and lettered literarians, but in fact they are often ULTRACREPIDARIAN – a handy word which refers to someone who gives an opinion on things s/he knows nothing about. This rather useful word is first recorded in a letter of 1819 written by influential critic William Hazlitt (indeed, he applies the word ‘ultracrepidarian’ to critics here in its inaugural use).

Another word for this sort of person, whom you may overhear mouthing off about books, films, politics, or, indeed, anything at the next table in the pub or the coffee-house, is MOROSOPH. A ‘morosoph’ is a would-be philosopher – a fool who thinks he’s clever than he is. The word comes from the French writer Rabelais.

Domesday BookIf you’re not only an avid reader, but one of those people who simply cannot leave the house without a tome stashed in your pocket or bag, then it may interest you to know that Scottish novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott coined the phrase BOOK-BOSOMED to describe someone who carries a book at all times. The phrase first appears in Scott’s celebrated 1805 poem The Lay of the Last Minstrel.

However, beware you don’t get accused of overdoing the books: BIBLIOBIBULI was American humorist H. L. Mencken’s coinage, and it refers to people who read too much. (Is there such a thing as reading too much?!)

If it’s poetry you like, then why not read an AMPHIGOURI – another word for a piece of nonsense-verse. The origin of this term is unknown, but it’s altogether less famous than the equally mysteriously named limerick, those five-line comic poems which were named after Limerick in Ireland, but nobody quite knows why.

Another popular form of comic verse which you may enjoy is the CLERIHEW, named after the middle name of E. C. Bentley (or Edmund Clerihew Bentley in full), which is a short comic or nonsensical poem which aims to sum up the life of someone – usually a famous figure – in just a few lines. Popular examples include the ones by Bentley himself beginning ‘George the Third / Ought never to have occurred’ and ‘Sir Humphrey Davy / Detested gravy.’ W. H. Auden was perhaps Bentley’s best heir, and penned a series of clerihews under the title ‘Academic Graffiti’, which you can read here.

If you’re reading plays rather than poetry, look out for the DEUTERAGONIST – the second actor or person in a drama, after the protagonist. It’s first recorded in 1855 in a book by G. H. Lewes, the common-law husband of George Eliot.

If you’ve read this far, the chances are you’re a voracious reader, someone who might be described as a BIBLIOPHAGIST – literally, a devourer of books.

We’ll leave you with our own suggestion, BIBLIOSMIA – meaning the act of smelling books, especially as a way of getting a ‘fix’ from the aroma of old tomes.

My book buying binge continues. At a library sale I picked up a whopper load of cool books with gorgeous bindings and illustrations: .
I also got .
In addition, I had quite a few books I ordered arrived today:

Got some more autographs today at Printer's Row:Jamie Freveletti, Michael A. Black, Charles Finch, Christine Sneed, Julie Hyzy, Anna North, and Shanna Mahin.

Second day of Printer's Row and another bunch of great finds:

Got Don't Know Much About the Civil War: Everything You Need to Know About America's Greatest Conflict but Never Learned and Don't Know Much About the Bible: Everything You Need to Know About the Good Book but Never Learned signed by Kenneth C. Davis today at Chicago's Printer's Row Lit Fest and came home to find a delivery of Tear You Apart arrived surprisingly autographed by Sarah Cross!

Had a blast at Chicago's Printer's Row Lit Fest. I came home with: and had two deliveries arrive:

Some more deliveries:

Kirstie wrote: "I am actually so excited for June >:) there are TWO books sales coming up and I am planning on buying buying buying *dies of excitement*"

I know the feeling. Chicago's annual Printers Row Lit Fest is this weekend and I plan to have a blast shopping all those used book stands. :-)

A couple more orders arrived: to add to my Phryne Fisher mystery collection and a fun birdwatching book:

Veronika wrote: I have yet to find a little free library near me. I hope I find one soon!!! ..."

Veronika, did you know there is actually a map that can show you where a Little Free Library might be near you? http://littlefreelibrary.org/ourmap/ Or are there just none at all in your area yet?

My first of June: was delivered and I discovered a Little Free Library in town at the train station and made a trade for:

It's June! That means summer in the US, supposedly. In any case, share your June book buys here.

Erin (Paperback stash) *is juggle-reading* wrote: "I went on a big spree this weekend at the used bookstore and bought a lot of firsts in cozy series..."

Wow! Some great finds there. You've got me jealous. :-)

Haven't entered in the last two weeks or so, but I have been buying. Ended up with a bulk load from a multitude of different sources:

Erin (Paperback stash) *is juggle-reading* wrote: "Oh Joseph, it looks great, better than the original concept even :)
Thanks.

Get any fun comments on it yet?
Actually, yeah. I posted a couple pics on Facebook and I've gotten comments from some authors! Funny thing is, almost everyone who has commented has said the same thing: "Cool!" :-)

Was it easy to do?
Not too difficult. Had to set up a scaffold propped on two ladders since I put it up right over a stairway. I did all the measurements on a CAD program so that everything would be spaced just right.

Happy with how it looks?"
Pretty much. I might go back one day and reprint the covers on nicer paper, but for now, I do like it quite a lot.

Guess what? I did it! Check this out:







What do you think?

Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "from the library bookshop this afternoon."

I did pretty good myself at the library today: