tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post3605952755018197165..comments2024-03-02T05:28:46.263+00:00Comments on Bookride: The Joy of Dullness 1Bookridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05881971821359627382noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-16643836073130312362012-04-07T02:19:00.938+00:002012-04-07T02:19:00.938+00:00Nice work and post research, I have liked your blo...Nice work and post research, I have liked your blog.charleston forge bar stoolshttp://buyitnowfurniture.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71:charleston-forge-wrought-iron-bar-stools-hand-forged-furniture&catid=39:discount-furniture-stores-online&Itemid=85noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-79825039867526894782012-04-07T02:17:39.334+00:002012-04-07T02:17:39.334+00:00Nice work and post research, I have liked your blo...Nice work and post research, I have liked your blog.charleston forge bar stoolshttp://buyitnowfurniture.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71:charleston-forge-wrought-iron-bar-stools-hand-forged-furniture&catid=39:discount-furniture-stores-online&Itemid=85noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-16628660518610914682011-09-19T10:01:33.314+00:002011-09-19T10:01:33.314+00:00Actually, I have it on good authority that the sec...Actually, I have it on good authority that the second Christian name of Mrs King, the Compost Woman,was Ursula, but she wisely decided not to include its initial letter on the book cover.R.M.Healeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-63678692257251635352011-08-03T18:29:54.797+00:002011-08-03T18:29:54.797+00:00FYI "Limited" is the standard suffix for...FYI "Limited" is the standard suffix for companies in New Zealand. It's like "Inc" or "LLC" in the USA.Philliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15345933943264751769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-57626174066267903222011-08-03T18:29:16.311+00:002011-08-03T18:29:16.311+00:00Ha - my father worked for the Canterbury Frozen Me...Ha - my father worked for the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company Limited!Philliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15345933943264751769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-13206128683702009612011-08-01T09:00:10.326+00:002011-08-01T09:00:10.326+00:00Many thanks Tim. I see that the Diagram prize idea...Many thanks Tim. I see that the Diagram prize idea was invented during dull moments at the Frankfurt Book Fair. I liked the 2008 winner 'The 2009–2014 World Outlook for 60 mg Containers of Fromage Frais' by Prof. Philip M Parker. <br /><br /> One of the runners up 'Collectible Spoons of the 3rd Reich', by James A Yannes sounds like one of those $800 Amazon books but can actualy be bought for $10…Bookridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881971821359627382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-14074012714978634292011-07-31T23:27:24.283+00:002011-07-31T23:27:24.283+00:00Are you aware of the Diagram Prize? It's award...Are you aware of the Diagram Prize? It's awarded for "the book carrying the oddest title of the year". There were some pretty good titles in last year's shortlist (I haven't seen this year's). I included them in <a href="http://timtfj.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/your-vote-is-needed/" rel="nofollow">this blog post</a> at the time. (Apologies for linking to my own blog; it's the easiest way to point you to the titles.)Tim Jhtp://timtfj.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-81322954769014371912011-07-29T01:42:47.543+00:002011-07-29T01:42:47.543+00:00at the school I work at we ordered a boring text b...at the school I work at we ordered a boring text book online and they accidentally sent us "War and Gender", it was shipped from the UK to New Zealand.. they didn't want it shipped back. <br /><br />http://www.warandgender.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-51726763305345905782011-07-27T02:41:06.881+00:002011-07-27T02:41:06.881+00:00I have an inscribed copy of the Luke Carson Pound/...I have an inscribed copy of the Luke Carson Pound/Stein/Zukofsky book; it's pretty good, but I must admit my own jacketless plain hardcover is more exciting than what the "designer" came up with for the dust jacket.Mark Scrogginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01431113440875342809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-73164268563122180122011-07-26T14:54:00.817+00:002011-07-26T14:54:00.817+00:00See The Great Ape on Dulness in "The Dunciad&...See The Great Ape on Dulness in "The Dunciad". I don't have it nearby to retype.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-51291768750408051832011-07-26T11:08:24.324+00:002011-07-26T11:08:24.324+00:00Final vowels were pretty important in Neo-Babyloni...Final vowels were pretty important in Neo-Babylonian (and other Semitic languages) because they indicated the case, i.e. nominative, genitive, accusative. By the time they're gone, as with Classical Hebrew, it's sometimes difficult to tell how the different parts of the sentence/clause/phrase should fit together.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827614085758865632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-52269436145146149432011-07-26T03:26:03.551+00:002011-07-26T03:26:03.551+00:00Well, there must be a reason that there are no cop...Well, there must be a reason that there are no copies of There Must Be A Reason. Major fail!Charlienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-70559244535917653472011-07-26T01:38:33.948+00:002011-07-26T01:38:33.948+00:00Actually there are 3 copies for sale right now.Actually there are 3 copies for sale right now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-28571383877827854232011-07-26T01:37:25.028+00:002011-07-26T01:37:25.028+00:00You can buy your very own copy of the Canterbury b...You can buy your very own copy of the Canterbury book on the NZ-equivalent of ebay:<br /><br />http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=394662286Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-55854406359924172352011-07-26T00:36:49.986+00:002011-07-26T00:36:49.986+00:00"Understand your tortoise" - price, 15p...."Understand your tortoise" - price, 15p. <br /><br />I'm not sure you can buy anything for 15p these days, let alone a guide to becoming Dr Doolittle.Daenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07433750860424019081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-86055434393884581162011-07-25T23:51:48.092+00:002011-07-25T23:51:48.092+00:00I came across a book with the title, "Draw in...I came across a book with the title, "Draw in Your Stool." On further examination, what they meant was, "Pull up a chair."Namaste Darling!https://www.blogger.com/profile/15777051797804200388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-4277659209757432572011-07-25T23:26:18.283+00:002011-07-25T23:26:18.283+00:00Some of those look kind of interesting. Understand...Some of those look kind of interesting. Understand your tortoise sounds pretty neat, and the treatment of vowels in early neo-babylonian sounds really sort of interesting.bookwenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08791403451040847457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-51026640494000378562011-07-25T23:03:27.005+00:002011-07-25T23:03:27.005+00:00My dad had me obtain a copy of ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES...My dad had me obtain a copy of ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES OF MUD BOTTOMS.<br /><br />Turns out it's an important reference for SONAR engineering, of course. (Probably there are newer titles used these days, but one loves the prosody.)haineuxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-41034953094264250852011-07-25T22:42:03.200+00:002011-07-25T22:42:03.200+00:00Was just about to buy the "There Must Be a Re...Was just about to buy the "There Must Be a Reason" title... until I realized it was sheet music! GAH!!!nyarlathotepnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-62091747892228365512011-07-19T05:44:45.210+00:002011-07-19T05:44:45.210+00:00wonder if the 'Horse Furniture' book is av...wonder if the 'Horse Furniture' book is available in the US...<br />C-CSchristian soldierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04781627688988991192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-68635832622369840542011-07-04T08:03:25.365+00:002011-07-04T08:03:25.365+00:00Gawd! Your latest blog is dull!Gawd! Your latest blog is dull!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-82155972503607682692011-07-02T18:10:27.365+00:002011-07-02T18:10:27.365+00:00Really enjoyed these many thanks. I like the way t...Really enjoyed these many thanks. I like the way the designers seem to have joined in the spirit of things - that 'LIMITED" really comes with a dull thud at the end of the Canterbury Meat one!Edwin Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05317173893948248954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-39974522842355997412011-07-01T13:14:43.017+00:002011-07-01T13:14:43.017+00:00Great post. Extant Horse Furniture is not prior in...Great post. Extant Horse Furniture is not prior interest of mine, but it appeals and with copies starting at £4 on the internet, I'll be buying it.<br />Not interested in any of the other dull rubbish, mind you!anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11779904104640334334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-88057365936999054142011-06-28T15:17:23.288+00:002011-06-28T15:17:23.288+00:00Just came across a copy of "Teaching The Pers...Just came across a copy of "Teaching The Persistent Non-Swimmer," impressive not only for the implied dullness of the subject matter, but also because the title is both vague and specific at the same time. Not easy to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com