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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 08:33 AM
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I'm at work scanning a massive amount of documents into the computer, so I read while it's doing its thing.



Anyways, I'm knee-deep in Neal Stephenson's Quicksilver at the moment.
Old Jan 25, 2004 | 09:52 AM
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I got a 1917 copy of Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea for Christmas so I have been reading that lately very carefully very slowly
Old Jan 25, 2004 | 10:08 AM
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Hornet Flight, Robert Follette its pretty good, and I love books on wars, this one is WWII
Old Jan 25, 2004 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by twstdmtl' date='Jan 25 2004, 10:52 AM
I got a 1917 copy of Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea for Christmas so I have been reading that lately very carefully very slowly
Wow. That must cost a pretty penny.



I, too, would read that very carefully.
Old Jan 25, 2004 | 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by twstdmtl' date='Jan 25 2004, 07:52 AM
I got a 1917 copy of Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea for Christmas so I have been reading that lately very carefully very slowly
cool, i recently read an 1897 dracula (it might even be 1st print), it was $10.



i'm now reading somerset maughms "the summing up" very slowly
Old Jan 25, 2004 | 10:46 AM
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It seems like there's definitely diversity with respect to reading material around here...
Old Jan 25, 2004 | 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Dysfnctnl85' date='Jan 25 2004, 08:46 AM
It seems like there's definitely diversity with respect to reading material around here...
i bet phins is reading jimmy buffetts book right now
Old Jan 25, 2004 | 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' date='Jan 25 2004, 11:52 AM
i bet phins is reading jimmy buffetts book right now
LMFAO.
Old Jan 25, 2004 | 10:58 AM
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http://mostlyfiction.com/humor/buffett.htm



its actually a good book
Old Jan 25, 2004 | 11:08 AM
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I tried to read for a while. The book has to be very interesting for me to sit and read. Call it short attention span, or maybe I've just read a bunch of shitty books, but I don't really read anything unless It's on nopistons or I'm looking **** up on the internet.



Or if it's a final fantasy game, with subtitles. I enjoy reading but I think books take up to much time or something. I dunno. Maybe I'm just impatient.



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