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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 08:58 AM Original message |
Poll question: i am a huge reader. i read first chapter, then end of book, then finish book. husband says |
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blogslut
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
1. blogslut Jr. goes directly to the end of a book |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:03 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. it is so funny. i ask about end of movie and would bother hubby so. now he just accepts it enhances |
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blogslut
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:07 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. My sister is a notorious spoiler |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:12 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. ha ha ha. my hubby is one of those the hate SPOILERS. totally opposite. 15 yrs in marriage before |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:04 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. btw... tell jr to vote. hubby and i have a bet going and i am losing, lol. nt |
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blogslut
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:09 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Sorry |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:12 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. lol. nt |
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Bucky
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Thu Jan-20-11 06:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
58. No, your child is wrong. You should punish her. |
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calimary
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Thu Jan-20-11 08:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
67. So does calimary. |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:21 PM Response to Reply #67 |
75. me too. exactly. nt |
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Jackpine Radical
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
4. Depends on the book. |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:07 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. i do it once i get the drift too. and i never read the last couple pages. and never the epilogue. |
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JackintheGreen
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Thu Jan-20-11 10:50 AM Response to Reply #4 |
23. I agree |
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Zephie
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
8. I always read the last word of the last page first |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:12 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. you are right. that is odd. end. lol. as in the end. bah hahahah. nt |
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bigwillq
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
12. My neighbor does that |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:16 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. then VOTE for your neighbor. all you people telling me of others, but none of you |
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bigwillq
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:23 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. I already voted |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:24 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. lol..... thanks. nt |
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Rabrrrrrr
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
13. It's a great way to read non-fiction, but sucks for reading novels. |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:18 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. it does not suck. it enhances, it allows me to get more out of the story as i read |
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Rabrrrrrr
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Thu Jan-20-11 10:05 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. well, it sucks for me - I enjoy the ride of the novel too much |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 10:10 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. thumbs up.... it is all good. nt |
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Sal Minella
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Thu Jan-20-11 10:56 AM Response to Reply #13 |
24. "Ruined" seems like such an odd concept to me here -- |
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Shandris
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Thu Jan-20-11 12:45 PM Response to Reply #24 |
37. A car trip is the journey TO entertainment... |
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ScreamingMeemie
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
15. I always read the last chapter...That way I know I will never die |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:19 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. bah hahahah. that filtered thru my head once, when i was reading end. lol. cute. nt |
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Javaman
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
20. Billy Crystal from "when harry met sally". |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 12:13 PM Response to Reply #20 |
33. someone said that above. and i have had that reasoning before. it all works for me. nt |
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cally
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Thu Jan-20-11 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
25. I read the end of novels |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 11:02 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. i am with you cally. and i have put book down when ending is bad.... lol |
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Thu Jan-20-11 07:17 PM Response to Reply #25 |
61. But how do you know you "don't like the ending" when you get it out of context? |
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cally
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Thu Jan-20-11 07:20 PM Response to Reply #61 |
64. Yep...only happy endings when I read for fun |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 08:31 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. me too. shhhh. dont tell anyone. wont watch old yeller either. nt |
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lumberjack_jeff
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Thu Jan-20-11 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
27. If I get an hour in, and it's still boring, I'll skip to the end. |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 12:13 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. i have done that too. see, there are so many reasons to do what i do, lol. |
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truth2power
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Thu Jan-20-11 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
28. I frequently read the end of a novel before I start it.... |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 12:10 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. "not really a spoiler for me. " ... me either... nt |
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elocs
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Thu Jan-20-11 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
29. I'm a huge non-reader, of books that is, although I used to be. |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 12:12 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. 2.75 granny glasses now, lol. i read a book every couple days, or every day |
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Rowdyboy
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Thu Jan-20-11 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
34. My mom did that...I always thought it was weird but whatever the reader prefers I suppose.... |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 01:14 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. ya. and did you vote for your mom. or you. i am dyin here. hubby is close to winnin |
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Rowdyboy
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Thu Jan-20-11 05:02 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. I'll vote for mom.... |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 05:32 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. lol lol |
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yawnmaster
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Thu Jan-20-11 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
35. I read books backwards. I start at the last page and read back to the start. |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 01:13 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. ha ha, i have done that. if the end isnt enough i go further. i have skipped thru some books enough |
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bemildred
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Thu Jan-20-11 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
36. Other: depends on the book. |
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derby378
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Thu Jan-20-11 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
42. I hope he didn't give the Harry Potter series that treatment |
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Capitalocracy
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Thu Jan-20-11 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
43. I don't do that, but I've known plenty of people who do. |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 05:39 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. thank you. i will |
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Capitalocracy
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Thu Jan-20-11 05:47 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. I actually hadn't voted |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 06:05 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. bah hahaha, lol |
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a la izquierda
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Thu Jan-20-11 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
45. it depends on the book... |
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nadinbrzezinski
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Thu Jan-20-11 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
47. I'll have to quality it |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 06:06 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. you know, there is a consistency to this thinking, i see. doesnt make sense to me. would be the |
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nadinbrzezinski
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Thu Jan-20-11 06:10 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. As a historian I may need only one chapter from |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 06:20 PM Response to Reply #52 |
55. thanks. |
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JackRiddler
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Thu Jan-20-11 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
50. Depends. Fiction or non-fiction? Academic or popular? For reference, research, or enjoyment? |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 06:09 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. really hubby and i are talking my fiction reading. though i see a pattern that |
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JackRiddler
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Thu Jan-20-11 06:16 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. Fiction? I like to live in it and give the author a chance to play me. |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 06:19 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. i am getting it now. i understand why people are leaning the way they are. |
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Raine
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Thu Jan-20-11 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
56. No I don't do that. The only time I do is when the book is horribly boring |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 08:32 PM Response to Reply #56 |
66. what is really bad. if i am reading a bad book anymore.... i have to read the whole thing |
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Uzybone
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Thu Jan-20-11 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
57. whatever works for you. I read beginning to end. |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 08:33 PM Response to Reply #57 |
68. i dont read end first. then i wouldnt know characters. i have to read at least the first chapter |
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MilesColtrane
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Thu Jan-20-11 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
59. I read books in their intended sequence. |
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Electric Monk
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Thu Jan-20-11 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
60. Try starting in the middle then working your way word by word to both covers at once.. |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 08:36 PM Response to Reply #60 |
70. actually |
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Very_Boring_Name
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Thu Jan-20-11 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
62. I hate having the endings ruined. I still remember buying the 6'th harry potter book... |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:16 PM Response to Reply #62 |
71. ha ha. that is funny. i have read a series of four books. moning. she has a final book |
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Liberal_in_LA
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:20 PM Response to Reply #62 |
74. You just spoiled the book for me! |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:21 PM Response to Reply #74 |
76. bah hahaha. nt |
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Codeine
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Thu Jan-20-11 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
63. Never. |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:19 PM Response to Reply #63 |
72. but fun... you people are so funny. have to follow the line everyone tells you to follow |
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shanti
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Thu Jan-20-11 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
69. front to back, no cheating here |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:20 PM Response to Reply #69 |
73. wow. i use to tell hubby who won games when he had to record. didnt realize people dont like |
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Codeine
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:23 PM Response to Reply #69 |
79. when I DVR a soccer game I watch it at double speed. |
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shanti
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Fri Jan-21-11 04:51 PM Response to Reply #79 |
85. that's the best thing |
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Codeine
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
77. I'm a normal-sized reader, so I start at the front. |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:22 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. you are calling me fat. i heard you. geeeesh |
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Codeine
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:24 PM Response to Reply #78 |
81. LOL! |
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MrSlayer
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
80. Why would you want to ruin the story like that? |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 09:28 PM Response to Reply #80 |
82. it ENHANCES not ruins. it makes it better. more enjoyable. excitement to get to |
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Thu Jan-20-11 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
83. I do it. I like to watch how the writer structured the story while I'm reading it. |
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seabeyond
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Thu Jan-20-11 10:25 PM Response to Reply #83 |
84. bah hahah. hugs. if i am going to be in a group |
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