The Famous Statue Topple

[sArA]

Originally posted by MagicNakor@20 April 2003 - 04:14
Which is another one of my reasons for wanting a Bookworld.

People that don't read (as in read books on a constant basis, not people who are illiterate) are far less likely to stop by Bookworld. It won't be either of use, or of interest to them.

Ohhhhhyes please, bookworld would be great or at least something similar....of course, we could just keep a thread running on the lounge......

I mean, there is no reason why there cannot be a thread entitled bookworld...although to discuss different topics could be tricky within one thread...having said that...the way the mods set up the Iraq/coalition threads in one place may be a solution....dunno....we need the mods to actually put their oar in here........

[MagicNakor]

Go vote for Bookworld. Link's in my sig.

[j2k4]

I've just brought myself up to speed-on this thread, anyway-and I think you have struck on some great ideas.
Perhaps we can hijack the thread and re-name it; something incorporating the Bookworld/talksmart-hangout idea, a'la "World's Biggest Spam Post...".

Sara-I am in total agreement as to your take on education as it does/doesn't relate to true intelligence. At work, I answer to four engineers of various stripe; the type who have 4-6-8 years of uni behind them-only to emerge with a sixth-grade equivalence? You know what I mean. I've tripped over smarter people in the street.

THAT IS NOT TO SAY ALL ATTENDEES OF HIGHER EDUCATION ARE SIMILARLY "STUNTED". It goes both ways.

[DiogenesUK]

Originally posted by MagicNakor@21 April 2003 - 00:35
Go vote for Bookworld. Link's in my sig.

What an excellent idea,I haven't had a look at your link yet,but certainly will do so shortly.

Just wondered,has this one been submitted?

http://www.online-literature.com/orwell/1984/

Not that it's even remotely relevant of course

[MagicNakor]

I don't know. Someone might have it in e-book form. I don't, but that's because I have it in "paper book" form.

[hobbes]

Let me summarize this thread for the late arrivers.

The coalition forces toppled Saddam's statue and allegedly staged a celebration in hopes that Kazaa-lite would create a forum called: book world.







Yes, I edited a three line post, get off my ass. It's these damn claws.

[clocker]

Just goes to show how devious the US really is, eh Hobbes.


The war was actually set up by the Dept. of Education.

[j2k4]

I'm against the N.E.A., but I think Bookworld might not be a bad idea; does this mean cats are extrasensory, or merely underfoot?

[sArA]

Of course, it also occurred to me that if Kazaa was to start a bookworld we could get all our posts counted!!! ha ha.............

[j2k4]

Originally posted by sara5564@26 April 2003 - 16:58
Of course, it also occurred to me that if Kazaa was to start a bookworld we could get all our posts counted!!! ha ha.............

As the noted philosopher, myfiles3000, once said:

"Word"