Kobold King he/him Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 Wow. Beats some of the poorly written 90s horror novels I found in the high school library I worked for, so far as being outdated goes. What was the pub date? 1958.
MrMistborn he/him Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 I think the oldest book in our school library was from 2001!
Orlion Blight he/him Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 The next question: how many times was it checked out? Does it still have one of those cards that you stamp the due date on?
Mailliw73 he/him Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 My university's library has a lot of old stuff. Quite a few books, I can't even read the titles on the spines and half the pages almost fall out when you open it. And they don't have any Sanderson. They have a bit of Gaiman, GRRM, and Anne Mccaffrey, though.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 University libraries, at least the older ones, are a fantastic source of old books. Eastern Washington University has more old books than new—so much so that when I checked out a copy of Dante's Inferno, it was an edition from I think 1907. There were first printings of C.S. Lewis' work, and an obscure (yet remarkably unbiased) survey of traditional Cheyenne Indian law and society. University of Arizona has 1830 editions of Samuel Pepys' diaries, and I think the oldest book I found through my walkthrough was from the early 1810s. Their rare books vault has pocket journals from the Puritans and other colonists, a scroll, and a book by Galileo annotated by Galileo. 5
Allomancy she/her Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 (edited) Here is the stops for your TRAIN OF THOUGHT! Stop one:squirrels Second stop:ponies Third stop: books Fourth stop:????? Edited November 2, 2015 by Allomancy 1
Zathoth Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 Fifth Stop: ... I cant think of anything that is not really disturbing XD Lets not do that. Problem with swedish libraries is that most books are in swedish. I dont want to read cremmy translations of books, I want them in english DX Luckily there is a sci-fi/fantasy/general geekery store in Gothenburg, less luckily it is one and a half hour away from where I live and I get lost in gothenburg XD
Mistrunner Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 My train of thought is less of a train and more of the scribble creature from the Doctor Who episode Fear Her. 1
Kobold King he/him Posted November 3, 2015 Posted November 3, 2015 Given your specialty, Twi, you might be pleased to note that the library has finally expanded its reach to teen readers. A handful of books in the children's section now have green "TEEN" stickers smacked onto their spines. 1
Allomancy she/her Posted November 3, 2015 Posted November 3, 2015 oh dear. I am the kings tester. I'M GONNA DIE OF POISON!!!!!!!
Orlion Blight he/him Posted November 3, 2015 Posted November 3, 2015 oh dear. I am the kings tester. I'M GONNA DIE OF POISON!!!!!!!Pfft, that's only if someone is trying to poison the king... If the king is beloved, you have nothing to fear. If the king's name is Joffery, then I hope your affairs are in order.
+Slowswift Posted November 3, 2015 Posted November 3, 2015 At least you're not a mysterious assassin dispatched to kill smart people. (Yes, I know that's not what an Enefel actually is... Once again, I take things too literally for the sake of a bad joke) 1
Esaias he/him Posted November 3, 2015 Posted November 3, 2015 At least you're not a mysterious assassin dispatched to kill smart people. (Yes, I know that's not what an Enefel actually is... Once again, I take things too literally for the sake of a bad joke) Don't the Enefel have something to do with sports? 2
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted November 3, 2015 Posted November 3, 2015 Given your specialty, Twi, you might be pleased to note that the library has finally expanded its reach to teen readers. A handful of books in the children's section now have green "TEEN" stickers smacked onto their spines. Sweet! Which ones?
Guest Posted November 3, 2015 Posted November 3, 2015 (edited) The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL is one of the four major professional sports leagues in North America, and the highest professional level of American football in the world.[4] The NFL's 17-week regular season runs from the week after Labor Day to the week after Christmas, with each team playing sixteen games and having one bye week. Following the conclusion of the regular season, six teams from each conference (four division winners and two wild card teams) advance to the playoffs, a single-elimination tournament culminating in the Super Bowl, played between the champions of the NFC and AFC.The NFL was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) before renaming itself the National Football League for the 1923 season. In conversation, the organization is most often referred to as the "NFL," with the speaker saying each of the letters. However, in writing, "NFL" is occasionally written out in phonetic long-form as "Enefel."[5] The NFL agreed to merge with the American Football League (AFL) in 1966, and the first Super Bowl was held at the end of that season; the merger was completed in 1970. Today, the NFL has the highest average attendance (67,591) of any professional sports league in the world[6] and is the most popular sports league in the United States. The Super Bowl is among the biggest club sporting events in the world[7] and individual Super Bowl games account for many of the most watched television programs in American history, all occupying the Nielsen's Top 5 tally of the all-time most watched U.S. television broadcasts by 2015.[8] The NFL's executive officer is the commissioner, who has broad authority in governing the league. The team with the most NFL championships is the Green Bay Packers with thirteen; the team with the mostSuper Bowl championships is the Pittsburgh Steelers with six. The current NFL champions are the New England Patriots, who defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28–24 in Super Bowl XLIX. Does this answer your question? Edit: Referring to Esaias's question, of course. Was ninja'd by Twi while pulling this from Wikipedia. Edited November 3, 2015 by Guest
Kobold King he/him Posted November 3, 2015 Posted November 3, 2015 Sweet! Which ones? Nothing I've heard of, and I struggle to remember the names. At the rate this library garners new books, Steelheart probably won't hit the shelves until the 2030s.
+Slowswift Posted November 3, 2015 Posted November 3, 2015 Does this answer your question? Edit: Referring to Esaias's question, of course. Was ninja'd by Twi while pulling this from Wikipedia. http://coppermind.net/wiki/Enefel
Kestrel she/her Posted November 3, 2015 Posted November 3, 2015 So I just realized I didn't post the story of Tom Cruise kid. Horrible. Shame on me. So buckle your seatbelts bc this is a wild ride. So I go over to a friend's house for halloween, and we're handing out candy to the kids as a group. Well, this one kid, probably in eighth grade or a freshman comes up with his rather odd costume; he's Tom Cruise from Risky Business. He is wearing no pants. Anyway, we all get it, laugh a bit, give him some candy and send him on his way. Well, a few hours later, we're out trick or treating and guess who comes up. You guessed it. Tom Cruise kid. "Hey so I live out of town and lost my friends. I don't know where I am so I'll just follow you guys." We ask him where he's from and he rambles off a major city that's over an hour from our house?? Whatever, he seemed okay so we let him come along. Except he wasn't okay. Tom Cruise kid was an actual piece of chull dung. This entire discourse starts with one of my friends quietly calling out someone else's costume (they were dressed in a Native American headdress), and he goes "nah, not bad. I dressed up as a black person last year." We all stare and glare at him. "But it was okay because I was with my black friends and they were all dressed as white people." Whatever you say, Tom Cruise kid. Anyway, if that comment didn't already prove that he's a racist, he also pulls some other racist comments I'm not gonna put here. So we arrive at another friend's house (who was with us) and we take a break and expect Tom Cruise kid to go heck off. Well, he didn't. And went inside with us. My friend (Mel)'s mom insisted on taking photos of us all. We have photos taken on their stairs prom style. With Tom Cruise kid. Mel's mom also finally asked Tom Cruise kid his name. It was David. Anyway, we begin our trip again, and a few of us are getting tired because of poor shoe choices. Two of us take off our shoes, and lo and behold, Tom Cruise kid strikes again. "You know you can get ringworm from walking barefoot on grass." One of my other friends, L, stops dead. She has major anxiety, and this didn't help one bit. So the friend who was throwing the party just carried her while Tom Cruise kid fills us in on (no shock here) fake ringworm facts. J tries to tell him otherwise, but he wasn't having that. And a few more problematic comments later, we're back at the starting place, and Tom Cruise kid, a few feet from the house, goes "okay I have no idea where I am, where my mom is, or anything, but I'm gonna go." And so, Tom Cruise kid vanished into the night. Thus was the story of Tom Cruise kid. 7
Guest Posted November 3, 2015 Posted November 3, 2015 http://coppermind.net/wiki/Enefel It was a joke, if you looked at the whole thing...
+Slowswift Posted November 3, 2015 Posted November 3, 2015 It was a joke, if you looked at the whole thing... I'm aware, but in case someone had no idea what I was blathering about...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted November 3, 2015 Posted November 3, 2015 I follow a few pug pages on Facebook, one of them for a Californian pug named Matti. Every day she dazzles with a new frilly outfit, and drops pieces of insight, some of which are downright brain-breaking. Like so: "Candles are how we keep fire as pets." "Perfume is like jewelry for other people's noses." "Snakes are just tails with faces." 6
Orlion Blight he/him Posted November 3, 2015 Posted November 3, 2015 A friend is an enemy who has not yet sworn eternal vengeance against you and your kin. 5
Zathoth Posted November 3, 2015 Posted November 3, 2015 A friend is someone who would help you hide a corpse. 5
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