tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post4090445026146159793..comments2023-06-30T14:35:38.366+01:00Comments on Burrowers, Books & Balderdash: Reading NonsenseHart Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-77102309643488639142010-09-09T18:30:12.850+01:002010-09-09T18:30:12.850+01:00Chris - that is positively brilliant! I love a goo...Chris - that is positively brilliant! I love a good running joke. And it never really occurred to me that this would be a way of attracting new readers... (Glad you're able to see the humour in this)Cruella Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422848273167338884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-91088391932018757002010-09-09T18:07:11.532+01:002010-09-09T18:07:11.532+01:00I found your blog from a Google news alert that I ...I found your blog from a Google news alert that I have set up whenever "North Reading" shows up.<br /><br />I grew up in North Reading MA and on the highway there was a sign for our town that said "No Reading" so the running joke in town was we were a town of no reading.<br /><br />Chris Fuccione<br />North Reading class of 83Chris Fuccionehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181663546500064467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-44846252516483688582010-08-31T08:48:30.632+01:002010-08-31T08:48:30.632+01:00Leanne - see, this is why you now far more Python ...Leanne - see, this is why you now far more Python quotes than me. Things just doesn't stick like that in my mind... <br /><br />Jane - so did I. Until I accidentally came across Reading in Google.. ;)Cruella Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422848273167338884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-24976076238995518912010-08-30T23:49:56.773+01:002010-08-30T23:49:56.773+01:00And I just thought Reading was…well, reading.And I just thought Reading was…well, reading.Jane Kennedy Suttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519340747761460017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-38119742181997684402010-08-30T23:34:25.295+01:002010-08-30T23:34:25.295+01:00"It's pronounced Reading, to rhyme with b..."It's pronounced Reading, to rhyme with bedding, not reading, to rhyme with breeding." - Mrs. Povey, <i>A Pack of Lies</i>, Geraldine McCaughrean<br /><br />I'm too lazy to look up the quote, but I'm pretty sure that's it. Haven't read it in 15 years or so, but whatever. ;-)ViolaNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07896411685523236241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-39893317511583571082010-08-30T21:50:16.193+01:002010-08-30T21:50:16.193+01:00Cold As Heaven - I didn't know that! So glad t...Cold As Heaven - I didn't know that! So glad to have learned a little bit more about Reading today. Maybe this will come in handy for the next Reading Monday..? ;)<br />I guess this is the origin of the expression "Only as accurate as Reading." In fact, I know it is, as I just made it up...<br /><br />Tami - what can I say? I was born to twist (and shout)!<br /><br />nonamedufus - I do play Monopoly. Well, not right now. That would be silly. But I've been known to do so on occasions. In fact, my cousin and I invented an extended version of Monopoly which basically was just a HEAP more money, so we never, ever got broke. We enjoyed our money, we did. Where was I? Oh, yes. Reading Railroad? Never heard of that. Makes for another interesting Reading fact, though :)Cruella Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422848273167338884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-87239627233095291442010-08-30T18:24:38.416+01:002010-08-30T18:24:38.416+01:00Oh, so you're over here, too. You get around. ...Oh, so you're over here, too. You get around. Do you play Monopoly? There's (or there was in the version when I was a kid) a Reading Railroad. Yeah, I wouldn't lie.nonamedufushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11818490858598810629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-57444001979378619542010-08-30T17:55:12.562+01:002010-08-30T17:55:12.562+01:00*gigglesnort* I just love your unexpected twists,...*gigglesnort* I just love your unexpected twists, Mari. And I think Clarissa is right--we are awfully smart to be able to read!Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-10879408691793378922010-08-30T15:18:21.150+01:002010-08-30T15:18:21.150+01:00I can tell you one thing about Reading: That's...I can tell you one thing about Reading: That's where they have the meteorological supercomputer center where the long-term forecasts for Northern Europe is computed >:)<br /><br /><a href="http://cold-as-heaven.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Cold As Heaven </a>CA Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558100567878233142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-48699167581374742162010-08-30T15:16:26.271+01:002010-08-30T15:16:26.271+01:00Amie - wish mine didn't have to be all history...Amie - wish mine didn't have to be all history books, though. *curses thesis*<br /><br />Clarissa - it DOES sound complex! And I think you're right - you ARE really smart :)Cruella Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422848273167338884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-11948510307861625312010-08-30T14:47:20.714+01:002010-08-30T14:47:20.714+01:00Wow, "[Reading is a] cognitive process of dec...Wow, "[Reading is a] cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning from text." - this sounds complex. I must be really smart to be able to complete this task on a regular basis. ;)<br /><br />CDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-56841677899992438132010-08-30T14:03:38.451+01:002010-08-30T14:03:38.451+01:00very clever!
i'm with you...i think i'l...very clever! <br /><br />i'm with you...i think i'll read a book! :)Amie Borsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303337229388844182noreply@blogger.com