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RE: Looking for a shoulder to cry on.
February 27, 2012 at 6:34 pm
Anybody else collect books by chance?
A counter-intuitive bit of fun for those who don't- It's often the lowest quality that is the rarest/most valuable. Books with poor binding, or no covers etc don't last very well, over time the sturdier books become comparatively common. There's also the special kind of collector who looks for pulps, or at least books of such low quality that they were clearly made for the common man (common being used loosely, literacy being very uncommon the farther back you go, of course).
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: Looking for a shoulder to cry on.
February 27, 2012 at 7:01 pm
YIKES!
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RE: Looking for a shoulder to cry on.
February 27, 2012 at 7:02 pm
(February 27, 2012 at 4:03 pm)Rhythm Wrote: So, walked into my daughters' room from my son's room, and there are scraps of paper all over the floor. No big deal, happens all the time. Went to pick them up. It was my copy of The Scarlet Letter....printed and bound in 1897...... And I thought it was something important.
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Üze Tengri basmasar, asra Yir telinmeser, Türük bodun ilingin törüngin kim artatı udaçı erti?
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February 27, 2012 at 7:22 pm
That's kind of how I'm approaching it too Mehm, at least they didn't choke themselves on wads of paper or something, or if they scaled the shelf...at least they didn't fall and bust their heads. Wouldn't have been able to forgive myself.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: Looking for a shoulder to cry on.
February 27, 2012 at 7:23 pm
oh Kilic.
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RE: Looking for a shoulder to cry on.
February 27, 2012 at 7:25 pm
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LOL, Summer, Mehm doesn't respect human life, why would he respect human literary achievement? I've decided to just accept him as he is for the most part...lol, maybe I'm getting soft. Maybe if a Turk wrote it he'd be willing to help me form a firing squad.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: Looking for a shoulder to cry on.
February 27, 2012 at 7:32 pm
(February 27, 2012 at 7:22 pm)Rhythm Wrote: That's kind of how I'm approaching it too Mehm, at least they didn't choke themselves on wads of paper or something, or if they scaled the shelf...at least they didn't fall and bust their heads. Wouldn't have been able to forgive myself.
Really, there is a saying in Turkish, "cana geleceğine, mala gelsin".
However not everyone sees things that way.
Quote:LOL, Summer, Mehm doesn't respect human life, why would he respect human literary achievement? I've decided to just accept him as he is for the most part...lol, maybe I'm getting soft. Maybe if a Turk wrote it he'd be willing to help me form a firing squad.
Well, your own children didn't care, as far as I'm concerned.
And well, a quick google search would have sufficed for you to find a pdf format of the book. And you talk of it like it was a valuable ancient manuscript from the library of Alexandria with only a single copy that was owned by you.
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RE: Looking for a shoulder to cry on.
February 27, 2012 at 7:33 pm
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It was valuable, and it was the only copy I owned. My kids don't care because they're toddlers. Don't harsh my mellow man, I'm handling this better than I thought I would..lol, so far.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: Looking for a shoulder to cry on.
February 27, 2012 at 7:35 pm
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Toddlers? Then the fault is yours.
Mehmet; look Mr Sensitivity; the book was important to Rhythm. The destruction was painful,and expensive. (IF it can be replaced at all
Quote:And well, a quick google search would have sufficed for you to find a pdf format of the book
WHAT? You really don't understand what books can mean to a book lover do you,or how precious a book given by/having belonged to a loved one can be. Philistine.
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RE: Looking for a shoulder to cry on.
February 27, 2012 at 7:36 pm
I have collections Rythm..vinyl albums and even acitates dating back to the 1920's Comics dating back to the 30's.
I would be PISSED to find them destroyed
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