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Tue Jul-07-09 11:42 AM
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| 24. How do you know that it's not entertaining or amusing enough if you never read it? |
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I avoided it until the fourth book came out because I figure anything that is that popular has to suck. So I grabbed the first one off of my brother just to see what the big deal was and was back for the rest the next day. The books are that good. The movies not so much because they can't properly tell the story in movies but the books are well worth the read. And you can get in now and read the whole series without having to wait a year for next one.
Try it, you'll like it.
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| -Am I the only one who hasn't read a Harry Potter book or seen a Harry Potter movie? |
KansDem |
Jul-07-09 11:19 AM |
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No you're not |
Bluzmann57 |
Jul-07-09 11:20 AM |
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Harry Potter is NOT sci-fi |
qazplm |
Jul-07-09 11:28 AM |
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Whatever |
Bluzmann57 |
Jul-07-09 01:59 PM |
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It's fantasy, not sci-fi. |
HeresyLives |
Jul-07-09 11:28 AM |
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Young people around me are always making HP references I don't get, |
Sal Minella |
Jul-07-09 12:31 PM |
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See post no. 77 |
Bluzmann57 |
Jul-07-09 02:00 PM |
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I like them well enough - but don't get all the hype |
el_bryanto |
Jul-07-09 11:21 AM |
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Yes, you are the only one. Even the Pope enjoys Harry Potter cos play. nt |
ZombieHorde |
Jul-07-09 11:23 AM |
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Nope. |
Adsos Letter |
Jul-07-09 11:23 AM |
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Who's Harry Potter? |
no_hypocrisy |
Jul-07-09 11:24 AM |
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He was the CO on M*A*S*H |
road2000 |
Jul-07-09 12:40 PM |
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Sherman Potter played by Harry Morgen. |
no_hypocrisy |
Jul-07-09 12:57 PM |
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Bad joke on my part. |
road2000 |
Jul-07-09 01:05 PM |
#62 |
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No, I thought it was funny |
dmr |
Jul-07-09 03:31 PM |
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Nope. |
kjackson227 |
Jul-07-09 11:24 AM |
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Not only that, I have yet to set a Rocky movie. |
rocktivity |
Jul-07-09 11:25 AM |
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Me, neither! I won't watch any movie about boxing |
Glorfindel |
Jul-07-09 11:30 AM |
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Include me! |
KansDem |
Jul-07-09 12:33 PM |
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Try Stallone as a funny man instead. |
Tesha |
Jul-07-09 06:53 PM |
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I thought the Rocky movies were just DEADLY boring. |
Sal Minella |
Jul-07-09 12:35 PM |
#48 |
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Bullwinkle was OK, though |
ChairmanAgnostic |
Jul-07-09 02:49 PM |
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I attempted to read the books, but I can't stand JK Rowlings' writing style, |
Mrs. Overall |
Jul-07-09 11:25 AM |
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Just curious--what is it about Rowling's style that you don't like? |
KansDem |
Jul-07-09 11:51 AM |
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Oh, it's just my literary snobbery. She writes for a certain age level so her sentences |
Mrs. Overall |
Jul-07-09 12:04 PM |
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I don't think that's snobbery at all |
moggie |
Jul-07-09 01:41 PM |
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Have you tried to read any of the Twilight or Eragon books? |
uppityperson |
Jul-07-09 03:16 PM |
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Oh yeah. My teen daughter is obsessed with the Twilight series and I started the first book-- |
Mrs. Overall |
Jul-07-09 03:20 PM |
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Books that make me wish everyone would die 1/3 way through are not well written |
uppityperson |
Jul-07-09 03:30 PM |
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If you've seen Star Wars you don't need to read Eragon |
Love Bug |
Jul-08-09 10:11 AM |
#132 |
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Look around. |
wolfgangmo |
Jul-07-09 11:26 AM |
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Nopey, you aren't the only one. |
Gwendolyn |
Jul-07-09 11:28 AM |
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i never read the books- but i really do enjoy the movies. |
dysfunctional press |
Jul-07-09 11:30 AM |
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Yeah, I can't wait to see Mrs. Weasley kick Bellatrix's ass. |
Mrs. Overall |
Jul-07-09 11:35 AM |
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That will be worth the price of admission |
Voltaire |
Jul-07-09 01:08 PM |
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I hope they let her say |
Love Bug |
Jul-08-09 10:14 AM |
#133 |
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Nope, same here |
doodadem |
Jul-07-09 11:33 AM |
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Nah, you're not alone. |
Pharlo |
Jul-07-09 11:34 AM |
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yes you are, anyone here saying otherwise is lying to make you feel better |
mkultra |
Jul-07-09 11:34 AM |
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Nope - you're not the only one |
abbeyco |
Jul-07-09 11:34 AM |
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I'm an adult; why would I read or watch that stuff? |
mitchum |
Jul-07-09 11:35 AM |
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Harrumph! I guess you put a lot of people in THEIR place! |
JuniperLea |
Jul-07-09 11:42 AM |
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+1 |
Mrs. Overall |
Jul-07-09 11:43 AM |
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But there is a difference between luxuriating in childhood nostalgia... |
mitchum |
Jul-07-09 01:49 PM |
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I wonder how apeshit people went when those tomes were released.... |
JuniperLea |
Jul-07-09 02:03 PM |
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I thought the same, but then we bought an audio version |
sybylla |
Jul-07-09 02:50 PM |
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THREE CHEERS for Jim Dale!!! We read the first book with our twins, but on a car trip |
FailureToCommunicate |
Jul-07-09 03:21 PM |
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No... I am HP ignorant... |
JuniperLea |
Jul-07-09 11:36 AM |
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Nope. Never read one, never seen one. |
AngryOldDem |
Jul-07-09 11:37 AM |
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No HP for me...yet |
cyberswede |
Jul-07-09 11:41 AM |
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How do you know that it's not entertaining or amusing enough if you never read it? |
MrSlayer |
Jul-07-09 11:42 AM |
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I avoided them for a long time as well |
Voltaire |
Jul-07-09 12:11 PM |
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Supposedly they're doing Deathly Hallows in 2 movies. |
MrSlayer |
Jul-07-09 12:20 PM |
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I suppose they could have done 2 since Goblet |
Voltaire |
Jul-07-09 01:07 PM |
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I hate how they completely cut the dursleys out of the goblet of fire |
Clintonista2 |
Jul-07-09 01:46 PM |
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I hate the way they cut out huge chunks of the story in most of them. |
MrSlayer |
Jul-07-09 01:59 PM |
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Really you didn't like the LOTR movies? I thought they did a pretty good job for the most part |
Clintonista2 |
Jul-07-09 02:42 PM |
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Yeah, I hated them. |
MrSlayer |
Jul-07-09 03:08 PM |
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That's why it's called "Adaptation" |
Touchdown |
Jul-07-09 03:31 PM |
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I think that would be a bad idea |
DireStrike |
Jul-08-09 05:13 AM |
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I would pass through the room when my family was watching one of the movies... |
KansDem |
Jul-07-09 12:17 PM |
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Well grab the first book and read it. |
MrSlayer |
Jul-07-09 12:22 PM |
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The fundies don't watch him. nt |
Obamanaut |
Jul-07-09 11:43 AM |
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I know that I know that I know not WHY ....... |
Sal Minella |
Jul-07-09 12:38 PM |
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I haven't done either. |
flvegan |
Jul-07-09 11:45 AM |
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Nope -me neither. |
LeftinOH |
Jul-07-09 11:45 AM |
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I had no choice if I wanted to understand what my kids were talking about. |
kegler14 |
Jul-07-09 11:53 AM |
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Add me to the list. |
National Steel 27 |
Jul-07-09 12:01 PM |
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Count me in |
RFKHumphreyObama |
Jul-07-09 12:10 PM |
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I have never had an interest either - you're not the only one |
Maru Kitteh |
Jul-07-09 12:14 PM |
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Never had any interest. |
bigwillq |
Jul-07-09 12:15 PM |
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Nope. I haven't. Not interested. n/t |
Bertha Venation |
Jul-07-09 12:15 PM |
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I read the 1st book due to pressure from my daughters |
VWolf |
Jul-07-09 12:21 PM |
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yes n/t |
Scout |
Jul-07-09 12:22 PM |
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No you're not... |
virgdem |
Jul-07-09 12:27 PM |
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i havent. and i am a HUGE reader. kid stuff, lol. not interested. havent read |
seabeyond |
Jul-07-09 12:34 PM |
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Adding myself to the list n/t |
UTUSN |
Jul-07-09 12:35 PM |
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i haven't , nt |
garybeck |
Jul-07-09 12:36 PM |
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I'm with you. |
burning rain |
Jul-07-09 12:41 PM |
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No, I know quite a few very intelligent individuals who adore the books and the movies. |
Mrs. Overall |
Jul-07-09 12:52 PM |
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Lotta smart people like some brain candy here & there, no doubt. |
burning rain |
Jul-07-09 01:35 PM |
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Interesting... |
KansDem |
Jul-07-09 02:33 PM |
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Although the poster above dismisses the books as "brain candy" I do believe |
Mrs. Overall |
Jul-07-09 02:55 PM |
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Way to go! You are so much better than those people. |
WhollyHeretic |
Jul-07-09 02:13 PM |
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Didn't suggest I was. Your malice says more about you than it does me. |
burning rain |
Jul-07-09 03:48 PM |
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I'm malicious? You're the one who questioned the intelligence of millions of people based on your |
WhollyHeretic |
Jul-07-09 05:45 PM |
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Now you're lying about me. |
burning rain |
Jul-07-09 06:03 PM |
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Now you're lying about me. |
burning rain |
Jul-07-09 06:06 PM |
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There is a continuum between what is profound and brain candy-- |
Mrs. Overall |
Jul-07-09 06:29 PM |
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Hardly. |
Moondog |
Jul-07-09 12:41 PM |
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I never even picked up a copy until Costco |
woofless |
Jul-07-09 12:43 PM |
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i haven't... |
a la izquierda |
Jul-07-09 12:46 PM |
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No, of course not. But I love the books. |
lumberjack_jeff |
Jul-07-09 12:48 PM |
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I haven't. I'm sure some day I will read all the books. But for now I'm just not into fantasy. |
applegrove |
Jul-07-09 12:49 PM |
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I tried reading the first book, but couldn't get into it. Though I saw the first film. |
closeupready |
Jul-07-09 12:50 PM |
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Nope. I haven't either. |
SeattleGirl |
Jul-07-09 01:09 PM |
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No, |
Hard_Work |
Jul-07-09 01:10 PM |
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Saw one movie with my niece. Couldn't see the appeal. |
Vidar |
Jul-07-09 01:38 PM |
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Yup. nt |
Guy Whitey Corngood |
Jul-07-09 02:49 PM |
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Never read it or seen a Potter movie. You are not alone. n/t |
Hepburn |
Jul-07-09 01:44 PM |
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No, and I grew up with and still read/watch plenty speculative fantasy, science fiction & horror |
Echo In Light |
Jul-07-09 01:44 PM |
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No, you're not |
ellie |
Jul-07-09 01:47 PM |
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Never read a book and never saw a movie. My youngest son was crazy for H. Potter. |
mnhtnbb |
Jul-07-09 01:51 PM |
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You are not the only one. |
Blue_In_AK |
Jul-07-09 02:05 PM |
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OH MY |
undergroundnomore |
Jul-07-09 02:07 PM |
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Count me in, please. |
Octafish |
Jul-07-09 02:08 PM |
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Same here. |
silverweb |
Jul-07-09 02:18 PM |
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No. Me too. |
NC_Nurse |
Jul-07-09 02:20 PM |
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Question, how do you know that you don't like Potter if you've never read a book or seen a movie? |
MadHound |
Jul-07-09 02:26 PM |
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No, kind of. I did take my goddaughter back in the day to see the 1st movie. |
Guy Whitey Corngood |
Jul-07-09 02:35 PM |
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You're not alone. I'm not into stuff like that but am always forced |
ecstatic |
Jul-07-09 02:44 PM |
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I watched the first movie... |
Release The Hounds |
Jul-07-09 03:21 PM |
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Give the audio version a try (from your library): Jim Dale's rendition bests reading AND |
FailureToCommunicate |
Jul-07-09 03:24 PM |
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Nope, you're not |
PSzymeczek |
Jul-07-09 03:40 PM |
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I've never read a HP book or seen a HP movie. |
azmouse |
Jul-07-09 05:47 PM |
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I just don't get it.... |
noel711 |
Jul-07-09 05:49 PM |
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Yes. You're The Only One. Every One Of The 6 Billion Other People, Even The Illiterate And Blind, |
OPERATIONMINDCRIME |
Jul-07-09 06:27 PM |
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I've never read or seen any Harry Potter stuff. n/t |
greguganus |
Jul-07-09 06:28 PM |
#112 |
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I feel that way about Updike (though I have read a couple of his books) |
cemaphonic |
Jul-07-09 11:19 PM |
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I have tried |
Toucano |
Jul-07-09 11:26 PM |
#116 |
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No, you're not alone. |
Brigid |
Jul-07-09 11:27 PM |
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OMG I love Harry Potter I have all the books and a HP cap. |
ccharles000 |
Jul-07-09 11:33 PM |
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I started reading the books to my daughter and fell in love with them. Their Great. |
Flabbergasted |
Jul-07-09 11:45 PM |
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No. |
bertman |
Jul-07-09 11:51 PM |
#120 |
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No, you're not, and I feel the same way. |
Zavulon |
Jul-08-09 01:01 AM |
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I think the reason the books are popular is that there are so many loose ends |
eridani |
Jul-08-09 04:39 AM |
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I've never read the books but the movies are pretty cool. |
Boomerang Diddle |
Jul-08-09 05:03 AM |
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I've seen the movies, but have avoided the books, as I'm a |
Norrin Radd |
Jul-08-09 05:44 AM |
#125 |
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I think you mean to say... |
Orsino |
Jul-08-09 08:08 AM |
#126 |
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waves hand in air.. |
SoCalDem |
Jul-08-09 08:17 AM |
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I haven't |
madokie |
Jul-08-09 08:19 AM |
#128 |
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I watched one of the movies once |
alcibiades_mystery |
Jul-08-09 08:19 AM |
#129 |
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We have had some great family moments |
hack89 |
Jul-08-09 08:21 AM |
#130 |
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I never read any of the books. Saw the first movie. |
femmocrat |
Jul-08-09 09:27 AM |
#131 |
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I prefer Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators |
enigmatic |
Jul-08-09 10:18 AM |
#134 |
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no n/t |
mix |
Jul-08-09 10:30 AM |
#135 |
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I think I saw the first movie and that was about it. |
Tommy_Carcetti |
Jul-08-09 10:57 AM |
#136 |
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