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Tue Jul-07-09 05:47 PM
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| 107. I've never read a HP book or seen a HP movie. |
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Probably never will. Too many other things I'd prefer to read or watch.
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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 |
#1 |
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Harry Potter is NOT sci-fi |
qazplm |
Jul-07-09 11:28 AM |
#10 |
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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 |
#78 |
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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 |
#61 |
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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 |
#103 |
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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 |
#7 |
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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 |
#46 |
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Try Stallone as a funny man instead. |
Tesha |
Jul-07-09 06:53 PM |
#114 |
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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 |
#91 |
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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 |
#96 |
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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 |
#101 |
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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 |
#64 |
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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 |
#74 |
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I wonder how apeshit people went when those tomes were released.... |
JuniperLea |
Jul-07-09 02:03 PM |
#79 |
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I thought the same, but then we bought an audio version |
sybylla |
Jul-07-09 02:50 PM |
#93 |
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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 |
#63 |
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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 |
#76 |
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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 |
#102 |
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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 |
#50 |
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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 |
#115 |
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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 |
#119 |
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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 |
#121 |
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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 |
#122 |
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I've never read the books but the movies are pretty cool. |
Boomerang Diddle |
Jul-08-09 05:03 AM |
#123 |
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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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