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You could always use them in the fireplace this winter? notadmblnd Jul 2012 #1
At that price it might make sense. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2012 #3
Treasured gifts for the Teabaggers in our lives. DCKit Aug 2012 #102
I posted it on a crafting group on Facebook. xmas74 Jul 2012 #6
You could also make a Christmas tree, but Santa might not leave any pesents under it. notadmblnd Jul 2012 #11
The link above has a project to make trees from them too, xmas74 Jul 2012 #13
Thanks for posting that link. pengillian101 Jul 2012 #85
I adore her work. xmas74 Jul 2012 #89
Quick and dirty faux roses. TheMadMonk Aug 2012 #101
Thank you! nt xmas74 Aug 2012 #113
Wow, nice. Now THAT'S turning something that's useless into louis-t Aug 2012 #118
I'm slightly to the Left of Che.... RagAss Jul 2012 #17
I have to agree... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #30
then you'd have ninehippies Jul 2012 #24
A bit rough for the outhouse, but with a bit of damp and some judicious crumpling, those pages could MADem Aug 2012 #109
Probably Not Xyzse Aug 2012 #116
You can go back and take a pic. I'm sure the books will still be there. lob1 Jul 2012 #2
I need to but not tonight. xmas74 Jul 2012 #4
Please mail me a link when you do. i want that for my collection. Thanks slampoet Jul 2012 #39
I go about every two weeks. xmas74 Jul 2012 #72
Yes yes yes!! joost5 Jul 2012 #21
My first thought as well! "You'll have plenty of time to go back and get a pic" Fire Walk With Me Jul 2012 #36
It's cheaper than toilet paper Hugabear Jul 2012 #5
but it stinks before you use it... lame54 Jul 2012 #7
now THATS funny shit! pnwest Jul 2012 #18
Lol! RumNcoke Jul 2012 #29
ha ha ha Vietnameravet Jul 2012 #35
Plus you'd end up with a rash on your ass. nt Raine Jul 2012 #40
One of the people in my crafting group xmas74 Jul 2012 #8
I must have read this five minutes ago Mabus Jul 2012 #22
Nobody has bird cages anymore? Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #9
someone in my crafting group is talking about buying them xmas74 Jul 2012 #10
I have read that several times... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #33
Hey, I appreciate your thoughts, but I think that if I want to buy a couple of copies Trailrider1951 Jul 2012 #43
You raise a legitimate point... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #47
I guess some of my sensitivity.... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #53
No worries, my friend Trailrider1951 Jul 2012 #69
After a while, xmas74 Jul 2012 #60
As Trailrider brought up ... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #65
It's ok. xmas74 Jul 2012 #71
They would make good burning material for a beach bonfire. Initech Jul 2012 #12
One would be good for killing cockroaches. tanyev Jul 2012 #14
Two of them are a sure-fire way to kill potato bugs. Jackpine Radical Jul 2012 #56
I've seen them for 2/$1 there, but I wouldn't even spend 50 cents on that. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #15
LOL - months ago I saw a similar bin in a dollar store. Vinca Jul 2012 #16
Too awesome. Think I'll check my dollar store pnwest Jul 2012 #19
That's a great use for them! xmas74 Jul 2012 #61
Mabye some well funded entity bought a bunch to get it on the best seller list Incitatus Jul 2012 #20
That is exactly right magic59 Aug 2012 #97
You have a choice The Wizard Jul 2012 #23
Might be worth buying them, shredding the pages, and using the shreds as cat litter. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #25
Good to hollow out for a little "hideaway" Mopar151 Jul 2012 #26
We did that project a couple of years ago xmas74 Jul 2012 #62
Give them to all repukes you know ...they make good birth control when placed along side the bed. L0oniX Jul 2012 #27
If they were selling them for a penny I wouldn't buy one. I just don't want even my penny southernyankeebelle Jul 2012 #28
I would send her this penny: RumNcoke Jul 2012 #32
EEEEEEEeeeeeekkkkkk that is scary. southernyankeebelle Jul 2012 #75
Oh thats funny. undeterred Jul 2012 #31
Editing awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #34
It is very common here niceguy Jul 2012 #41
Hmmmm .... bayareaboy Jul 2012 #44
The same way I feel about Mein Kampf... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #46
Eggs-zact-ly ... bayareaboy Jul 2012 #59
I'm a book designer and books that don't sell are routinely mulched up and recycled. So Sarah's diane in sf Jul 2012 #55
Good point... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #68
Normally I wouldn't advocate for the destruction of a book xmas74 Jul 2012 #63
Yeah, I am being overly sensitive... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #66
That's ok. xmas74 Jul 2012 #70
I work at a library and we routinely weed books out of the collection. tanyev Jul 2012 #74
I have acknowledged that... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #82
Yeah, I didn't read through all the posts until after I hit my reply. tanyev Jul 2012 #83
Yeah, I do that sometimes too... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #86
Yep. It's the best job I have ever had. tanyev Jul 2012 #88
Consider volunteering if you can! marew Aug 2012 #96
I will look into it. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #99
I totally get where you are coming from. eridani Aug 2012 #98
nobody is saying to destroy it because of the MEssage, there is an overstock of the books which are JI7 Aug 2012 #95
Jesus fucking Christ... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #119
I also delete pdf e-books sometimes. Six of one, half a dozen of the other. LanternWaste Aug 2012 #107
Really?? ProfessorGAC Aug 2012 #117
If you post a picture... Permanut Jul 2012 #37
Somebody broke into my car last week. Lasher Jul 2012 #38
That must've left you feeling terribly violated nuxvomica Aug 2012 #111
I was kidding, nobody really broke into my car. Lasher Aug 2012 #115
I knew you were kidding nuxvomica Aug 2012 #120
If someone cut a Leg ... bayareaboy Jul 2012 #42
Our local library has "buck a bag" deals every so often. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #45
Buy 'em and donate it for the next bonfire. Panasonic Jul 2012 #48
Well.. earthbone Jul 2012 #49
I've never seen any book that cheap at the Dollar Tree. JPZenger Jul 2012 #50
Your Dollar Tree doesn't have a bargain bin at the front of the store? xmas74 Jul 2012 #58
I think it makes more of a statement if they NEVER get bought and sit in that bin think Jul 2012 #51
I wouldn't even want her for a quarter ThomThom Jul 2012 #52
Of course they couldn't sell them ... zbdent Jul 2012 #54
If I still had a woodstove quaker bill Jul 2012 #57
I am amazed, though not surprised nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #64
I wouldn't burn them. xmas74 Jul 2012 #67
Waaay overpriced. Ikonoklast Jul 2012 #73
No book is sacred, some are improved by recycling... hunter Jul 2012 #76
At our Everythings A Dollar store Broken_Hero Jul 2012 #77
Our local Dollar Tree must want them gone. xmas74 Jul 2012 #80
It's still a good book. Just carve out the middle and use it for hiding valuables. Kablooie Jul 2012 #78
Cheaper than toilet paper! A real bargain for TP use! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2012 #79
Humboldt University monument to book burning. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2012 #81
$0.25? You overpaid n/t Doctor Jack Jul 2012 #84
I didn't buy it. xmas74 Jul 2012 #90
Even cheaper than here then HarveyDarkey Jul 2012 #87
So go back over there and take a pic. You could prollee sell that for a buck! lonestarnot Jul 2012 #91
I'll try to head back soon. xmas74 Jul 2012 #92
How sad must it be to know your book would sell better if the pages were blank. Marr Jul 2012 #93
Might be competitive with firewood, stock up for the Winter ! nt eppur_se_muova Aug 2012 #94
They could be used for book art -- you know where the pages are cut or folded into neat 1monster Aug 2012 #100
Wow! HappyMe Aug 2012 #110
I still wouldn't buy it!! B Calm Aug 2012 #103
Why would anyone buy four of them? JHB Aug 2012 #104
There were other things in the bin. xmas74 Aug 2012 #114
ick - did it actually touch your hands? geckosfeet Aug 2012 #105
4/$1.00 Flashmann Aug 2012 #106
Shred them and dump them into your compost. Javaman Aug 2012 #108
You can hollow one out and store your valuables in it nuxvomica Aug 2012 #112
But I thought the GOP was good for business! Deb Aug 2012 #121
I used my "4 fer a bucks" to raise my work table. The best use for her books short of .... marble falls Aug 2012 #122
You could have bought all 10 for $2.50 Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #123
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