tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17665107.post1539631046681726380..comments2024-03-28T15:22:56.456-07:00Comments on Linda Without Borders: Harry, Barry, and Bart or, Less Than Zero. Waaaay less.lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01550290075640463707noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17665107.post-47031700472815845442007-07-27T21:54:00.000-07:002007-07-27T21:54:00.000-07:00Oh yeah, reading back over your comment, Amy, in c...Oh yeah, reading back over your comment, Amy, in case it wasn't clear from my post, I did NOT say, "Look, [Mr. X] dies" when I pointed at the book. I literally said, and not to the fans but only to Brian who was reading it with me, "Oh look, he lives." I literally said "he" the pronoun, specifically NOT giving things away. Just to clarify.lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550290075640463707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17665107.post-50388743432076352872007-07-27T21:51:00.000-07:002007-07-27T21:51:00.000-07:00I don't know that I begrudge anyone their pleasure...I don't know that I begrudge anyone their pleasure. I think my post the next day better explains what I begrudge--namely, the corporate lies that have accompanied said pleasure. (You know I hate corporate lies.) <BR/><BR/>To answer your questions, no I don't the flyer thing is funny, I think it's ridiculously dumb. Also, I was so about *not* spoiling it for anyone; the two of us wanted to read the ending, and what was funny was how horrified our friends were that WE were doing that. It's the same logic as you ask, but in reverse--why should anyone begrudge me reading only the ending of #7 and not caring to read the whole series? <BR/><BR/>As for that "happy that kids/people are reading" I address that in the next post too. I simply don't buy that there was a lack of reading problem that Harry solved. That theory is logically flawed. <BR/><BR/>However, my post was meant in good fun. I'm sorry it struck a nerve, but I find that interesting, too.lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550290075640463707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17665107.post-73098019654199123082007-07-27T12:17:00.000-07:002007-07-27T12:17:00.000-07:00"...now I can move on with my life. Would that I c..."...now I can move on with my life. Would that I could say the same for the rest of JK Rowling's minions."<BR/><BR/>Whatever, Linda. <BR/><BR/>Why do you have to begrudge someone pleasure in something they love? Why must you belittle? Even if you don't like the books.<BR/><BR/>I would be horrified too, if someone who didn't care, read the end of the book in front of me and said, "Look, he/she dies!" Sorry, but I've invested 10 years of life reading and waiting and reading. Yes. It is exciting to me. When I was waiting in the store for my book, someone came on the loudspeaker and informed the crowd that someone had put flyers on all the cars outside giving away part of the book. You think that's funny too?<BR/><BR/>Can't it be great that so many people and kids are excited about READING? Think about the things you get excited about and imagine someone ruining it for you.raine studioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12260428517521500060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17665107.post-12900056618237460802007-07-24T19:32:00.000-07:002007-07-24T19:32:00.000-07:00Interesting (said the girl whose family named thei...Interesting (said the girl whose family <I>named their cat</I> after the 'Who shot J.R.?' phenomenon...) But during the joking with co-workers pretending we were going to tell them the ending, my standby jokes were 1)that Harry goes to law school and 2)that it was all a dream Bobby Ewing had.lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550290075640463707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17665107.post-23724911199228988972007-07-24T18:49:00.000-07:002007-07-24T18:49:00.000-07:00Okay, Linda, there are people in the world who equ...Okay, Linda, there are people in the world who equate fortune telling with palm reading.. Now you know.<BR/><BR/>And, about baseball: Mickey Mantle was going for a record, "showed" the pitcher where he wanted the ball. And got it... There was a controversy afterwards, but why wouldn't you want to pitch a record breaking pitch..<BR/><BR/>Who cares, I don't about the Harry Potters, the Simpsons, the Brady Bunch movies. But, I thought you were going to reference the "Who shot JR" phenomenom?jnaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16592890146745326285noreply@blogger.com