Drinking Game

[Mickey330]

Some librarian humor making the rounds - from my sister the librarian:

E-Books Drinking Game

“Will e-books wipe out [or similar wording] real books?” — one drink

Every use of the phrase “real book” — one drink

Expert you’ve never heard of before predicting percentages — one drink

Any predicted percentage of anything over 30% — one drink

Any discussion of the book world after 2020 — one drink

Passionate defense of DRM (Digital Rights Movement) from someone outside the publishing industry — one drink

Assertion that e-book prices are too high, and will lower soon — one drink

Assertion that e-book prices are too low, and will raise soon — one drink

Article that uses vague Amazon press release stats misleadingly — one drink

“old-fashioned” — one drink

“smell of a real book” — one drink

“too soon to tell” — one drink

“game-changer” — one drink

“cuddle” or “snuggle” used to describe reading habits — one drink

“turn the page” used as a pun — one drink

"turn the page” used as a pun in the headline — two drinks

Reminder that some people read in the bathtub or on the beach and assertion that e-readers/physical books are superior in this regard — two drinks

Journalist and/or someone interviewed acknowledges that his or her habits might be damaging to an industry s/he loves but cannot bring self to change them — two drinks

Librarian who ignores the downside of e-books while championing the concurrent extermination of real books — open bar

[banjobama]

Originally Posted by Mickey330

“cuddle” or “snuggle” used to describe reading habits — one drink

[beppe]

Originally Posted by Mickey330

“Will e-books wipe out [or similar wording] real books?” — one drink

Hi chief. good to see you around.

You might tell (write, ewrite, skype, or equivalent expressions, may be flag signalling, or in your chiefy status, smoke signaling) your sister that ebooks are real too. like email. And that "real" books are also known as pbooks.

Marylin, what a charming name. Makes my heart vibrate.

[beppe]

Originally Posted by banjobama

@ banjobama Nice to see your pretty avatar!

[beppe]

Originally Posted by banjobama

But you are actually "cuddling" your book