Being a part of
MobileRead does have certain advantages. For example: My fiance lets me take out the garbage
after I'm through checking this site for new postings.
I find there are two age groups on this site:
16-year-olds and 24-year-olds. Nothing else and nothing more. (I'm the one exception to this rule.) Why this is so remains a mystery to me.
This is what I found out about the two age groups:
The kids who are 16 are concerned with the latest Harry Potter book. Paradoxically, they seem oblivious to the fact that it is not yet available as an ebook and will never be available as an ebook. This is how they talk: "That book is stupid." Sometimes, they will say, "That author stinks."
The "kids" who are 24 don't speak English. Actually, I should more correctly phrase it this way: The speak in English but the
words are not in English, because the words are all lifted out of a
Neal Stephenson novel. Go figure. They are also full of proprietary knowledge (they would have you believe) about this device and that device, or the next device yet to hit the market.
In the spirit of all this bad advice and adolescent angst, I thought it would be amusing if I shared some of my letters with you, all of them actual letters that exist on my computer.
Dear Dr. Bad Advice:
I recently got married, and we’re currently in Hawaii for two weeks on our honeymoon. The problem is that my wife will not let me take my ebook to bed with me. What should I do?
Signed,
Trouble in Paradise
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Dear Trouble in Paradise:
Unless you like sleeping on the couch or contemplating divorce, then I would strongly suggest you submit to your wife’s demands, unreasonable though they may seem to be.
However, a lot also depends on the ebook you’re reading. If it’s anything by J.K. Rowling or L. Ron Hubbard, then I would suggest an immediate lobotomy.
Signed,
Dr. Bad Advice
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Dear Dr. Bad Advice:
I followed your advice and my wife has filed for divorce and now wants the ebook in our divorce settlement. What should I do now?
Signed,
Trouble in Paradise
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Dear Trouble in Paradise:
If it was an e-ink device, then simply drop it. Or, if it is no longer possible to drop the unit onto the floor, there is one final solution: It’s been reported on this site that one very popular unit breaks from the simple act of Reading. If you’re in luck, then you own that unit. That is your best hope and my best advice to you.
By the way, what is your wife currently reading?
Signed,
Dr. Bad Advice
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Have fun, live long, and READ!
Don