Thread: Seriousness Have you read 6 of those 100?
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Old 09-25-2009, 11:01 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by YGG- View Post
The BBC believes most people will have read only 6 of the 100 books here. How do your reading habits stack up?
Last year, our local Newspaper printed a list of 7 books that people are most likely to lie and say they've read when they haven't. I was gratified to see that I had read 6 of the 7 (the exception being Ulysses). Needless to say I was feeling pretty good about myself. And then you had to go and post this!

I 'm embarrassed to say how many of these I've read. Let's just say it's in the lower teens.

OK, let's say the lowest teen. There; you happy?

In my defense, I am a U.S. citizen. We elected Bush, you know. Twice. We're not exactly known for being overly thoughtful.

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