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pilotbob · 06-24-2008, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

I sleep nekkid every night and usually just throw on my nightie and bunny slippers when I run next door to buy my ice cream at Benny and Lenny's around abouts 3 am! Hows about you?"

Nope... we prefer Tonya and Matt's not far from here. Great Ice Cream.

BOb

montsnmags · 06-24-2008, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by RWood

Do the gibbons respond better when you are wearing a hat?

Shhh, don't tell anyone, Good Mister Wood...but here's a little secret which, if you look through history, you'll find out why so many previous attempts at gibbon-taming ended with dismembered so-called "gibbon tamers":

Gibbons will only respond to you as a trainer if you're wearing the right hat.

Cheers,
Marc

pshrynk · 06-24-2008, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

A clean bed, hmmmm?? I gave up on a clean bed around the time I got my sixth cat. They just love sleeping on the bed, and getting under the covers, and tracking kitty litter in there. Most of the time, when I get into bed, well, it's sort of like slipping inbetween a sheet and a piece of sandpaper.

There are nights I'm so tired, it wouldn't matter if one of the cats had gotten sick on the bed. I figure it won't kill me to sleep in a puddle of vomit, I've gotten worse stuff on me. (Remind me to tell you about the time I opened a can of what was supposed to be a 72 hour stool sample ... only to have about 100 cockroaches come out and scamper all over me.)

Your cats must have very strange diets.

zelda_pinwheel · 06-24-2008, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

So, it's come to this, has it? Here we all are, crowded together standing at the front door to MobileRead greeting all our curious newcomers. "Welcome to MobileRead! I sleep nekkid every night and usually just throw on my nightie and bunny slippers when I run next door to buy my ice cream at Benny and Lenny's around abouts 3 am! Hows about you?"

Okay, I may as well join in. "Welcome to MobileRead. I sleep nekkid, too, but my slippers are lavender and they have little puppy dogs on them. Be sure to check our ebook library and feel free to ask questions."

wait, how do you usually greet your visitors ??

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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

A clean bed, hmmmm?? I gave up on a clean bed around the time I got my sixth cat. They just love sleeping on the bed, and getting under the covers, and tracking kitty litter in there. Most of the time, when I get into bed, well, it's sort of like slipping inbetween a sheet and a piece of sandpaper.

There are nights I'm so tired, it wouldn't matter if one of the cats had gotten sick on the bed. I figure it won't kill me to sleep in a puddle of vomit, I've gotten worse stuff on me. (Remind me to tell you about the time I opened a can of what was supposed to be a 72 hour stool sample ... only to have about 100 cockroaches come out and scamper all over me.)

too... much... information !!!

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Originally Posted by RWood

Do they give quantity discounts or frequent arrest thrifty saver points?

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

Big W Clothing Department Gift Vouchers actually. I usually buy hats.

Cheers,
Marc

don't forget that if you collect eleventy-bunyip hat vouchers they throw in a bonus set of squirrels.

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

Shhh, don't tell anyone, Good Mister Wood...but here's a little secret which, if you look through history, you'll find out why so many previous attempts at gibbon-taming ended with dismembered so-called "gibbon tamers":

Gibbons will only respond to you as a trainer if you're wearing the right hat.

Cheers,
Marc

that's the "Wonderful" thing about Dick Whittington's Wonderful Hat.

RickyMaveety · 06-24-2008, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

Your cats must have very strange diets.

Ha .... no, actually that episode was from long before I had cats. Back in the days when I was catless and bored (except for the occasional cockroach floor show .... or a celebrity dying in the ER ... neither of which was a "nice" thing to experience).

nekokami · 06-25-2008, 02:20 PM

Oh, I know about that kitty litter problem. Millet hulls are nearly as bad, and stick to everything.

If I start discussing what I wear to bed, I'll end up in a rant about having kids and no privacy, and this is the wrong thread for that.

slayda · 06-25-2008, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by nekokami

Oh, I know about that kitty litter problem. Millet hulls are nearly as bad, and stick to everything.

If I start discussing what I wear to bed, I'll end up in a rant about having kids and no privacy, and this is the wrong thread for that.

Privacy is a figment of your imagination when you have kids.

zelda_pinwheel · 06-25-2008, 07:13 PM

TedPark · 06-29-2008, 01:34 AM

I've been real quiet lately. Been working on another secret project. Check out the wee book I uploaded!

pshrynk · 06-30-2008, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TedPark

I've been real quiet lately. Been working on another secret project. Check out the wee book I uploaded!

The largest novel ever published? I'm tempted just because that sort of thing fascinates me.

Patricia · 06-30-2008, 02:01 PM

Maybe the longest English novel.
(Other contenders could be The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatori) from Japan; and one could condider the Proust oeuvre as one novel, released in a series.)

TedPark · 07-01-2008, 12:44 AM

Yeah, that's why I wanted Proust all in one big book - to try to stress and break things. But now that I have Clarissa, I will be perfectly happy with Proust in 3 volumes like God intended.

FWIW - my reader will handle the Clarissa all in one huge book, but it seems to work better and faster with the smaller Part1 and Part2.

in re: "stress testing" - see my next post herewith I am just about to do - - -

TedPark · 07-01-2008, 12:46 AM

This forum has the most industrious members and the highest quality content of any forum I have been a member of before. You guys are just awesome in your production of eBooks. Especially Patricia (whoever she/he REALLY is, whatever she/he REALLY does) - you can always count on those books to be top notch - and the total quantity is mind boggling.

But I have been trying to push the envelope in all sorts of ways. This, in turn, spawns "secret projects". Some are useful, some turn out not so much.

My most recent completion is a big book of International Law. It is the first time - to my knowledge - that this compendium has been put together (in either paper or electric form) in one volume with common book design, layout, structure, and format.

The experiment was to see if I could get a decent LRF file that had all the structure I needed. There is a multi-level TOC, at least 4 more levels of hierarchy indicated by various key words (title, part, section, chapter) and distinctive fonts/capitalization.

Check the uploads. After much fiddling and poking and prodding, I think it turned out credibly well. Now, if we can just get some better tools!

zelda_pinwheel · 07-06-2008, 12:53 PM

zelda_pinwheel · 07-06-2008, 12:58 PM

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06-25-2008, 02:20 PM	#276
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Oh, I know about that kitty litter problem. Millet hulls are nearly as bad, and stick to everything. If I start discussing what I wear to bed, I'll end up in a rant about having kids and no privacy, and this is the wrong thread for that.

06-25-2008, 07:13 PM	#278
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?

06-29-2008, 01:34 AM	#279
TedPark Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 17148 Join Date: May 2008 Location: California Device: Sony 505	I've been real quiet lately. Been working on another secret project. Check out the wee book I uploaded!

06-30-2008, 02:01 PM	#281
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	Maybe the longest English novel. (Other contenders could be The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatori) from Japan; and one could condider the Proust oeuvre as one novel, released in a series.)

07-01-2008, 12:44 AM	#282
TedPark Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 17148 Join Date: May 2008 Location: California Device: Sony 505	Yeah, that's why I wanted Proust all in one big book - to try to stress and break things. But now that I have Clarissa, I will be perfectly happy with Proust in 3 volumes like God intended. FWIW - my reader will handle the Clarissa all in one huge book, but it seems to work better and faster with the smaller Part1 and Part2. in re: "stress testing" - see my next post herewith I am just about to do - - -

07-01-2008, 12:46 AM	#283
TedPark Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 17148 Join Date: May 2008 Location: California Device: Sony 505	This forum has the most industrious members and the highest quality content of any forum I have been a member of before. You guys are just awesome in your production of eBooks. Especially Patricia (whoever she/he REALLY is, whatever she/he REALLY does) - you can always count on those books to be top notch - and the total quantity is mind boggling. But I have been trying to push the envelope in all sorts of ways. This, in turn, spawns "secret projects". Some are useful, some turn out not so much. My most recent completion is a big book of International Law. It is the first time - to my knowledge - that this compendium has been put together (in either paper or electric form) in one volume with common book design, layout, structure, and format. The experiment was to see if I could get a decent LRF file that had all the structure I needed. There is a multi-level TOC, at least 4 more levels of hierarchy indicated by various key words (title, part, section, chapter) and distinctive fonts/capitalization. Check the uploads. After much fiddling and poking and prodding, I think it turned out credibly well. Now, if we can just get some better tools!

07-06-2008, 12:53 PM	#284
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?

07-06-2008, 12:58 PM	#285
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?