Via Ian, I saw this meme doing the rounds of various blogs. It tells you to do this:
Grab the nearest book. Open the book to page 23. Find the fifth sentence. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
My nearest book was “Clanbook Nosferatu”, which, on page 23, says
That's part of where we got our sinister reputation.
My nearest book was “The Fabric of Reality” - David Deutsch, which, on page 23, says
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This stuff is not for the faint-at-heart... :) Nice blog...
~Inkog
Huh. Interesting quote. It sounds like total bullshit, but it's probably completly out of context. :) What's the book about?
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I won't tell you the name of my nearest book, let's see if someone can guess it.
ReplyDelete'Suddenly they were both leaping around him, shouting "Traitor!" and "Thought-criminal!", the little girl imitating her brother in every movement.'
Shouldn't be too hard, it's a classic. Excellent book.
- CaptainNuss
By the way, thanks for putting together your articles and tutorials. Good stuff that is.
Love it. I turned immediately to Tim Ewald's "Transactional COM+", and was delighted to discover, as the fifth complete sentence on page 23 - "This is certainly possible, but not elegant". Story of my life.
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CaptainNuss: I'm afraid I don't know the book! Feel like I should, though. And you're welcome. ;)
ReplyDeletePete: That's awesome. I'll tell Tim.
Ah! Well now I feel both better and worse: I haven't read it. :p
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