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    It’s a program where you take a book, leave it somewhere public for someone else to find, they read it, and it gets passed on. I found a book, ‘July’s People’ by Nadine Gordimer, yesterday from this program. It’s actually a really cool idea.

    • CommentAuthorCodeWizard
    • CommentTimeJul 11th 2009
     
    I might do that with a Richard Dawkins book just for the lulz.
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    Lol set it down in a church, “I’ll just leave this here…”

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    And I’ll leave a Dinesh D’Souza book to even things out.

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    Then you can start bets on how long it takes for the church peoples to burn/eradicate the dawkins book. =P

    • CommentAuthorCodeWizard
    • CommentTimeJul 11th 2009
     
    Hmm, I don't go to church, but I may just figure out where a religious club on campus meets every time and leave it there beforehand.
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    Nice!

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    that was sarcasm by the way :P

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      CommentAuthorInkasrain
    • CommentTimeJul 12th 2009
     

    Seriously, would they be intimidated by that, or something?

    • CommentAuthorCodeWizard
    • CommentTimeJul 12th 2009
     
    It's not to intimidate them. If even one of them starts to think outside the box then I have done my duty.

    Most likely they'll get all emotional and burn the books, Which is why I'll have to buy a used copy.

    But there is lulz to be had any way it goes.
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    No, just morally outraged and indignant.

    But Bookcrossings sounds like a great idea! Now, to find a Tamora Pierce book and leave it somewhere…

    • CommentAuthorCodeWizard
    • CommentTimeJul 12th 2009
     

    Moral outrage is how thinking begins.

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    Won’t 99% of people see the book and think it’s been misplaced, thus ignoring it?

    • CommentAuthorCodeWizard
    • CommentTimeJul 12th 2009
     

    Humans are curious creatures by nature. If it stays in that room for too long eventually curiosity will win.

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    @ Dr. Alligator: There’s a little thingy on the front that says ‘I’m not lost, I’m on a journey! Pick me up, read me, and release me!’ So that’s not really an issue.

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    I should leave a copy of Eragon, annotated copiously in red ink by Thor Axegrinder and SwankIvy, in a school library.

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      CommentAuthorJeni
    • CommentTimeJul 12th 2009
     

    Won’t 99% of people see the book and think it’s been misplaced, thus ignoring it?

    Naaaah. If it’s me, I think “FREE BOOK!” and grab it.

    • CommentAuthorGolcondio
    • CommentTimeJul 12th 2009
     

    Paper books are SO last century: now it’s cooler to just “misplace” a pen-drive full of e-books!

    Or an exclusive collection of the malware of choice…

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      CommentAuthorElanor
    • CommentTimeJul 12th 2009
     

    Naaaah. If it’s me, I think “FREE BOOK!” and grab it.

    Same.

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      CommentAuthorswenson
    • CommentTimeJul 12th 2009
     

    Bookcrossings sounds like so much fun! I should start doing it around school/town/wherever. Maybe I can even get people to read good books, as opposed to gag Twilight.

    • CommentAuthorWiseWillow
    • CommentTimeJul 12th 2009
     

    Oooh, does sound fun! Must plant Alison Weir books…

    And Alien, whoot on the Tamora Pierce!

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    Oooh, would it not be nice to put out the copy of Twilight drowned in red ink and massacred by Captain Ehren fron the Sue Destroyer?

    @Dan – that plan is too good not to put it to action