29 Jan 07
Originally posted by NordlysI have some old second hand books (1835) that smell like pipe-tobacco... I love those books :-).
I wasn't aware that they were smelly when I bought them. It's hard to notice if the whole shop smells like that. East German books (new ones) were terrible, too...
I love both new and old non-smelly books.
29 Jan 07
Originally posted by Duke of BrabantWho says books aren't for smelling and caressing? They can also make nice sounds when you leaf through them or when you close them. And they can taste good, although I stopped eating them when I was still a toddler. 😉
They can make you forget the book is for reading... not smelling and caressing :-).
I should take that course for librarian next year. Imagine living a life between books... all day :-).
29 Jan 07
Originally posted by Duke of Brabantall my books are for smelling and caressing. 🙂 I'll rather cough up some extra for the nice covers, than get the cheap crappy version.
They can make you forget the book is for reading... not smelling and caressing :-).
I should take that course for librarian next year. Imagine living a life between books... all day :-).
ah, second-hand bookstore. the ultimate male dream of escaping from The System. 🙂 lazy days, nice dusty books, zero hassle. marketing, advertisement, trends? -HA! we laugh at the face of the cosmodemonic molok!
29 Jan 07
Originally posted by Nordlys:-) Leather covers... hmmmm... :-p Heavy books dropped on your table in a library... yes, that's the sound that makes my heartbeat go faster.
Who says books aren't for smelling and caressing? They can also make nice sounds when you leaf through them or when you close them. And they can taste good, although I stopped eating them when I was still a toddler. 😉
29 Jan 07
Originally posted by NordlysOh, to be a book in your library. 😉
Who says books aren't for smelling and caressing? They can also make nice sounds when you leaf through them or when you close them. And they can taste good, although I stopped eating them when I was still a toddler. 😉
29 Jan 07
Originally posted by wormwoodWhy the ultimate male dream? ðŸ˜
ah, second-hand bookstore. the ultimate male dream of escaping from The System. 🙂 lazy days, nice dusty books, zero hassle. marketing, advertisement, trends? -HA! we laugh at the face of the cosmodemonic molok!
Maybe we could start a TFC second-hand bookstore!
One of my fond memories from Hay-on-Wye is the weird owner of one of the stores shrinking back from the book about snakes I was buying. He made a big show of being frightened to death by the cover, which had a nice picture of a snake, and not wanting to touch the book at all. The trade attracts some real characters.
29 Jan 07
Originally posted by NordlysI sincerely hope it's not only the male ultimate dream... nothing cooler than reaching for the same book :-).
Why the ultimate male dream? ðŸ˜
Maybe we could start a TFC second-hand bookstore!
One of my fond memories from Hay-on-Wye is the weird owner of one of the stores shrinking back from the book about snakes I was buying. He made a big show of being frightened to death by the cover, which had a nice picture of a snake, and not wanting to touch the book at all. The trade attracts some real characters.
I would love to be one of those characters... Old cardigan, pipe in the mouth, nice slow walk, maybe dragging my feet a bit... *sigh* the life they live :-).
29 Jan 07
Originally posted by NordlysI've never encountered (before) a female who had that dream, but many of my male friends have talked about it, not knowing of each others. at some point we noticed that it seems to be quite usual dream for a certain type of men. record shop dreams are alike, but I've never heard a woman expressing a wish to open a record shop.
Why the ultimate male dream? ðŸ˜
29 Jan 07
Originally posted by wormwoodA record shop wouldn't do a thing for me, but a bookshop? Yes!!!!!!!!! Big comfy chairs, a tea pot, a chess set, tons of books ... droooooooool ...
I've never encountered (before) a female who had that dream, but many of my male friends have talked about it, not knowing of each others. at some point we noticed that it seems to be quite usual dream for a certain type of men. record shop dreams are alike, but I've never heard a woman expressing a wish to open a record shop.
29 Jan 07
Originally posted by reader1107Oh yeah... tea and books is a match in heaven :-). I should try to make one of my books smell like Earl Grey tea...
A record shop wouldn't do a thing for me, but a bookshop? Yes!!!!!!!!! Big comfy chairs, a tea pot, a chess set, tons of books ... droooooooool ...
29 Jan 07
Originally posted by reader1107okay, so it's not just a male dream. 🙂
A record shop wouldn't do a thing for me, but a bookshop? Yes!!!!!!!!! Big comfy chairs, a tea pot, a chess set, tons of books ... droooooooool ...
hmm... gotta watch an episode of 'black books' on top of this. now there's a prime example of the type of men I was talking about. 🙂