tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136688967715659383.post4550092712670920850..comments2023-06-16T04:27:08.971-05:00Comments on Returning to Bedlam: What Do YOU Do with a New Book?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05358631883472544059noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136688967715659383.post-85249790334799491002009-09-16T15:29:42.898-05:002009-09-16T15:29:42.898-05:00I cant say I have ever purposely sniffed a book bu...I cant say I have ever purposely sniffed a book but some have had strong scents and I could smell them from feet away :) Nothing wrong with being weird though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136688967715659383.post-2954972588901168152009-09-15T08:51:01.890-05:002009-09-15T08:51:01.890-05:00Ah...the ditto sheet high...
I used dittos in 199...Ah...the ditto sheet high...<br /><br />I used dittos in 1995 at the Catholic school where I taught. We had NO budget.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358631883472544059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136688967715659383.post-20129085354177575222009-09-15T01:54:09.836-05:002009-09-15T01:54:09.836-05:00Let’s be honest here. What’s the first thing that ...Let’s be honest here. What’s the first thing that you do when you get a new stack of ditto sheets?<br /><br />Anybody?<br /><br />Anybody?<br /><br />Go ahead. You can admit it here. No one will make fun of you to your face. Well, they might, but everyone else here above a certain age did it too.<br /><br />You smell it, don’t you?<br /><br />I know you do.<br /><br />I did. And it probably killed a whole lotta brain cells, but it was, like, totally awesome.<br /><br />I was the guy sitting at the end of the row who was <i>supposed</i> to take just one and pass the rest down the row, but who--instead--would take the top sheet, sniff it lovingly, and pass it down... then take the second sheet, sniff it lovingly, and pass it down... while everyone else in the row was impatiently complaining, "Tim! Tim! Just hand them here!" because, you know, they wanted to snort them too.<br /><br />Education is supposed to be good for the brain, but I'm not so sure. It sure wasn't in the '70's.<br /><br />But there was a lot of stuff around in the '70's that wasn't good for the brain.Timothy Powerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06081922327870257027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136688967715659383.post-57045747459526289602009-09-15T01:38:51.222-05:002009-09-15T01:38:51.222-05:00You will all probably consider me a heathen, but I...You will all probably consider me a heathen, but I don't wax eloquent about books. The first thing I do with a new book is throw out the dust jacket. Unless it is physically attached to the book with a good protective cover and re-enforced tape, it is an absolute nuisance. I'm much more into the content of the book. I was a bit odd in my career, I admit. Most librarians are bibliophiles of the most extreme sort. They would treasure even the most beat up, useless, obsolete, inaccurate volumes, with the belief that someone somewhere would want them. I never was like that. I'm with the kid who said "read it". I also tend to avoid things with strong smells unless it is food.Tonya Powerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191281275389167998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136688967715659383.post-71374676961921032522009-09-15T00:01:15.851-05:002009-09-15T00:01:15.851-05:00I'm a sniffer!! Is there some sort of support...I'm a sniffer!! Is there some sort of support group I should join?Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01613890592830485572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136688967715659383.post-77850860567895301362009-09-14T13:26:48.427-05:002009-09-14T13:26:48.427-05:00I'm a total sniffer. However, I've been o...I'm a total sniffer. However, I've been ordering more and more used books off of Amazon lately, and sometimes, even though I usually try to find newer copies, they don't smell all that nice. Maybe it's worth it to pay the extra $10-$15 for a brand new, nice-smelling copy...?Kelliehttp://www.thepiratemom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136688967715659383.post-16784616024856319962009-09-14T12:26:44.749-05:002009-09-14T12:26:44.749-05:00We are smellers here. My boys are now very well ed...We are smellers here. My boys are now very well educated in telling, or smelling, if library books are new or not. People admit to liking the new car smell, why not the new book smell?Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17289736864100513764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136688967715659383.post-80140508706289482892009-09-14T10:35:56.113-05:002009-09-14T10:35:56.113-05:00OK, so I don't smell them. I drink them in mor...OK, so I don't smell them. I drink them in more with my touch and sight senses, turning them over and over. Then I place them on a shelf where I can see them for a few days before I actually crack them open.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17808679812939188136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136688967715659383.post-80769333141553407112009-09-14T09:59:22.021-05:002009-09-14T09:59:22.021-05:00I am a true sinner, because if the book is MINE, I...I am a true sinner, because if the book is MINE, I both crack the spine and dog-ear the pages. Not right away, but still. I think it just gives them a well-loved look.<br /><br />Please don't hurt me.Teacher Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11215145025563985398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136688967715659383.post-82294958447392094552009-09-14T09:47:02.947-05:002009-09-14T09:47:02.947-05:00Wow! I've never realized before that I do the...Wow! I've never realized before that I do the same thing. I love books. The more books the better. Old, new, I almost always have a book nearby. And I am a cracker. Never knew that about myself before. Thanks for today's enlightenment :)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08556232877719653583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136688967715659383.post-24907011350901478422009-09-14T09:38:26.806-05:002009-09-14T09:38:26.806-05:00We're with ya here. And nothing smells better ...We're with ya here. And nothing smells better than a new book - except for a really old book. That musty smell is a delight to the olfactory senses.... ;o)CrossViewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14083392878830138266noreply@blogger.com