Forum: Diavlog comments
12-04-2009, 09:07 AM
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Books as gifts
Forgot to say this in the previous post... the problem with books as gifts, of course, is that for those who don't enjoy reading, the book is mere dead wood, while for those who do, the person may...
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Forum: Diavlog comments
12-04-2009, 08:53 AM
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Henry VIII Fiction
Hanna, you mentioned "Wolf Hall," apparently an historical novel about the court of Henry VIII featured Thomas Cromwell in a sympathetic light. Have you, or any one else here, ever read "The Fifth...
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Forum: Diavlog comments
10-23-2009, 08:13 AM
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Forum: Diavlog comments
06-20-2009, 07:33 PM
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Forum: Diavlog comments
11-12-2008, 12:27 AM
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Ich bin ein Blogginghead!
Apparently the Berliner / Jelly Doughnut legend is totally false. See here: [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ich_bin_ein_Berliner#Jelly_doughnut_urban_legend ].
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Forum: Diavlog comments
09-22-2008, 06:31 AM
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Who is a hypocrite?
Regarding the various meanings of "hypocrisy," I've thought for a few years now that the word often gets abused (or grossly overused) and that it would be both more parsimonious and more charitable...
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Forum: Diavlog comments
06-15-2008, 01:40 AM
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Views: 15,803
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