tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20267501.post7255404564647851053..comments2023-10-26T04:53:47.765-04:00Comments on Mutterings of a Mad Bookseller: Banning Makes the World Go Round...Forrest Properhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962708844204376272noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20267501.post-86701236265484320962007-03-08T19:18:00.000-05:002007-03-08T19:18:00.000-05:00Cissy-"Spring is here!Spring is here!Life is skitt...Cissy-<BR/><BR/>"Spring is here!<BR/>Spring is here!<BR/>Life is skittles<BR/>and life is beer!<BR/><BR/>But there's one thing that<BR/>makes Spring complete for me-<BR/>That makes every Spring day<BR/>a treat for me-<BR/><BR/>All the world seems in tune,<BR/>on a Spring afternoon,<BR/>when we're poisoning pigeons<BR/> in the park!"Forrest Properhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15962708844204376272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20267501.post-31312607096086762762007-03-08T18:51:00.000-05:002007-03-08T18:51:00.000-05:00He also said"Yes for Paradise the Southland is my ...He also said<BR/>"Yes for Paradise the Southland is my nominee<BR/>Just give me a hamhock and a grit of hominy".<BR/><BR/>Don't know what that adds to the discussion, but I need a laff in these censorious days.<BR/><BR/>and always remember<BR/>"Don't solicit for your sister, that's not nice,<BR/>Unless you get a good percentage of her price."Cissy Strutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118911668329411883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20267501.post-58612299411413900842007-03-08T14:37:00.000-05:002007-03-08T14:37:00.000-05:00Actually, the quote I was trying to paraphrase cam...Actually, the quote I was trying to paraphrase came from Tom Leher-<BR/><BR/>"There are people around who do not love their fellow man- and I HATE people like that!"Forrest Properhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15962708844204376272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20267501.post-33177807139730369212007-03-08T14:36:00.000-05:002007-03-08T14:36:00.000-05:00Mike- it's true: there are people who would like t...Mike- it's true: there are people who would like to tell other people what to say, and you just can't allow people to say things like that!<BR/><BR/>Well, I mean, unless I agree with them, of course. That's not censorship- it's common sense.Forrest Properhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15962708844204376272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20267501.post-69425234623428939662007-03-08T13:44:00.000-05:002007-03-08T13:44:00.000-05:00I think there may be a basic fault with this whole...I think there may be a basic fault with this whole freedom of speech thing. Some people need to just sit down and shut the hell up.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325465720003721471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20267501.post-29027144314005270532007-03-08T13:15:00.000-05:002007-03-08T13:15:00.000-05:00Catalyst- it seems they are crawling out from unde...Catalyst- it seems they are crawling out from under rocks everywhere, doesn't it? Why, the More-Moral-Than-God Squad has even gone after Harry Potter...Forrest Properhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15962708844204376272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20267501.post-81713702489007040452007-03-08T12:05:00.000-05:002007-03-08T12:05:00.000-05:00What is going on in this world? There seem to be ...What is going on in this world? There seem to be a rash of, let's call them "vermisms" of late. Has somebody been turning over rocks?Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20267501.post-88939734402598836122007-03-08T10:01:00.000-05:002007-03-08T10:01:00.000-05:00Thomas- I think the two sentences that stand out f...Thomas- I think the two sentences that stand out for me are-<BR/><BR/>"<I>If they can't find a book that uses clean words, they shouldn't have a book at all.</I>"<BR/><BR/>and "<I>It's just all kinds of filth," said Alton Verm, adding that he had not read "Fahrenheit 451."</I> <BR/><BR/>I also see that the district is willing to assign an alternate book, but this guy wants it banned completely because it offends him.<BR/><BR/>On a lighter note- I went to high school at CCHS. Of course, it was Concord-Carlisle High School in Mass., not Caney Creek High School in Texas, but small world. I don't remember seeing Vern there....Forrest Properhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15962708844204376272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20267501.post-78348377763651678772007-03-08T09:50:00.000-05:002007-03-08T09:50:00.000-05:00http://conroetexas.blogspot.com/2006/10/sometimes-...http://conroetexas.blogspot.com/2006/10/sometimes-it-just-aint-good-news.html#links<BR/><BR/>It isn't just Hamas. This is where I teach. I taught this child.<BR/>It is so freaking stupid<BR/><BR/>TVRedroachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988952812499435668noreply@blogger.com