Question of the Day - Tuesday, June 16

[cassiopea]

Hello everyone Happy Tuesday! Hope all is well!



Grab the first book that is closest to you. Read the first sentence on Page 105.


What does it say?


As for moi:



"And opening the window with a jerk,
Stuck out his arse, a handsome piece of work,
Buttocks and all, as far to the haunch,
Said Absalon, all set to make a launch,
'Speak, pretty bird, I know not where thou art!'
This Nicholas at once let fly a fart,
As loud as if it were a thunder-clap,
He was near blinded by the blast, poor chap,
But his hot iron was ready; with a thump,
He smote him in the middle of the rump."


(The Canterbury Tales, The Miller's Tale chapter, by Geoffrey Chaucer) Just my luck to land myself on one of the naughtier parts.

 

[sivyaleah]

Grabbed my Kindle from the last book read:

"One evening after work late, Conley stopped by a party at a social club, where he proceeded to get rather thoroughly plastered."

From: Tibetan Peach Pie - a biography from the author Tom Robbins (of "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" fame, and many more)

 

[sugarcatmom]

"NOTE: Remember, the Item Description window will update when you click different feature classes."

More exciting text like that can be found in ArcGIS Desktop 1: Getting Started with GIS

And yes, I am at work.

 

[Columbine]

"Better, head slightly in front of the vertical but Judith still doesn't quite trust him not to come up above the bit again and is holding on with too much tension."

From Enlightened Equitation Riding in true harmony with your horse! by Heather Moffet.

 

[MoochNNoodles]

"As the excitement of starting school wears off, you may begin to notice some disobedience starting to creep in." 

From Home Schooling 101 A Guide to Getting Started by Erica Arndt.  

 

[micknsnicks2mom]

"He stood outside the saloon and called for the Cast-Iron Kid, called him every dark curse-name ever muttered and more he’d dreamed up on the long lonely journey back to Dirtville. "

Knighton, Andrew (2014-08-12). Riding The Mainspring: A Collection Of Steampunk Short Stories (Kindle Locations 103-115). Andrew Knighton. Kindle Edition.

 

[Norachan]

日本へ行く前に日本文化について勉強しておけば、日本へ行ってもカレチャーショックは受けないでしょう。

Some words of wisdom from An Integrated Approach To Intermediate Japanese. The Japan Times.

 

[kitty kisser]

Do to a barber shop and some citizen wakes up with his piles cut out ....
" Jesus , Homer , what kinda creepy joint you running here?


Naked Lunch

William S. Burroughs

 

[Winchester]

I am reading Clive Cussler's Piranha. Good book.Library books on my Nook do not have regular page numbers. They go by "Page 7 of 8" for each chapter. 

So on page 7 of 8 of Chapter 9 (which is about as close to page 105 as I can figure out):

The tank bolted across the bridge, an implacable juggernaut charging toward what the Venezuelans must have thought were immovable objects.

 

[kntrygrl256]

Just letting you know ahead of time that this is NOT  from a dirty book, LOL

"Get set, get ready, put my finger and gently start squeezing, and it goes off."

American Sniper

- Chris Kyle

 

[Winchester]

 
Just letting you know ahead of time that this is NOT  from a dirty book, LOL

"Get set, get ready, put my finger and gently start squeezing, and it goes off."

American Sniper

- Chris Kyle

That gave me a chuckle this morning. 

 

[larussa]

The closest book to me right now is the dictionary and I am not going to write that whole page

but here are the first and last words:  balance of nature and ball and claw foot.

 

[Draco]

131642 JOSEPH

Includes hooded robe with attached caftan and rope belt.

S 4/6, M 8/10, & L12/14

Pack: 6S, 6L, or 2S/2M/2L. Master CTN 6/MOQ 6

LOL. Closest book I had was my company's Costume catalog.

 

[kntrygrl256]

 
131642 JOSEPH

Includes hooded robe with attached caftan and rope belt.

S 4/6, M 8/10, & L12/14

Pack: 6S, 6L, or 2S/2M/2L. Master CTN 6/MOQ 6

LOL. Closest book I had was my company's Costume catalog.

LOL that's too funny.

Yes on mine it was a rifle.

 

[maureen brad]

But a few telltale feathers stuck to the chicken wire fence told a gruesome tale: a visiting raccoon had grabbed birds one by one and pulled them out through the wire, essentially pureeing its prey.

From - The good good pig- the extraordinary life of Christopher Hogwood by Sy Montgomery

 

[misty8723]

Wolfgang smiled as a certain harmony consumed him, and he immediately began to compose in his head. He could hear the music. It would be a requiem Mass for Susannah. He could see it all so clearly, even the ending.

From A White Wind Blew by James Markert

 

[kntrygrl256]

I love seeing all the different books everyone is reading.....They are giving me ideas to add to my reading list.

 

[Kat0121]

Is dependent on another to have some need fulfilled and that the other person (or persons) is dependent on the first to have the same or other needs fulfilled.

From : Human Communication, Fifth Edition, COM 1000, University of Central Florida.

Riveting. Just riveting.