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saralynn143

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1155 on: October 09, 2009, 11:25:45 pm »
Sorry, shorthand for The Time Traveler's Wife. Time travel . . . symposium in Chicago . . . but the joke doesn't work if you don't recognize the acronym. Sorry, Jan.

Although now that I think about it a bit more, time travel (at least as explained in TTTW) would wreak havoc on a BAHA abutment, wouldn't it? Sleepwalking would be better.

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« Reply #1156 on: October 10, 2009, 10:49:48 am »
Sorry, didn't read the Time Traveler's Wife, so maybe that's why I didn't get it.

When I saw TTTW all I could think of was GWTW (Gone with the Wind) and couldn't think of any passages where clothing was an issue.

Thanks for clearing up the mystery!
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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1157 on: October 10, 2009, 04:40:56 pm »
Jan, I was sure you had participated in The Time Traveler's Wife discussion. When Henry time-traveled, he arrived without anything he wasn't born with. Dropping stark naked into an unknown place at an unknown time could result in interesting ramifications, to say the least. At one point he had a tooth extracted because he kept losing a filling when he traveled. So obviously, a BAHA would be out of the question. The novel was set in Chicago, in fact Henry worked at the Newberry Library and the Field Museum was featured on several occasions.

Does anyone have any more questions or comments about the potato book? Perhaps someone would like to roast a pig and post pictures?

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1158 on: October 10, 2009, 07:19:52 pm »
Quote from: saralynn143 on October 10, 2009, 04:40:56 pm

Does anyone have any more questions or comments about the potato book? Perhaps someone would like to roast a pig and post pictures?

Sara

Does a hotdog in the microwave count ::) 

I'm with you, Sara.  I would have bet that you were in on the Henry time travelling naked book with us, Jan.

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1159 on: October 10, 2009, 09:00:58 pm »
What would have happened if Henry had dropped in naked at a meeting of the G.L.A.P.P.P.S.?   ::)

We should probably pick another book and get reading again. There will be time enough for any remaining questions before we are ready to discuss the next one.

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« Reply #1160 on: October 10, 2009, 09:34:44 pm »
To whom do I hand over the royal scepter? I'm keeping the pink crown.

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1161 on: October 10, 2009, 09:37:47 pm »
Oh, and what would have happened if Henry dropped in naked on The Friday Night Knitting Club?

Maybe our opening question for every book should be "What if Henry dropped in naked?"

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« Reply #1162 on: October 11, 2009, 11:16:10 am »
Very nice pink pie, and looks good with your other pink stuff, Sara!
I'm also glad it tasted good.
I'll have to pass on the recipe though. Sorry :-[
Maybe a sweet potato pie instead.
Keep up the creative culinary skills!
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I prefer the crock pot throw it all in and come back in 8 hours. ;)
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« Reply #1163 on: October 11, 2009, 12:19:25 pm »

I prefer the crock pot throw it all in and come back in 8 hours. ;)
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Funny you should say that, Moe!  My sister had been itching to try that recipe after seeing the movie.  Last Friday she and my son spent all day in the kitchen, and after sitting down to finally enjoy the meal, decided that yes, it was good, but the crockpot kind works just as well!

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1164 on: October 11, 2009, 05:47:05 pm »
It's getting cold enough to drag out the crockpot for chili, chicken noodle soup, ham and beans, beans and rice, stew . . .

My husband also likes to make apple butter in the crock pot.

BTW potato peel pie heats up pretty well too.

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1165 on: October 11, 2009, 06:39:34 pm »
Okay, I'm all for a new book - need something interesting to read.  Plus I have a gift certificate from Barnes & Noble just burning a hole in my pocket  ;D

Any suggestions?

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« Reply #1166 on: October 12, 2009, 08:00:16 am »
Don't we have a list somewhere on here?  I'll go look after awhile...though I've read it, I think People of the Book might be a good one for the club...Steve, didn't you say you read it?  What do you think? 

I'm just finishing up Shantaram...has anyone read that?  If so, what did you think?  I'm torn about it...I don't think it is one that I will recommend to my friends to read???  However, it would provide many, many good discussion points for a book club, but I think it's way too long for a club...

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« Reply #1167 on: October 12, 2009, 08:09:03 am »
Whoever was responsible for TTTW and TGLAPPPS books, you did a good job choosing!  They were both interesting and thought-provoking reads without a lot of violence in them.  Speaking only for myself, I hope we stay in similar modes.  Cindy, tell us more about "Shantaram."  Has anyone read "The Outliers?"  A friend of mine read it and said it was excellent but the reviews I read have not been all that great.  Steve mentioned one he had finished reading (about 100 pages back in this thread  ::) ::)) but I did not go back to check the title.  All I remember is he said it had some violence in it.  Any thoughts?

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Re: ANA Book Club?
« Reply #1168 on: October 12, 2009, 09:04:16 am »
People of the Book would be a good one, Cindy, though it has its share of Inquisition nastiness. The book I mentioned, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, definitely contains unpleasant violence, and some strong language, so probably a no on that one.

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« Reply #1169 on: October 12, 2009, 10:59:54 am »
People of the Book then? I've put it on hold at the library. Looks like one copy is on the shelf.

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