tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post7000826603132791130..comments2023-12-28T04:41:50.326-05:00Comments on Judge a Book by its Cover: Chinese HandcuffsMiss Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05075664250796458409noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-14158275390579007942007-10-11T23:27:00.000-04:002007-10-11T23:27:00.000-04:00Oh man! Busted - again!Johnny Heller, we don't avo...Oh man! Busted - again!<BR/><BR/>Johnny Heller, we don't avoid books you narrate - Al Capone Does My Shirts was one that really worked especially - it's just, I don't know, a taste thing, like anything else.<BR/><BR/>Me, I'm partial to the dry deep voice - Chiwitel Ejiofor, Campbell Scott - but I'd like to hear either of them do a YA novel without making it sound like the Voice of Doom.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work - I recommend your audiobooks at my library all the time!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07372347723680794611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-52114506589696491022007-10-11T18:41:00.000-04:002007-10-11T18:41:00.000-04:00Hey p-dog! sorry you don't like my voice! but the...Hey p-dog! sorry you don't like my voice! but the face on the bookcover ain't me!<BR/><BR/>johnny hellerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-46222514224834624182007-08-09T00:41:00.000-04:002007-08-09T00:41:00.000-04:00Oh, and for deadlyhatthingymajig, here is your ans...Oh, and for deadlyhatthingymajig, here is your answer:<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/<BR/><BR/>Paste in your address and it gives you a tiny one :DKiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827068130541898900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-15235665423995493512007-08-09T00:37:00.000-04:002007-08-09T00:37:00.000-04:001) Team America rules. I watched it with my boyfri...1) Team America rules. I watched it with my boyfriend when we first started dating and pearl harbor sucks was dubbed our song. :D<BR/><BR/>2) I totally read that as "topless girl's basketball".Kiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827068130541898900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-64118569339441059422007-08-06T18:31:00.000-04:002007-08-06T18:31:00.000-04:00I have the third cover, the one with the girl with...I have the third cover, the one with the girl with no lower half and the guy who's all "Nah, it's cool that you touch me like that. I'm the towel boy, what of it? Yeah, I run marathons and stuff, so?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-56308868667595878922007-07-26T11:36:00.000-04:002007-07-26T11:36:00.000-04:00yellojkt: Finger cuffs! Is it wrong of me that I n...yellojkt: Finger cuffs! Is it wrong of me that I never even thought of that?<BR/><BR/>DocTurtle: Toque: in French cuisine, the silly chef's hat, pronounced "toke". In Canadian headwear, a knit cap, and an excellent piece of headgear for late night LAN parties in your basement apartment in February. It makes me win at Half-Life. Pronounced "tewk". /nerd<BR/><BR/>But seriously, given that I am a lawyer, I like to think that the deadly tongue thing suits me pretty well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-10104983522355919912007-07-26T09:06:00.000-04:002007-07-26T09:06:00.000-04:00To deadly...whatever: oops, my bad. Shoulda read ...To deadly...whatever: oops, my bad. Shoulda read more closely. Sorry!DocTurtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15154912977859107986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-2165643259142942152007-07-25T22:46:00.000-04:002007-07-25T22:46:00.000-04:00Am I pervert because I think of Chasing Amy every ...Am I pervert because I think of <I>Chasing Amy</I> every time I see that title? I thought so.yellojkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-86368137251387108842007-07-25T13:56:00.000-04:002007-07-25T13:56:00.000-04:00Deadlytongue? I like that better than my real hand...Deadlytongue? I like that better than my real handle!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-49457993951576179872007-07-25T11:21:00.000-04:002007-07-25T11:21:00.000-04:00As long as I'm judging this book by its cover, wha...As long as I'm judging this book by its cover, what the cover you photographed says to me is "soft-core gay porn."Susannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05836224575041085431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-83208191014497926172007-07-24T16:49:00.000-04:002007-07-24T16:49:00.000-04:00I can see by reading the other comments that I'm n...I can see by reading the other comments that I'm not the only one who misses your posts. So there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-47367756930151109722007-07-24T16:39:00.000-04:002007-07-24T16:39:00.000-04:00All I can think of when I see Stotan! is the Simps...All I can think of when I see <I>Stotan!</I> is the <I>Simpsons</I> episode in which Marge stars in the musical version of <I>A Streetcar Named Desire</I>, wherein the final scene draws the entire cast on stage to scream the word "streetcar" in unison.<BR/><BR/>"Stotan!"<BR/><BR/>deadlytongue: I hear ya, I can't walk past the "bookstore" section of our local supermarket without spending at least a moment or two checking out the latest schlock romance covers.DocTurtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15154912977859107986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-87056992636926874792007-07-24T15:05:00.000-04:002007-07-24T15:05:00.000-04:00You're right, Maughta, the first cover is the only...You're right, Maughta, the first cover is the only decent one, although it does look more like a cheap international suspense novel cover than YA dramatic fiction.Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039997156492900954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-71537043208017231532007-07-24T11:37:00.000-04:002007-07-24T11:37:00.000-04:00I think I'm going to decide that Plastic Boy on th...I think I'm going to decide that Plastic Boy on the last cover is the face of veteran audiobook narrator Johnny Heller, who read Chris Crutcher's Iron Man, and whose voice I just can't stand.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07372347723680794611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-86227298509616941192007-07-24T11:01:00.000-04:002007-07-24T11:01:00.000-04:00Hmm.. blogger seems to have cut off my links. They...Hmm.. blogger seems to have cut off my links. They are easy enough to search for, I suppose, and I don't want to flood your comments trying to find a way to post them that works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-34150312168488601012007-07-24T10:59:00.000-04:002007-07-24T10:59:00.000-04:00Welcome back! And a good first day back, too! I ha...Welcome back! And a good first day back, too! I have to admit, although the covers don't make me that interested, I am curious as to why they named a book about greasers <I>Chinese Handcuffs</I>.<BR/><BR/>Ever since I started reading this blog I've been spending an inordinate amount of time in used bookstores and the paperback section of my local Safeway, browsing covers and snapping pics with my cameraphone so I don't forget titles... That said, here are my latest contributions to your effort:<BR/><BR/>1)Men at Work http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&endeca=1&isbn=0373793375&itm=8<BR/><BR/>2) Knight's Prize<BR/>http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780446618861&itm=1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-78902016689268429872007-07-24T09:01:00.000-04:002007-07-24T09:01:00.000-04:00Gray hooded sweat-shirt = delinquent.I like the th...Gray hooded sweat-shirt = delinquent.<BR/><BR/>I like the third cover... reminds me of some health-workout cover.<BR/>The giant-man-hand seems to be wanting to tickle the guy's nipple, although it's off a couple of centimeters. <BR/><BR/>and it's been a hard couple of days, with no covers to make fun of!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com