tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post1630753252170115445..comments2024-03-18T15:57:10.602-04:00Comments on Lost in the Bozone: Freedom BurningMRMacrumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-17783615172961629082009-12-18T00:35:09.303-05:002009-12-18T00:35:09.303-05:00...please where can I buy a unicorn?...please where can I buy a unicorn?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-2030869994842941552009-03-12T09:47:00.000-04:002009-03-12T09:47:00.000-04:00Minot is also close the center of the continent. ...Minot is also close the center of the continent. I worked with a guy who had worked there once and he pronounced it "Me-Not" as in me not go back there again.Kulkurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198195648066700925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-56888927394097869522009-03-11T21:42:00.000-04:002009-03-11T21:42:00.000-04:00I have to laugh. Mom was a librarian as well at on...I have to laugh. Mom was a librarian as well at one point. Her frends and neighbors would give her the latest controvercial novel which she would read and then comment how dirty it was. In spite of her comments we were permitted to read anything. That's part of education being able to distinguish between good and bad writing and setting your own standards. If it was banned in Boston it's sure to sell good or bad.Demeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935263659097273535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-4270085454905138632009-03-11T19:38:00.000-04:002009-03-11T19:38:00.000-04:00Old Dude - Problem is being able to read is no bar...Old Dude - Problem is being able to read is no barometer for intelligence. Rush can read. <BR/><BR/>Randal - Yes he did I think. I was always too busy engrossed in the intellectually stimulating articles. But I seem to remember them.<BR/><BR/>sue - The crowd at Nikki's are just barely brighter than a dull penny for sure. Once in awhile Nikki and I agree, but not since th election. She has taken it personally now.MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-15877455629510664902009-03-11T19:14:00.000-04:002009-03-11T19:14:00.000-04:00hey MR, saw you over at Nikkis again! Those dumbas...hey MR, saw you over at Nikkis again! Those dumbasses are a hoot aren't they!! They just don't have anything to do but bitch and whine, truthfully I think they're all just a tad bit jealous! LOL!!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18303260031729868857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-38416355846306434502009-03-11T13:09:00.000-04:002009-03-11T13:09:00.000-04:00Like all great fuckery of the industrial age, indi...Like all great fuckery of the industrial age, indifference can usually be found at the root.<BR/><BR/>Once upon a time, I heard that Mr. Silverstein used to do cartoons for Playboy. What a horrible role model.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-10076567035347083992009-03-11T12:14:00.000-04:002009-03-11T12:14:00.000-04:00show me a person who doesn't read and I will show ...show me a person who doesn't read and I will show you an ignorant human being.----knowledge is power, but then don't believe everything you read either---(lol)Gary ("Old Dude")https://www.blogger.com/profile/00840287762340872772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-42414520957914464242009-03-11T11:11:00.000-04:002009-03-11T11:11:00.000-04:00BBC - Of course you burn them. Heat is heat. But ...BBC - Of course you burn them. Heat is heat. But you do point up an interesting unforseen result of banning books, movies , etc. It does drive up interest. The novel "Peyton Place" had lanquished on shelves for months I understand until it was banned in Boston(?) or someplace where tight asses existed at the time.<BR/><BR/>Kulkuri - You should visit the site. Some of the reasons for banning or challenging were hilarious.<BR/><BR/>Yeah I did base my "trees" reference on Minot. Delivered farm equipment there many times when I drovew trucks. Talk about a town that is in the middle of nowhere.<BR/><BR/>behindblueeyes - My parents often did not filter what I read also. I read "Memoirs of Fanny Hill" at age 12 or so. It was quite the uplifting experience. I will say my mom made that book disappear soon after she found it in my room. She was angry at my dad for leaving it out.MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-29765943101364669862009-03-11T10:27:00.000-04:002009-03-11T10:27:00.000-04:00I was allowed to read whatever I liked too. I'm n...I was allowed to read whatever I liked too. I'm not sure this was always a good thing because I read some things that sort of messed me up. One I can think of in particular that gave me some ideas that didn't fit in too well with the small town I lived in was The Feminine Mystique. <BR/><BR/> But still, I think if I had a kid that liked to read like me I would let them read whatever they wanted. What I would do different than my parents (no offense to my parents) is that I would read the books too or at least know what was in it and I would talk to them about it.behindblueeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542922095404632503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-19059007540602976732009-03-11T10:22:00.000-04:002009-03-11T10:22:00.000-04:00When I first saw the cover for the Shel Silverstei...When I first saw the cover for the Shel Silverstein book, I thought maybe it was banned because of the songs that he wrote, some of which are fairly raunchy. But when I saw what the reason for banning was, my reaction was WTF?? <BR/><BR/>Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers. Sometimes the number isn't all that large, but people are spineless and afraid to offend the self-rightous.<BR/><BR/>As for trees, lack of, Minot is, but Sturgis is in the Black Hills which were so named because the trees make them look black.Kulkurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198195648066700925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-12819304554862050282009-03-11T00:38:00.000-04:002009-03-11T00:38:00.000-04:00When you try to ban a book all the monkeys want to...When you try to ban a book all the monkeys want to read it. That is why the bibles of various religions are still here brainwashing them.<BR/><BR/>I take any offered to me, and then burn them. That's a losing battle of course.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.com