tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910185897876102936.post3266844029208113364..comments2024-03-29T07:31:09.243-06:00Comments on Airing My Laundry, One Post At A Time...: Things That Annoy Me Thursday: Book AbuseAiringMyLaundryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11051140760624657630noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910185897876102936.post-23434004161101751352012-09-10T16:46:53.228-06:002012-09-10T16:46:53.228-06:00I agree! I do have to admit to dog-earing my own b...I agree! I do have to admit to dog-earing my own books, because for some reason, the 50,000 bookmarks I own are never in/on my bedside table, when I lay my book down. Ha! But, ruin the library's property? Nope. I use a receipt. :)Sweet Carolina Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05682822362705043123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910185897876102936.post-63117043469248740342012-09-03T06:11:03.808-06:002012-09-03T06:11:03.808-06:00There is one redeeming point on my side. My younge...There is one redeeming point on my side. My youngest daughter won't even spread a paperback wide enough to read! She can't stand it if the back has been bent. Just thought I'd let you know I wasn't a total loss.SharleneThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12180247939829055069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910185897876102936.post-56113954381991922362012-09-03T06:07:01.076-06:002012-09-03T06:07:01.076-06:00I confess, I do it -- to my OWN books. I don't...I confess, I do it -- to my OWN books. I don't do it to borrowed books. I have no excuse. I'm lower than pond scum... And, even worse than that, on the books I keep, I write a brief synopsis at the end of the book of how I felt about it. Then, when I reread it, I write another. It's amazing how thinking changes with a few year's between readings... and, I have bookmarks, too. I'm so ashamed. There's no cure. (where do you live?)SharleneThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12180247939829055069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910185897876102936.post-74527825717337891832012-09-02T12:44:12.083-06:002012-09-02T12:44:12.083-06:00I was guilty of bending pages down in my teen year...I was guilty of bending pages down in my teen years but now it's one of my biggest pet peeves as well. Venassahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704438571731585603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910185897876102936.post-64457756236017849702012-09-01T23:55:23.937-06:002012-09-01T23:55:23.937-06:00ohmygosh, i hate it when people bend pages to mark...ohmygosh, i hate it when people bend pages to mark their spot too! is it so hard to get a random piece of paper to use as bookmark? :/<br /><br /><3, Mimi<br />http://whatmimiwrites.blogspot.com/<br /><a href="http://whatmimiwrites.blogspot.com/2012/08/mile-end-bakery-giveaway-win-dozen.html" rel="nofollow">Mile End Bakery Giveaway: Win a dozen cookies of your choice!</a><br /><a href="http://whatmimiwrites.blogspot.com/2012/08/review-and-giveaway-spirit-ink-tattoos.html" rel="nofollow">Open internationally: Win a set of temporary tattoos!</a>Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00016998487501779622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910185897876102936.post-3333402776362861162012-09-01T17:14:10.975-06:002012-09-01T17:14:10.975-06:00I used to work at a library and you wouldn't B...I used to work at a library and you wouldn't BELIEVE what people use for bookmarks - toilet paper, tampon wrappers, floss, a wrapped piece of cheese! All the truth!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17756564685282866773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910185897876102936.post-74419011446849132232012-08-31T20:23:48.687-06:002012-08-31T20:23:48.687-06:00(whispers) I am a book abuser. I bend pages. And...(whispers) I am a book abuser. I bend pages. And break spines. I might even get a smudge in there too. But I won't write in a book that's not mine. Can we still be friends? :-)Keys to the Magic Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634829064005032831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910185897876102936.post-68768440230443060912012-08-30T23:38:01.692-06:002012-08-30T23:38:01.692-06:00I had a professor who told the class that books we...I had a professor who told the class that books were meant to be written in and if we didn't write in the book, we weren't learning. I dropped the class. Who can do that to a book with a clear conscience?!Cheryllynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03581876894352136020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910185897876102936.post-28387357840617314822012-08-30T22:20:07.710-06:002012-08-30T22:20:07.710-06:00People are rude!! They've always been rude, bu...People are rude!! They've always been rude, but it's worse now. Books are almost holy to me and I could never even highlight one that I owned for school.<br /><br />Kindle, that's what works for me and many are free!Queenie Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13372885558434883470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910185897876102936.post-82177034863058083062012-08-30T20:31:49.801-06:002012-08-30T20:31:49.801-06:00hmmm this is awkward but I am a page bender
I did...hmmm this is awkward but I am a page bender<br /><br />I didn't know.... forgive me!myevil3yearoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854180510600015573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910185897876102936.post-43320679893858737322012-08-30T15:36:54.888-06:002012-08-30T15:36:54.888-06:00I don't even understand why that person wrote ...I don't even understand why that person wrote in the book... and one they don't even own. Were they expecting a response?Chantalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543581308363689982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910185897876102936.post-18381369625904350692012-08-30T14:35:10.573-06:002012-08-30T14:35:10.573-06:00Agree 1,000% I hate dog ears with a passion out of...Agree 1,000% I hate dog ears with a passion out of all the book abuses.Joslinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11308827532517121836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910185897876102936.post-1326642315912981522012-08-30T13:38:57.461-06:002012-08-30T13:38:57.461-06:00I agree! I had loaned a book to a friend and it ca...I agree! I had loaned a book to a friend and it came back with food smudges on a few pages. If you are going to eat a damn Snickers bar while reading my book, at least lick your finger off before flipping through the pages. :)Catiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613382407867888635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910185897876102936.post-51575968069070543872012-08-30T12:42:32.711-06:002012-08-30T12:42:32.711-06:00I was totally thinking "What is she reading??...I was totally thinking "What is she reading??"! :) I love, love, love books. Reading them, hoarding them, browsing for them. Heaven. But that's just rude to deface books that aren't even yours! Shame!happy_wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03412686003183851171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910185897876102936.post-46858907879930754712012-08-30T10:59:11.365-06:002012-08-30T10:59:11.365-06:00I once lent a brand new book to a friend only to h...I once lent a brand new book to a friend only to have it returned covered in dog ears (what a funny name for folded pages)! To be fair, it was Breaking Dawn so maybe both it and I deserved it. After that I made it very clear to all my friends that bookmarks <i>would</i> be used in my books...or else!Aoife.Troxelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08557613486797904602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910185897876102936.post-1036485724122058272012-08-30T09:23:51.284-06:002012-08-30T09:23:51.284-06:00I can't deny that I fold the pages, but in MY ...I can't deny that I fold the pages, but in MY books. Never would I do any of that to a borrowed book. That's just rude. Mrs. Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11391375043884291230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910185897876102936.post-21787690694674967142012-08-30T08:37:51.350-06:002012-08-30T08:37:51.350-06:00I do not like the folding either.I do not like the folding either.0507mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16750420513906904071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910185897876102936.post-76909512412918725392012-08-30T08:32:52.078-06:002012-08-30T08:32:52.078-06:00I am very guilty of the book folding!!! I'm so...I am very guilty of the book folding!!! I'm so sorry. I deserve to be punished. Fold my ear or something, we'll call it even!Furry Bottomshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126096393524594755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910185897876102936.post-1733745107697928992012-08-30T08:04:11.414-06:002012-08-30T08:04:11.414-06:00loathe book abuse! my mom always reads in the pool...loathe book abuse! my mom always reads in the pool/bathtub and inevitably her books swell and it makes me nuts!stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11867367009753052541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910185897876102936.post-2980899413297512522012-08-30T07:40:46.794-06:002012-08-30T07:40:46.794-06:00I recently visited a new library and was shocked t...I recently visited a new library and was shocked to discover that except for children's picture books, all the books were in digital format. So it's nice to find another "real" book lover!Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17044224027343776064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910185897876102936.post-90608921299968437232012-08-30T07:40:14.536-06:002012-08-30T07:40:14.536-06:00My Mom just gave my boys a lecture on dog-earring ...My Mom just gave my boys a lecture on dog-earring pages to mark their spot....something my husband had taught them! <br /><br />I agree totally, respect the books! The Mommy Therapyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11497632312075770712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910185897876102936.post-85913203134276389472012-08-30T07:38:06.746-06:002012-08-30T07:38:06.746-06:00I agree 100%!I agree 100%!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961681249365302056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910185897876102936.post-89608148599838594152012-08-30T07:01:13.719-06:002012-08-30T07:01:13.719-06:00I don't even like bending the pages down in bo...I don't even like bending the pages down in books I own. I can't imagine doing it to one that isn't mine! <br /><br />Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00927254789251383430noreply@blogger.com