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Overheard Comments Jan 28, 2015 2:17:00 GMT -5 charlatti and Booze Raccoon like this

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Post by dorothyinAus on Jan 28, 2015 2:17:00 GMT -5

I had two very strange book-related experiences during my recent vacation.

The first occurred while I was in line waiting to board the bus to the airport and heard a group of Australian university students discussing Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods. They were looking at the map in the front of the book and were convinced that Kentucky is a coastal state and that it is totally possible to see the ocean from mountaintops in Kentucky.

The second was an overheard conversation at City Lights bookstore in San Francisco. A couple of friends were talking about books and the first was holding a copy of William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury and said "Hemingway, he's the Crime and Punishment guy." Her friend tapped the book the first was holding and agreed "Yeah, he's great, isn't he?"

On both occasions it was all I could do not to laugh out loud. Just wanted to share with people who might find the experiences as funny as I did.

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charlatti Full Member Posts: 2,746 Likes: 1,272	Overheard Comments Jan 28, 2015 8:02:33 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by charlatti on Jan 28, 2015 8:02:33 GMT -5 Those are both awesome. People are good entertainment.
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msmerymac Elder Buffalo -> Los Angeles -> Philadelphia Posts: 28,633 Likes: 23,289	Overheard Comments Jan 28, 2015 9:01:41 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by msmerymac on Jan 28, 2015 9:01:41 GMT -5 I went to City Lights on my honeymoon.
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aurora Elder Posts: 23,671 Likes: 31,624	Overheard Comments Feb 2, 2015 14:52:22 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by aurora on Feb 2, 2015 14:52:22 GMT -5 Doesn't The Sound and the Fury have Faulkner's name on the cover??? Though I'm LOLing even more at the idea of Hemmingway's Crime and Punishment.
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apelila New Member Posts: 312 Likes: 33	Overheard Comments Feb 3, 2015 11:42:17 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by apelila on Feb 3, 2015 11:42:17 GMT -5 What a bunch of weirdos.
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Post by dorothyinAus on Jan 28, 2015 2:17:00 GMT -5

Post by charlatti on Jan 28, 2015 8:02:33 GMT -5

Post by msmerymac on Jan 28, 2015 9:01:41 GMT -5

Post by aurora on Feb 2, 2015 14:52:22 GMT -5

Post by apelila on Feb 3, 2015 11:42:17 GMT -5