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childhood poll: did you ever have a library book that you just never took back, no matter how many notices they sent?

Posted by mr. pixie (aka chris) Apr 2 '12, 16:01

not even because you liked it or read it a lot. just because at some point the embarrassment returning it that late outweighed the secret shame of not returning it

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I'm sure if there was one, it's because it had a form of smut -- nm - con_carne Apr 2, 16:29 1
- "Wifey" -- nm - mr. pixie Apr 2, 16:30
Nope - but I did have Opra's first cookbook checked out and loaned it to someone that were going to - JenBro Apr 2, 16:26 4
- In the Kitchen with Rosie. i remember that fucking book from my Waldens time - mr. pixie Apr 2, 16:29 3
  - Lol @ your IM - I borrowed BOMC and had to be remimded to return it to my SIL :) -- nm - JenBro Apr 2, 16:33 2
    - the best part was all the women kept buying the crap out of the hardcover book so they would delay and delay printing it cheaper in paperback - mr. pixie Apr 2, 16:37 1
      - Don't get me started - the news the other day that aricept is pulling shenanigans to extend their patent so generic isn't available gave me fits! - JenBro Apr 2, 16:45
I still have it. It's a book about King Arthur and I took it out in 1982. -- nm - Krusty Apr 2, 16:10
yup, thought I had lost it; found it years later when we sold out house (in was like book 18 or something in a WWII series) -- nm - Beaker Apr 2, 16:04
I have a copy of the First Foundation from the Sunnyvale Library that I checked out in 1981 -- nm - amoxy Apr 2, 16:02 7
- somebody goes to find that on the shelf at least once a week -- nm - mr. pixie Apr 2, 16:03 6
  - Why do you think I can't sleep at night? -- nm - amoxy Apr 2, 16:05 5
    - They probably had to throw away the whole series. All because of you! -- nm - Roger More Apr 2, 16:06 4
      - just like beaker's WWII series -- nm - mr. pixie Apr 2, 16:07 3
        
        heh, my mother had to pay for it's replacement :) -- nm - Beaker Apr 2, 16:11 1
        
        you're a horrible son! -- nm - mr. pixie Apr 2, 16:12
        
        Me is idiot :( -- nm - Roger More Apr 2, 16:11

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childhood poll: did you ever have a library book that you just never took back, no matter how many notices they sent?

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