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In response to "mixtape:" by b.festive.

Kinda related: I'm amazed at people talking about how they're going to research things. I heard a radio person say just yesterday that they'd never

Posted by mara Dec 16 '09, 12:39

heard of a particular old movie from the 1960s, and the other person said, "I have a book that lists all movies available on DVD, I'll track it down."

Or, you know, just start with Google and see if a seller turns up on Amazon or elsewhere.....

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The listener letters on NPR make me wonder about this a lot -- nm - con_Kringle Dec 16, 12:46 3
- yah, those and reader-questions often make me wonder, too. -- nm - b.festive. Dec 16, 12:49 2
  - "I did not know there were so many varieties of chrysanthemum. Clearly, the old, dusty book my grandmother gave me could use an update." -- nm - con_Kringle Dec 16, 12:51 1
    - Hee! And they're waiting for the update to download and install itself? -- nm - mara Dec 16, 12:53
yep. I've encountered that kind of thing a lot, and it always gets me. - b.festive. Dec 16, 12:44
Radio does not want to tell people about the net. - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 12:41

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