Humor: Literature Abuse
Dates: 11/22/99,12:06 PM through 11/22/99,12:06 PM (1 posting)
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FROM: "Ike Pulver" <[removed]@grapids.lib.mi.us>
REC'D: 11/22/99, 12:06 PM
Steve Stratton wrote:
>
> Steve Murden wrote:
>
> > Self-test for literature abuse
> >
> > How many of these apply to you?
> >
> > 1. I have read fiction when I was depressed, or to cheer
> > myself up.
> >
> > 2. I have gone on reading binges of an entire book or more
> > in a day.
> >
> > 3. I read rapidly, often 'gulping' chapters.
> >
> > 4. I have sometimes read early in the morning, or before
> > work.
> >
> > 5. I have hidden books in different places to sneak a
> > chapter without being seen.
> >
> > 6. Sometimes I avoid friends or family obligations in order
> > to read novels.
> >
> > 7. Sometimes I re-write film or television dialog as the
> > characters speak.
> >
> > 8. I am unable to enjoy myself with others unless there is
> > a book nearby.
> >
> > 9. At a party, I will often slip off unnoticed to read.
> >
> > 10. Reading has made me seek haunts and companions which I
> > would otherwise avoid.
> >
> > 11. I have neglected personal hygiene or household chores
> > until I had finished a novel.
> >
> > 12. I have spent money meant for necessities on books instead.
> >
> > 13. I have attempted to check out more library books than
> > permitted.
> >
> > 14. Most of my friends are heavy fiction readers.
> >
> > 15. I have sometimes passed out from a night of heavy
> > reading.
> >
> > 16. I have suffered 'blackouts' or memory loss from a bout
> > of reading.
> >
> > 17. I have wept, become angry or irrational because of
> > something I read.
> >
> > 18. I have sometimes wished I did not read so much.
> >
> > 19. Sometimes I think my fiction reading is out of control.
> >
> > If you answered 'yes' to three or more of these questions,
> > you may be a literature abuser. Affirmative responses to
> > five or more indicates a serious problem.
>
> --
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> Steve Stratton [removed]@saturn.vcu.edu
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>
> "Words used carelessly, as if they did not matter in any serious way,
> often allowed otherwise well-guarded truths to seep through."
> -Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
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