A Good Old Fashoned Bookburning

[Flint]

Originally Posted by Sheldonrs

I'd also not mind if someone torched "The Silmarillon" by Tolkien.
I've tried to read it at least 5 times and 10 pages is all I could slog through.

They recently went off on The Silmarillon, on the Radiohead board at Audiogalaxy.

I don't think anyone made it that far in to tell. Like Godboy, I read about one paragraph, some such about some spirit gods or somefuck and then threw it over my bookshelf into my pile of cumrags.

[Sheldonrs]

Originally Posted by Flint

They recently went off on The Silmarillon, on the Radiohead board at Audiogalaxy.

Quote:
"I don't think anyone made it that far in to tell. Like Godboy, I read about one paragraph, some such about some spirit gods or somefuck and then threw it over my bookshelf into my pile of cumrags. "


I couldn't do that! My cum rags are "precious" to me.

[Cicero]

People around here weren't so accepting when I told them I threw my Heidegger book in the fire. Maybe I have opened their eyes to the advantages. It sure sounds like it.

It's great that we can grow together.

Explanation:

Heidegger was one of my faves, until a favorite book was edited and I bought the second book with all the edits. That's when it turned dark....and ugly...then I was disappointed, then I was angry and felt betrayed...the fire was going already and plop!

Mmmmm..satisfaction! I still don't feel guilty for it and I am proud of myself for not keeping that all bottled up. If you look at the alternatives, there is no one to complain to about my upset with Heidegger, and what once was my favorite books. It's a year later and I am still happy with the decision I made. I have spent a lot of money and time on Heidegger, specifically. I had a right to be upset. It was kind of like a break up, and I always did describe Heidegger as a bad boyfriend; someone you spend all your money and time on and still don't understand.....When that understanding came and I was supplied with more evidence, there was no defending him anymore. In the fire with you, jerk!!!

I spent the better part of my twenties pouring through his work and spending my last dime on him. Bye bye!

If there is a reason you feel like you need to express yourself in that way, do it. Not everyone has relationships with their reading material and their subjects, so they don't know, and their opinions should stand mute.

Sorry, I got here late, but I understand......Don't let anyone shame you for that activity. People used to burn books for moral reasons (still do I'm sure), and people confuse that, with the burning of books because of your connection with them. People don't always burn books because they think they are on a moral high ground. Sometimes they just burn them because they feel upset and betrayed. Just let them do it or you are going to have to hear all about it, which is probably going to be a lot more painful than just letting them do it.

[xoxoxoBruce]

But, but, but, rather than burning them, which destroys Polar bear habitat, there are alternatives.
Shred them into your mulch pile and poop on them to accelerate the breakdown.
Or pile them in the attic/basement, because they make wonderful habitat for silverfish and a bunch of different molds.
Slower, but maybe more satisfying, is lining the birdcage, a page or two at a time.

Be creative... and kind to Al Gore.

[Cicero]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

But, but, but, rather than burning them, which destroys Polar bear habitat, there are alternatives.
Shred them into your mulch pile and poop on them to accelerate the breakdown.
Or pile them in the attic/basement, because they make wonderful habitat for silverfish and a bunch of different molds.
Slower, but maybe more satisfying, is lining the birdcage, a page or two at a time.

Be creative... and kind to Al Gore.

In the heat of the moment I forgot about Al Gore?!? Golly. Oh jeez...Now I feel terrible about the whole thing. Thank you Bruce, this is an excellent point!!

Having the heat off and going down to the art studio to make a fire to stay warm, by way of burning Heidegger, is not earth friendly. Noted. :p lol!