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I dunno... Some dictionaries are pretty damn hefty...

 

Depends upon the words, and the context in which they are spoken. For example, a declaration of war, or a message of hate that launches a slaughter.

 

On a serious note:

Have you seen the huge like, 5000 page dictionaries most major libraries have? I swear mine has one that must weigh at least sixty pounds.

 

Or a dictionary upside the head.

 

The dictionary is a difficult weapon to master, it can take years of study and most never understand it in the first place

 

I don't know about those, but I have a Webster's Unabridged that boasts 2347 pages and weighs about 8 pounds.

 

5000 is probably an exageration. However its no joke that the library dictionary, is like size eight font, bible thin pages, and is the size of my PC (A Dell XPS with standard size frame). That's like, seven inches thick, and a 18 inces wide. And it probably does weigh somewhere around 60 pounds. Its one mother of a dictionary .

 

Well, I've seen bibles with carved wood or heavy embossed leather covers, and that does add a lot to the weight of a book. But the dictionary I have is a more conventional cloth-covered cardboard hardcover. The pages are very thin, but the print is not large.

The problem with putting that much craftsmanship into a dictionary is that it's expensive. It makes the dictionary a wonderful centerpiece, but also means it won't be replaced often, if at all. Language evolves, and a library, of all places, should have an up-to-date reference.

 

I see your point. I don't know about the dictionary in my current library, but in my old school library we had a slightly smaller, but still massive dictionary and it was printed in the sixties. Looked like it was from the sixties too.

 

I have an American Heritage Dictionary from 1977 and it's one of the centerpieces of my bookshelf.

 

My mum has an old dictionary set (2 books) - don't know how old it is but it was already old when I was young.

I still love to read it because it has lovely words that have slipped from use.

 

Quite apart from the dictionary topic, this line from Torchwood (of course!) had me literally laughing out loud:

 

One of my roommates will sit there for upwards of an hour sometimes, just reading a dictionary like it's a novel. I don't know how he does it.

 

Is he Fox Mulder? I hear that guy can sit around and do seemingly meaningless tasks for... well... its sort of his job... or is it?

 

No, he's not nearly as cool as Fox Mulder. If I had to pick an X-Files character for him, I would say he's a lot like Alex Krycek. They're quite a bit alike, except my room mate doesn't work for any shadowy group.

 

Hmmm, that's probably for the best...

 

Yeah, I suppose it is. I never much cared for that guy. To me, The X-Files was two different shows. There was the good one, which featured Mulder and/or Dogget and Scully going out and investigating the paranormal. Then, there was the mediocre one that dealt with a shadowy group called the Syndicate, as well as the big alien conspiracy. I wish that they could have just not done any of that massive plot arc...

 

my only problem with the massive plot arc, was that if you missed even one episode that related to it, the whole thing made no sense. That sucked. The stand alone episodes were much better and far more entertaining. They had comedic relief which the overly serious plot arc episodes notably lack. In the plot arc episodes, Mulder's wit and enate silliness are almost non-existant. ITs a shame.

Luckily, the upcoming movie will be in no way connected to the series' plot arc, and will be more like a two hour stand alone episode. Sweeeeeeet.

 

I am looking really forward to the upcoming movie. It is 11:06 p.m. in this particular corner of the universe at this very moment, and that's something that I'm thankful for. In newswriting, it's only proper to refer to Native Americans as American Indians.

 

Then what would you call Americans of Indian descent?

 

I have too many skeletons in my closet ><

 

I feel that the Associated Press has unfairly left Americans of Indian descent out in the metaphorical cold, and as a student of Journalism, this leaves me questioning the very institution that I'm trying to become a part of. We're supposed to fairly represent anyone and everyone, so why is it that Americans of Indian descent are having their most fitting title taken from them? Is that the sort of world we live in?
























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There's no such thing as supreme happiness.

 

Because such is life I'm afraid.

Sadly yes it is in fact the kind of world we live in.
It is a place were we victimize people because the way they look, the way they dress, the way they talk, the way they live, and for what they believe in. It won't change anytime soon, I doubt it ever will. Just have to learn to accept it.

 

I judge people based off of those things sometimes. I think everybody does, and you would be lying if you said you didn't.

Attach enclosed feet to bottom of fan. There are no enclosed feet.

 

Morning all