Sure. Or they may even get read straight through in one sitting, so the bookmark never gets to know them at all, other than from a distance.
Yes. Again, exactly that.
“Bookmark bar” is the name for the part of the web browser that displays your bookmarks (along the top or along the side). Except that not all browsers use the term “bookmark” and hardly anyone knows the term “bookmark bar” unless they’ve bothered to read the help file. So it’s a lame play on an obscure term.
A bookmark only interacts with a book when the reader puts it down. And good books are the ones you “can’t put down”.
As just how close a metaphor for a human romantic relationship is a bookmark with a book supposed to be taken?
Shrug has it in 1. DNH may have the reason why the cartoonist thought to make a cartoon out of the phrase.
I do not understand the reply “Word”. Anyone have an idea what it means?
The dialogue supports Shrug’s interpretation. But from the expressions on the bookmarks, it seems their “relationship” with books isn’t at all romantic, but somehow horrific for the bookmark so they’re glad when it’s over quickly. Not clear what exactly the human analogy is supposed to be. Rape? Prostitution? Imprisonment? Suffocation?
And the book you stopped reading because it was so bad: fifty years later the bookmark is still in it. And yes, I have one with a bookmark I got 50 years ago. The bookmark is from the Lenox, MA public library and the book is a Bible.
CaroZ – They don’t look happy – but I read it that they’re not happy because they only have short relationships with “the good ones” (and by extension what Mark in Boston said, the bad ones are the long relationships).
” And yes, I have one with a bookmark I got 50 years ago. The bookmark is from the Lenox, MA public library”
That’s going to be one heck of a fine when you finally take it back.
JP, the library in Lenox lends out books and gives away bookmarks. Does your local public library lend out bookmarks and give away books?
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Sure. Or they may even get read straight through in one sitting, so the bookmark never gets to know them at all, other than from a distance.
Yes. Again, exactly that.
“Bookmark bar” is the name for the part of the web browser that displays your bookmarks (along the top or along the side). Except that not all browsers use the term “bookmark” and hardly anyone knows the term “bookmark bar” unless they’ve bothered to read the help file. So it’s a lame play on an obscure term.
A bookmark only interacts with a book when the reader puts it down. And good books are the ones you “can’t put down”.
As just how close a metaphor for a human romantic relationship is a bookmark with a book supposed to be taken?
Shrug has it in 1. DNH may have the reason why the cartoonist thought to make a cartoon out of the phrase.
I do not understand the reply “Word”. Anyone have an idea what it means?
Basically ‘true dat’. It’s a pretty old usage..
The dialogue supports Shrug’s interpretation. But from the expressions on the bookmarks, it seems their “relationship” with books isn’t at all romantic, but somehow horrific for the bookmark so they’re glad when it’s over quickly. Not clear what exactly the human analogy is supposed to be. Rape? Prostitution? Imprisonment? Suffocation?
And the book you stopped reading because it was so bad: fifty years later the bookmark is still in it. And yes, I have one with a bookmark I got 50 years ago. The bookmark is from the Lenox, MA public library and the book is a Bible.
CaroZ – They don’t look happy – but I read it that they’re not happy because they only have short relationships with “the good ones” (and by extension what Mark in Boston said, the bad ones are the long relationships).
” And yes, I have one with a bookmark I got 50 years ago. The bookmark is from the Lenox, MA public library”
That’s going to be one heck of a fine when you finally take it back.
JP, the library in Lenox lends out books and gives away bookmarks. Does your local public library lend out bookmarks and give away books?