(And if you dog-ear your pages, shame on you, man. Hopefully you’ll get some ideas for bookmarks after reading this.)
― Vermont Girl (Vermont Girl), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 18:02 (nineteen years ago) link
Shopping receipts, train tickets, dish cloth, another book, chop stick, a sock.
― Vermont Girl (Vermont Girl), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 18:03 (nineteen years ago) link
― Michael White (Hereward), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 18:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― Rabin the Cat (Rabin the Cat), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 18:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― Fred, Tuesday, 20 April 2004 19:05 (nineteen years ago) link
― otto, Tuesday, 20 April 2004 19:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― derrick (derrick), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 19:52 (nineteen years ago) link
― derrick (derrick), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 19:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― laura, Tuesday, 20 April 2004 20:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― DV (dirtyvicar), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 20:15 (nineteen years ago) link
― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 21:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― pepektheassassin (pepektheassassin), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 23:25 (nineteen years ago) link
― Rabin the Cat (Rabin the Cat), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 05:59 (nineteen years ago) link
― SRH (Skrik), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 06:46 (nineteen years ago) link
So, on-topic, I'd say a pint of milk.
― Mikey G (Mikey G), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 07:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― sandy mc (sandy mc), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 08:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― Su (BoredInsomniac), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 10:06 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jessa (Jessa), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 15:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― Rob in the rain in Juarez, Wednesday, 21 April 2004 17:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― yesabibliophile (yesabibliophile), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 18:59 (nineteen years ago) link
― Michael White (Hereward), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 20:03 (nineteen years ago) link
― slow learner (slow learner), Thursday, 22 April 2004 00:42 (nineteen years ago) link
― Natalie (Penny Dreadful), Thursday, 22 April 2004 06:06 (nineteen years ago) link
― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 22 April 2004 09:37 (nineteen years ago) link
― jel, Thursday, 22 April 2004 09:44 (nineteen years ago) link
― jel, Thursday, 22 April 2004 09:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 22 April 2004 09:52 (nineteen years ago) link
So it's better for me to mark the pages. At least then I don't remind myself of what a scatty reader I am.
― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Thursday, 22 April 2004 10:54 (nineteen years ago) link
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- oooh, I'll make it an erotic thriller to keep the "bar none" crowd entertained ;)
― yesabibliophile (yesabibliophile), Thursday, 22 April 2004 12:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― Bridget Ahrens (bridgevt), Thursday, 22 April 2004 13:43 (nineteen years ago) link
― slow learner (slow learner), Thursday, 22 April 2004 14:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― Carol Robinson (carrobin), Thursday, 22 April 2004 18:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― jed_ (jed), Friday, 23 April 2004 01:40 (nineteen years ago) link
― Claire (Claire Miccio), Friday, 23 April 2004 09:15 (nineteen years ago) link
― jed_ (jed), Friday, 23 April 2004 18:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ele, Tuesday, 27 April 2004 12:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― Cathryn (Cathryn), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 12:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― Nelly Mc Causland (Geborwyn), Saturday, 1 May 2004 14:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― Fred, Saturday, 1 May 2004 18:38 (nineteen years ago) link
― prima fassy (mwah), Saturday, 1 May 2004 18:44 (nineteen years ago) link
― yesabibliophile (yesabibliophile), Sunday, 2 May 2004 17:01 (nineteen years ago) link
Museum brochures are apparently useful as well: I bought a used copy of Ian McEwan's Amsterdam in New York, and the previous owner had used a brochure from an exhibit at the British Museum as a bookmark. Amsterdam, New York, London: how international.
I say bring back the woven string embedded in the spine. Makes me feel posh on the train.
― zan, Monday, 3 May 2004 14:37 (nineteen years ago) link
― Vermont Girl (Vermont Girl), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 17:28 (nineteen years ago) link
― Rowie, Thursday, 6 May 2004 07:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― sandy mc (sandy mc), Thursday, 6 May 2004 07:55 (nineteen years ago) link
Other than those: chopsticks, money, credit cards, gum wrappers, candy wrappers, emory boards, "to do" lists, grocery lists, bills, envelopes, letters, tape that's been doubled-over on itself so it's not sticky, butter knives.
I used to memorize the page, but my mind is far too disfunctional for that these days.
― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Saturday, 8 May 2004 07:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― aimurchie, Saturday, 8 May 2004 22:38 (nineteen years ago) link
― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Monday, 10 May 2004 04:34 (nineteen years ago) link
― Carol Robinson (carrobin), Friday, 14 May 2004 22:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ann Sterzinger (Ann Sterzinger), Friday, 14 May 2004 22:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 14 May 2004 23:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 15 May 2004 22:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 16 May 2004 05:09 (nineteen years ago) link
Of course, even sadder is the idea that they might never notice and might not care.
― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Sunday, 16 May 2004 12:37 (nineteen years ago) link
― Mikey G (Mikey G), Monday, 17 May 2004 07:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Monday, 17 May 2004 11:11 (nineteen years ago) link
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Monday, 17 May 2004 11:34 (nineteen years ago) link
― Fred (Fred), Monday, 17 May 2004 15:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― Mikey G (Mikey G), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 07:32 (nineteen years ago) link
I do the usual including safety pins, toothpicks, grass or leaves. I used to have the ability to randomly open the book to the right page. But, sigh. My magic powers have gone.
I'm a newbie so if anyone wants to say hi!
bye
― PeanutDuck (PeanutDuck), Sunday, 23 May 2004 16:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Sunday, 23 May 2004 20:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― David Elinsky (David Elinsky), Monday, 24 May 2004 00:11 (nineteen years ago) link
Two of my current reads I've got marked with a business card from a bank that had been residing in my wallet for over a year and a coupon for paper towels that I'm actually going to need to use later today.
The other is a hardcover with the dust jacket still attached, which I've been using to mark my place. This is always a precarious situation though, as they tend to get dislodged pretty easily.
My parents had given me a few tasteful "persian rug" style bookmarks for Christmas one year, but my daughter has taken them to decorate her dollhouse.
― how's life, Thursday, 7 July 2016 12:38 (seven years ago) link