tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post109816407895884232..comments2023-11-02T21:46:26.482+13:00Comments on Violet goes green, sort of: What're those books?Violethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547452802344363142noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-1098431790700477802004-10-22T20:56:00.000+13:002004-10-22T20:56:00.000+13:00I read Pickwick Papers - I loved it because I used...I read Pickwick Papers - I loved it because I used to live in Edinburgh and recognised heaps of the place names. It may me come over all nostalgic.Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547452802344363142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-1098368444270114762004-10-22T03:20:00.000+13:002004-10-22T03:20:00.000+13:00See, makes me an oldie from waaaay back.
Oh, but...See, makes me an oldie from waaaay back. <br /><br />Oh, but it's not me, is it? It's my namesake. Darn.Pickwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11887094068295826067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-1098367113876025482004-10-22T02:58:00.000+13:002004-10-22T02:58:00.000+13:00Bugger, that was me, not Anonymous.
:-)Bugger, that was me, not Anonymous.<br /><br />:-)Casynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816744324234199739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-1098366003528337052004-10-22T02:40:00.000+13:002004-10-22T02:40:00.000+13:00What a great idea! If only I worked in a library.
...What a great idea! If only I worked in a library.<br /><br />If we are being pedantic, and I know Pickwick does, the book's character came from an even older source. Charles Dickens to be precise. <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bibliomania.com%2F0%2F0%2F19%2F40%2Fframeset.html">The Pickwick Papers</A> was his first novel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-1098346879380688132004-10-21T21:21:00.000+13:002004-10-21T21:21:00.000+13:00I wonder which came first - the blogger or the boo...I wonder which came first - the blogger or the book character?<br /><br />Someone at work once photocopied the book covers of a bunch of children's books which had our names in the titles, then glued our cut-out faces on them. I was on a Baby Einstein video. I was very pleased.Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547452802344363142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-1098284627844690022004-10-21T04:03:00.000+13:002004-10-21T04:03:00.000+13:00You will meet Pickwick in the books. Some would sa...You will meet Pickwick in the books. Some would say she's the best character, but I wouldn't go as far as saying my favourite.<br /><br />Sadly, you'll never meet me in a book. That's probably a good thing. :-)Casynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816744324234199739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-1098227463704140902004-10-20T12:11:00.000+13:002004-10-20T12:11:00.000+13:00Thanks, Casyn and Pickwick. But do I get to meet ...Thanks, Casyn and Pickwick. But do I get to meet Pickwick by reading the books?Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547452802344363142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-1098214387958291342004-10-20T08:33:00.000+13:002004-10-20T08:33:00.000+13:00... and be careful with the grammasites and mispel...... and be careful with the grammasites and mispeling vyrus! It's a scary place in the bookworld!<br /><br />Yay! I wanna go re-read them all now!Pickwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11887094068295826067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-1098193968820541692004-10-20T02:52:00.000+13:002004-10-20T02:52:00.000+13:00If you do meet Pickwick, be sure to act natural wh...If you do meet Pickwick, be sure to act natural when she starts to go 'plock plock'. I can be slightly startling for those who haven't met her before. ;-)Casynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816744324234199739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-1098191591082034882004-10-20T02:13:00.000+13:002004-10-20T02:13:00.000+13:00Move then to the front of your list. Then you'll g...Move then to the front of your list. Then you'll get to meet Pickwick! Yay!Pickwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11887094068295826067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-1098191364731453212004-10-20T02:09:00.000+13:002004-10-20T02:09:00.000+13:00Jasper Fforde. Thursday Next being the character. ...Jasper Fforde. Thursday Next being the character. Great books!Casynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816744324234199739noreply@blogger.com