tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post8742215258838404228..comments2024-02-29T03:29:52.934-05:00Comments on A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-86876707862501127072012-07-20T11:08:43.000-04:002012-07-20T11:08:43.000-04:00Me read Hardy Boys. Learn what Jalopy is did I.Me read Hardy Boys. Learn what Jalopy is did I.Jim Bellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-50636817569675235292012-07-18T08:10:45.000-04:002012-07-18T08:10:45.000-04:00My mom bought the entire Trixie Belden set at a ga...My mom bought the entire Trixie Belden set at a garage sale. Love that plucky mystery solver. AngieOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-77301118583878582332012-07-17T14:07:13.000-04:002012-07-17T14:07:13.000-04:00Needless to say, I'm a Trixie fan, myself. Mou...Needless to say, I'm a Trixie fan, myself. Mouthy redhead? Damn skippy.Marshanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-62280723161825913062012-07-17T13:28:33.000-04:002012-07-17T13:28:33.000-04:00Becca, if you want to catch up and enjoy some good...Becca, if you want to catch up and enjoy some good kids' books, read the ones on this list. And/or give them to your niece.<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/afuse8production/2012/07/07/top-100-chapter-book-poll-results/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/afuse8production/2012/07/07/top-100-chapter-book-poll-results/</a>Genevievenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-57769396752810342422012-07-17T13:27:21.000-04:002012-07-17T13:27:21.000-04:00I was a Trixie Belden girl, myself.I was a Trixie Belden girl, myself.Genevievenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-43666455051366124102012-07-16T21:39:59.000-04:002012-07-16T21:39:59.000-04:00Central Florida. Same dif. My mom used to take Har...Central Florida. Same dif. My mom used to take Harry Potter books to work with her, and got some flack from her coworkers for the devil books. You know the county in Florida that banned 50 Shades? That's the county I grew up in. I gaurantee you, if someone was concerned about a book's contents, it wasn't at the library or taught in school. And a word in a title is enough. "a PHANTOM tollbooth? Must be about the supernatural. BANNED."Beccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-19596761767319537912012-07-16T18:00:14.000-04:002012-07-16T18:00:14.000-04:00http://www.theagitator.com/2012/07/16/leroy-brown-...http://www.theagitator.com/2012/07/16/leroy-brown-1963-2012/<br /><br />--bdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-16997150771780906122012-07-16T21:01:09.000-04:002012-07-16T21:01:09.000-04:00Next you'll be telling me you eat when you get...Next you'll be telling me you eat when you get hungry, and stop when you're full.J. Bowmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-91848134008591798172012-07-16T19:39:57.000-04:002012-07-16T19:39:57.000-04:00Nothing to add but that I audibly went "awwww...Nothing to add but that I audibly went "awwwww" when I read this and realized I sound just like my mother does when she watches the news and hears about some celeb/author/whoever she is interested in dying.Reneenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-28897839030188973712012-07-16T19:28:15.000-04:002012-07-16T19:28:15.000-04:00Dude, I had never heard of it either.Dude, I had never heard of it either.spacewomannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-20676337313764985072012-07-16T19:20:51.000-04:002012-07-16T19:20:51.000-04:00Childhood mystery! Encyclopedia Brown, the Bobbse...Childhood mystery! Encyclopedia Brown, the Bobbsey Twins, The Three Investigators, Nancy Drew....man, I loved all those.Joseph J. Finnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-28326425975865436952012-07-16T18:23:23.000-04:002012-07-16T18:23:23.000-04:00AND Kitty Wells! AND Kitty Wells! Bennernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-16360893411440841412012-07-16T17:28:19.000-04:002012-07-16T17:28:19.000-04:00You had never heard of Phantom Tollbooth? Jesus H...You had never heard of Phantom Tollbooth? Jesus H. Christ, were you raised in North Korea? isaac_spacemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-2953832826019735522012-07-16T17:24:28.000-04:002012-07-16T17:24:28.000-04:00He'll be missed. Encyclopedia Brown was right ...He'll be missed. Encyclopedia Brown was right up there with the Hardy Boys and Boxcar Children for me as frequent reads when in elementary school.MidwestAndrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-72056281796147251092012-07-16T17:18:12.000-04:002012-07-16T17:18:12.000-04:00One of the books had a contest at the end- there w...One of the books had a contest at the end- there was a case, and then a promise to give the solution in the next book. Not that I remember the case now, but I never did see that solution.<br /><br />Bookkeeper.Ricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-15561738559388216712012-07-16T16:43:49.000-04:002012-07-16T16:43:49.000-04:00You guys, I'm starting to get concerned. I hav...You guys, I'm starting to get concerned. I haven't read MOST of the beloved childhood books posted on this blog. I'd never even HEARD of this Phantom Tollbooth book until like 3 years ago. Why was my house some sort of beloved-childhood-book-FREE zone? I feel like I have to buy ALL these books for my niece so she'll be able to talk about these books when she's older. Beccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-53856198051714349392012-07-16T16:42:16.000-04:002012-07-16T16:42:16.000-04:00Now I'm just sad all the brilliant Modern Humo...Now I'm just sad all the brilliant Modern Humorist parodies of Encyclopedia Brown ("Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of Death Row Dubya", "Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Missing Olympic Magic", etc) are no longer on the web.Rogernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-58809527450830167342012-07-16T16:31:34.000-04:002012-07-16T16:31:34.000-04:00Mine too. And a lot of the solutions are still st...Mine too. And a lot of the solutions are still stuck in my head from the early 80s. Spoiler alerts: "An ARROW flight away." "The paint drops were FAR APART." "The seat was STILL WARM."spacewomannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-78025680795568553482012-07-16T16:12:31.000-04:002012-07-16T16:12:31.000-04:00Mine too.Mine too.Eric J.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-28035965157619839172012-07-16T16:10:38.000-04:002012-07-16T16:10:38.000-04:00My little one loved these, even though they're...My little one loved these, even though they're totally dated and I needed to explain certain things that make no sense to someone born in 2003.Russnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-58486752172264063452012-07-16T15:19:47.000-04:002012-07-16T15:19:47.000-04:00When my sister and I were quite young and still sh...When my sister and I were quite young and still shared a room, I used to retell her Encyclopedia Brown stories, (changing the name to Karen McGrath, which was the name of a friend from school) as we were falling asleep. For years she thought I made those stories up and had a stellar imagination.D'Arcynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-43653847697422846582012-07-16T15:19:27.000-04:002012-07-16T15:19:27.000-04:00When my sister and I were quite young and still sh...When my sister and I were quite young and still shared a room, I used to retell her Encyclopedia Brown stories, (changing the name to Karen McGrath, which was the name of a friend from school) as we were falling asleep. For years she thought I made those stories up and had a stellar imagination.D'Arcynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-75607974647556230472012-07-16T15:10:41.000-04:002012-07-16T15:10:41.000-04:00These books were absolutely where I learned how to...These books were absolutely where I learned how to read upside down, a skill I still find comes in handy now.Wattsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-58374884163558570662012-07-16T14:21:28.000-04:002012-07-16T14:21:28.000-04:00Premorse.Premorse.Bennernoreply@blogger.com