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ms liberty

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2. Yea, I currently have 14 books on my end table, which is my "first drop point" lol

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Fri Oct 31, 2025, 01:31 PM

Oct 31

When I was dusting earlier, I talked to myself about a book buying moratorium until after we clear my MiL's house. She had a lot of books and I know there are some I will want because we gave them to her!

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Library of unread books? - There's a name for that. [View all] UTUSN Oct 31 OP

Oh, that does sound familiar. Ocelot II Oct 31 #1

Yea, I currently have 14 books on my end table, which is my "first drop point" lol ms liberty Oct 31 #2

In addition to the above, I have another category - books that I read when I was too young, lacked UTUSN Oct 31 #3

YouTube is increasingly flooded with AI slop. I would be very very careful about accepting anything there as factual. eppur_se_muova Oct 31 #4

You said it. Even before that, if I mentioned "the internet" I would run into people who would UTUSN Oct 31 #5

Guilty! bif Oct 31 #6

You're acquited! UTUSN Oct 31 #7

That's me all over. I want a calligraphy print of the word in Japanese brushwork... Hekate Nov 1 #8

Good to know there's a word for my affliction. Borogove Nov 2 #9

Seems like we are Legion. But in my ancient days have whittled down my hoard to about 150. UTUSN Nov 2 #10

Musicians have a term for the stack of method books, etudes, excepts, and other exercises that they... LudwigPastorius Nov 2 #11

Hah! - I love it when musicians combine themselves with comedy. UTUSN Nov 2 #12