Casey writes, "After a few hours in the thrift store, my friends and I went to the counter to check out and saw this sign above a bin of what did indeed appear to be books. Never has the saying "don't judge a book by its cover" seemed so...Philosophy 101!"
With the two colors, these seem to be double QMs. Does one color negate the other? Are they QMs or not?
ReplyDeleteDo two quotation marks make a right?
ReplyDeleteHow much were they charging for the "free" "books"?
ReplyDeleteSo they're booklike objects I have to pay for?
ReplyDeleteAndi: I think two quotation marks make a mistake.
ReplyDeleteAre they really captive pamphlets?
ReplyDeleteFirst, a set of black QMs. Then blue QMs around those. Then triple underlines under each word. Okay, I get it! Free books! Sheesh.
ReplyDeleteSigh... is it too much to ask that people who sell books be literate? Guess so...
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ReplyDeleteno, but you don't have to be a genius to give 'em away.
Ah, makes sense...as economists will tell you: 'there's no such thing as a free lunch' (or 'free' 'books' for that matter)
ReplyDeleteat least they're free. did you know that Voose TEA JaNe is going for upwards of $16 these days?? outrageous.
ReplyDeleteI think this is your best title ever.
ReplyDeletethanks, Jeff. I said to my roommate "I just made a foucault joke on my punctuation blog. I am really quite geeky."
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