Charybdis - 07 April 2008 07:27 AM

I have never heard of any of the books you mentioned, Kathleen.  Now I feel dumb.

Yeah—not reading books intended for 8-year-olds is quite a faux pas, intellectual-wise.

You might give The Phantom Tollbooth a try—I think you might like it. E. Nesbitt too, maybe. Edward Eager might be too squeaky clean for a man-about-town like yourself, though.

MadCarlotta - 07 April 2008 07:29 AM

I forgot about THe Phantom Tollbooth

I actually have that one here.

Me, too! Me, too! I’m actually on my second copy—my first one was a paperback that fell apart one day, so when I saw a nice hard-cover edition on sale, I could not resist.

Boo - 07 April 2008 07:26 AM

Oooh, yet another one I adore!

I’m thinking we might want to look a bit further into this genetics-in-common thing. Really.

Boo is genetically linked to almost all of the women on here.  I think she’s a polysibling.

I read plenty of other young children’s books when I was in elementary.  I didn’t start reading Jules Verne until I was in junior high, for instance. 

(Re: Avatars) O-o-kay. So who got to be Pete then?

Charybdis - 07 April 2008 07:45 AM

Boo is genetically linked to almost all of the women on here.  I think she’s a polysibling.

I am Everywoman!

David B. - 07 April 2008 07:46 AM

(Re: Avatars) O-o-kay. So who got to be Pete then?

I swapped to Pete to allow someone else to be Jupe.

I am kind of shocked with myself for not having read any of the Three Investigators books. I had (and still have, I think) some Alfred Hitchcock collections for kids. Hmm….

The Brains Benton books were pretty fun, too, from what I can remember. That’s another children’s dectective book series. Not saying they are Great Literature, but…

I think I’ve only read the one, since I do remember a mystery book featuring Alfred Hitchcock (afore now I would have put it assumed it was a Secret-Seven/Famous-Five book). As a boy I always preferred the Tom Swift novels.

Boo - 07 April 2008 07:48 AM

I swapped to Pete to allow someone else to be Jupe.

and yet I see no Jupiter Jones next to his name.

Want me to photoshop a sun in there somewhere Chary?

I was thinking of doing three animated gifs, myself. One that cycles through Jupe, Pete & Bob every few seconds, one that cycles through Pete, Bob & Jupe and one for Bob, Jupe & Pete.

That way all your avatars would swap simultaneously from one character to the next, all the while remaining different.

David B. - 07 April 2008 08:39 AM

I was thinking of doing three animated gifs, myself. One that cycles through Jupe, Pete & Bob every few seconds, one that cycles through Pete, Bob & Jupe and one for Bob, Jupe & Pete.

That way all your avatars would swap simultaneously from one character to the next, all the while remaining different.

but…but….but…. I only love Bob!!

MadCarlotta - 07 April 2008 08:07 AM

Boo - 07 April 2008 07:48 AM

I swapped to Pete to allow someone else to be Jupe.

and yet I see no Jupiter Jones next to his name.

Want me to photoshop a sun in there somewhere Chary?

I can’t do the circle thing on my software here at work, so you’ll just have to take Jupiter as he is.