Comments on: In the Beginning: It’s almost almost here! http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/9213 Feel Smart Again Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:01:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Doc http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/9213/comment-page-1#comment-33186 Doc Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:11:51 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/9213#comment-33186 "bookshelf", not "booksheld". Sorry. “bookshelf”, not “booksheld”. Sorry.

]]> By: Doc http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/9213/comment-page-1#comment-33184 Doc Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:10:37 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/9213#comment-33184 Bartlett's Familiar Quotations occupies a prominent position on my booksheld. I've worn out more than one copy. Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations occupies a prominent position on my booksheld. I’ve worn out more than one copy.

]]> By: Johnny Cat http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/9213/comment-page-1#comment-33050 Johnny Cat Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:54:32 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/9213#comment-33050 Love this series, and this particular post. I was a resource section lizard, and would pass the time copying stuff out of encyclos, looking up fart in the dictionary to my friends' delight ('an explosion between the knees' was the definition), and flowering up my essays thanks to Roget. At least I never substituted lacerates for tears, as in "the lacerates streamed down his face", like W did in prep school. Ha. Love this series, and this particular post. I was a resource section lizard, and would pass the time copying stuff out of encyclos, looking up fart in the dictionary to my friends’ delight (‘an explosion between the knees’ was the definition), and flowering up my essays thanks to Roget.

At least I never substituted lacerates for tears, as in “the lacerates streamed down his face”, like W did in prep school. Ha.

]]> By: rob http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/9213/comment-page-1#comment-33043 rob Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:36:18 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/9213#comment-33043 once again another great post. i think the ming dynasty encyclopedia is amazing...the most amazing thing to think about it what was in the missing volumes? id be willing to bet something amazing such as an early steam engine. incredible to think of how advanced the asian cultures got long before the west. once again another great post. i think the ming dynasty encyclopedia is amazing…the most amazing thing to think about it what was in the missing volumes? id be willing to bet something amazing such as an early steam engine. incredible to think of how advanced the asian cultures got long before the west.

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