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Well, I wouldn't say I'm a "collector" either, but me and my dad both tend to snap up books sometimes, and we've accumulated some pretty old ones, like that. Just glanced at some stuff and we've got a 1908 Wind in the Willows. We've got a ton of books. Once I bought an entire [EDIT: 1911] "Dictionary and Cyclopedia" just because it was cheap and I thought it was cool.

[edit:  Could have sworn it was 1914...]



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My advice to fanboys: Brag about stuff that's true, not about stuff that's false. Predict stuff that's likely, not stuff that's unlikely. You will be happier, and we will be happier.

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Do you own a Mac? If so, there is an app called Delicious Library. It's great for cataloging all sorts of things, including books.

You just hold the barcode up to the screen, and it catalogs the book.
http://www.delicious-monster.com/

You would have to do a search for the old ones with no barcode, but it's still a very cool app.



Wow. No, I haven't had a Mac since the one I got in 1994 died a few years back and I gave the even older one away. (Actually, I only loaned it but -- long story short -- I don't know where he lives anymore, lol.) I've been thinking about getting one, though. Macs seem to have tons of cool stuff like that.



Tag (courtesy of fkusumot): "Please feel free -- nay, I encourage you -- to offer rebuttal."
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My advice to fanboys: Brag about stuff that's true, not about stuff that's false. Predict stuff that's likely, not stuff that's unlikely. You will be happier, and we will be happier.

"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts." - Sen. Pat Moynihan
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The old smileys: ; - ) : - ) : - ( : - P : - D : - # ( c ) ( k ) ( y ) If anyone knows the shortcut for , let me know!
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I have the most epic death scene ever in VGChartz Mafia.  Thanks WordsofWisdom! 

I clicked on this to see some lugubriousness or lugubriosity. I was very pleased. Great poem, and even greater pictures.



I like the word lugubrious :)