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Q: Norby by Asimov question

Abraham RayWhen did norby get his time travel capability? My opinion is that he got it when he was first built, but I want to be sure myself. The norby series is a children’s series written by issac Asimov if it helps.

 
 
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Q: Poem "The Boaster"

Mike StoneAt Junior School, in the mid-1950s, I came across a poem entitled "The Boaster". Iirc it ran to several verses, each one ending in "I'm from our village, our village. I'm my father's son", and otherwise consisted of various silly boasts. One that sticks in my mind is "I've in town three houses f...

 
 
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Q: The Church and the Pope—has Ozymandias got anything to do with it?

Soha Farhin PineThe poem's central line that establishes the theme of power: "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Does the "king of kings" part happen to be a subtle reference to the English papacy by any chance? I don't know much about the European church system (not that I'm supposed to know anyway, gi...

 
 
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7:16 PM
@Bookworm It's an improvement over the previous version, but I'm still not sure about whether "most prominent" is exactly narrow enough for us
 
@Gallifreyan seems POB
 
Yes, I had to skip the reopen vote on it
Maybe the "first example" approach as @ChristopheStrobbe suggested would work, but I don't know if it's what OP wants
 
7:47 PM
Finished Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand).
Finished Good Omens (Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett).
 
@Mithrandir Oooh, how was it?
 
@Gallifreyan I actually really like the stuff that plays with personifications of demons and angels as like people doing a job
 
I liked the "Crawly wasn't him" part in the beginning of the novel
 
Unfortunately... I pulled this copy out of the trash and it's slightly moldy.
 
Iirc there was something on Lit about moldy books
Do we freeze them or something?
Or was it drying it in the sun?
The issue of bed bugs is important--books are a great place for them to hide. Just be sure your freezer is really that cold for the whole time (i.e. check the temp with a thermometer and don't put your books in the door of a frequently-opened freezer). If you don't want to wait a week for your books to freeze, you can also cook them in the oven at 125/150°F (50/65°C) for about an hour. This shouldn't damage the paper in your books (remember Fahrenheit 451?) but if there is a fancy binding you might want to watch more closely. — 1006a Jul 26 '17 at 14:45
 
8:11 PM
Worth trying.
 

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