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As we may have some confusion here (for those unfamiliar with cryptic clues), the answer to the first is: MOTOKID (anagram of doom kit), and the answer to the second is: DARREN (sounds like da ran and is never here). Here's another: You can play noisily in one, or you're out! (6)

How about making up cryptic crossword clues. Must give clue and number of letters. TBF related would be even better. For instance: Troublemaker needs doom kit. (7) Or, Sounds like father absconded. He's never here. (6)

I'm talking about this. When certain people are in the vicinity, every time I put down what I am reading, this certain type will pick it up, and I have to say, "I'm reading that." I mean, at least wait until I'm done, right?

Are you or have you met jealous readers? I don't mean 'jealous' in the sense of envious, but in the sense of having to read whatevery they think you've read or will read. Competitive readers who guard their hoard. My sister and hub qualify. They are the kind of people who, when you wake up...

Yeah, really. I'm a slooowww reader but I generally remember every word (at least for a bit, in the editorial habit). In Feb I read The Wind-up Bird Chronicle. 600 pages, so it took a while. Who Walk in Darkness by Chandler Brossard Some Ulysses. Some Bright Lights, Big City. Every...

whoa, this one got away from me. Everyone back to your cots!! Who took the restraints off CDA? He's AWOL again. Herman, would you send out the male aides to round him up? Now everyone take one blue pill and one green pill and get under the covers. Repeat the evening prayer after me...

I don't find these to be strange at all--except for that nonsense one. The titles that bother me are things like Chicken Soup for Teenage Acne, etc. First, it refers to an old wives' tale (albeit with some truth in it), then builds a metaphor for a previous book, then refers back to that...

I told him not to eat those straight out of the bowl. Anyway, I'm not even sure they were goldfish. He's part dog, though.

Thwop! gurgle . . . Ooooh, all that's left is a sneaker . . . Moto?

This thing's stuck.

Would someone get me a plunger?

More to the point, what do others think of this idea of culture?

We interrupt this program to bring you . . . (cue resonant voice) Two-Minute Theatre, the relevant radio play series In the small hamlet of Bookish in a remote corner of rural Forumshire, we find the Palimp family sitting down to dinner. "Can I go see Fantasia tonight, Dad?"...

Link to previous discussion Though I sort of hate to do this because I'm not sure anyone actually reads these links, there's some good discussion of Gatsby here: http://forums.thebookforum.com/showthread.php?t=3937&highlight=Gatsby I'm up for further discussion, but I don't want to...

Toadal, I have to take issue with this idea of preserving a board's 'culture.' One of the attractive aspects of TBF is its ability to take in new influences and ideas and personalities flexibly. New members should not feel that they have to bend to a board's 'culture', IMO. My experience...

and they were all on The Love Boat. Strange. Wasn't Dennis Weaver in some berth mix-up with Loni Anderson and Raymond Burr? Or was that the Jim Nabors singalong episode?

This item from Friday's New York Times ought to dispell this myth that Frey's book is doing better post-scandal. His sales have slowed (for both books) and his two-book deal is off the table. Doesn't sound so great to me.: Riverhead Books Pulls Out of James Frey Deal James Frey's publisher...

Two new books, discussed in this week's New Yorker, look at what happiness is, how to get it, and what some of the myths are. Most intriguing is the notion that anyone who's not in serious pain or dire poverty can experience the same 'happiness level' as the richest, most attractive person. In...

Hi ds, Well, I read you post. And you've said something nobody else has said that has made me think, AHA! ds has a good point. Americans (and English, I think) tend to say "religious and political discussions" as if they are similar, partly because of that old taboo about not discussing...

You wish Hillary Clinton was god?:eek: