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Hen81
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Username: Hen81
Post Number: 112
Registered: 09-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, July 20, 2008 - 12:27 pm: | 
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While I was doing a book signing yesterday a couple with 5 kids stopped at the table. The mother told her kids to come to the table and meet an author. She explained that one of the boys who seemed to be about 8 liked to write. He asked me how long does it take to write a book.
His sister who seemed to be about the same age asked 'How much do books do?'. I didn't understand and asked what did she mean. She clarified her question 'How much do books do in a year?'. Her mother explained that she was asking how much money I made from books. I was a litte surprised at her question. Her father stepped in and told her it was impolite to ask people how much money they made.
They bought one of each of my books and I told them that she would be ok later on in life.
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Disciple724
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Post Number: 17
Registered: 07-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, July 20, 2008 - 12:33 pm: |
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It seems that from a very young age we become fascinated with money, Huh? Where did the history of this (currency)begin? |
Hen81
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Post Number: 113
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, July 20, 2008 - 12:46 pm: |
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When I was young, money was relative and what I wanted was simple. Treats were a bottle of soda or candy. My entertainment came from playing with my friends outside.
Now entertainment comes from video games, pizza places with game arcades and theme parks. All artificial and expensive. Kids now attach a monetary value to those things. I was at the mall and 10 year-olds have cell phones. What else can we say.
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Afrika
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Username: Afrika
Post Number: 132
Registered: 06-2006
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, July 20, 2008 - 12:57 pm: |
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Greetings,
I think that was a logical question. That just siimply means that the future generation is very curious about books and would likely become the new century of authors and writers! Curious minds and questions from youth, are always crucial!
I rather them ask questions about that then about anything else.
Thanks for sharing.
Peace
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Cynique
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Username: Cynique
Post Number: 12475
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, July 20, 2008 - 01:54 pm: |
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Pardon me while I generalize and refer to this generation is a bunch of shallow materialistic slackers with a misplaced sense of values and little interest in anything that they categorize as "useless" knowledge. But they'll be OK because they are all very proficient at computerized electronics and that's the wave of the future. |
Thumper
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Username: Thumper
Post Number: 555
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, July 20, 2008 - 02:47 pm: |
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Hello All,
Maybe its me, but the fact that nobody, except her parents, could understand what the little girl was asking didn't bother anybody? Sounds like her parents need to pay attention to the girl's English grades and put their foot in somebody's butt and keep that child in somebody's library. |
Disciple724
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Post Number: 19
Registered: 07-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, July 20, 2008 - 03:25 pm: |
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Another perspective is that she could have a learning disability or speech impediment. Still, English is just one language by which to communicate and I think understood her immediately. If I am correct (judging from the words you printed), her mother and father were wrong; I think she was asking how much can be made from writing books, not how much did you make. Regardless, stunting a child natural curiousity (in this case) simply because it might be deemed rude could be a sign of the problem there. |
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