tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post5502864335163583366..comments2024-03-14T00:16:32.077-07:00Comments on 50 Books: LIST: Books a Man Has Given Me That Made Me Swear NEVER to Go on Another Date with Him EVER AgainTammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16613804843380827691noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-49250211158546962172007-02-19T17:11:00.000-08:002007-02-19T17:11:00.000-08:00My listTry that again. Sorry.<A HREF="http://behindthestove.blogspot.com/2007/02/my-vegetable-love-should-grow-vaster.html" REL="nofollow">My list</A><BR/><BR/>Try that again. Sorry.BabelBabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00467487618830618571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-57320009932003559692007-02-19T17:10:00.000-08:002007-02-19T17:10:00.000-08:00I feel like a rock star : )Here's my list:http://b...I feel like a rock star : )<BR/><BR/>Here's my list:<BR/>http://behindthestove.blogspot.com/2007/02/my-vegetable-love-should-grow-vaster.htmlBabelBabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00467487618830618571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-15963235718680291072007-02-19T10:58:00.000-08:002007-02-19T10:58:00.000-08:00If some guy gave me Anais Nin on a date, I'd cack...If some guy gave me Anais Nin on a date, I'd cackle at him like an old prude "I know what you're up to!"<BR/>then I'd hand it back to him, sorry dude, I'm just NOT that into YOU.Bobby D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02205693811392933385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-23468934875961019432007-02-15T14:34:00.000-08:002007-02-15T14:34:00.000-08:00It's funny to read you write "I'm not exactly sure...It's funny to read you write "I'm not exactly sure why I picked this list" two days before Valentine's Day. A freudian warning perhaps?<BR/><BR/>Book giving in general is a bad idea idea during the dating phase of any relationship. Flowers and chocolates are dreamlike in essence, as is any good date. <BR/><BR/>Giving a book is like talking about past relationships, or worse still, discussing the future.<BR/><BR/>Talking about books is cool, but giving one is going too far. Dating is like lucid dreaming, and no one, not even Doppelganger, reads in her dreams.trophycasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08711415493454478199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-28343363174441564922007-02-15T07:19:00.000-08:002007-02-15T07:19:00.000-08:00I completely neglected to mention anything by Bill...I completely neglected to mention anything by Bill O'Reilley or Rush Limbaugh, or Ann Coulter! Those would be grounds for immediate date termination as far as I'm concerned. :)notanillusionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950738178858717020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-56458093363210035492007-02-15T04:53:00.000-08:002007-02-15T04:53:00.000-08:00There was once a boy I very nearly "dated" who gav...There was once a boy I very nearly "dated" who gave me a copy of Richard Russo's "The Risk Pool". It's a great book but the face in the author photo up front had been intentionally obliterated. Freaky.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-80187767077191235572007-02-14T19:44:00.000-08:002007-02-14T19:44:00.000-08:00A Confederacy of Dunces "Sorry, it's not you it's....<I>A Confederacy of Dunces</I> <BR/>"Sorry, it's not you it's...no wait, it's you."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-17190555288822234412007-02-14T10:37:00.000-08:002007-02-14T10:37:00.000-08:00This is a lot of fun! Here's me:http://museofire.b...This is a lot of fun! Here's me:<BR/><BR/>http://museofire.blogspot.comMuse of Irehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05332467174431277149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-84146443660662203902007-02-14T03:18:00.000-08:002007-02-14T03:18:00.000-08:00I love lists, here's mine .I love lists, <A HREF="http://gingerinkinc.blogspot.com/2007/02/i-thought-id-jump-on-back-of.html" REL="nofollow">here's mine </A>.Rustybellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928815167471515537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-80585450777816197412007-02-13T19:30:00.000-08:002007-02-13T19:30:00.000-08:00HA! Ask me why I have a copy of Anais Nin's Littl...HA! Ask me why I have a copy of Anais Nin's <I>Little Birds</I>. Then ask me if I ever actually went out with the guy who was trying to convince me to do so. <BR/><BR/>(The world's cutest little hardbound copy of <I>Anna Karenina</I> however, was a much bigger hit. Much nicer guy too, which I doubt was a coincidence.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-14949458296372121652007-02-13T14:18:00.000-08:002007-02-13T14:18:00.000-08:00A boyfriend once gave me Desolation Angels by Kero...A boyfriend once gave me Desolation Angels by Kerouac and it was the perfect gift. A different guy gave me a book of Robert Bly's poetry, which made me reconsider dating him. That's not why we broke up, but it did hint at our incompatibility.Kaijsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07695165966976921107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-39546464919965796122007-02-13T08:33:00.000-08:002007-02-13T08:33:00.000-08:00Hah! This list really made me laugh. I had not hea...Hah! This list really made me laugh. I had not heard of Bukowski until a new beau gave me a book of his, and rhapsodized about how it was "just like my life" and "this guy really gets me." After reading the book (forget which one), I returned it to him and told him it might not be a great idea to advertise that you are a drug-using misogynist. Of course - it did save me a lot of time finding it out on my own! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-71377408907945349712007-02-13T06:15:00.000-08:002007-02-13T06:15:00.000-08:00This is such a fantastic idea, I couldn't resist.h...This is such a fantastic idea, I couldn't resist.<BR/><BR/>http://othershoeblog.blogspot.com/2007/02/book-me-once-shame-on-you.html<BR/><BR/>Love your site!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-54705830601261322872007-02-12T18:28:00.000-08:002007-02-12T18:28:00.000-08:00Hahahahahaha! I once did get a Miller novel from a...Hahahahahaha! I once did get a Miller novel from a date. And no, he didn't get there.landismomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328094347362872558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-56906557263199736532007-02-12T17:40:00.000-08:002007-02-12T17:40:00.000-08:00I second your entire list, with special emphasis o...I second your entire list, with special emphasis on the Henry Miller. That said, I'm about to marry a man who misquoted Keats to me on our first date - I can't hold too much of a literary grudge.<BR/><BR/>You need to get <A HREF="http://threadless.com/product/754/Books_Are_Good_For_You" REL="nofollow">this shirt</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-56035848507801270182007-02-12T17:19:00.000-08:002007-02-12T17:19:00.000-08:00Started a discussion about it over here.xo,JennyStarted a discussion about it over <A HREF="http://ilx.thehold.net/thread.php?msgid=77169#unread" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>xo,<BR/>JennyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-48767406604738245422007-02-12T16:34:00.000-08:002007-02-12T16:34:00.000-08:00Oh, and B.B., I went to your link, but I couldn't ...Oh, and B.B., I went to your link, but I couldn't see your list. Am I missing it somehow?Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16613804843380827691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-39460162127842608962007-02-12T16:33:00.001-08:002007-02-12T16:33:00.001-08:00here's mine:http://tryharderyall.blogspot.com/2007...here's mine:<BR/><BR/>http://tryharderyall.blogspot.com/2007/02/no-lovin-books.htmlCarriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333774834458788336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-30308627426023859142007-02-12T16:33:00.000-08:002007-02-12T16:33:00.000-08:00Ha! I think a lot of our lists were separated at b...Ha! I think a lot of our lists were separated at birth. And egads, I didn't even consider self-help books! You're not supposed to indicate that your potential other has flaws! A large part of the success of my relationship with Rusty is that he pretends that I'm perfect and I pretend that I don't notice him rolling his eyes when he does it.<BR/><BR/>Cap'n, it's always a good idea to give someone <I>Love in the Time of Cholera</I>. Even if the other person never reads it, (a) it's got "love" in the title, which gets you to second base (at least), and (b) it's by a proper writer beloved of smartypantses everywhere, so it's a compliment to receive it.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16613804843380827691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-64529098184782523752007-02-12T16:05:00.000-08:002007-02-12T16:05:00.000-08:00Hi. I thought this was such a great idea, I sugges...Hi. I thought this was such a great idea, I suggested it to my book club members. I'll send you their suggestions, or maybe they'll post to you directly.<BR/>You can see mine at <BR/>http://bookbuzz.torontopubliclibrary.ca<BR/>B.B. BuzzwordAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-68835338365453918732007-02-12T14:31:00.000-08:002007-02-12T14:31:00.000-08:00I once *did* break up with a guy, at least partial...I once *did* break up with a guy, at least partially, because of a book he gave me. A self-help book. Called "Boundaries". Written from a religious perspective. Apparently Jesus really, really wants me to be self-sacrificing, but maintain proper boundaries, and I guess just be self-sacrificing when my man wants something. No, the book did not make sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-75850863795895913182007-02-12T14:06:00.000-08:002007-02-12T14:06:00.000-08:00I linked this post to my group book blog to see if...I linked this post to my group book blog to see if they wanted to play along! <BR/><BR/>http://readerswithoutborders.blogspot.com/Impossible Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16637121818066780108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-57335826086317073682007-02-12T11:27:00.000-08:002007-02-12T11:27:00.000-08:00On the flip side, I think the best book I ever gav...On the flip side, I think the best book I ever gave a girl was <I>Love in the Time of Cholera</I> ... but then again, I wasn't the recipient. Was this bad?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-35551776531080956942007-02-12T10:31:00.000-08:002007-02-12T10:31:00.000-08:00I'm confused. Do guys actually give girls books o...I'm confused. Do guys actually give girls books on a first date? I might forgive him any of his choices, since book-giving would be such a novel (ha ha) experiment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-53487044634156189502007-02-12T08:35:00.001-08:002007-02-12T08:35:00.001-08:00Anything by Ayn Rand means that the giver and I wi...Anything by Ayn Rand means that the giver and I will never again touch in this lifetime.Jennifer Peepashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17780652215019606194noreply@blogger.com