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pstokely (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 02:07 AM Original message |
Why do people throw useable textbooks in the trash? |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 02:11 AM Response to Original message |
1. The answer to most "Why do people..." questions is almost universally, "They're idiots." |
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pstokely (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 02:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Obliviously, they're unfamiliar with half.com |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 02:13 AM Response to Original message |
2. one man's junk is another man's treasure |
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pstokely (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 02:15 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Somone may have sold the stuff you threw away on Ebay |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 02:42 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. I'd prefer that to it filling a landfill |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 02:15 AM Response to Original message |
5. So they won't be littering! |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 02:26 AM Response to Original message |
6. Either they're ignorant assbuckets |
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Reverend_Smitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 02:31 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I wanted to burn my chemistry book in after I finished that class |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 02:34 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I admire people who have their priorities in order |
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Reverend_Smitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 02:38 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. lol...it was senior week and my wallet was running on empty |
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Rambis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 12:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. yeah but... |
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pstokely (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 02:32 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I'm guessing were in the trash because the bookstore wasn't buying them back |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 01:26 PM Response to Reply #8 |
23. correct, no ethical bookstore will buy back a book that has been damp |
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pstokely (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 01:28 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. I don't think the book has mold |
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realisticphish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 08:03 AM Response to Original message |
12. if they're goddamn morons |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
13. Throwing out perfectly good books is an abomination. |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 11:38 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Yes! I Agree! |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 11:50 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Awesome! I'd love to visit your brick-and-mortar store. |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 12:17 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Don't they? |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 12:23 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Sounds like a splendid idea. |
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realisticphish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 12:29 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. that used book smell may be nice NOW... |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 01:23 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. books that have been wet are not perfectly good, they may carry a contagious book mold |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
20. because they're republicans? |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
21. it's quite unethical to sell books that have been wet |
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LaraMN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
24. I save all of mine. |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
26. I am a lover of books. |
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