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Post by LazyBoy on Jul 16, 2005 15:26:08 GMT
Am I the only person not to be caught up in this madness that is the new book? I mean who in their right mind would get up at midnight, go to a shop and QUEUE for the book, when in only 8 short hours the shop will be open anyway, and you'd have spent most of the time asleep. If you awake anyway i suppose its fair enough, but still.......
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Post by Renegade on Jul 16, 2005 15:58:11 GMT
Rumour has it you were seen queuing for a Harry Potter book as well...  |
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Post by Fredy on Jul 16, 2005 18:18:38 GMT
lol i personally think harry potter is a bunch of craap so i definately wouldn't lol
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Post by LazyBoy on Jul 16, 2005 21:10:09 GMT
Rumour has it you were seen queuing for a Harry Potter book as well... that may be so, but I myself was not purchasing the book, merely mocking the girl in our party who was, and mocking others around us in the queue. In particular laughing at the refusal of Woolworths to sell me a bottle of coke. "BOOKS ONLY PLEASE" "BUT I DON'T WANT THE F**KING BOOK" band of idiots tbh :/ |
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Post by --zoey-- on Jul 17, 2005 12:48:29 GMT
lol i personally think harry potter is a bunch of craap so i definately wouldn't lol "a bunch of crap" thats sold millions of copys and inspired 1000's of people to read  I'm not obsessed with Harry Potter, and I don't understand people lining up at all hours of he night to get a book. I'll probably read it in a few weeks time when everyone else has gotten over the hype and the "OMG ____ did ____!!!!!1111!!!!!!" stage. |
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Post by Shady on Jul 17, 2005 13:30:35 GMT
My picture is in the Derby Evening Telegraph as one of the first people to get the book at Waterstones at midnight. I've finished it already |
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Post by LazyBoy on Jul 17, 2005 20:56:18 GMT
this may be a bit shallow, but i've lost any respect i had, or ever potentially could have, for you through that statement right there
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Post by Lupin on Jul 17, 2005 21:15:05 GMT
I preordered my copy..although I must say that I am guilty of buying the previous book at midnight..but I wasn't exactly queuing Lupin |
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Post by LazyBoy on Jul 18, 2005 3:18:04 GMT
oh by the way check this out, i found it the other day. it's pretty cool, i mean clearly the guy is an idiot but  EDIT : they took the post down so its pointless now :/ |
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Post by FreeWill on Jul 18, 2005 8:43:28 GMT
nice cover up  |
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Post by Chuck on Jul 18, 2005 22:15:46 GMT
Got the latest one and read it. Best of the series. Man, was it intense at the end. J.K. is a brilliant writer.
Fantastic book, and yes, I'm a very big Potter fan.
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Post by LazyBoy on Jul 18, 2005 22:32:21 GMT
i can't help but feel i'm reiterating myself in this thread, so maybe i should say nothing.
On the other hand, I think JK is very clever in that she leaves the optimal gap inbetween books so as to make the most money, and everytime a new book comes out, MORE merchandise comes out, specialised to the film. If i hate anything more than the books, its people who spend a fortune buy "wands" and other wizard stuff, BEARING IN MIND MAGIC DOES NOT EXIST IN THE REAL WORLD.
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Post by Shady on Jul 20, 2005 0:51:11 GMT
I won't mention the wand I got my sister for Christmas then...
Seriously, it's just fun. People happen to enjoy a book, and that's what it's about really. The films and merchandise stuff blinds people from the fact that it just happens to be a book people like reading.
To be honest, after the abuse I got on Friday night, I'm getting pretty sick of people being so narrow minded..
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Post by Terry on Jul 21, 2005 0:24:45 GMT
I thought the book was good |
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Post by Renegade on Jul 21, 2005 0:31:37 GMT
The book could have been a load of blank paper bound together in a Harry Potter cover and it would still have sold millions... the fans wouldn't know there was no actual story written until they'd bought the book because they're all so scared of seeing "spoilers" for it.
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