Radio Boy wrote:
>
> "Rosalie B." wrote in message
> @4ax.com...
> > "CWatters" wrote:
> > >
> > >Were people ever adicted to reading books though? They sure can get adicted
> > >to the internet and video games.
> > >
> > Some people still are. My mom used to tell me to turn down the beans
> > after 15 minutes, and I would answer but I would get involved in the
> > book and she'd come back in half an hour to a house full of smoke and
> > burnt beans. She used to kick me outside to 'get some fresh air'. I
> > used to read under the bedcovers, and I will still stay up until the
> > wee hours of the morning to finish a book.
>
> I once got a good thrashing for reading under the covers beyond
> midnight. OK, I was only thirteen at the time, but it was the kind of
> thing most boys of that age did anyway. Yeah, I know it was a
> school night but being beaten for it seemed rather excessive.....
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You should have killed him in his sleep.
Steve

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