Night Elf Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 :lol: I have to show you this scene from the book I am reading. Maybe you will know why both DH and I laughed out loud! "Orlene brought the tea in an old-fashioned pot and poured cups for them both. This wasn't tea time, but time was not of the essence here. What was required was something to occupy their hands and eyes and nominal attention--a pretext to be somewhat at ease together. That was, Norton suspected, the true basis of tea; it was a social amenity." So you can see where my mind went!! I can't see or hear the word tea and not automatically think of teA! :tongue_smilie: BTW, just in case anyone is curious, I'm reading Bearing an Hourglass by Piers Anthony. I love the Incarnation of Immortality series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Classic :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanaTron Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 I read those a long time ago. I loved them, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Classic :D :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasharowan Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 It's been a while since I read that series. I have most of Piers books. He would appreciate the teA crossover, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 I loved that series as a kid too. Read them a million times. It was only as an adult rereading them that I began to realize that he might be a dirty old man. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 OK, board-wide adulation for the first one of us who manages to work the phrase "social amenity" into the ... proceedings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 I loved that series as a kid too. Read them a million times. It was only as an adult rereading them that I began to realize that he might be a dirty old man. :glare: His other books can be very very dirty. The first 20 or so books in the xanth series can be fine. But some of the others, oh my. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 I loved that series as a kid too. Read them a million times. It was only as an adult rereading them that I began to realize that he might be a dirty old man. :glare: His other books can be very very dirty. The first 20 or so books in the xanth series can be fine. But some of the others, oh my. Now I'm thinking I might need to reread them. You know, so I can see if they're appropriate for ds. That's why. Really. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Now I'm thinking I might need to reread them. You know, so I can see if they're appropriate for ds. That's why. Really. :tongue_smilie: He wrote a great series called Bio of a space tyrant. Very interesting mix of drama, poltics and space. It's a "what would I do if I was president series / how would I handle the various political problems of today? Mind you it is also for about 2% porn. :glare: which makes it impossible to share with well anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAutumnOak Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 OK, board-wide adulation for the first one of us who manages to work the phrase "social amenity" into the ... proceedings. :lol::lol::lol: Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 OK, board-wide adulation for the first one of us who manages to work the phrase "social amenity" into the ... proceedings. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 (edited) OK, board-wide adulation for the first one of us who manages to work the phrase "social amenity" into the ... proceedings. No one is even trying?? Just think "board - wide adulation". Perhaps we should have a contest to see who can come up with the best one. I wish I had someone to edit this for me. But I have got to start school! The TeA room has all the social amenities necessary for entertaining a guest; a cozy table for two, or for those more casual affairs, a comfortable love seat. The TeA room also comes equipped with a beautiful candelabra, for a soft lit evening cup of tea. Tucked away in private cupboards, the experienced teA connoisseur would be able to find everything imaginable required to brew countless varieties of teA. But have no fear, for first time guests, simply inexperienced or unimaginative teA brewers, because the teA room also has a cupboard tucked away in the back with countless books on the art of teA making. Edited August 24, 2011 by Julie Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 :lol: I have to show you this scene from the book I am reading. Maybe you will know why both DH and I laughed out loud! "Orlene brought the tea in an old-fashioned pot and poured cups for them both. This wasn't tea time, but time was not of the essence here. What was required was something to occupy their hands and eyes and nominal attention--a pretext to be somewhat at ease together. That was, Norton suspected, the true basis of tea; it was a social amenity." So you can see where my mind went!! I can't see or hear the word tea and not automatically think of teA! :tongue_smilie: BTW, just in case anyone is curious, I'm reading Bearing an Hourglass by Piers Anthony. I love the Incarnation of Immortality series. :lol::lol::lol: I would have thought that too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 The TeA room has all the social amenities necessary for entertaining a guest; a cozy table for two, or for those more casual affairs, a comfortable love seat. The TeA room also comes equipped with a beautiful candelabra, for a soft lit evening cup of tea. Tucked away in private cupboards, the experienced teA connoisseur would be able to find everything imaginable required to brew countless varieties of teA. But have no fear, for first time guests, simply inexperienced or unimaginative teA brewers, because the teA room also has a cupboard tucked away in the back with countless books on the art of teA making. :lol::lol::lol: That was great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Literary foreplay! :svengo: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 I read that series years ago...I was probably 19 or 20 when I read them (I'm 38 now) and I really loved them and remember them to this day. I should re-read them now!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natalie Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 No one is even trying?? Just think "board - wide adulation". Perhaps we should have a contest to see who can come up with the best one. I wish I had someone to edit this for me. But I have got to start school! The TeA room has all the social amenities necessary for entertaining a guest; a cozy table for two, or for those more casual affairs, a comfortable love seat. The TeA room also comes equipped with a beautiful candelabra, for a soft lit evening cup of tea. Tucked away in private cupboards, the experienced teA connoisseur would be able to find everything imaginable required to brew countless varieties of teA. But have no fear, for first time guests, simply inexperienced or unimaginative teA brewers, because the teA room also has a cupboard tucked away in the back with countless books on the art of teA making. What, no mention of carpeting?!? :lol: I can't believe I actually typed that and hit submit :blushing: ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 What, no mention of carpeting?!? :lol: I can't believe I actually typed that and hit submit :blushing: ! I was going to mention carpeting, but couldn't decide which to include: - shag carpeting - a nice runner of carpet - smooth polished floors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 I loved that series as a kid too. Read them a million times. It was only as an adult rereading them that I began to realize that he might be a dirty old man. :glare: :lol::001_huh::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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