The place where everyone hangs out, chats, gossips, and argues
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By Adam
#120843
I dont know if any of you caught this story in the news but basically its people who read a book and then leave in the street on a phonebox or on a park bench for example.

Basically the concept is: You have a book that you have read and are willing to let it go and let others read it.

By using http://www.bookcrossing.com and Register the book, you have to release it into the 'wild' for someone else to read (give it to a friend, leave it on a park bench, donate it to charity, "forget" it in a coffee shop, etc.), and get notified by email each time someone comes here and records journal entries for that book. And if you make Release Notes on the book, others can Go Hunting for it and try to find it!

Give it a try...
By MacGlumpher
#120863
I prefer LIBRARIES.
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By Adam
#120884
So do I, but if you actually look at the site and you may realise that its a really good idea.

There maybe books in you're area that can be found and that are around somewhere.

Libraries are so 1990's
By Sheep
#120885
yer it is a good idea. it could prove quite popular.
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By Adam
#120887
Its already very popular.

members: 164,270
books registered: 567,053
website hits/mo: 25 million
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By Morals
#120895
There's a flash mob in London tomorrow. The finer details aren't announced until you're in the pub designated to your star sign but mobbers have been requested to bring a book they don't want any more with them to the mob, and also have been told that they can log the book on the bookcrossing site.

May well make the local news tomorrow evening sometime....
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By Adam
#120897
Ahh - you got the email as well.

Sadly I cant make that one.

Nice one in October sometime..
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By Morals
#120901
I can't make this one - depending on when October's one is I may be able to make it along.
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By Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog
#120912
its very desperately sad. stand up for your beliefs? nah im too busy.... go to a random place? oh yes.

f*ckin hilarious.
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By Adam
#120914
flash mob - another thing thats very popular.

lol @ gaspodes post.
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By Morals
#120915
I have no beliefs to stand up for.

Flash mobbing is just a bit of fun, and if I happen to tbe in the area when it's going down I don't see what harm joining in can do.
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By Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog
#120935
i presume its called flash mobbing as those that do it are all c*cks?
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By kendra k
#120958
flash mob started off cool, when it was just about messing up the order of things. we have 'em all the time here.

Good to know, thanks!