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Damsel
 
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On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 06:31:00 -0600, "jmcquown" >
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>Damsel wrote:
>> On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 21:39:22 -0500, "Virginia Tadrzynski"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> I see someone remembers reading Ray Bradbury.

>>
>> In high school, I read every Ray Bradbury book I could get my hands
>> on. The one that sticks in my mind is The Illustrated Man.

>
>"Farenheit 451" - I'll never forget the scene from the film where the woman
>with all the books and cats were burned.


I never saw the movie, just read the book. And there's very, very little
that I remember from any of the Bradbury books. It's been decades. But I
do remember that 451F is the degree at which paper ignites, and I bake
accordingly.

Now, if you're talking about 1984 ....

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_