Hi, Shelley, Kim here. Can you imagine what fun good writers have when they deliberately set out to write badly? I'm interested in seeing books about language quirks and changes. What do you think of dictionaries of slang? I remember having a lot of fun reading I Hear America Talking by Stewart Bird Flexner because he listed all manner of expressions indicating the lack of sobriety of a person? Some priceless expressions I can recall are: being foxed, pie-eyed, being three sheets to the wind, on the sauce, etc. I personally wouldn't care to be pickled, stewed or dipsomaniacal, but I like drinking songs. At least I don't suffer from hangovers, maybe just a case of laryngitis should my voice become hoarse. Regards, Kim aka Ellinder. -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shelley L. Rhodes Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 7:26 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Wish list: Bower-Litten contest books Hi here is the list of the contest winners, from all the years. Bookshare doesn't have any of these, neither alas does my library system, but perhaps someone out there has them and can add them smile to Bookshare. It Was a Dark and Stormy Night Son of "It Was a Dark and Stormy Night" Bride of Dark and Stormy It Was a Dark & Stormy Night: The Final Conflict Dark and Stormy Rides Again Shelley L. Rhodes, M.A., VRT And Guinevere: Golden Lady Guide Dog guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs for the Blind Alumni Association www.guidedogs.com The people who burned witches at the stake never for one moment thought of their act as violence; rather they thought of it as an act of divinely mandated righteousness. The same can be said of most of the violence we humans have ever committed. -Gil Bailie, author and lecturer (b. 1944) To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.