--- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "J.C. Hocking" <jchocking@...> wrote:
>
> Argh!
> What's with all the timid people reading hardboiled books?
> Show those lurid covers off with pride and, if need be, defiance!
> What are onlookers going to do?
> Chasten you?
>
That verb has always made me nervous... like someone is gonna castrate
me, or something... Seriously, I have never in my life had a stranger
make a derogatory comment on a book I was carrying.
Best,
mrt
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