Comments on: fahrenheit four-fifty-something or other http://www.somethingshinydisorder.com/2006/10/fahrenheit-four-fifty-something-or-other/ Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:52:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.somethingshinydisorder.com/2006/10/fahrenheit-four-fifty-something-or-other/comment-page-1/#comment-319 Anonymous Tue, 10 Oct 2006 01:52:00 +0000 http://www.katyscott.com/shinywordpress/2006/10/fahrenheit-four-fifty-something-or-other/#comment-319 When, oh when, did we decide that books should not offend? Especially in schools which is the only place many will read challenging works? Hamlet is about incest and suicide for cristsakes! So's Oedipus Rex.<br/><br/>The irony is also toooooo much to handle. The price of freedom is eternal vigilance--of other people who are given that freedom and incapable of protecting it. When, oh when, did we decide that books should not offend? Especially in schools which is the only place many will read challenging works? Hamlet is about incest and suicide for cristsakes! So’s Oedipus Rex.

The irony is also toooooo much to handle. The price of freedom is eternal vigilance–of other people who are given that freedom and incapable of protecting it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.somethingshinydisorder.com/2006/10/fahrenheit-four-fifty-something-or-other/comment-page-1/#comment-317 Anonymous Wed, 04 Oct 2006 03:30:00 +0000 http://www.katyscott.com/shinywordpress/2006/10/fahrenheit-four-fifty-something-or-other/#comment-317 And there's some raunchy stuff in <i> that </i> book too.<br/>Idjits. I hope the judge laughs at them and makes them write a book report on it for punishment.<br/><br/>-Kat And there’s some raunchy stuff in that book too.
Idjits. I hope the judge laughs at them and makes them write a book report on it for punishment.

-Kat

]]> By: Bob http://www.somethingshinydisorder.com/2006/10/fahrenheit-four-fifty-something-or-other/comment-page-1/#comment-316 Bob Mon, 02 Oct 2006 23:51:00 +0000 http://www.katyscott.com/shinywordpress/2006/10/fahrenheit-four-fifty-something-or-other/#comment-316 Oh and also, from the looks of this quote: "If they can't find a book that uses clean words, they shouldn't have a book at all," it seems rather clear that these folks are against book-learning of any sorts, save one (guess which one!). Oh and also, from the looks of this quote: “If they can’t find a book that uses clean words, they shouldn’t have a book at all,” it seems rather clear that these folks are against book-learning of any sorts, save one (guess which one!).

]]> By: Bob http://www.somethingshinydisorder.com/2006/10/fahrenheit-four-fifty-something-or-other/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Bob Mon, 02 Oct 2006 23:48:00 +0000 http://www.katyscott.com/shinywordpress/2006/10/fahrenheit-four-fifty-something-or-other/#comment-315 This boggles the mind on so many levels. I have no problem with people not wanting to participate in an activity for whatever reason, but why do they always have to make it their personal crusade to prevent others from doing it? <br/><br/>Secondly, is St. Peter going to close the pearly gates on you because you read the word "shit" in a book when you were 15? If so, then stoke up those hellfires for me. At least I will have something interesting to read in afterlife.<br/><br/>Finally, I have no trouble beleiving the father never read the book, or else he clearly does not understand irony. Probably both. He might actually enjoy the book, if for nothing else than as a guide to book burning.<br/><br/>Are you sure The Onion didn't come up with this whole story? I guess reality IS stranger than fiction... This boggles the mind on so many levels. I have no problem with people not wanting to participate in an activity for whatever reason, but why do they always have to make it their personal crusade to prevent others from doing it?

Secondly, is St. Peter going to close the pearly gates on you because you read the word “shit” in a book when you were 15? If so, then stoke up those hellfires for me. At least I will have something interesting to read in afterlife.

Finally, I have no trouble beleiving the father never read the book, or else he clearly does not understand irony. Probably both. He might actually enjoy the book, if for nothing else than as a guide to book burning.

Are you sure The Onion didn’t come up with this whole story? I guess reality IS stranger than fiction…

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