[Groop]Comics... in a Book Store?
Pengyfelix@aol.com
Pengyfelix@aol.com
Wed, 4 Dec 2002 15:27:19 EST
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> >> I don't know how far-reaching Borders is, but I'd be curious to know if
>> your local outlet has suddenly sprouted comic books as well.
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Out here in the wilds of Toledo, where there is nary a replacement yo-yo
string in the entire metropolitan area, there are several bookstores that
have a small nook of comics--mostly X-Men, your standard superheroes and
Archie. One in particular that sprouts to mind is a Waldenbooks at the mall,
though I am pretty sure there are others. I forget which city we were living
in at the time where I seem to remember a comics rack at the supermarket.
Here's a question that will show just how much of a comics neophyte I am: I
remember when I was quite small (for those of you keeping score, I'm talking
maybe 20 years ago) there were always these pocket size Archie books at the
checkout line in the grocery store. They may still be there; I haven't
checked recently. Do those count as comic books?
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> Hey! That gives me an idea. Maybe we should start up some formal lobbying
> campaign to get said verb into Webster's. Whaddya all think?
Why not? "jedi" "klingon" and "warp drive" made it into Oxford's this year.
I try to use the word "Groo" at every opportunity.
Janet
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Out here in the wilds of Toledo, where there is nary a replacement yo-yo string in the entire metropolitan area, there are several bookstores that have a small nook of comics--mostly X-Men, your standard superheroes and Archie. One in particular that sprouts to mind is a Waldenbooks at the mall, though I am pretty sure there are others. I forget which city we were living in at the time where I seem to remember a comics rack at the supermarket.<BR>
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Here's a question that will show just how much of a comics neophyte I am: I remember when I was quite small (for those of you keeping score, I'm talking maybe 20 years ago) there were always these pocket size Archie books at the checkout line in the grocery store. They may still be there; I haven't checked recently. Do those count as comic books?<BR>
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Hey! That gives me an idea. Maybe we should start up some formal lobbying campaign to get said verb into Webster's. Whaddya all think? </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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Why not? "jedi" "klingon" and "warp drive" made it into Oxford's this year. I try to use the word "Groo" at every opportunity.<BR>
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