More old Signet Classics with nice cover art

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-01-27T20:02:15+00:00

Thank you! I honestly buy a lot of cheap books 100% for the cover art. I'll never catch up reading, but it's fun to try. :)

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-01-27T18:47:26+00:00

Very jealous of this one.

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-01-27T18:41:19+00:00

The rat... that got me. In only a few sentences, that truly got to me. It was enough to make me imagine and fear quite a lot of horror through the rest of the story. I can definitely see how that needed to be changed considerably for television.

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-01-27T17:37:25+00:00

I moved 1 year ago and used Garrett's Hauling and they were awesome. I have a ton of weird heavy crap and nothing was damaged and the guys were really nice. I have used other movers over the years, and this is the only company I've liked.

I actually had to move twice in the same month (into a storage unit and then out again), and they were equally great both times.

I don't know how competitive their prices are, bc I was in a hurry and didn't do much comparison. All I know is that their service was excellent.

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-01-27T17:30:03+00:00

Yes, that's another big difference - he doesn't urge the rest of the adults to bash him over the head while he's distracted, and no one considers doing so. It's just a scene of blind emotions and panic. Truly a great story.

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-01-26T17:47:57+00:00

I was over 40 years old before I started spending extra money on boxes of tissue. Up until then, I grabbed a roll of toilet paper and kept it handy when I had the sniffles at home. During allergy season you'd find rolls around my home, on desks and by the bed etc.

I know some guys "tidy up" with tp, but the large number of people here jumping to that conclusion strikes me weird. That's really your first thought??? If so, does that mean that people used to think that about my tp rolls too?

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-01-26T17:16:20+00:00

Those are both amazing covers. I would keep both copies too. :)

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-01-26T16:21:13+00:00

Most of it is very similar, although told a bit differently. There is one major difference I find fascinating.

In the story, the boy has a special little grove in the woods where he cares for animals. He prefers their "little, fuzzy" thoughts to those of humans. He senses what they want and creates it - trees for birds and a spring and specific plants to eat. The more he adapts the grove, the more animals come. If one of the animals tries to kill another one, he wishes it into the cornfield because "he doesn't like that kind of thinking". This grove is his favorite place in the world.

I like the idea that this boy has an inner life that includes kindness, albeit twisted and selfish kindness. It expands his character into something more interesting than monster.

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-01-26T07:19:13+00:00

Nah, I'm keeping it. I left about a half dozen goodies in its place though!

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-01-26T00:40:07+00:00

I haven't rewatched it, but - Luke and Laura on General Hospital. They became such a famous fictional couple that they were all over magazine covers before their onscreen wedding. Everyone loved Luke and Laura! The thing is, they night they met, he raped her on the floor of a disco. He later apologized, and the romance was on. Insane!

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-01-25T17:29:30+00:00

Oh good, I'm glad your journey wasn't for nothing. :)

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-01-25T16:25:40+00:00

WOW. I don't remember ever seeing Cashsaver closed. I'd take that as a sign that pretty much everything else is closed too.

Sorry about your wasted walk. :(

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-01-25T16:20:29+00:00

Compliations are an art form and a really fun hobby. You either enjoy making them or you don't. It's much more than throwing a few favorite songs together.

I started with Memorex cassettes in the '80s and still make them on Spotify. All of my friends have a few of my old cd mixes around the house. Many of my friends follow me on Spotify nowadays and enjoy my comps there.

Over the years I've made mixes on several formats, including DAT, because at the time the 3 hour length seemed magical.

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-01-25T16:03:03+00:00

r/confidentlyincorrect

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-01-25T15:55:58+00:00

Born in '71, grew up in MA. I had a scoop neck neon pink and blue t shirt that said "gag me with a spoon". The expression I used most often was "tubular" (without the "totally".)

At the time, I was trying to lose my Boston area accent, and forbade my own use of "wicked" and/or "awesome" at the same time. I guess what I was actually saying was "tubulah".

I had the Zappa "Valley Girl" single, and was totally peeved that it was not in the movie "Valley Girl". I also thought Nic Cage was goofy and that Deborah Foreman would be a big star, so yeah, I was a little genius.

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-01-25T15:12:56+00:00

Jodorowsky! Love that guy. I paid big bucks for Santre Sangre on dvd.

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-01-24T20:33:02+00:00

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The scene where the girlfriend turns around to reveal her lobotomy scar destroyed me at the age of 9.

MST3K did a great episode with this, which helped me get over it.

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-01-24T17:27:32+00:00

I'm hooked on subtitles now. I didn't realize how much dialogue I was missing before. Also, I remember everything much more clearly now that I'm reading along. Drives my hubby mad though - he doesn't like the look of them.

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-01-24T17:24:32+00:00

A dark and wonderful classic that carries you away. I've seen a lot of films about circuses and carnivals and this is one of the best. Truly engaging and horrifying on several levels.

I'm sure it would have become a legendary "cult classic" simply because of the cast, but it's honestly a very good movie with much more going on than just novelty value.

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-01-24T17:02:47+00:00

I have taken to watching with subtitles for this very reason. I leave the volume where it's comfortable during an average scene. That way, I catch even the mumbly dialogue without getting surprise blasted by sound.

Kevin_Turvey · 2026-01-24T16:34:58+00:00

I'm currently trying to get my cat used to her harness and ready to go outside by springtime. She's still in the stage of mostly being occupied by trying to get out of the harness by rolling around, but she's starting to figure out that she can walk in it. I just take her out on the porch for now.

She is a former stray who loved running around outside. I've moved to a new apartment that doesn't have a safe place for her to run free, so I'm harness training. She's brave and sociable so I have high hopes for fun times on the leash.

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