tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post8870529994036988021..comments2024-01-08T14:21:37.465-08:00Comments on Infinite Art Tournament: Paperback 269a: Three-Dollar Mile / Ian Banyon (Challenge Books 203)Michael5000http://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-91853068973496030942009-08-02T10:24:51.154-07:002009-08-02T10:24:51.154-07:00@Lisa in Oz -- I'd love to ship this sucker to...<b>@Lisa in Oz -- I'd love to ship this sucker to Australia! Unfortunately, I already promised an email correspondant I'd send it to Canada. But you can take consolation that at least it will be in a large but sparsely-inhabited former outpost of the British Empire!<br /><br />Green Pants DOES look happy to be fondling Footless Dame's abs, but I'm sure this is just because of his professional commitment to building up young actresses.</b>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-5951442290857456352009-07-31T18:40:05.452-07:002009-07-31T18:40:05.452-07:00I'd totally review it - as you said, who can s...I'd totally review it - as you said, who can say "no" to a vast field of burnt orange? - but I doubt you want to ship this sucker to Australia. So instead I'll just say that Green Pants is looking a wee bit happy to be poking Footless Dame in the belly button. Then again, she looks happy to be poked, so who am I to judge? <br /><br />Oh, and I kind of dig the blue armchair. (Can you tell I've been furniture shopping lately?)Lisa in Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00169563582205982963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-8558630964073046162009-07-31T10:09:16.442-07:002009-07-31T10:09:16.442-07:00@Elaine: You caught me. I didn't read it.
@J...<b>@Elaine: You caught me. I didn't read it.<br /><br />@Jennifer: Sucker for a man in a green suit, eh?<br /><br />@Rex: How dare you impugn the competancy of my spelling!<br /><br />Five bucks stands if anyone wants the book; I paid about a nickel for it and it has now served its purpose. It's intact although moderately scuffed (visible in photos) and smells a little musty.<br /><br />Alternatively, I will ship it free to anyone who agrees to read it in its entirety and write up a suitably entertaining review for us.</b>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-75988259183973087042009-07-31T09:45:21.603-07:002009-07-31T09:45:21.603-07:00PPS it's worth at least $10 (and my prices alw...PPS it's worth <a href="http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=banyon&sts=t&tn=mile&x=33&y=14" rel="nofollow">at least $10</a> (and my prices always include shipping, so $5 is indeed a ridiculous bargain)Rex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-2690450849366702232009-07-31T09:41:20.272-07:002009-07-31T09:41:20.272-07:00P.S. I have to believe the original title on this ...P.S. I have to believe the original title on this was "three-dollar hooker."Rex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-17626994827079050012009-07-31T09:39:33.323-07:002009-07-31T09:39:33.323-07:00If "competant" is the new "incompet...If "competant" is the new "incompetent," then I agree with you whole-heartedly. Hardly anything I own is this @#$#ing ugly. This is a special kind of ugly. Depressing-Ugly.<br /><br />I love when publishers run cover copy over a mottled background, thereby both ruining the cover art and rendering the cover copy illegible. I call this the "my eyes!" school of text/picture interaction.<br /><br />Leopardskin pants,<br />RPRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-1973787676667779372009-07-31T04:24:46.829-07:002009-07-31T04:24:46.829-07:00Quel homage!
My attention was kind of caught by t...Quel homage!<br /><br />My attention was kind of caught by the guy's pants on the front cover, and it's not just the fact that his suit looks green, at least on my monitor.<br /><br />As for the guy's pretzelish armwork, I believe we're seeing the first signs of why the "casting armchair" never caught on.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09075041892999096779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-34932417614834486802009-07-31T02:57:24.515-07:002009-07-31T02:57:24.515-07:00Rex Parker will almost certainly be in touch! He ...Rex Parker will almost certainly be in touch! He can't resist burnt orange, and your price is dirt cheap. Now, M5000, did you read the whole book, or was it too stodgy?Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195458656221202202noreply@blogger.com