Heh, I actually graduated from HS in Cleveland, although I only lived there 2 years. City schools, so not the best, but I only used Cliff notes when I didn't have time to do the reading assignments, and they didn't really help. I didn't realize SC was that bad 

That's pretty funny. I had 2 years in Ohio (Lake - the Uniontown one, not the one over by Toledo that got hit by a tornado this year) and then 2 years down in SC. City schools there were probably still better than some of the schools in SC. The one I went to wasn't too bad on the whole, but there were definitely lower standards.
But more seriously though, that show... Wishbone was a lot more useful (and fun!) than Cliff notes 

I forgot about that show. Have seen it in passing. It came on at the tail end of high school for me, so I wouldn't have gotten much use out of it anyway.
It's much more metaphorical than just a play on the names. He relates to properties as well as the history of each element used. The total is not that long of a list. As I mentioned it is one element per chapter, and I think there are twenty or thirty chapters.
This definitely sounds cool. I think I'm going to look it up and give it a try sometime. Thanks!
The Classics - general discussion / survey
- 30/09/2010 03:52:53 PM
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My own answers.
- 30/09/2010 04:38:33 PM
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Re: My own answers.
- 30/09/2010 09:02:08 PM
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Powdered Soup!
- 30/09/2010 09:23:51 PM
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Re: Powdered Soup!
- 30/09/2010 09:34:06 PM
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Re: Powdered Soup!
- 30/09/2010 10:07:20 PM
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Well, have you seen any of the Austen TV/movie adaptations, then?
- 30/09/2010 10:25:58 PM
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Oh yes. I even made the mistake of purchasing the new Pride and Prejudice for her.
- 01/10/2010 12:10:05 AM
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Cliff's notes
- 05/10/2010 08:05:56 PM
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Re: Cliff's notes
- 05/10/2010 09:21:06 PM
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A classic is really any book with enduring value.
- 30/09/2010 05:33:35 PM
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Re: A classic is really any book with enduring value.
- 30/09/2010 06:46:02 PM
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Re: A classic is really any book with enduring value.
- 30/09/2010 10:57:23 PM
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Re: A classic is really any book with enduring value.
- 30/09/2010 11:39:16 PM
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I really need to read Kundera. I've heard nothing but praise for Unbearable Lightness. *NM*
- 30/09/2010 08:46:18 PM
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I could post you over a copy to borrow.
- 30/09/2010 08:58:08 PM
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That is very kind, but I have far too much to do to read non-school books, unfortunately.
- 30/09/2010 10:53:23 PM
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- 30/09/2010 10:53:23 PM
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Haven't read any other Kundera, but yes, that one is very enjoyable. *NM*
- 30/09/2010 09:50:30 PM
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I found his other books to be pale copies of The Unbearable Lightness of Being. *NM*
- 30/09/2010 10:51:55 PM
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I study them, apparently.
- 30/09/2010 08:44:40 PM
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I wish I could do that.
- 30/09/2010 09:49:57 PM
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Less fun than you'd think.
- 30/09/2010 10:52:10 PM
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- 30/09/2010 10:52:10 PM
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More admiration of your discipline than assuming you were having fun with it.
- 01/10/2010 12:31:06 AM
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- 01/10/2010 12:31:06 AM
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Re: The Classics - general discussion / survey .. edited.
- 30/09/2010 08:58:14 PM
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I knew you would have a rather lengthy list. I was worried until the edit came through.
- 01/10/2010 02:26:34 AM
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- 01/10/2010 02:26:34 AM
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Good survey.
- 30/09/2010 10:23:18 PM
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- 30/09/2010 10:23:18 PM
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Agreed. edited
- 30/09/2010 10:37:48 PM
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But but but Milton is beautiful
- 30/09/2010 10:46:06 PM
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- 30/09/2010 10:46:06 PM
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Sometimes.
- 30/09/2010 10:47:28 PM
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I'm glad you approve on the whole.
- 30/09/2010 11:12:00 PM
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- 30/09/2010 11:12:00 PM
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I generally do.
- 30/09/2010 11:19:05 PM
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Excellent.
Might as well include a Hooft poem anyway, in case anyone's interested...
- 30/09/2010 11:40:24 PM
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Might as well include a Hooft poem anyway, in case anyone's interested...
- 30/09/2010 11:40:24 PM
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Re: Excellent.
Might as well include a Hooft poem anyway, in case anyone's interested...
- 30/09/2010 11:43:20 PM
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Might as well include a Hooft poem anyway, in case anyone's interested...
- 30/09/2010 11:43:20 PM
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Ah Cliff, I bow to thee
- 30/09/2010 11:30:41 PM
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Re: Ah Cliff, I bow to thee
- 01/10/2010 03:18:58 AM
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Re: Ah Cliff, I bow to thee
- 01/10/2010 05:20:10 AM
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Re: Ah Cliff, I bow to thee
- 01/10/2010 02:05:35 PM
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Re: Ah Cliff, I bow to thee
- 02/10/2010 04:07:10 AM
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Ha, we weren't that far off after all.
- 04/10/2010 08:11:39 PM
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I will not list 300+ books here, I promise
- 01/10/2010 12:36:17 AM
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O'Connor is wonderful. But I am not sure many can appreciate her.
- 01/10/2010 02:50:54 AM
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Criminy, I thought I was done with essay questions years ago.
- 01/10/2010 01:39:56 AM
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the bf and I are going to do a "Paradise Lost" book club...
- 02/10/2010 08:29:38 AM
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