A little bibliophile humor today in honor of the birthday of Peter Mark Roget (1779-1869), author of Roget’s Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases Classified and Arranged so as to Facilitate the Expression of Ideas and Assist in Literary Composition.
Home sweet home
Bob's sister Hannah
Bob's sister Ada
Bob's brother Otto
Bob's sister Eve
Bob's sister Nan
A baby picture of Bob and his siblings (clockwise from upper left: Otto, Eve, Hannah, Ada, Bob, and Nan)
Bob's childhood home
Bob's mom and dad
Bob in his youth
Bob's cousin Alphonse
Bob's Uncle Ralph and Aunt Edna
Bob's cousin Archibald
Bob's stepbrother Herbie (who really needs to quit smoking)
Bob's cousin Chester
Bob's Great Uncle Norbert and Great Aunt Phyllis
Bob's cousin Saffron (who will do anything for a drink)
Bob's cousin Thorndike
Bob's brother-in-law Vinnie
Bob's cousin Orville, who loves the Green Bay Packers
Bob's nieces Lulu and Bitsy, the biker chicks
Bob's stepsister Eloise, with the twins, Rudy and Trudy
Bob's Uncle Henry and Aunt Rowena
Bob's niece Esmerelda (who likes to live dangerously)
Bob's Great Uncle Arthur up in Saskatchewan
Bob's cousin Louie, the grackle of grumpiness
Miss Screech, Bob's journalism teacher
Bob's nephew Winthrop, who loves sports
Bob's Uncle Seymour and Aunt Bernice
Bob's second cousin Schlomo in Brooklyn
Bob's nephew Baxter
Bob's cousin Darrell
Nigel, Bob's pen pal in New Zealand
Bob's sister-in-law Delphine, who volunteers at the animal shelter
Percy the Pickpocket, Bob's third cousin once removed (the relative no one likes to talk about... every family has one)
The Bluebird of Happiness™ (no relation to Bob)
A pair of boobies (also no relation to Bob, but included for readers who desire titillation)
A pair of tits (in case the boobies were insufficiently titillating)
Bluebird Bitter™, the beer they named for Bob
Love this! As a true book addict I agree with all these. I’m going to reblog this because I have a few followers who are book addicts too and will enjoy it.
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I love my thesaurus !
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Reblogged this on Grandma's Ramblings and commented:
As a book addict, I love this writer’s post. Couldn’t resist sharing it for all my followers who are also book addicts.
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I love books! One the best things about retirement is having time to read for hours.
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Books are friends who rarely let you down. As a child, there were too many health issues that kept me penned in the house. My parents were avid readers and shared that will all of us. While I’m no great speller, I love to write, to edit and research. Sometimes I get a little energy and try to publish, and most is well received. I’ve had people offer to give us a TV. Why? I have books. TV pales in comparison. this post rocks!
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Reblogged this on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog and commented:
One for avid readers, courtesy of BlueBird 😎
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So say we all. 🙂
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I am tearing up in the loveliest way at some of these 🙂
Thank you as always!
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I love that I can still learn new words and discover new writers.
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