75 Signs of a Bibliophile

Full list here. I only connect on 13 of them. So I'm going to suggest that the other 62 are largely pretentious twaddle. Or I'm not really a bibliophile.
Which 13? These:
  • 16, guilty as charged.
  • 20, don't know how anyone could disagree
  • 23, not sure that anyone would disagree here either
  • 32, I know enough to laugh at nasally Morissette but would be hard pressed to define well
  • 40, and I find them very enjoyable
  • 45, not to weeping but it does upset me
  • 47, though this might upset the FP Gal more
  • 49, not as bad as the spine thing; I'll forgive others but could never do it myself
  • 56, this is known by half of the known universe
  • 57, colour me guilty
  • 66, at least 2 though seldom as many as 4
  • 75, self defining point is self defining

Comments

Kate said…
I have four going right now.
2:34 PM
AML said…
More than 40. Lost count.
6:38 PM
Peder said…
Hey Michelle, you're back!
7:00 PM
AML said…
Yup. Congrats on the new kiddo!
4:43 PM
Meigan said…
I'm connecting with a lot - starting with 1 and 2. And can I just REJOICE for a second that someone else pointed out #32? That song drives me MAD with the misuse of "ironic".
9:06 PM
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