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Bibliomancer Comments: “These books suck. Time to turn my VR helmet back on and watch porn.”
Published 1979
Tagged with: books on the covers of books • child prodigy • Dell Books • font problems • George O. Smith • ridiculous hat • Unknown Artist Institute
The fourth “R” is “Raising your head with a hundredweight of tech on it”.
He chose to wear his lego Death Star on his head.
“The books taught him everything—except what he needed most to know, such as, wearing a 100-lb hat will give you a permanent stoop.”
But the cover already has 4 “R”s.
Ritalin? Ridicule? Replacing books on shelves?
Fourth R? Ridiculous hat!
He looks like he’s got a miniature city on his head.
@Anna T—You’ve nailed it! It’s Reykjavik, the fourth R! Good Show!
Sequel to The Third “R” by George R.R.R. Martin
Reconstructive surgery for his spine?
@Biblio: I was sure it was by J.R.R.R. Tolkien!
What about Doctor JRRRRRR Asimov? Whither him? Off at Chinese GSS?
I’ve had another look at the stupid hat, and I think the fourth R might be “Reynolds Wrap”. Looks a bit like the youngster made it out of foil.
The husband says: It’s a Lego hat.
I say, if the machine taught him everything, what’s he need all those books for?
The fourth R? Reboot!
Wow! Bad cover design and bad product design in one compact package!
@B. Chiclitz: That sounds right. I didn’t think it was Rome.
@Anna T, B Chiclitz: Romford?
@Tat W—Could be, but I don’t think there’s enough to Romford to make a 100-lb hat.
@Tat, BC: But wasn’t “Darkplace” in Romford? Is George O. Smith a pen name for Garth Marenghi? (naahh… Garth would never use a pen name)
I think we’ve been overlooking the obvious:
The Fourth R is “Rubbish”.
Well, if that gadget can make boys read books, that’s at least something.
Rythm. Boy’s gotta dance.
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September 6th, 2018 at 9:58 am
The fourth “R” is “Raising your head with a hundredweight of tech on it”.
September 6th, 2018 at 12:29 pm
He chose to wear his lego Death Star on his head.
September 6th, 2018 at 1:37 pm
“The books taught him everything—except what he needed most to know, such as, wearing a 100-lb hat will give you a permanent stoop.”
September 6th, 2018 at 1:43 pm
But the cover already has 4 “R”s.
September 6th, 2018 at 2:53 pm
Ritalin? Ridicule? Replacing books on shelves?
September 6th, 2018 at 4:06 pm
Fourth R? Ridiculous hat!
September 6th, 2018 at 5:52 pm
He looks like he’s got a miniature city on his head.
September 6th, 2018 at 7:35 pm
@Anna T—You’ve nailed it! It’s Reykjavik, the fourth R! Good Show!
September 6th, 2018 at 7:48 pm
Sequel to The Third “R” by George R.R.R. Martin
September 6th, 2018 at 9:43 pm
Reconstructive surgery for his spine?
September 6th, 2018 at 10:44 pm
@Biblio: I was sure it was by J.R.R.R. Tolkien!
September 7th, 2018 at 3:29 am
What about Doctor JRRRRRR Asimov? Whither him? Off at Chinese GSS?
I’ve had another look at the stupid hat, and I think the fourth R might be “Reynolds Wrap”. Looks a bit like the youngster made it out of foil.
The husband says: It’s a Lego hat.
I say, if the machine taught him everything, what’s he need all those books for?
September 7th, 2018 at 1:54 pm
The fourth R? Reboot!
September 7th, 2018 at 2:12 pm
Wow! Bad cover design and bad product design in one compact package!
September 7th, 2018 at 5:38 pm
@B. Chiclitz: That sounds right. I didn’t think it was Rome.
September 7th, 2018 at 5:39 pm
@Anna T, B Chiclitz: Romford?
September 7th, 2018 at 6:45 pm
@Tat W—Could be, but I don’t think there’s enough to Romford to make a 100-lb hat.
September 7th, 2018 at 11:14 pm
@Tat, BC: But wasn’t “Darkplace” in Romford? Is George O. Smith a pen name for Garth Marenghi? (naahh… Garth would never use a pen name)
I think we’ve been overlooking the obvious:
The Fourth R is “Rubbish”.
December 11th, 2021 at 12:16 am
Well, if that gadget can make boys read books, that’s at least something.
December 11th, 2021 at 1:33 am
Rythm. Boy’s gotta dance.