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"The Power of Books"

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  • 07sheikh, on 01/28/2008, -1/+61absolutley...school text books. That's what happens
    • eclipse007, on 01/28/2008, -0/+113Well, in case of text books you don't even have to open them, just looking at the price on the cover will blow your brains.
    • imashmuck, on 01/28/2008, -3/+11Usually anything school makes you read is terrible. I hated reading after high school, fortunately, I changed my mind and really enjoy reading nowadays.
    • nonymous666, on 01/28/2008, -1/+9No, that's what happens when a student opens up a real book after avoiding them for so long in lieu of SparkNotes.
      • nullx42, on 01/28/2008, -1/+5Or what happens when a student looks at the price for his required college books.
      • Le3f, on 01/28/2008, -3/+4No, thats what happens when a student opens up a real book that they actually enjoy reading, in lieu of the crap you're forced to read in high school as per your probably-not-so-intelligent-English-teacher's course outline.
        • welfinator, on 01/29/2008, -0/+2actually i have read some really good books in high school my favorites among them being 1984, the great gatsby, brave new world, and the things we carried.
          • ChaosMotor, on 01/29/2008, -0/+1Sounds like our English teachers had the same guidelines.
    • starkes, on 01/28/2008, -5/+7nobody remembers this from a certain movie called Equilibrium?

      couldnt find the shot itself but this is right before it.
      http://www.compleatseanbean.com/Equilibrium-2.jpg

      way to take credit for screenshot right out of a movie.
    • Icyfenix, on 01/28/2008, -1/+1So many...inaccuracies.... head....ahhh!!!!
    • PRlME, on 01/28/2008, -0/+2obviously it was a well placed packet of ketchup
    • abstractual, on 01/28/2008, -0/+1http://digg.com/gadgets/People_don_t_read_books_sa ...
  • allaboutdatiki, on 01/28/2008, -0/+26oh dear, his brain's exploded ...
  • adrian67, on 01/28/2008, -0/+21Yeah I've read that book, it did my bloody head in :o)
  • rpi22, on 01/28/2008, -7/+33isn't that ghamal's avatar?

    http://digg.com/users/ghamal
  • msaleem, on 01/28/2008, -11/+6Oh! So that's why I woke up with a headache this morning. Been reading "The Pirate's Dilemma". Got a little too much into it.
  • Tomboys, on 01/28/2008, -7/+13I'm glad I don't read books!
    • nullr3, on 01/28/2008, -0/+1Dont read books read bash.org
    • spidoman, on 01/28/2008, -0/+1To quote cracked.com

      News Flash: The only version of The Neverending Story you know anything about is the movie. Why? Because most books are not only terrible, but can take several days to finish.
  • iceman0113, on 01/28/2008, -4/+139Mind blowing...
    • jemka, on 01/28/2008, -8/+2I have a completely different image of mind blowing.
    • megaton, on 01/28/2008, -7/+4Oooooooh, THAT'S what the picture means... /sarcasm
      • d03boy, on 01/28/2008, -6/+1With absolutely no context, it isn't all that clear
  • cyranthus, on 01/28/2008, -10/+15this picture is about as old as the internet...
  • wapee, on 01/28/2008, -18/+22He was reading the bible.
    • glock22ownr, on 01/28/2008, -5/+5LAAAAMEEEE !!!! I refer you to the comment below yours for a creative insult to other's beliefs. Scientology is way worse.
      • beankitty, on 01/28/2008, -15/+1I would rather be a Scientologist than a Christian. Christianity is the absolute WORST. Judaism comes next. Then Islam, th en Scientology.
        • theycallmebubba, on 01/28/2008, -0/+3WOW... just, wow... I'd LOVE to hear the logic behind THAT reasoning... must be 'mind-blowing'.
  • nitsnipe, on 01/28/2008, -2/+85THAT MUST BE THE DIANETICS BOOK BY RON HUBBARD.

    Well that's what happens when you try to understand scientology. Its not made to be understood, it's made to addict you into an quest of understanding, until all your cash runs out.
    • esotericguy, on 01/28/2008, -1/+6Funny Pic------------???---------->Scientology Slam!

      well done good sir, i applaud your non sequitur
    • Identity4, on 01/28/2008, -0/+1"until all your cash runs out."
      and your head explodes...
  • JLecker, on 01/28/2008, -1/+15Fools, he was obviously reading about Scanners.
  • Brad324, on 01/28/2008, -12/+39This is exactly what would happen if creationism were taught in our schools.
  • ventsi, on 01/28/2008, -7/+1nice site
  • otis12, on 01/28/2008, -9/+3This is why I don't read
  • djsim, on 01/28/2008, -11/+1Recently, Steve Jobs said that no one reads books anymore. I wonder why...
    • Lane, on 01/28/2008, -1/+10Absolutely fascinating! Tell me, what is his opinion of quilted toilet paper?!
  • islingt0ner, on 01/28/2008, -3/+1All books are powerful. A man writes a harmless volume on hypothetical social and political theory, and suddenly thousands of people, who haven't even read it are dying because the people in charge have. And haven't gotten the joke.
    • fearlessfx, on 01/28/2008, -1/+1ok...
    • Edogz, on 01/28/2008, -0/+1Fascism and communism are very different things. Communism often leads to a totalitarianist state, but the ideals are totally different. ;)
  • maxyRO, on 01/28/2008, -9/+2mindblowing
  • FadieZ, on 01/28/2008, -7/+22MAI HED ASPLODE
  • georgemason01, on 01/28/2008, -10/+4Is there a hidden meaningful message here, or is this just lame?
  • xxA7XxaDdiCtxx, on 01/28/2008, -5/+17You guys have it all wrong. There was a misprint in the book that said that Giuliani became president
  • valardur, on 01/28/2008, -1/+2One more reason for Colbert, NOT to be a fan of books.
  • PerfektXj, on 01/28/2008, -2/+1nice
  • agarfield2004, on 01/28/2008, -7/+1Thats not disgusting at all.
  • bargains, on 01/28/2008, -1/+2Is this going to make people read books?
  • doshindude, on 01/28/2008, -3/+1He's reading The Great Gatsby and/or Ethan Frome, isn't he?
    • ferrariman60, on 01/28/2008, -0/+3Ethan Frome. Yep. What a lame book. He read the ending, and is like "wtf? I just read that why?"
  • skinrock, on 01/28/2008, -0/+44If Rambo wrote a book, that would be it.
    • DickyT83, on 01/28/2008, -1/+8If only Rambo could write :(
      • 4rp4n3t, on 01/28/2008, -0/+1Yeah, well, he'd have to learn to talk properly first...
  • supahbaaad, on 01/28/2008, -1/+2oh no, i have to read tonight ...
  • iRoy, on 01/28/2008, -1/+24I'll wait for the movie.
  • Sozzi, on 01/28/2008, -7/+2but i love red cool-aid!
  • metapop, on 01/28/2008, -1/+9i think it was choose your own adventure. i loved those books.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choose_Your_Own_Adven ...
  • theaverageidiot, on 01/28/2008, -6/+1Bush reads books.
    • Nihsnek, on 01/28/2008, -6/+1Isn't that a cute comment. Get a job. Get a mind, hell. Stop being a lemming controlled by the media. Bush has kept this country alive, unemployment reached an all-time low, Iraq is free, tax cuts are in place, 52 months of straight job growth(longest in the history of the nation). Get a brain.
      • theaverageidiot, on 01/28/2008, -1/+6Dude, chill out. It was just a retarded caption for a picture. Most of the time it doesn't even reflect belief (even if Bush is an idiot).
      • allan17, on 01/28/2008, -2/+1Wow, I never really realized all the great things the Commander Guy had accomplished until now... Without a doubt, it outweights all the bad things he'd done.

        I hope Bush can liberate some more countries so that they can be free too - it's America's job after all. He should also keep cutting taxes while spending money like it's going out of style. That's what a true Republican would do.
        • JoeDiggsIt, on 01/28/2008, -0/+1Meanwhile, the democrats suck the collective ***** of the minorities, giving them promises that they won't have to work and they can't get their money because they're so oppressed. While the Republican party is a bunch of over zealous assholes, the Democrats are just perpetuating the non-growth in success of minorities.
        • allan17, on 01/28/2008, -0/+1I didn't say the Democrats were any better than the Republicans. I simply meant that Bush doesn't represent Republican values very well. Most Republicans were outraged over the debt that Clinton left behind.
  • pixelatedcrap, on 01/28/2008, -1/+8Alphabet of Manliness
  • HiKevinRose, on 01/28/2008, -1/+4Too bad the book is titled "The power of books", it should be titled "Chemistry 2" or remain untitled. The magic of the picture is in the effect caused by the book; titling the book "The power of books" is only beating a dead horse.
  • MikeMcG, on 01/28/2008, -0/+43This is your brain... THIS is your brain on books.
  • ReadTheFeed, on 01/28/2008, -3/+8The arterial spray is all wrong
  • AhrenBa, on 01/28/2008, -1/+2Wow, that picture just blew my mind!
  • Frogee, on 01/28/2008, -4/+3Shopped, the reflections are all wrong!
  • smittyfree, on 01/28/2008, -1/+1In Soviet Russia, book reads you, and then proceeds to blow up your mind.
  • wayne16991, on 01/28/2008, -13/+1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU ... it's not rick roll
    • Dan11023, on 01/28/2008, -0/+9the uuiu gives it away sucmbag.
    • Emnsta, on 01/28/2008, -0/+9Use another link next time, i've already memorized that one
    • ryan83189, on 01/28/2008, -0/+4i beg to differ.
    • kjcdude, on 01/28/2008, -0/+1why would anyone believe what you have to say, i mean your name is wayne for goodness sake.
    • Trollhammaren, on 01/29/2008, -0/+1No guys he's right, it isn't Rick Roll, it's Ricardo Volvo, his Italian brother.
  • jdissonant, on 01/28/2008, -0/+2said the shotgun to the head
  • Shiftyeyedgoat, on 01/28/2008, -2/+1This is an "Oh exploitable" that is older than time.

    It's not even a very funny book title shoop compared to some of them.
  • Akraz, on 01/28/2008, -1/+2this is what happens to me whenever another digg user tries to explain to every other digg user the universe
  • CoolDude330, on 01/28/2008, -0/+6Nobody must have given the guy a spoiler alert.
  • aMammoth, on 01/28/2008, -0/+20That must be a revision of the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the galaxy that had the ultimate question in it.
  • orangefly, on 01/28/2008, -0/+3it's the chuck norris biography....
  • blaker, on 01/28/2008, -2/+8BOOM BOOK SHOT
  • dtgfunk, on 01/28/2008, -0/+4The real power of books.

    http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/dtgfunk/1207 ...

    • Disease, on 01/28/2008, -1/+1I don't get it.
    • skrinak, on 01/28/2008, -0/+1Quick! Somebody save that baby!
    • dtgfunk, on 01/28/2008, -0/+0Don't worry gang, my son was just fine. He was just playing with the book and made that funny pose. I was lucky to get the pic.
    • vikki77, on 01/28/2008, -0/+1Awwww, that's so cute!
  • haochi, on 01/28/2008, -0/+5More pics from "The Power of Books":
    http://www.mladenpenev.net/data/pwb.php
  • Carlix, on 01/28/2008, -2/+0We are anonymous. We are legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us
  • earthandbeyond, on 01/28/2008, -1/+0Looks like what happened to me after I finished Stephen King's Dark Tower series
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