Laura: What are you doing? Adam: Reading our old encyclopedia. At my age, I need to stay sharp, Laura> I'm doing some crosswords next. Then some sudoku. Laura: Calm down, Adam> Adam: Calm down? I can hear my brain addling as we speak!
Even if they are outdated, an encyclopedia is interesting, and some things don’t change. As Bruno suggests, it’s interesting to see how our view of the future changes.
My mom and I are huge readers. Years ago we came up with a trivia game using the old encyclopedia. 1 book random for each person. Open up anywhere and pick a subject from that line and see if the other person knows about it or read about it. I think this is one of the reasons I have so much random trivia stuck in my head 25 yrs later.
Dani Rice over 10 years ago
Even if they are outdated, an encyclopedia is interesting, and some things don’t change. As Bruno suggests, it’s interesting to see how our view of the future changes.
monkeyhead over 10 years ago
My mom and I are huge readers. Years ago we came up with a trivia game using the old encyclopedia. 1 book random for each person. Open up anywhere and pick a subject from that line and see if the other person knows about it or read about it. I think this is one of the reasons I have so much random trivia stuck in my head 25 yrs later.
ChessPirate over 10 years ago
What’s it sound like, Adam? “Blub, blub, blub?” Or “Ssssssss?”
katzenbooks45 over 10 years ago
First your brain idles, then it addles.
dzw3030 over 10 years ago
I remember an 1903 encyclopedia describing Uranium as a useless material.
Stephen Gilberg over 10 years ago
I think he has a good idea for once.
jbrabander over 10 years ago
And considering he hasn’t got a lot of brain to start with…