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Comment posted on Got a Kindle miss that booky smell? by mittfh

Like practically everyone else here, I prefer the real, physical things. They come in varying shapes and sizes, are cheap, aren’t very attractive to thieves, are usually fairly lightweight (unless it’s non-fiction!), can be read in varying degrees of light and also advertise their contents, which act as a neat low-cost advertising strategy.

Oh, and one scent that’s missing from the aerosol collection – that of a leather bookmark. Many tourist attractions here in the UK sell souvenir bookmarks – not only do they smell nice and act as a convenient reminder of how far through books you are, but they also remind you of your visit to the attraction. Somehow, I doubt e-Books could do that…

Evidently the aerosols are a joke, but if they had been manufactured they’d be a prime example of [Chindōgu]…

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Gobbledygook
You want examples of gobbledegook? How about 100?

Back in 2007 (and reincarnated earlier this year), the UK’s LGA (Local Government Association) published a list of 100 words it claims councils should avoid when communicating with the public:

http://new.lga.gov.uk/lga/core/page.do?pageId=41517

“Why do we have to have ‘coterminous, stakeholder engagement’ when we could just ‘talk to people’ instead?”

However, the list isn’t without it’s controversy. Although examples such as in that last paragraph are obvious, could “client”, “customer” and “service user” really all be replaced with “people”?
Awesome Video Promoting My Book!
He has some, erm, ‘interesting’ fantasies…
The “Related Videos” list includes one entitled “Return of the naked vlog” – which features a female character that looks strangely familiar…
View Counts on YouTube
308 can’t be magic!
It’s not a multiple of The Ultimate Answer!
Alaska
Talking of interesting musical quotes, here’s the razor-sharp wit of George Friderick Handel:
“You have taken too much trouble over your opera. Here in England that is a mere waste of time. What the English like is something they can beat time to, something that hits them straight on the drum of the ear.” (to Gluck, 1745ish – and you could argue it still holds true today, over 250 years later!)

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When asked why he borrowed material composed by Bononcini, Handel is said to have replied, “It’s much too good for him; he did not know what to do with it.” (Brilliant!)

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A young singer in the choir of Worcester came to London with [a] recommendation to Mr Handel as [a] great genius. Handel asked him to sing; he did so. Handel said: “This is the way you praise God at Worcester?” “Yes”, he answered. “God is very good” [replied Handel], “and will no doubt hear your praises at Worcester, but no man will hear them at London.” (Oops…)

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Finding it convenient to dine at a tavern, Handel ordered dinner for three. The wait became so long, he became impatient and sent for the host. “Why do you keep me so long waiting?” he asked, with the impetuosity of a hungry man. “We are waiting till the company arrives,” replied the innkeeper.

“Then bring up the dinner, prestissimo,” said Handel, “I am the company.” (Do you get the impression he had a hearty appetite?)
In the New York Times Magazine
Sexicography (page 3) – that’s an interesting portmanteau