Pros of reading

Rebuttal.

#1: Or it can make you sound pretentious.

#2: Neighbours will think you’re an antisocial serial killer.

#3: Still conducting that study.

#4: Books have broken hearts. They could kill.

#5: Books don’t tend to fossilise well. No idea if dinosaurs read.

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5 thoughts on “Pros of reading”

jenchaos76 says:

January 16, 2019 at 8:20 am

In other words, books are like drugs.

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1. Tyson Adams says:
  
  January 16, 2019 at 8:46 am
  
  Are not, I can give them up any time I want!!!
  
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  1. jenchaos76 says:
    
    January 16, 2019 at 8:49 am
    
    Nope. I tried. Had nightmares, sweats the whole thing.
    
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  2. Tyson Adams says:
    
    January 16, 2019 at 9:03 am
    
    You got any of them sweet paperbacks? Maybe a pamphlet? Come-on, hook a fella up.
    
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  3. jenchaos76 says:
    
    January 16, 2019 at 9:09 am
    
    You really crack me up! No I have hardcovers FYI!
    
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