Is it weird to be reading these books in public?

[grrl]

accidental bump

 

[drum]

If you were writing these books in public, then you may run into trouble :laugh:

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: drum
If you were writing these books in public, then you may run into trouble :laugh:

why

 

[Hoober]

Originally posted by: ironwing
Making of the Atomic Bomb - Richard Rhodes is an extremely good book. I'd recommend reading it anywhere. Read it in church, er, mosque. Read it on the bus, read it with green eggs.

Agreed. I've taken this through airport security numerous times without even a flinch from the TSA.

It's a book. Who gives a shit what you read, where?

 

[ruu]

Who the hell sits close enough to strangers in public to be able to read the words on the spine and cover of someone else's reading book and go, 'Hmm, obviously a terrorist in training, better call the Homeland Guys'?

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: ironwing
Making of the Atomic Bomb - Richard Rhodes is an extremely good book. I'd recommend reading it anywhere. Read it in church, er, mosque. Read it on the bus, read it with green eggs.

But don't read it in an airport.

 

[GasX]

If anyone approached me in public to berate for reading a particular book, they would get enough crap from me that Ray Bradbury would unwrite Farenheit 451

 

[drum]

Originally posted by: Turin39789

Originally posted by: drum
If you were writing these books in public, then you may run into trouble :laugh:

why

after thinking about it, I am wondering this same question.

 

[Pepsei]

how much for a copy of orgasm? link

 

[Gooberlx2]

Originally posted by: BigJ
Maybe it's just me, but I'd pick something else for public casual reading.

EDIT: Actually read what books you listed instead of thinking of what I wouldn't read in public, and none of those I would have a problem with in public.

I mean the Koran, a holy book? Making of the Atomic Bomb? Hell even Hitler's biography isn't really that bad. Now if you're a Skinhead with Aryan pride tattooes and you're reading Hitler's biography.

"Anal stimulation using household items" is something I wouldn't parade around reading in public. I mean I wouldn't read it at home either, but I certainly wouldn't read it in public.

Especially in a library, pretty much everything is fair game.

In which case people will look at you funny and try to avoid you anyway.

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: yankeesfan
I'm in my first year of college. These people that told me this don't go to the school though. They are college educated, however.

They may be college educated, but they're still idiots.

 

[GG02]

Originally posted by: yankeesfan
I'm talking about reading these types of books in the school (college) library

Originally posted by: yankeesfan

...moslem...

Shens.

 

[IronWing]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

Originally posted by: ironwing
Making of the Atomic Bomb - Richard Rhodes is an extremely good book. I'd recommend reading it anywhere. Read it in church, er, mosque. Read it on the bus, read it with green eggs.

But don't read it aloud in an airport.

fixed

People will hear blah blah blah bomb blah blah blah.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

if you dont feel comfortable doing that then the terrorists have won and its time to hit the reset button on this country

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: ironwing

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

Originally posted by: ironwing
Making of the Atomic Bomb - Richard Rhodes is an extremely good book. I'd recommend reading it anywhere. Read it in church, er, mosque. Read it on the bus, read it with green eggs.

But don't read it aloud in an airport.

fixed

People will hear blah blah blah bomb blah blah blah.

bombombaBOM! bombombaBOM!

 

[KeithTalent]

Eh, I have gotten weird looks when reading In Defense of Atheism and when reading The Bible for Dummies in public. I really do not care either way, I mean they are just books for christ's sake, who gives a crap.

KT

 

[InflatableBuddha]

Originally posted by: RaistlinZ
These "politically correct" folks that tell you not to read them are the cause of the continued wussification of America. I say read them. If they don't like it they can go somewhere else.

These types of people are also limiting free speech and discouraging independent critical thought, both of which are cornerstones of a truly free and democratic society. Without them, the state is free to trample on the public's rights, and they gradually become too stupid and passive to recognize the threat to their freedom and security.

This is not just wussification, it's downright scary.

 

[TallBill]

Year old thread you nubs.

 

[techs]

hehe. I read teh Making of the Atomic Bomb and happened to bring it up in a conversation with my friends who gave me some really weird looks.

 

[Liet]

If he's asking this question seriously, he's an attention whore.

 

[torpid]

My GF has a book with a racial expletive title beginning with the letter N. It's actually a pretty good book, but she used to leave it as one of the most visible books in our bookshelves when we first moved in. I had to convince her that not everyone would appreciate that. Instead, people now gravitate to the sex books and like to look at the amateur cartoons in them.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: techs
hehe. I read teh Making of the Atomic Bomb and happened to bring it up in a conversation with my friends who gave me some really weird looks.

Shens, you don't have friends.

 

[judasmachine]

I was reading No god, but God that has a pic of the Ka'ba during the Hajj on a plane and no one batted an eye.

 

[PieIsAwesome]

Screw them. Read whatever you want. Those traitors to American ideals should be sent to "re-education camps." That'll fix them.

 

[SphinxnihpS]

Originally posted by: PieIsAwesome
Screw them. Read whatever you want. Those traitors to American ideals should be sent to "re-education camps." That'll fix them.

If I had my way I'd have all of them shot.