tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post115106087649838758..comments2024-03-29T05:07:02.453+00:00Comments on Grumpy Old Bookman: Another MondayMichael Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11338398159818400930noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1151369080357849292006-06-27T01:44:00.000+01:002006-06-27T01:44:00.000+01:00Others may treat it as a bad joke, but I for one a...Others may treat it as a bad joke, but I for one am glad that Enid Blyton's act has been cleaned up. So much of what she wrote is simply unacceptable in our more enlightened age.<BR/><BR/>Might I suggest that even the Grumpy Old Bookman might be open to a little improvement? Could we not find kinder and gentler terms than "grumpy" and "old"? And "book" suggests to most of us sheer boredom: it must be possible to find something less threatening. As for "man", not only is this a frightening word for many women, but its use demonstrates a regrettably anthropocentric outlook: let's look for something less arrogant.<BR/><BR/>Michael, would you consider changing the name of this blog to <I>The Temperamentally and Chronologically Challenged Storybear</I>?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1151354794932463782006-06-26T21:46:00.000+01:002006-06-26T21:46:00.000+01:00Off Topic: Would you be kind enough to remind eve...Off Topic: Would you be kind enough to remind everyone again about the "Words Without Borders" website? "Things in the Night" was certainly different (bizarre) but "Voices from Chernobyl" deserves discussion. Both humanity and the animal kingdom suffered tremendously as a result of this accidental disaster and the world should be reminded of its consequences. Thank you. Mayda Bosco, Closter, NJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1151346483179291792006-06-26T19:28:00.000+01:002006-06-26T19:28:00.000+01:00well said..enid blyton books are a class apartwell said..enid blyton books are a class apartAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com