EVER USE A BOOK AS A WEAPON?

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EVER USE A BOOK AS A WEAPON?

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Yes... many eons ago when I was " young and dumb ".....newly married, but pissed off about something....i hit the poor guy w/a huge book ( The Manhattan Phone Book Directory ).............weighs a ton...

It was the only thing handy other than an ash tray and a heavy candlestick....i thought that i was being very considerate at the time.... :)

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YES! I use my books to smack my husband when he pisses me off but only when I am reading traditional, I don't want to throw my phone at him. :lol:
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I would, but I don't want to hurt my precious baby... (the book, that is)
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Post by Nusrat_Sultana »

No, but that's a good idea! I should definitely use a book as a weapon in the future!
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Lol, I never did. Anyway I wouldn't want to hurt the book or the person... :wink:
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heeehe...such funny answers, i'm literally LOL here............almost spilled my coffee! :lol:
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:lol: I haven't, but will in the future!!!
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No, I'm not of a violent disposition. Anyway, I'd be afraid it might boomerang.
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wonder what derivation of the phrase: " throw the book at him ?"
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I haven't used a book as a weapon but a book has become a dangerous harmful object and injured me when it fell of the book shelf. It happened to have very tough sharp plastic edges and cut my foot. Does this count?

If I was pushing for memories of using a book as a weapon, I have killed a fly by slamming a book shut. The fly is probably still there.
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"You want weapons? We're in a library. Books are the best weapon in the world. This room's the greatest arsenal we could have. Arm yourself!"

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d0dridge wrote:I haven't used a book as a weapon but a book has become a dangerous harmful object and injured me when it fell of the book shelf. It happened to have very tough sharp plastic edges and cut my foot. Does this count?

If I was pushing for memories of using a book as a weapon, I have killed a fly by slamming a book shut. The fly is probably still there.
interesting....a dead fly pressed in a book, NOVEL CONCEPT!...... 8) ........ who sez only FLOWERS can be pressed in a book...
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Absolutely! It's one of the easiest ways to kill nasty insects I don't want in my room. Use a paper towel under a hardback book I don't like and squash them, then clean up with some sanitizing wipes.
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Same here. Ive swatted a few flies with books but never a person. My wife once threw a newspaper at me in a fit of anger. Does that count?
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wow! what did you do to piss her off?... :shock:
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