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Re: Starting them early these days... (none / 0)

They have Borders in Ireland? Yikes.

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Wed Jul 23rd, 2008 at 01:45:03 PM EST
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Re: Starting them early these days... (none / 1)

Borders?

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Wed Jul 23rd, 2008 at 04:21:15 PM EST
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Re: Starting them early these days... (none / 0)

Borders is a bookstore chain here in the states.

by ATinNM on Wed Jul 23rd, 2008 at 11:51:16 PM EST
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Re: Starting them early these days... (none / 1)

and here in the UK, judging by the torrent of emails they send me about the stores they have in the vicinty.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Thu Jul 24th, 2008 at 04:29:37 AM EST
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Re: Starting them early these days... (none / 0)

<sigh>

Borders expanded into UK/Ireland, decided they didn't like it and sold the lot to some guy in the the UK and his backers who now run it as a franchise.

Good thing too: there are basically no half-decent bookshops in the suburbs here other than Borders other than little ones that sell school books and romance novels. Borders is a bloody delight by comparison.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu Jul 24th, 2008 at 04:43:35 AM EST
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Re: Starting them early these days... (none / 0)

I think my closest one is On the edge of Swansea, so 50 miles away.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Thu Jul 24th, 2008 at 05:06:45 AM EST
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Re: Starting them early these days... (none / 1)

Of course, and Barnes and Noble.

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Jul 24th, 2008 at 03:21:21 AM EST
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