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What do you read most often? (Pick all that apply)

Adult Magazines
- 22 (1.4%)
Sports Magazines
- 16 (1%)
Entertainment Magazines
- 25 (1.6%)
Electronics Magazines
- 88 (5.7%)
Hobby / Crafts Magazines
- 27 (1.8%)
Home / Garden Magazines
- 25 (1.6%)
Outdoor  / Guns / Hunting / Fishing Magazines
- 41 (2.7%)
Fitness / Exercise / Health Magazines
- 30 (2%)
Music / Scene Magazines
- 27 (1.8%)
Technical  / Trade Magazines
- 64 (4.2%)
Newspaper / News Magazines
- 107 (7%)
Religious Books / Magazines
- 32 (2.1%)
Sci-Fi / Fantasy Books
- 148 (9.7%)
Nonfiction History Books
- 115 (7.5%)
Technical / How To Manuals
- 91 (5.9%)
Romance Novels
- 1 (0.1%)
Mystery / Thriller Books
- 43 (2.8%)
Other Fiction Books
- 112 (7.3%)
Other Nonfiction Books
- 125 (8.2%)
Political / Philosophical Issues Magazines
- 140 (9.1%)
Car / Auto / Mechanics Magazines
- 28 (1.8%)
Science Magazines
- 78 (5.1%)
Fashion Magazines
- 7 (0.5%)
Art / History / Culture Magazines
- 29 (1.9%)
"Classics" Books
- 60 (3.9%)
Self (Help, Health, Motivation) Books
- 26 (1.7%)
Business / Finance / Investing Books
- 26 (1.7%)

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Re: Demographics - Reading Material?
« Reply #105 on: May 16, 2008, 08:48:58 PM »

No not at all, I realize that those kinds of bookstores cater to both the SF and Fantasy crowds together, can you take a joke?  :lol:

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« Reply #106 on: May 16, 2008, 09:14:33 PM »

Can you tell a funny joke?

Maybe I didn't get your joke because I have no idea who that author is. Instead of seeing a joke, I only interpreted pointless complaining.
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« Reply #107 on: May 16, 2008, 09:41:14 PM »

Awww so sad.  Perhaps the sarcasm could have been more obvious.  Sorry  :(
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Re: Demographics - Reading Material?
« Reply #108 on: May 16, 2008, 10:06:10 PM »

Johnson is wayyyy to serious about everything.
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« Reply #109 on: May 16, 2008, 10:17:40 PM »

Maybe... but I'm also probably finding it hard to laugh right now, because my mother is still in surgery after 9 hours of having her tits cut off, and I'm supposed to be studying for an exam tomorrow... but I really really can't fucking think math right now... at all.
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« Reply #110 on: May 16, 2008, 10:39:43 PM »

Oh.
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« Reply #111 on: May 16, 2008, 10:47:25 PM »

Maybe... but I'm also probably finding it hard to laugh right now, because my mother is still in surgery after 9 hours of having her tits cut off, and I'm supposed to be studying for an exam tomorrow... but I really really can't fucking think math right now... at all.
Good luck on your exam, and if it helps, my father survived cancer as did one of my best friends mothers (she had breast cancer).  I understand how you feel in your circumstance. 
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Re: Demographics - Reading Material?
« Reply #112 on: July 22, 2008, 06:51:32 AM »

I wouldn't expect it to be an option since I am probably the only one on the board that would pick it, but 90% of what I read is Torah (thats the Bible to the rest of y'all).

The remaining 10% is philosophy, and literature.
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« Reply #113 on: July 22, 2008, 09:15:23 AM »

I wouldn't expect it to be an option since I am probably the only one on the board that would pick it, but 90% of what I read is Torah (thats the Bible to the rest of y'all).

The remaining 10% is philosophy, and literature.

Wait, are you here to take Joelberg's place? Because we already have our token Jew. You sound a lot more interesting than Joelberg though...maybe we can have you two fight to the death (hand-to-hand Jew combat)?
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« Reply #114 on: July 22, 2008, 03:40:19 PM »

I wouldn't expect it to be an option since I am probably the only one on the board that would pick it, but 90% of what I read is Torah (thats the Bible to the rest of y'all).

The remaining 10% is philosophy, and literature.

Wait, are you here to take Joelberg's place? Because we already have our token Jew. You sound a lot more interesting than Joelberg though...maybe we can have you two fight to the death (hand-to-hand Jew combat)?
No no, he's not taking my place, no-one ever will.  But he is pretty philosophical and more religious than me.
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Re: Demographics - Reading Material
« Reply #115 on: September 14, 2008, 04:18:47 AM »

If you pick one of the "other" categories... Please consider suggesting a category, and I will consider adding it.

Your answers are editable, so if I add a suitable option you will be free change your answers to reflect that option.

Also, if you feel like sharing your favorite magazines, publications or book publishers...... Go for it.

I picked Other Nonfiction to account for "Academic" books.  While there are books about history stuff (I also picked Art/History/Culture), a lot can tend to be too plebe-pleasing to really get anywhere in the field I want to jump into someday, which I consider to be a slight different than some of the stuff I read. 
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« Reply #116 on: October 02, 2008, 01:56:36 PM »

Conan.
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