RABCK means "Random Act of BookCrossing Kindness" which means to send someone a book free not expecting a book in return.
And since you're bound to hear these acronyms I'll define them for you too: OBCZ - Official Book Crossing Zone (a shelf or something at a store thats a bookcrossing zone) SSM - Sunday Secret Mission (people swarm an area and deposit books on Sunday nights after dark shh!) On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 19:28:02 -0800 (PST), Kathleen Harper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Would you please define RABCK? > I'm new to all this & have been reading the mails trying to get it all > figured out...but couldn't sit back quietly when Moseley is available. > Thanks. > > bigjohnlefty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Finished The Smell of Apples, and Walter Mosley's "Always Outnumbered, > Always Outgunned" (less than 24 hours, willing to RABCK it to whoever > is interested) > Am presently reading Muriel Spark's "Loitering With Intent" and > Susanna Moore's "The Whiteness of Bones" (those two, as well as The > Smell of Apples, are promised to be RABCK'ed to somebody who has > already claimed them).... > Still muddling through a couple of other books, too.... > > Sent out a journal bookring a couple days ago, and should have another > one ready to go by next week, with a third scheduled for mid-January > release - still plenty of slots available, and those already on one of > my journal rings can always sign up for more. PM if interested... > > More bad news on the knee - spent better part of day getting runaround > from various union officials, talking to my doctor (and persuading him > to change my lifting restrictions from 5 to 15 lbs.), faxing stuff to > various bureaucrats, and still don't know when I can go back to work. > At this point I'm shooting for next Tuesday night. > > > > > > Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend > > Archives and email list settings: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Groups Links > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend > > Archives and email list settings: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > ADVERTISEMENT > > > ________________________________ > Yahoo! Groups Links > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. -- Michael R Brant "Dance Like No One is Watching" - Mark Twain "A man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them." - Mark Twain "Pain is Inevitable, but Suffering is Optional" - Unknown "Never put off until tomorrow what you can avoid altogether!" "I didn't say you're stupid, I'm just thinking it!" "I may be fat - but you're ugly, I can lose weight!" My Blog: http://abstractsecant.com My Personal Website: http://mikerbrant.com Cool Site I Run: http://togzone.com On BookCrossing: "Books Just Wanna Be Free" to see what I mean, go to http://bookcrossing.com/friend/mrbrant ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/wnIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend Archives and email list settings: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
