Throw out the rest of the RD - just keep the "I am john's / jane's [whatever]" and the book section. Superb stuff, Cornelius Ryan's "The Longest Day", Betty Smith's "A tree grows in brooklyn" etc. Especially throw out the stale old jokes in Laughter, the best medicine. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of J. Alfred Prufrock Sent: 19 July 2012 09:28 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [silk] Old Readers Digest Old RDs? I want! (My oldest issue is from 1948, but the bulk are from the late 60s and early 70s) Wodehouse wrote about how he feared the RD because another "Most Unforgettable Character Somebody Ever Met" might jump out at him. They had a mind-set stuck in the regressive '40s, but they were usually informative and the ads are still a delight. (Anybody remember "To market, to market, goes New Adipocere"?)
-- J. Alfred Prufrock "I am moved by fancies that are curled Around these images, and cling: The notion of some infinitely gentle, Infinitely suffering thing"
