First Law, or the law of pricing: A book will always be priced higher than what one is willing to pay for it.
Corollary I : The feeling of euphoria induced on seeing a book is inversely proportional to amount on the price tag.
Second Law, or the Scouring Law: You always find a book when you least expect it.
OR
The less the effort you put into finding a book, the greater the chances are that you will find it.
Corollary to the Second Law: If you decide to stop buying books for a limited period of time, the quantity of book sales around you will increase dramatically.
Third Law, or the Law of Boundless Optimism: A book will always be available at a cheaper price at some other place some other time.
Corollary to the Third Law: You will always meet a guy who has bought a book at a rate cheaper than what you paid for it.
Fourth Law, or the Serious Law: If you wait to buy a book you think is slightly overpriced, you will always find it on the shelf, but not on the day you give up and go to buy it.
your mentioned mood doesn’t quite match the post contents,does it?:D
I am trying hard to be content. No, really.
Really? What’s the block?
Too many things left to possess. :)
true, very true.
*grim nod*
corollary 3 –
the kettle calls the pan black ?
I am pretty sure there must be at least one guy who has bought On the Road for 5 Rs, which is half of what I paid for mine. ;-)
>You will always meet a guy who has bought a book at a rate cheaper than what you paid for it.
Oh yes, this guy usually goes by the name Beatzo!
Are you trying to say that there are some who beat you to it?
hang ON!
what the *(&^)*&^ are you listening to????
Re: hang ON!
He must be watching it.
Re: hang ON!
*sigh*
Re: hang ON!
disturbing to this guy shift from ARR to HR.
Re: hang ON!
Whatever my office-colleagues are listening to. Not too bad, once you hear it about 30 times and see the video. ;-)
>If you decide to stop buying books for a limited period of time, the quantity of book sales around you will increase dramatically.
So, in order to get the books you want, you have to not get the books you want? I think that song you’re listening to, has corrupted your higher faculties. ;)
In order to find the books you want, you have to try not thinking about finding them when you are browsing. The song has nothing to do with it.
Yes, I know, I do the same thing myself. I was just trying to arbitrarily drag the song into it because I’ve been living with a bunch of punjoos who listen to that song ALL THE TIME!! I wish I was wealthy and could afford the shirts. If I could, I would tear off my shirt and develop green bulging muscles.
Everything blaring plays that song these days.
It’s a nice song. I just need to find out who Himesh Reshammiya has copied it from.
Another year closer to being a potential zombie. Have a good one.
Thanks!
Though I would rather be a vampire than a zombie. I could make a killing in the art market ( and anywhere else).
Happy Birthday :) May you come closer to possessing the many things left :)
Enjoy!
Thank you! :)
If I may Professor, the 4th law:
If you wait to buy a book you think is slightly overpriced, you will always find it on the shelf, but NOT on the day you give up and go to buy it.
Indeed, indeed. post editted. :-)
I wanted to express profound shock at the kind of music you’ve been listening to, but since everyone else here has hammered home the point, I shalt very graciously desist.:-P.
Ah, your post reminded me, I simply HAVE to see your movie and book collection sometime, da. Especially since I’m just about beginning to recognize some of the proper nouns in your posts.:).
Shamanth
Drop in anytime, my friend. Are you coming to Bangalore this weekend? I am doing a comics and graphic novels quiz, and there is an open quiz done by and .
The presence of a thousand intervening kilometers, alas, is the problem, da. My people are in Bangalore, and I’ll probably fix my next trip due South to coincide with a KQA quiz, and hopefully drop in then.:). Um, but you’re moving to Hyd pretty soon, no? When?
Saw the notice for your quiz and went wow. Not because I’m very good at comics(except chacha chaudhary, tinkle and amar chitra katha and all that;), but because I feel like applauding the fact that you’re doing a niche quiz like that.
Shamanth
Happy birthday, precioussss ! We is sorry to belate, and wishes you a super year ahead!
really?
it was your birthday when?