Closest Book......

[Pooh_Friend#1]

I'm at work: "The deponent may file with the ALG within 10 days of service a motion to quash the subpoena or a motion for a protective order."

From the boring Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Administrative Personnel Parts 1 to 699.

 

[paintnolish]

"From where he lay, Tom could see the towers of the cathedral," from "The Pillars of the Earth".
Just slightly out of reach was a stack of Disney books from the library! That would have been perfect, right?

 

[lovesmurfs]

"That was how the adventures began for the second time."

C.S. Lewis - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. It was out for my DD

 

[HoneyPooh]

"The practice will attempt to assist its employees through referrals to rehabilitation, appropriate leaves of absence and other measures consistent with the practice's policies and applicable federal, state or local laws."

This is from my employee handbook from work since it was on the computer stand! The sentence is in the Substance Abuse section .

 

[snowwhite325]

"Luego, con una companera de clase, contesta las preguntas que siguen"

My spanish text book was the closest book

 

[JESW]

"However, when using glue, remember it's only necessary to use a tiny dab."

From 501 Sewing Hints from the viewers of Sewing with Nancy.

Jill

 

[milliepie]

A friend just sent me this exercise in a note. It's called "CLOSEST BOOK"

Rules:
* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence along with these instructions.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

"Blab.ber.mouth (blab-ur-mouth) noun (informal) Someone who talks too much or who can't keep a secret."


From my ds's Children's Dictionary

 

[Magix]

"He, however, came in earlier - in 1783, the last year of the American Independence War, when he was ony 17."

From "A Social History of the Navy 1793-1815" (about the British Royal Navy)

 

[Mom2Nick]

Was that what it would take?

Boring - lol Kite Runner

 

[suzimar57]

"Alprazolam is meant to be used for no more than 3-4 months in a row."

(The Pill Book: New and Revised 12th Edition)

 

[Charade]

"Represents the parition's starting and ending cylinders in megabytes"

Red Hat Fedora LINUX 3 Bible.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

Every campus has a shadowy organization lurking below the surface.

 

[iNTeNSeBLue98]

The closest book is a 2006 Deluxe Passporter, but page 56 has been removed to make room for the pages I made and to allow room to stuff the PassPockets last year.

 

[EdiePA]

And Jacob said to Rebeka his mother, "Look, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth-skinned man."

Genesis 27:vs 11

My Bible was the closest book.

Edie

 

[Kirby]

"Miss Lodge, my Lord."

The Paid Companion by Amanda Quick

 

[matthew&haleysmom]

"It's the Universe communicating with you on the receiving frequency."

The Secret
Rhonda Byrne

 

[DisneyAddict_M]

The closest book to me only has 31 pages (Power Rangers ), so I grabbed the second closest book.

"The SLA may have succeeded in brainwashing Patty Hearst but, on the whole, the coercive approach hasn't had an outstanding success rate."

~Combatting Cult Mind Control by Steven Hassan~

 

[Tarheel Tink]

"First time rookies, and some veterans who should have known better, would go too far, too fast the first day, wearing out their dogs and themselves in enthusiasm and adrenaline left over from the start, with its unusual conditions that included many more teams and people, both racers and spectators, than they were used to."

Sue Henry's Murder on the Yukon Quest
Whew! Apparently I never noticed how long her sentences are!

 

[monkey68]

The closest books to me don't have actual sentences, they're review books for pathology and physiology, and written in outline format. But eventually, I'll be close enough to a book.

 

[froggygrrrl]

I let my head drop into my hands.

Undead and Unemployed