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03-31-06, 01:22 PM

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cyccommute

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Originally Posted by Olebiker

Barbara Savage seemed to find everyone and everything irritating. What a grump!

And I always thought that I was the only one who felt that way about St. Barbara

I gave up on her book when she got to India and started complaining about the toilet facilities. Sure, I do my share of kivetching but at least I have fun doing it. She was just way too serious.

By the way, her's is only one of two books that I have ever read that I didn't finish. And that includes taking 5 years to read Moby Dick and "War and Peace".

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