book machine

[judecorp]

book machine
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At the bowling alley on Sunday, Jen pointed out that there were books in the snack machine. Books! In the snack machine! At the bowling alley!

SO WEIRD.

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[sydneygb.livejournal.com]

That's tres cool! At the Quakertown library they have an old cigarette machine that's been converted into an art-dispensing machine. The tokens are $5 each so I haven't bought anything from it yet, but it's a cool idea. Yay books!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I like books too, but these were kind of blah books and hello, they're on top of the peanuts! "Honey, could you get me a Snickers bar and a Tale of Two Cities?" ;)

But that art dispenser sounds cool!!

[(Anonymous)]

this would be a great idea at a hospital or some place where you might find yourself with a lot of time on your hands.

but a BOWLING ALLEY? so silly!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I know!!

[quinniepants.livejournal.com]

ha! it's true, you never know when you'll get a hankering for some nougat and a literary classic. that's pretty g-d hilarious.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

You know, all that book-larnin' really makes me snacky.

[siercia]

That's some awfully heavy literature for the bowling alley. How bizarre.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

It was one of the stranger things I've seen in a long time.

[laurajones.livejournal.com]

Push button, receive bacon, indeed! That is so bizarre.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I know! So weird!

[ladyoracle.livejournal.com]

What are the books? I can't read the titles.

maybe they are for moms who bring thier kids for children's league?

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

One of them is Don Quixote, but I can't make out the other titles. (Sorry about the blurry photo - I couldn't use a flash because of the glass and the glass was dirty to boot.)

I don't know WHO they are for. It seems so random to me. It was almost as weird as the time Jen and I saw an /electronics/ dispenser in an airport (iPods, walkmans, etc.).

[jodied.livejournal.com]

When I was doing direct care, I used to have to sit in a bowling alley for a couple of hours with not much to do while one of my clients participate in league bowling. Maybe they're meant to keep people who are waiting around for league bowlers entertained?

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Counselor Survival Kits? I don't know. Maybe next time I will ask them. I wonder if the bowling alley owns the machines and decides what to put in it, or if it's some sort of "message" sent by the snack machine company? Note to kids: READ MORE LITERATURE.

[sudrin.livejournal.com]

Somehow Don Quixote and a sport who's name I don't care to recall seem perfect to me. ;)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Oh come on, bowling can be a good time if you don't take yourself too seriously. Did you get a glance at my terrible score on my Flickr page? I'm the worst bowler EVER.

[calledmara.livejournal.com]

books+bowling alley+vending machine=AWESOME(infinity)

I am totally their target market. Too bad there's just one of me.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I know, totally! When I saw it I completely and utterly thought of you.