  Allman7 Member Username: Allman7 Post Number: 14 Registered: 02-2004 Posted From: 139.76.128.72 |
No news here really, I just found this amusing. http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-1929- AD-FOR-CHICAGOS-FAMED-BOOK-CAD ILLAC-HOTEL_W0QQitemZ723540270 6QQcategoryZ27173QQssPageNameZ WDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem | ||
Burnsie Member Username: Burnsie Post Number: 402 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 35.12.21.203 |
The practice of ripping apart old magazines and even atlases to sell individual pages is disgusting. | ||
Itsjeff Member Username: Itsjeff Post Number: 5800 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 208.27.111.125 |
More hotel ads should show people smoking in bed. | ||
Livedog2 Member Username: Livedog2 Post Number: 120 Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 24.223.133.177 |
I agree, Burnsie! I was doing research last year at the U of M in Ann Arbor. I was using the Polk's Detroit City Directories in the room where they were all located. Some guy started ripping pages out of, as it turned out the 1922 book, and saw me looking at him and gave me a big shit-eating-grin. I guess he thought I was going to jump into the conspiracy with him and not say anything. Was he wrong!! I raised so much hell screaming and yelling at him that they called the Campus Police.  He started to leave but I told him he would never get past me if he tried and that I would be forced to make a "Citizen's Arrest" (I don't even know what that is but I was ready to do it.) When the Campus Police got there, naturally, they wanted to know what was going on and I told them. They took a report from me and the librarian. Then they found pages he had ripped out of the book and they arrested him. I told them I would be a witness no matter I had to come from. As it turned out he pleaded guilty to some kind of misdemeanor and got community service, a fine and since he was a student was put on probation. But, I'll bet that idiot won't do that again. Livedog2 | ||
Allman7 Member Username: Allman7 Post Number: 15 Registered: 02-2004 Posted From: 139.76.128.72 |
While I agree with your thoughts on defaming old periodicals for adds, I find it amusing that he titled his auction CHICAGO'S famous Book Cadillac Hotel. Especially when the add he posted clearly states Detroit. | ||
Fnemecek Member Username: Fnemecek Post Number: 1579 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 69.213.204.151 |
Burnie, et al: I concur. Those who destroy historic artifacts, such as old magazines, are scum. As a side note, I mentioned this to the narrator of my documentary on the B-C. She's from Chicago and got a kick out of it. http://www.BookCadillacMovie.c om/ | ||
Goat Member Username: Goat Post Number: 8334 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.71.59.252 |
The guy looks like he is dying. This is not one of the better advertisements for teh B-C. | ||
Gistok Member Username: Gistok Post Number: 2001 Registered: 08-2004 Posted From: 4.229.90.109 |
I sent the EBAY seller an EMAIL suggesting that maybe he should READ his ad..... and that the Detroit bloggers are having a field day with it.... | ||
Andrew69 Member Username: Andrew69 Post Number: 22 Registered: 12-2005 Posted From: 198.111.39.17 |
...and now "Chicago's" has been corrected to say "Detroit's." | ||
Fnemecek Member Username: Fnemecek Post Number: 1580 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 69.213.204.151 |
Gistok: Why are you ruining our fun? LOL |
