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How many words can you skip and still claim to have read a particular book?
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>>8226248
go to bed, Tai Lopez
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Personally I like to read the surfaces of triscuits until I have an interpretation for every line and crossing desu family
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>>8226248
37
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>>8226248
the number of words that there are in the book
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156 in the states, used to be 118 but it was changed in 2004 to balance out the waning American interest in literature

not sure about other countries, I've heard it's some 300 in certain parts of mexico
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>>8226257
>>8226263
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>>8226280
I thought you guys liked Philosophy
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>>8226275
Clever.
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>>8226248
I skipped about 85% of his footnotes and got everything.
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I want some DFW pastas
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>>8226248
This is an interesting question. Obviously a little derivative or maybe even generic, but i'm glad i saw your post as it will give me something to think about
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You get to skip one word, so choose carefully.
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>>8226299
No, we're interested in KNOWLEDGE
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>>8226280
This is a good post.
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>>8226786
You didn't get the experience of reading his footnotes.
>skipping back and forth to read notes
>zomg wow it's kind of like tennis!!! xD
dfw confirmed for genius
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just read the last page and you're good
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>>8227815
Kek'd and then doubted myself.
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