Posted on 07/18/2013 11:58:56 AM PDT by InvisibleChurch
In the original Miami Vice television series, Detective Zito is murdered in Season Three. After learning of his death, co-cops Crockett, Tubbs and Switek visit his house, where they discover Zito's collection of snow globes. They look at them in bewilderment, and the clear message delivered by their faces—in as ham-fisted a way as only '80s American television can do it—is "Wow, I guess we didn't really know this guy at all." Cue violins. An as hackneyed as that moment was, it was the first time your adolescent correspondent understood the usage of physical objects as a narrative device in storytelling.
Years later in ID school, professors who apparently knew each other as well as Zito and Switek delivered conflicting messages on this front. One professor would tell you that "Objects exist to tell stories—they tell us about ourselves!" while others said objects were mere intermediaries that we should design to be unobtrusive; the whole "People don't want a toaster, they just want toast" mentality.
It's easy to see the ... that a child from that family would do well in school.
Any guesses as to what that object is? A computer? A television? An iPad?
What if we told you it's a piece of furniture?
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I read the link and know their answer but your response: “parents. one of each gender” is a much better answer.
Hairbrush
Of course, my high school used the “board of education”.
A father that loves his children enough to work enough so that his wife can stay home and home school their children.
Get Out of here. Parents of each gender wasn't their answer. I got to go check it out.
“I have twelve bookcases in my home.”
Wow! You must be a very smart person! I can’t match you but I do have my obligatory two book shelves. And, the night stands, couch end sands, coffee tables, etc, are full of books. However, I think this study is probably now obsolete. Neither my wife or I have bought a book in a couple of years as we now both have I-pads and only read e-books.
A television and a crack pipe?
A boom box and an EBT card?
Anyone for a thread on which books to fit on just one bookshelf, if you were limited?
Say, 20 titles?
I’ve outgrew my allotted space last year at ~125 ft^2 of shelfing. This year I have custom made a set of rolling shelfs that provide an additional 25 ft^2 of shelfing while opening up 6 ft of wall space. Wife’s happy, I’m happy, kids are still ‘stealing’ my books so I guess they’re happy too.
Based on the number of people I instantly forwarded this to, I found it very interesting! Thanks.
Somebody else already spoiled it.
Bookcase means books means the parents have the minimum amount of intelligence to be able to read a book.
So White Privilege is not to blame. Parents’ stupidity is.
When I was growing up, there was one small bookshelf in my parents’ bedroom and it was filled with old books of unremarkable quality. I never saw either of my folks ever read a book.....magazines and newspapers, but never a book.
And I haven’t killed anybody.....yet.
I got hooked in grade school when one of my teachers would read to the class for a half-hour or so every other day. And then, it was not so much the books, but the wonderful stories they contained. I am still a reader - mostly fiction - and have collected a few signed copies of my favorites along the way (Robert B. Parker, Vince Flynn, John Dunning, Ray Bradbury) that are keepers. Most are read and passed along. My better half has a Kindle HD Fire, which she loves. I still prefer to hold a book in my hand.
Havin’ bookcases, heck, READIN’!
be actin’ white.
If I had only known I never would have sent the girls to college. The house was like a library when they were younger.
LOL! That was good one.
I also liked, 'Offshore Accounts'.
2 bookshelves.
Dune Buggy?
indeed
I grew up with a heavy dose of both, and I turned out ok (at least so far)
Thanks! I wish. My wife is very sharp, however.
Wow, I got it right! It helped having the hint in your excerpt.
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