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To: yarddog

“I did read all the James Bond books...”

Yes! I read those too, maybe not all of them, but many.

For some reason, when I was in Public School back in the bad old days of the late 60s/early 70s, folks donated paperback books to our school. And among them were the Bond books, so I read them. This was when I was in 6th grade.

Let’s face it, they are kind of racy for children of that age. It amazed me that we were “permitted” to read them, but I enjoyed them and I survived!


316 posted on 02/03/2014 9:04:51 PM PST by jocon307
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To: jocon307

There was a recent interview of Fleming tho it was filmed many years ago. the interviewer asked why Fleming never used 4 letter words in his books.

Fleming said it was probably his Scottish ancestors who would not have approved. Then he said he just didn’t like to see four letter words in books.

He would put in some slightly silly words for characters such as Pussy Galore and Plenty O’Toole.


318 posted on 02/03/2014 9:12:52 PM PST by yarddog (Romans 8: verses 38 and 39. "For I am persuaded".)
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