The ridiculous thing is that, everywhere but in the US, the title of the book is “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” — the philosopher’s stone being the element or formula that alchemists sought to turn lead into gold and create an elixir of youth (as Nicholas Flammel did in the book). Apparently, Scholastic publishing house thought Americans too stupid and lazy to know what the philosopher’s stone was or look it up.
LLABDDO almost 13 years ago
Better a Gall stone, than a Kidney stone.
nboady almost 13 years ago
Julius Caesar was famous for his Gaul.
LingeeWhiz almost 13 years ago
Don’t give those away! You are going to need them for your stew.
mrssaskfan almost 13 years ago
The ridiculous thing is that, everywhere but in the US, the title of the book is “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” — the philosopher’s stone being the element or formula that alchemists sought to turn lead into gold and create an elixir of youth (as Nicholas Flammel did in the book). Apparently, Scholastic publishing house thought Americans too stupid and lazy to know what the philosopher’s stone was or look it up.
cwreenactor almost 13 years ago
Yuck.
iced tea almost 13 years ago
Gall stones are just hardened globs of all the greasy things you consume.
lin4869 almost 13 years ago
Ummm…think I’ll pass.
shashan7 almost 13 years ago
Bill? who’d ya give your white heads to?