Speed Bump by Dave Coverly for March 13, 2013

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    Bob.  over 11 years ago

    The first “bookie”.

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    PICTO  over 11 years ago

    I thought Melvil Dewey was the first “bookie”.

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    waltermgm  over 11 years ago

    He should have made them swear on a Bible to bring it back.

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    jtviper7  over 11 years ago

    The first legal bookie Frank ’ Lefty ’ Rosenthal.

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    Jonni  over 11 years ago

    Rian the book thief would always li when he ‘borrowed’ a book until he met Brabra. He could not li to her because she was the new librabraian

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    marshalljpeters Premium Member over 11 years ago

    I’m don’t know who invented the “codex” type of book, like we use, but it goes way back. From Wikipedia: “The earliest surviving fragments from codices come from Egypt and are variously dated (always tentatively) towards the end of the 1st century or in the first half of the 2nd.” In the same article, it’s mentioned that the codex gained wide acceptance in Western culture in the 4th century. By Gutenberg’s time (born around 1398), scrolls were largely obsolete.

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    marshalljpeters Premium Member over 11 years ago

    That came to my mind as soon as I saw this strip. What Gutenberg’s known for is making books more economical, so the average person could afford them.

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    jack fairbanks  over 11 years ago

    dewey “the glom” decimal.

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    jack fairbanks  over 11 years ago

    guy named ross vegas.

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    7samauri  over 11 years ago

    I was going to read his book but I can’t remember where I put my glasses. Dang!

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