Page 18, line 4
Posted on Friday, 16th April 2004 at 2:32pmVia gigglechick.
- 1. Grab the nearest book.
- 2. Open the book to page 18.
- 3. Find line 4.
- 4. Write down what it says.
The first book I grabbed was Wil Wheaton’s ‘Dancing Barefoot’, but he clearly had a plan in place to mess with the page 18 line 4 fun. There’s a picture on page 18! WIL FUCKING WHEATON.
So I grabbed the next book, ‘Angelina Jolie’s Journals’ and turned to page 18…
“We started up the road and ran into George.”
33 Responses to “Page 18, line 4”
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April 16th, 2004 at 3:47pmhexley Says:
I am in my office, and I picked up my 2nd edition “Real-time Rendering” book. Surprisingly, the quote not only applies to computer graphics, but also has a zen like aura when applied to life and things in general.
“The perspective transform thus mimics the way we perceive objects’ size.”
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April 16th, 2004 at 4:13pmChristian Machmeier Says:
The nearest book I could actually grab was David Flanagan’s Java Examples in a Nutshell. Line 4 says:
// However, we know that 0 and 1 are not primes. Make note of it.
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April 16th, 2004 at 5:06pmKitta Says:
Hexley, that is very zen like. I now want to go grab some computer books and look at their page 18, line 4’s.
Christian, I love your layout by the way. Very cool.
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April 16th, 2004 at 6:01pmKz Says:
“The two rats fell away, not from the blows, but because the soft flesh of the child separated from her body.”
It’s from The Rats, by James Herbert. Love your site btw!
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April 16th, 2004 at 7:24pmBob Says:
“The Persians then utterly destroyed Miletus and enslaved its surviving inhabitants, after which they subdued all of the other Ionian cities.”
Taken from: Istanbul, The Imperial City, by John freely
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April 16th, 2004 at 7:44pmMax Says:
Keith has posted something similar over at his site, only it’s page 23 and sentence number 5. I’m going with his because in the book I grabbed it’s much more interesting than your one.
“Again he regarded his inflated groin, covered in red pants.”
- Simon Callow, Being an Actor
Love the site by the way, props for keeping it going so long and so well.
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April 16th, 2004 at 9:23pmRachael Says:
“Everytime she leaned over the boys would shout ‘Look! You can see mount Fuji!’”- Memoirs Of A Geisha, Arthur Golden
Thought that was a pretty good one
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April 16th, 2004 at 9:37pmMax, there seems to be a few version of it floating around. So far, I’ve seen page 18, page 25 and page 23.
Rachael, that’s a good one. I’ll have to read Memoirs of a Geisha again; it’s been a few years since I read it.
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April 16th, 2004 at 10:30pmSnyke Says:
The nearest book (that can be called book, since my floor is plastered with IT-Magazines…) is my Formula collection “Formeln und Tafeln, Mathematik - Physik” DMK/DPK, (I know some of you will already hate me since it’s a german book, but it’s a good formula collection, which are actually international…) and Line 4 on page 18 reads:
- (V, +) mit Elementen a, b, c, … (Vektoren)It’s part of the definition of vectors in a Geometrical place
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April 16th, 2004 at 10:52pmPhD Says:
This was on top of my computer tower. Nebula Awards 30. Line 4 goes exactly as follows:
“…text is another potent symbol: abortion, both literal and metaphorical.”
Sorta cryptic, even if I include the full sentence from line 3: “And looming over the is another potent symbol: abortion, both literal and metaphorical.” I belive its just intros and reviews on various books that came out in 93-94 period.
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April 17th, 2004 at 1:06amMalach Says:
“…of a novice of suitable humility, diligence, and insight?”
from Rosslyn, Guardian of the secrets of the Holy Grail.
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April 17th, 2004 at 3:30amX man Says:
“how it is torn down when both sides are finished, and how many pins the network”
Your bead work is kittalicious ..
Hey playing with hovers? -
April 17th, 2004 at 3:35amJIm Says:
‘I noticed a Nobber and another place called Muff.’
From Tony Hawks classic Round Ireland with a fridge. Kinda sums up the whole feel of the book really! -
April 17th, 2004 at 4:36amstu Says:
i dont read books,,, just blogs lol
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April 17th, 2004 at 4:51amevent horizon Says:
Pg 18 Line 4 of ‘The Other Battle of the Bulge - Operation Northwind’ by Charles Whiting
“Krauts just over the hill” from their positions, getting …
But there’s a monkey on your site … just over the hill …
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April 17th, 2004 at 5:25amSergio Says:
We hates Wheaton, my preciouss.. yess we hates him…
Anyway, I did the page 23 5th sentence thing. This is it:
“I undertaked to input the things you counseled me to, and I fatigated the thesaurus you presented me, as you counseled me to, when my words appeared too petite, or not befitting.”
That’s from “Everything is Illuminated” by Jonathan Safran Foer.
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April 17th, 2004 at 5:33amvictor Says:
amm… Introduccion a la logica… well well well
it says: “La similitud entre objetos que tienen muchas diferencias que serian importantes entre otras conexiones, puede ser advertida por que es pertinente en esta conexion”… i dont know what’s the meanin of that… of course you too…
hahaha learn spanish -
April 17th, 2004 at 5:50amby the way… i love that blouse with the flowers on it
… u know that in the “cam” right now
¬¬ are u awake? here in mexico are 3:50 pm
ITS TIME TO WAAAKE UP KITTA -
April 17th, 2004 at 7:16amkenny Says:
page 18 line 4 of ‘linux server hacks’:
“rm: cannot unlink ‘./stubborn.txt’: Operation Not Permitted” -
April 17th, 2004 at 8:44amTimothy Says:
I’m currently reading ‘Hey Nostradamus!’ by Douglas Coupland.
page 18, line 4: “Silence was my sin.”
(complete line: “disgusts me. Silence was my sin. I sinned as I cowered and”)
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April 17th, 2004 at 10:20amok… page 18, line 4 now:
“…know that’s what he meant to do. But the cowboy stuck to him”
From Kerouac’s “On the road”
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April 17th, 2004 at 10:30amFrom “The Reader” by Bernhard Schlink:
“The fever that weakens your perception as it sharpens your imagination turns the sick room into someplace new, both familiar and strange.”
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April 17th, 2004 at 10:56amAceOfJacks Says:
“July, July”, Tim O’Brien
“Cheers”, Amy said.
“The Things They Carried”, Tim O’ Brien
Shut up?
Hmm …. sounds like this might get interesting.
Also, does anyone have a link to the phone number equation? The one where you use the first three digits to find the last 4?
BTW … LOVE THE SITE! It’s almost as pretty as Miss Kitta …. too bad you live in another country ….
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April 17th, 2004 at 12:58pmSergio: “We hates Wheaton, my preciouss.. yess we hates him…”
Nah, he’s a cool guy, he replied to my email yesterday. If you’ve read ‘Dancing Barefoot’ you’ll get the “WIL FUCKING WHEATON” reference.
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April 17th, 2004 at 4:12pm~GreyArea~ Says:
“…drawers soon followed and my eyes fastened upon his…”
from ‘The Intimate Memoirs Of An Edwardian Dandy, Vol 3. -
April 17th, 2004 at 5:37pmEd Says:
“Thus, the wave transmitted along the line is 1-dimentinal in that it does not spread out into space but follows along the line.”
From “ANTENNAS” By, John Kraus -
April 17th, 2004 at 5:45pmThe word is “1- dimentiOnal’….I MUST learn to proof read !
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April 17th, 2004 at 7:45pmskyhigh Says:
“…in other cases, such as that of the USS Schenectady, ships have actually been torn in half (Figure 1.5)”
..Figure 1.5 shows, you’ve guessed it, a ship torn in half. Groovy.
from How to Dunk a Doughnut, the Science of Everyday Life by Len Fisher
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April 18th, 2004 at 12:21amKitta: actually, I’m something of a Wheaton fanboy. I made a big deal out of the last email I got from him. Can see it here. =)
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April 18th, 2004 at 2:09amSo I see.
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April 18th, 2004 at 4:35pmMelissa Says:
Nearest book to me is Ice by Shane Johnson:
Pg 18, Line 4: “Clunk.”
Hehe. I like that line.
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April 25th, 2004 at 12:14amSorge Says:
‘mingling in the laughing and grieving’
The Essential Rumi - trans Coleman Barks w/ John Moyne - ISBN 0062509586
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November 10th, 2007 at 7:15pmElise Says:
i took mine out of my favourite book, ‘The hitch-hikers guide to the galaxy’
page 18 line 4 is actually not very interesting
Mr Prosser thought about this
=]
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