News that made me feel old.

Jack Bohn

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Jul 9, 2014, 9:53:28 AM7/9/14

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A new Harry Potter story picks him up at 34.

http://www.vox.com/2014/7/8/5880445/harry-potter-is-32-in-j-k-rowlings-new-short-story

(Hmm... disconnect between link writer and headline writer!)

It doesn't seem that long ago he was only...
Oh, it wasn't. Well, that's not so bad. If only I can convince myself my confusion wasn't a senior moment.

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Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy

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Jul 9, 2014, 11:49:17 AM7/9/14

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Jack Bohn <jack....@gmail.com> wrote in
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You'd prefer the age indepenent geek disconnect of "I can't tell the
difference between fiction and reality"?

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Terry Austin

"Terry Austin: like the polio vaccine, only with more asshole."
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Jesus forgives sinners, not criminals.

Jack Bohn

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Jul 9, 2014, 6:45:47 PM7/9/14

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On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:49:17 AM UTC-4, Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy wrote:
> Jack Bohn <jack....@gmail.com> wrote in
>
> news:2fb2f9db-e72f-453d...@googlegroups.com:
>
> > A new Harry Potter story picks him up at 34.
> >
> > http://www.vox.com/2014/7/8/5880445/harry-potter-is-32-in-j-k-rowlings-new-short-story
> >
> > (Hmm... disconnect between link writer and headline writer!)
> >
> > It doesn't seem that long ago he was only...
> > Oh, it wasn't. Well, that's not so bad. If only I can convince
> > myself my confusion wasn't a senior moment.
> >
> You'd prefer the age indepenent geek disconnect of "I can't tell the
> difference between fiction and reality"?

Now I'm wondering if Warner Bros. will make a two-reeler out of it.

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Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy

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Jul 9, 2014, 6:53:22 PM7/9/14

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Jack Bohn <jack....@gmail.com> wrote in

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Or several seasons of a TV show.

Either way, the real money is still in the merchandising.

Ted Nolan <tednolan>

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Jul 9, 2014, 7:46:45 PM7/9/14

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In article <81de0c17-5b2d-4506...@googlegroups.com>,

Paging Peter Jackson..
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What's not in Columbia anymore..

Robert Carnegie

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Jul 10, 2014, 9:34:42 AM7/10/14

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On Wednesday, 9 July 2014 16:49:17 UTC+1, Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy wrote:
> Jack Bohn <jack....@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:2fb2f9db-e72f-453d...@googlegroups.com:
> > A new Harry Potter story picks him up at 34.
> >
> > http://www.vox.com/2014/7/8/5880445/harry-potter-is-32-in-j-k-row
> > lings-new-short-story
> >
> > (Hmm... disconnect between link writer and headline writer!)
> >
> > It doesn't seem that long ago he was only...
> > Oh, it wasn't. Well, that's not so bad. If only I can convince
> > myself my confusion wasn't a senior moment.
> >

> You'd prefer the age independent geek disconnect of "I can't

> tell the difference between fiction and reality"?

Actually, Harry Potter turns 34 on 31st July.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_%28character%29>

Can't tell what difference?

The books turn out to be set in the 1990s, with
a final epilogue in - um - September 2018, I think.
Or 2017. Not that you can tell, particularly;
no Muggle flying cars...

Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy

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Jul 10, 2014, 11:36:43 AM7/10/14

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Robert Carnegie <rja.ca...@excite.com> wrote in
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> Can't tell what difference?

I rest my case.

David Harmon

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Jul 11, 2014, 8:00:12 PM7/11/14

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David Harmon

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Jul 11, 2014, 8:06:11 PM7/11/14

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On Wed, 9 Jul 2014 06:53:28 -0700 (PDT) in rec.arts.sf.written, Jack
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