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Two memories from the Hardy Boys: 1) first reading the word "rendezvous," which I never heard anyone say, so for years, my brother and I talked about secret "r
by pge 16y ago
Two memories from the Hardy Boys:
1) first reading the word "rendezvous," which I never heard anyone say, so for years, my brother and I talked about secret "rend-a-visses"
2) never quite figuring out what a "jalopy" was, as chet's car was never a car, always a jalopy.
- mgkimsal 16y agoAlso notice how Chet was never 'fat', but 'plump','chubby','stout', etc? I learned more synonyms for fat from Hardy Boys books than should have been allowed.
- djacobs 16y agoI have to say that, despite the terrible, terrible writing, reading the Hardy Boys did a) pique my interest in vocabulary and b) introduce me to the idea of learning words through context. For that reason (and nothing else) I do not regret having read them.
- shrikant 16y agoRe: (2), have you never read the Archie comics? That's where I was introduced to a 'jalopy' in all its visual glory.
- superk 16y agoI learned about the solar plexus (they were always knocking out goons by hitting them in that mythical spot)... never could seem to find it in real-life fights though... http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146656.Hardy_Boys_Complete_Series_Set_Books_1_66#reviewTextContainer20551852 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146656.Hardy_Boys_Complet...