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	<title>Thiefhunters in Paradise &#187; Words</title>
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		<title>Laughing in pidgin</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2012/01/laughing-pidgin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was somewhere near the intersection of the equator and the international dateline when I saw this sign at airport security. Plis putum algeta samting we hemi metal insaid smo basket long ples eia befor yu go thru long machine. &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2012/01/laughing-pidgin/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Creative shelving</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/02/creative-shelving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My brother-in-law, the self-proclaimed Swedish Okie and country bumpkin, is a book collector. This is only one of his meticulously organized bookcases. Though his library is vast, most books fall into his narrow fields of interest: art, design, travel, photography, &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2011/02/creative-shelving/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Neither courteous nor honest</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2010/04/neither-courteous-nor-honest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I loved your show.&#8221; Bob and I both had our mouths full of Roquefort and pears and sourdough croutons. We raced each other to swallow awkwardly in order to answer. The man stood at our table expectantly and watched us &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2010/04/neither-courteous-nor-honest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Boy in park with dog</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2009/12/boy-park-dog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adult: &#8220;Nice dog. What&#8217;s his name?&#8221; &#8220;Thermidore.&#8221; &#8220;Hi Sermidore! Good dog!&#8221; &#8220;THERmidore,&#8221; child enunciates. &#8220;Oh, SIR Midore,&#8221; adult says. &#8220;An honorable dog.&#8221; &#8220;No, Ther-mi-dore.&#8221; &#8220;Shake, Sirmidore!&#8221; &#8220;Are you thick?&#8221; The boy is disgusted. &#8220;No, it&#8217;s just an allergy.&#8221; Unrelated posts:A &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2009/12/boy-park-dog/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A pudding</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2009/07/pudding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After twenty years of baking this decadent dessert, which I&#8217;ve called by a name I&#8217;m quite fond of, I must finally, if fleetingly, commit to its spelling. I&#8217;ll take its lovely, ambiguous, oral name, so full of interpretation, possibility, and &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2009/07/pudding/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Humor in the book business</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2009/04/book-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it humorous, or just pathetic? I got a letter in the mail this week from a literary agent. His letter was dated and postmarked April 2009. He was replying to a query I wrote in June of 2000. Yes, &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2009/04/book-business/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ragged right</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2009/03/ragged-right/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coogee Beach, Australia— I spend a lot of time on our hotel balcony because the view is spectacular. The weather is glorious and the waves are loud. It&#8217;s a fine place to write, with a computer on my lap. I &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2009/03/ragged-right/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>English as a second language</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2009/02/call-800-numbers-free/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/?p=958</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Heard at the front desk: &#8220;Checking out, sir?&#8221; &#8220;Yes.&#8221; &#8220;Hope you enjoyed your stay. Your bill, sir&#8230;&#8221; &#8220;How can I owe $670?&#8221; &#8220;It&#8217;s only telephone charges, sir.&#8221; &#8220;But I didn&#8217;t make that many calls. 40, 50 maybe…&#8221; &#8220;Yes sir, that&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2009/02/call-800-numbers-free/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What currency do you charge in?</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/07/currency-and-charge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Overheard at the reception desk on the Queen Mary 2: German gentleman: &#8220;Good Afternoon. I have a digital camera with a rechargeable battery——&#8221; Receptionist: &#8220;You can get batteries at our camera shop, sir.&#8221; &#8220;I have a rechargeable battery, so I &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/07/currency-and-charge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Acoustic and luminous</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/06/acoustic-and-luminous/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[thieves]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe it&#8217;s a good idea to change the subject. Too much Barcelona negativity. So how &#8217;bout, instead, I share a sign I saw at Cagliari airport (Sardinia) over the baggage conveyor belt? Faithfully translated from the Italian, with the Italian: &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/06/acoustic-and-luminous/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Getting used to robot speech</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/05/getting-used-to-robot-speech/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 01:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been listening to essays by George Orwell. Terry, a voracious reader, devoured Orwell after Proust and Vidal, and he&#8217;s now working on Paul Bowles. I downloaded some Orwell essays here, but I find that when I&#8217;m in front of &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/05/getting-used-to-robot-speech/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese torture contraption ?</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/04/chinese-torture-contraption/</link>
		<comments>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/04/chinese-torture-contraption/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/?p=166</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Can anyone tell me what this contraption is? I took this picture through a window in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, after a dinner at Spring Deer, the famous and fabulous house of Peking duck. What are they doing to those &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/04/chinese-torture-contraption/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Wanna be a pickpocket ?</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/04/to-be-a-pickpocket/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bob gets fan mail, especially from teenage boys who want to do what he does. We used to get a slew of them every time one of Bob&#8217;s tv specials was broadcast. Since YouTube, there&#8217;s no longer any pattern to &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/04/to-be-a-pickpocket/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A map of quivering jelly</title>
		<link>http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/02/map-of-quivering-jelly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bambi Vincent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In school, I didn&#8217;t pay much attention to geography. This pretty much fits the American selfcentric stereotype. I did eventually learn the difference between the Pacific and the Atlantic, though, and came to understand the hierarchy of United Kingdom, Great &#8230; <a href="http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2008/02/map-of-quivering-jelly/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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