Journal Entry 1 by Karschtl from Wien - irgendwo / Vienna - somewhere, Wien Austria on Saturday, May 08, 2004

I loved the show! And I love this book! Hilarious funny. Have two copies, therefore 1 becomes a BC-book now.

I read some passages in my "American Accent Training"-exam at uni, and it worked. The teacher (comes from New York) loves Jerry and my reading, and I passed.

Here are three passages from the book:
The fact of life is that people will try and take your possessions. People are going to steal from you. Everybody has their own little personal security things. Things that they think will foil the crooks. You go to the beach, go into the water, put your wallet in the sneaker... Who’s going to know? What criminal mind could penetrate this fortress of security? I tied a bow. They can’t get through that. I put it down by the toe. They never look there. They check the heels, they move on. Or, you ever move a TV set in the back of your car? Then you’ve got to leave the car in the street for a few minutes, you put a sweater over the TV. „It’s a couple of sweaters, that’s all. One of them happens to be square with an antenna coming out of it. It’s an RCA sweater.“

My parents took me to the Amish country, which to a kid, to see a bunch of people that have no cars, no TV, no phone, you go “So what? Neither do I.” Who wants to see a whole community that’s been grounded? That’s the way they should punish the kids after they’ve seen Amish country. “All right son, get up to your room. That’s it, you are Amish, young man. For the rest of the weekend. Did you hear me? Amish! And don’t come down till you’ve made some noodles and raised a barn.”

Whenever a friend refers a doctor they say „Make sure that you tell him that you know me.“ Why? What’s the difference? He’s a doctor. „Oh, you know Bob? Oh, okay, I’ll give you the REAL medicine. Everybody else I’m giving Tic Tacs.“


Bookray - Participants:
1. Verenka (A)
2. graphi (Pl)
3. antuntun (D)
4. Washti (D)
5. rowlf (D)
6. Felsenpinguin (D)
7. quizgirl (UK)
8. Bunnybee (USA) -> Book is here
9. Birdie17 (USA)
10. tnelson99 (USA)(international)
11. ann-718my (Malaysia) (Asia/Aus/EU)
12. Muffin77 (D)
13. Xanocas (Portg) (international)
14. Satyanarayani (Portg) (international)
15. kate-lucy (UK) (Europe)
16. dellfalconer (A) (prefers national) 

Journal Entry 2 by Karschtl at Gave to friend. in Controlled Release, --by post or by hand (ie ring, ray, RABCK, trade) -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, July 22, 2004

Released on Thursday, July 22, 2004 at Gave to friend. in Controlled Release, Controlled Release Controlled Releases.

Book began its travel. Gave it to Verenka today. 

Journal Entry 3 by verenka from Linz, Oberösterreich Austria on Thursday, July 29, 2004

I finished the book earlier this week - it's a really easy read and also very funny.
I could relate to most of what he had to say about life, and especially enjoyed description of his childhood and his family. His experiences are often familiar and I found myself nodding and nodding and then, when he drives his idea just this little bit over the top, I caught myself laughing out loudly while sitting by myself in the subway..
What I didn't find so entertaining is the part about dating, I simply can't relate to the dating obsession some (US)_Amricans seem to have.
I'll send a message to graphi and send the book on.
Thanks Karschtl for the laughs! 

Journal Entry 4 by verenka at Post Office in By Post, By Post -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, August 24, 2004

Released on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 at Post Office in By Post, By Post Controlled Releases.

Released on Monday at the post office 

Journal Entry 5 by graphi from Bialystok, Podlaskie Poland on Friday, September 03, 2004

got it from Verenka - thanks a lot :) 

Journal Entry 6 by graphi from Bialystok, Podlaskie Poland on Sunday, September 12, 2004

Well, I've read half of the book, and I must say I'm not as excited about it as the previous reader were... It is funny sometimes, but generally it's just a speech about nothing. I don't even think I'll finish it, because I have many other (I think more interesting) books to read :) Therefore, it's ready to be posted. I'm going to send it to antuntun, as it's in a bookray and antuntun is the next person to receive the book :) I hope the rest of the readers will enjoy the book more then I did ;) But, anyway, thanks for including me in the bookray! :) 

Journal Entry 7 by graphi at mailed from Post Office in Bialystok, Mailed to another bookcrosser -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, September 15, 2004

Released 7 yrs ago (9/13/2004 UTC) at mailed from Post Office in Bialystok, Mailed to another bookcrosser -- Controlled Releases

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sent to antuntun - enjoy! :) 

Journal Entry 8 by antuntun on Monday, September 20, 2004

The book safely arrived. Thank you graphi. 

Journal Entry 9 by antuntun on Friday, October 15, 2004

As a Seinfeld fan, I had great expectations... and I got what I expected! Very very funny little book. Thanks Karschtl!
I'll send the book tomorrow to Washti. 

Journal Entry 10 by Washti from Glinde, Schleswig-Holstein Germany on Monday, October 18, 2004

Today the book was in my postbox, I am looking forward to read it!
Thanks Antuntun and Karschtl
Washti

5.11.04
Done - Very funny book,
So I'm just waiting for rowlfs address and the book can travel on...
Thanks to Karschtl for sharing 

Journal Entry 11 by rowlf from München, Bayern Germany on Wednesday, November 10, 2004

found in the mail today!
thx! 

Journal Entry 12 by rowlf from München, Bayern Germany on Saturday, January 08, 2005

i really liked the book, even though it is not as good as the show. i think you have to see him instead of reading his thoughts. although a good laugh! 

Journal Entry 13 by rowlf from München, Bayern Germany on Monday, January 31, 2005

after years of waiting the book is now ready and will travel to felsenpinguin tomorrow!
sorry! 

Journal Entry 14 by Felsenpinguin from München, Bayern Germany on Saturday, February 05, 2005

SEINLANGUAGE arrived yesterday and will be read at once since DER SCHWARM book ring is on its way!
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07.02.05

Very funny indeed. I think it works best if you imagine Seinfeld actually acting out what you're reading (i.e. watch a little film in your head).

Ready to be mailed to the UK tomorrow.

Safe journey little book... 

Journal Entry 15 by Felsenpinguin at An einen Bookcrosser verschickt in München, Germany -- Controlled Releases on Monday, February 07, 2005

Released 7 yrs ago (2/8/2005 UTC) at An einen Bookcrosser verschickt in München, Germany -- Controlled Releases

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Off it goes... 

Journal Entry 16 by quizgirl from Chesterfield, Derbyshire United Kingdom on Saturday, February 19, 2005

Received today. Couldn't resist reading a few pages, found it very funny, typical of Seinfeld. It won't take long to read the book so I'll report back very soon with my thoughts. 

Journal Entry 17 by quizgirl from Chesterfield, Derbyshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, March 01, 2005

As I said, a very funny book with typical Jerry Seinfeld humour.
Thanks Karschtl for this ray.

Mailed to Bunnybee today. 

Journal Entry 18 by Bunnybee from Amarillo, Texas USA on Wednesday, March 09, 2005

Arrived today! I should be able to finish it fairly quickly- it's a shorter book than I'd expected. Thanks for the ray, Karschtl! 

Journal Entry 19 by Bunnybee from Amarillo, Texas USA on Tuesday, March 22, 2005

Pretty funny stuff!!! I loved watching his show for years, and was sad when they ended it. My favorite bit was this one about exercise:
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Of course, everyone wants to be healthy. The amusing thing is no one's really sure how to do it.

I love to exercise, but I still have to laugh at it. You go to the health club, you see all these people and they're working out; they're training, they're getting in shape. But nobody's really getting in shape for anything. In modern society, you really don't have to be physically strong to do anything. The only reason that you're getting in shape is so you can get through the workout. So we're working out, so that we'll be in shape, for when we have to do our exercises. That's comedy.
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Sorry for the delay in getting this one mailed off. I'd finished it while on a trip and couldn't mail it until I got home. But today, it's off via first class mail (it's a light book!) to Birdie17. Enjoy! And thanks, Karschtl- for the ray, with the laughs!