Friday 56: Vol. 1

For a few ~~weeks~~ months now, I’ve seen the hashtag #Friday56 floating around. I finally decided to investigate.

The Friday 56 is a blog hop by Freda’s Voice and the rules are simple:

Turn to the nearest book.
Open it on page 56.
Post a sentence or two.
Join the linky.
Go crazy on the linky.

This seems pretty fool-proof, so here’s my first contribution.

“So when did you get electricity in White Cliffs?”
He thought for an instant. “Nineteen ninety-three.”

– Down Under by Bill Bryson

8 thoughts on “Friday 56: Vol. 1”

I LOVE BILL BRYSON.. That was me screaming it! Have fun with this book.

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Wow, it came late. Interesting 56, thanks for joining in! Happy weekend!

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YOu picked a good one! I have to go check this out further!

Welcome to the group!

My 56 – http://fuonlyknew.com/2015/06/26/the-friday-56-67-shadow-of-danger-by-kristine-mason/

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I’ve been noticing this book around, and I want to know more! Thanks for sharing…and for visiting my blog. And it’s good to follow those hash tags, isn’t it?

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Conny Kaufmann says:

June 28, 2015 at 4:26 pm

It definitely is fun to explore hashtags! The quote above makes this book sound quite dramatic, but it is one of the funniest travel stories I’ve ever read!

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I’m already intrigued by this excerpt. I wonder if there was a particular reason for not adopting this norm. Welcome to the 56 fun!

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Conny Kaufmann says:

June 28, 2015 at 7:22 pm

The scene takes place in a remote town in Outback Australia. They already celebrated the fact that instead of taking 8 hours via a dirt road to reach, it now only takes around 4. They were all incredibly proud of the TV and fridge and aircon – the book was written in 1998, so 1993 was only 5 years ago to them!

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1. Alicia @ A Kernel of Nonsense says:
  
  June 28, 2015 at 7:26 pm
  
  I imagine the air conditioner would be quite popular.
  
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