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The Friday 56


Welcome to Week 191!

Rules:
*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader
(If you have to improvise, that's ok.)
 *Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it) that grab you.
*Post it.
*Add your (url) post below in Linky. Add the post url, not your blog url. It's that simple.


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26% on my kindle.


Haiku sounds like
I'm
Saying hi to
someone named
Ku. Hi, Ku. Hello.









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  1. ErinAugust 22, 2014 at 12:15 AM

    OMG. That's hilarious. I love Ellen.

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  2. BeaAugust 22, 2014 at 12:24 AM

    Seriously, she has a point. :D I really need to read one of her books.

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  3. Mark BakerAugust 22, 2014 at 2:00 AM

    I love that snippet. Very well done on her part and a great choice on your part.

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  4. TopazshellAugust 22, 2014 at 4:29 AM

    I never would have thought about Hi and Ku. That's cute.

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  5. Creations by Laurel-Rain SnowAugust 22, 2014 at 7:30 AM

    I am a big fan of Ellen. Thanks for sharing....

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  6. Laura ThomasAugust 22, 2014 at 8:28 AM

    That's Helen for ya! LOL I bet you are laughing the whole way through the book.

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  7. Catherine @ Book Club LibrarianAugust 22, 2014 at 8:28 AM

    Ellen always makes me laugh, Thanks for sharing.

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  8. YvonneAugust 22, 2014 at 8:50 AM

    I listened to this on audio a few months ago and it was very funny.

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  9. LadyD PianoAugust 22, 2014 at 9:38 AM

    The quote reminds me of her character in Nemo! Happy Weekend!

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  10. sherry fundinAugust 22, 2014 at 9:43 AM

    HA HA HA. I think Ellen is great. I used to watch her morning show as she danced around the studio. She was always introducing new band to her audience.
    sherry @ fundinmental

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  11. Anne BennettAugust 22, 2014 at 11:44 AM

    Ellen is so funny. Since I am an Ellen fan and I write haikus, I will have to remember this. Thanks for sharing.

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  12. AnonymousAugust 22, 2014 at 12:52 PM

    I totally read that in her voice. I bet the book is really funny. Happy weekend.

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  13. Katherine PAugust 22, 2014 at 5:29 PM

    I love Ellen and I'm in line to get the audio version for this one from the library. Can't wait!!

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  14. VickiAugust 22, 2014 at 7:03 PM

    I love Ellen! She is on of the funniest people ever!

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  15. Claudia {Sparrowhawk}August 22, 2014 at 7:52 PM

    Ha ha! She's such a natural comedian; I love her sense of humor so much.

    http://livingonborroweddays.com/2014/08/22/sparrows-reading-corner-book-beginnings-the-friday-56-edition-no-14/

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  16. AngieAugust 22, 2014 at 10:11 PM

    Ellen is the greatest!

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