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R.I.P, the encyclopedia
I admit that I have always been a fact geek, back to my nerdy days as a kid when I pored through my parents’ World Book from front to back in my spare time, soaking up everything from the population of Gabon to the reign of Charlemagne, and I think back to those times a lot … namely, every time I’m playing Thursday night trivia for points at Bosco’s.
But I also admit that the same impulse has driven me to the web as a Wiki freak and a nutty late-night surfer … which led me a New York Times story that made me feel a little sad, a bit nostalgic and a whole lot not at all surprised.
After all, why would anybody plunk down all that money anymore for a huge family encyclopedia, when the entire world is now at their linked-up fingertips?
But then, but then… I felt a little sad… And I guess I still do…
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By Pam
April 5, 2008 10:27 AM | Link to this
I read much of our encyclopedia when growing up and surprised everyone when I took the ACT. A full ride to college was the pay off plus I love playing trivia games too!By Kevin S.
April 1, 2008 10:57 PM | Link to this
As another nerdy kid who spent a lot of time with the Funk & Wagnall’s as a kid, it is sad. But it was inevitable, given how much easier it is to update information over the internet compared to the effort required to compile a new edition of an encyclopedia.