On Thursday, October 29th, Booking through Thursday asked:
What items have you ever used as a bookmark? What is the most unusual item you’ve ever used or seen used?
True confession: Whether it’s a serious novel or a catalog offering a great selection of unique gifts for her, I tend to dog-ear, or use the flaps of a dust cover, rather than an actual bookmark, at least with my own books. I’ve even been known to – horror of horrors – leave an open book face down.
With books that belong to other people, however, I’m much more respectful, and always use bookmarks. What kind? Typical choices are:
- Business cards, usually other people’s, sometimes my own.
- A clean square of toilet paper (I read in the bathroom a lot.)
- The receipt telling me when a book is due back to the library.
- A used boarding pass from an airplane flight.
- Receipts from recent purchases.
- Emery boards.
- A dollar bill.
- Movie or theatre ticket stubs.
- Postcards.
- Hang-tags from new clothing.
Sadly, I’ve never noticed any particularly unusual or interesting bookmarks.
Tags: Booking through Thursday, BTT
December 10th, 2009 at 3:12
wow…that are quite an unusual bookmark ;)
I used my baby pets’ picture
December 10th, 2009 at 5:44
Same as me. Sounds like virtually anything thats close to hand! I’d love a collection of pretty bookmarks though!
December 10th, 2009 at 6:11
ha! I use all those too and didn’t mention one of them in my list
December 10th, 2009 at 6:24
Great Answer! I also have to admit to laying a book face down. I love the idea of using postcards as bookmark though!
Hugsxxxx
December 10th, 2009 at 8:15
I used to collect bookmarks and would put alot of thought into what I was going to use. I don’t do that anymore. I don’t dog-ear, but I’ve used receipts and postcards or whatever is lying around.
December 10th, 2009 at 8:15
I too use pretty much anything!
Booking through Thursdays: Spot on!
December 10th, 2009 at 9:10
You know I think some of those are pretty unusual and interesting! I have been known to dog-ear a page or too and leave books face down but I am the same – more respectful with other’s books.
December 10th, 2009 at 9:38
Boarding passes–how could I forget those?! I’ve also used money and emery boards. :)
December 10th, 2009 at 10:12
I don’t know, clean toilet paper is pretty interesting. Hahaha. Here’s my mark!
December 10th, 2009 at 11:14
Gasp you dog ear :-0 that is worst than book head down for me.
You do have some interesting unusuals.
Here is mine
http://teawithmarce.blogspot.c.....using.html
December 10th, 2009 at 20:50
I’ve used many of the same items.