Grab the closest book to you and turn to page 32..

[Minty]

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Page 32 of the Motorstorm: Pacific Rift instruction manual......closest book to me with a page 32. All my normal books are on the other side of the room.

 

[Robin]

"The Fancy Shapes - Tiffany pays particularly close attention to the intricate faceting of these wonderful fancy shapes. Not surprisingly, each of these shapes, alone or with side stones, has a devoted following. Fancy shapes have been a Tiffany tour de force for more than a century. Fancy shaped Tiffany diamond engagement rings, from top: heart, square step-cut and emerald-cut."

Just so happens the nearest 'book' to me is the Tiffany & Co catalogue!

Robin.

 

[MatskiMonk]

"Because the statement in Listing 3.1 is the final one in that block of code, the semi-colon is optional"

Sams "Teach yourself PHP in 24 hours", I still use that and PHP for dummies as reference when my sloppy syntax causes errors.

 

[Sprite]

Into the envelope he slipped his golden ring, and it's fine chain, and then sealed it, and addressed it to Frodo. At first he put it on the mantelpiece, but suddenly he removed it and put it in his pocket.

J. R. R. Tolkien - The Lord Of The Rings (50th Anniversary Edition Hardback)

ISBN - 13: 978 0 00 7182367

If I'm truthful it could have been a different Tolkien book or C. S. Lewis book or Philip Pullman or Scarlett Thomas or Elilibeth Kostova or Stephen Fry.

 

[TopGearFTW]

"That very month was September, and as fine as you could ask. A day or two later a rumour (probably started by the knowledgeable Sam) was spread about that there were going to be fireworks - fireworks, what is more, such had not been seen in the Shire for nigh on a century, not indeed since the Old Took died"
The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring - J.R.R. Tolkien

 

[Morrac32]

"She was startled to see her words stagger him. It took a moment before his eyes turned up to look into hers."

-- Faith of the Fallen, Terry Goodkind

 

[maximumattack]

GoBox is a monophonic sampler specially designed for live use. It features some hands controls for altering patterns, sounds, and modulations during a performance.

-- Reaktor Instrument Reference Manual

 

[dylansan]

You can build a park on the land as you find it, around the bodies of water already in place, using only the trees and other landscaping that nature and history have provided. You might even create a successful park in that way.

-Rollercoaster Tycoon Manual

 

[Barra333]

...system should be used when codes specified by the primary convention are ambiguous (eg use ECOLI for the bacterium and and ENCOLI for the protozoan).
Some LISs permit the creation of group codes for microorganisms that enable users to refer to a group of microorganisms simultaneously.

 

[JeronimoM]

¡Aléjate de quienes no te convengan! Hazlo por tu propia iniciativa, ¡pero hazlo!

 

[AOS-]

"A man, no matter how fine his nature or how keen his mind, must seek a worthy teacher to studt under and good companions to associate with. If he studied under a worthy teach, he will be able to hear about the ways of Yao, Shun, Yu, and T'ang, and if he associated with good companions, he will be able to observe conduct that is loyal and respectful."

Reading the World: Ideas that Matter - Michael Austin

 

[Jawsers]

Beyond the intuitive sense that no perspective should be "more right" than any other, and beyond eminently reasonable proposal of Leibniz that only relative motion between material objects has meaning, the concept of absolute space left many wondering how absolute space can allow us to identify true accelerated motion, as with the bucket, while it cannot provide a way to identify true constant velocity motion. After all, if absolute space really exists, it should provide a benchmark for all motion, not just accelerated motion.

The Fabric of the Cosmos - Brian Greene

 

[Dance Commander]

"There goes my baby with someone new.
She sure looks happy, I sure am blue."
(with accompanying music notation)

First two lines of "Bye Bye Love" by The Everly Brothers.

The nearest book I had to me was "Hit Session für Ukulele" which is a music book I bought in the UK - but apart from the English-written songs, is all in German.

 

[rogue66]

Gurney made up for his disappointment in Belgium by winning the French Grand Prix at Rouen. Hill was second, and Gurney's team boss, Brabham himself, was third.

Encyclopedia of Formula One

 

[DK]

From the three books of the "Millennium" trilogy by Stieg Larsson:

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo:
"The morning's topic was just such a personal investigation. Armansky straightened the crease in his trousers before he leaned back in his comfortable chair."

The Girl Who Played With Fire:
"After two weeks he went on sick leave. His secretary was deputed to deal with his correspondence at the office, cancelling all his meetings, and trying to keep irritated clients at bay."

The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest:
"'Let me guess,' Modig said. "Bjurman subjected his ward to some sort of sexual assault...'"