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  1. DevAdvocate

    DevAdvocate Gigging bassist

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    The new craze

    Colouring in books for adults. wtf??

    The craze for grown-ups breaking out the crayons has taken the publishing world by storm over the past year. Amazon's top 10 best-seller list currently contains four colouring books for adults.
    Scottish illustrator Johanna Basford has sold around 2m copies of her two colouring books.
    As she prepares to bring out another book in the autumn, BBC News met up with Johanna and Sophie Garner a colouring fan to find out the secret of colouring success.
    Some see the success of the books as a way to switch off from screens - Ms Basford calls it "digital detox" - others as a way to relieve stress.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33230754
     
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  2. Girvan Loyal 1690

    Girvan Loyal 1690 Nobody's safe now

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    Yas. Been waiting for this for years. Sick of the kids ones. Too easy.
     
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  3. DevAdvocate

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    You just crossed over the line my man.
     
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    DevAdvocate Gigging bassist

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    What ****ing next, the World Battleships Tour?

    Hangman for stressaholics?
     
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  5. VenomPD

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    Just shows how many adults these days are semi-autistic ****s.

    Can't deal with modern life so need something quiet and repetitive to calm them down. Mind when that meant scooping 6 beers when you get in from work then crying yourself to sleep? This generation... <whistle>
     
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    I shall stick to my knitting.

    Incredibly therapeutic.
     
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    ^^^

    Likes to kid on that the carers allow him sharp objects. <whistle>
     
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    It's buisness cashing in on people's insecurities again. Pretty sure everyone has things they may do when they want "quiet time" be it reading, jigsaws, computer games, crosswords etc etc. but they always have to create a craze which too many eejits get sucked into.

    I wouldn't buy one of these books - not because I'm not a saddo but because my 5 year old niece would most likely do it more neatly and accurately than me
     
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    I've got the books, very therapeutic, here's one I did earlier:
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    It's good that they have brought them out in time for Xmas.
     
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    Will you give one to your carer?
     
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  13. DevAdvocate

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    The BIG question remains.

    Crayons or Felt Tips?


    Poll to follow
     
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    Naw, he gives her pencil drawings which decrease in quality as the alzheimer's takes hold...
     
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    Yes.

    And she can get the book later.
     
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    Gotta be Crayons.

    Anything else is sub standard.

    I always ask for them to colour in with at the restaurants.

    Daughter gets a bit annoyed though.

    But hey, big kids need fun as well.
     
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  17. Girvan Loyal 1690

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    Are these aimed at the same sort of fannies who read Harry Potter books??

    "They're good books!"

    **** up. Yer 45 ya scud book
     
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  18. DevAdvocate

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    As I said to some of my work colleagues who asked me if I'd seen the Harry Potter movies:

    "The only films I watch with kids in them are pornos".
     
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    My auld flatmate from uni gave me that pish back in 2002.

    ****ing kids books. <doh>
     
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  20. DevAdvocate

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    Have you ever struck a crayon up your nose?
     
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