@notclacke Japanese is a great language for poetry. Stacking roots can give deeper meaning than the word itself

@notclacke @cypnk you can combine -oku with any verb pretty much

@notclacke no, it's 置く in the sense of doing something in preparation

@excecate Nah, "hoarding" has specific connotations of being messy and otherwise unsanitary, whereas this is specific to book purchases and seems to indicate an otherwise normal proclivity

@cypnk

not all hoarders live in filth, but maybe that is the final destination of all?

@excecate Not necessarily. There's a line between eccentricity and an actual problem for one's self and neighbors. Many people live with mountains of books just fine and don't have a problem inviting guests in as well

That's a bigger issue for actual hoarders who are often embarrassed about their condition (of their place and their state of mind)

@Tak Oh, I’m sure there’s a word for that too *cough*

(This isn’t mine BTW)

@skalman @kensanata @Linuxtjej Good to know, I'm not alone 😂

@izaya Oh dear!

@cypnk the bottom could be filled with books, that probably wouldn't be visible from your webcam

@cypnk Good one. 🙂

And here's the link to that Tom Gauld cartoon [ https://www.theguardian.com/books/picture/2020/may/16/tom-gauld-on-rearranging-your-bookshelves-in-lockdown-cartoon ].

@cypnk
Telefonbuch und Sparbuch, das reicht!

@wauz
*cough* Newspapers ;)

@cypnk
Those won't get into a shelf. They end up in the biodegradable bin or that small room centered with porcelain. (The hamsters still grab all the rolls at the grocery store)