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   Jim Ellwanger  writes:   
      
   >In article ,   
   > nebusj-@-rpi-.edu (Joseph Nebus) wrote:   
      
   >> 	11.  What piece of Late Night-connected merchandise would you   
   >> be happy to buy if it were available?   
      
   >I'd like to see them put out something along the lines of "Late Night   
   >with David Letterman: The Book," which was, uh, an anthology of some of   
   >their comedy bits, in book form.  (As opposed to the "If They Mated" and   
   >"In the Year 2000" books, which were only based on one comedy bit   
   >apiece.)   
      
   	That would be fantastic.  I've managed to lose my copy of   
   Late Night with David Letterman: The Book, but it was a marvellous   
   feat of adapting the tone of the shw to written form.  (That there   
   were many pieces that begged to be presented in written form -- like   
   the quiz about what you do as a network TV executive -- helped, and   
   Conan's show hasn't skimped on things that read so well.)   
      
      
   >Actually, I'm a little surprised they haven't put out an "Actual Items"   
   >book, although there would probably be legal issues with that.   
      
   	Yeah ... I'm not sure what legal issues there would be that   
   aren't already present in airing the original, although a lawyer may   
   be able to argue the show presenting an ad so transiently makes for   
   less of a copyright infringement than something which is in the   
   ownerr's hands for hours.   
      
   	What I'd like would be DVD (or for that matter iTunes)   
   releases of theme-week compilations, such as Time Travel Week.   
   Special shows like #1, or the David Letterman appearance, or the   
   Andy Richter farewell would be extra treats.   
      
      
   >> 	12.  Which would be more fun, to be able to turn into a giant   
   >> 100 feet tall, or to be able to turn invisible?  Assume clothing and   
   >> any other necessary items in your posession change with you, and that   
   >> you can rapidly take on the altered form and return to normal quickly   
   >> and without excessive personal distress.   
      
   >Invisible.  I can't think of anything I'd do at 100 feet tall except   
   >annoy and scare people, but I can think of a few things I'd do if   
   >invisible (please keep in mind that I'm within reasonable driving   
   >distance of the Playboy mansion).   
      
   	Invisible, I have to admit, seems like it lends itself to   
   more whimsical pranks.  Being a giant is more something you do to   
   scoop out deep-water harbors or send villagers fleeing in terror.   
   But I still think I'd bring an impish sense of humor to a rampage   
   through the streets of (let's say) Asbury Park, New Jersey.  100   
   feet might not be quite large enough to pick up cars and set them   
   in novel locations, but it's a start.   
      
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   								Joseph Nebus   
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