tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post936153683901152734..comments2024-03-28T04:19:56.449-04:00Comments on The Baby-Sitters Club Revisited: Yes, this is the real title....BSC # 89: Kristy and the Dirty DiapersBSC Snarker, aka Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15971538547815311694noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-70588903155236236582014-06-16T22:48:50.056-04:002014-06-16T22:48:50.056-04:00I did have terrible allergies when I was younger, ...I <i>did</i> have terrible allergies when I was younger, and I did sound a lot like Hunter Bruno. So usually I just didn't talk.<br /><br />To the preteen commenters - it's not particularly amazing that you're 12 or 14 and "still" love the BSC. It's not even particularly amazing that those of us who were born before 1998 still reread the books and blogs like this metamorphstormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05653092655053801224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-78275329934960767452014-01-11T16:00:30.403-05:002014-01-11T16:00:30.403-05:00Oh, yes! I hate the "allergy voice" that...Oh, yes! I hate the "allergy voice" that some characters have in the books. I don't know any person with allergies who ALWAYS sounds congested and pronounce 'n's like 'd's and 'm's like 'b's. Isabel Escalantenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-38862056619760009812012-06-11T01:12:26.136-04:002012-06-11T01:12:26.136-04:00Lol. I'm 13 yrs. old and I still love reading ...Lol. I'm 13 yrs. old and I still love reading the BSC books somehow. But I really don't like the boyfriends. Anyway, my favorite part was "Kristy totally believed Linny when he said a dog crapped on his uniform". Oh, and when you said that Abby and Anna looked so normal and that you hope they run fast from the BSC.Gracenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-4706196560609169072012-05-08T23:30:15.955-04:002012-05-08T23:30:15.955-04:00I'm fourteen and I still read the BSC books an...I'm fourteen and I still read the BSC books and love them! Of course I do realize how unrealistic some (most) of them are and stuff, but they are fun to read, so whatever. And I never realized that part about Kristy calling Abby a slut. But I laughed so hard when you said that because there really is no other interpretation....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-60625758122140291512011-02-23T16:09:18.924-05:002011-02-23T16:09:18.924-05:00Fourteen and WAY too old to still be reading uh ? ...Fourteen and WAY too old to still be reading uh ? But 26 is okay ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-87092180487825077012009-07-16T01:14:48.155-04:002009-07-16T01:14:48.155-04:00I liked Abby in the beginning but she got annoying...I liked Abby in the beginning but she got annoying later. Ironically I almost had a niece named Abby or Anna (the baby ended up being a boy).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-27730000032760385592008-08-15T02:07:00.000-04:002008-08-15T02:07:00.000-04:00i was going to comment on the EZ Lite thing, but t...i was going to comment on the EZ Lite thing, but then I read the Jemima comment and almost lost it. Jemima!Devikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373267206347492500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-42343852536641085432008-07-18T18:00:00.000-04:002008-07-18T18:00:00.000-04:00I did not read this book, but I think that Abby ge...I did not read this book, but I think that Abby gets upset when Mary Ann mentions the easy listening station that her DAD listens to because doesnt Abby not like to mention or talk about the death of her dad?Happyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12247838098096710695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-32748715629261869062008-05-08T14:19:00.000-04:002008-05-08T14:19:00.000-04:00I think this was the last BSC book I read, too, un...I think this was the last BSC book I read, too, until senior year of college, when I found a used bookstore with a ton of BSC books. It's been downhill since then. I do remember, though, that for years I wondered about Abby. I was psyched when I finally found #90.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17980897863118510112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-8424319082784795742008-05-06T14:29:00.000-04:002008-05-06T14:29:00.000-04:00mary ann - cary retlin is named after a real perso...mary ann - cary retlin is named after a real person, so the ghostwriters weren't grasping for a last name. in fact, he does amalia's journal illustrations in the california diaries series.<BR/><BR/>abby wears a u4me shirt in this book? you'd think that would be one more thing she and stacey could bond over - both from ny, both love u4me. yet it sort of seems that they don't like each other all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-49891895037517251672008-04-16T21:26:00.000-04:002008-04-16T21:26:00.000-04:00I've got a book with one of thoe contest entry for...I've got a book with one of thoe contest entry forms in the back that someone actually filled out but never sent in. <BR/><BR/>Although seeing as how their votes were "Jennifer" and "Jemima", I doubt they missed their chance at winning.<BR/><BR/>I, for one, would've loved to have read "Welcome to the BSC, Jemima!"Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14308681677644609553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-38669325493009583462008-04-15T09:47:00.000-04:002008-04-15T09:47:00.000-04:00OMG I remember this book! I have to admit, I reall...OMG I remember this book! I have to admit, I really wanted to be Stacey. I used to even make my S's like hers!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17565600920081068334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-23581368242238483032008-04-14T18:19:00.000-04:002008-04-14T18:19:00.000-04:00nhbsc, I totally did not know there was an Abby ei...nhbsc, I totally did not know there was an Abby either! I found most of these BSC sites because one day I started wondering how many books the series actually went up to and looked it up on Google. Man, do I love Google!BadKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148847237113337095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-13671565513276335912008-04-14T11:47:00.000-04:002008-04-14T11:47:00.000-04:00Unfortunately Druscilla is getting to be a popular...Unfortunately Druscilla is getting to be a popular name among the hipster-parent set. *shudders*<BR/><BR/>This book is well after I stopped reading the BSC. I was graduating high school in 1995. I must have stopped around 1993, when my younger sister got to old for the books! I didn't know there even was an Abby until I discovered BSC snark on livejournal :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-16810112940507911402008-04-12T14:45:00.000-04:002008-04-12T14:45:00.000-04:00"There was like, one new person in my entire middl..."There was like, one new person in my entire middle school career. Of course, it only took me one year to finish 8th grade."<BR/><BR/>Bwah! Words cannot express the love I have for the snark in that sentiment!<BR/><BR/>I too have the problem of typing "shit" for "shirt" when I'm typing, so apparently we suffer from the same affliction. I believe the technical term is "Potty Mouth."<BR/><BR/>Re: MilkManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05422426428247007678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-51876454772099081682008-04-12T14:15:00.000-04:002008-04-12T14:15:00.000-04:00mary ann - I totally wanted Kristy and Cary to dat...mary ann - I totally wanted Kristy and Cary to date, too!!<BR/><BR/>I bought this book (and thee next one) when they came out, even though I was "too old" for the BSC then (at the ripe old age of 12, lol) because I was dying to know about the new BSC member. The baseball crap drives me crazy, but I love me some Abby!!<BR/><BR/>Neat tidbit: The UK version of this book is called "Kristy and the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-23852405311073072442008-04-12T13:00:00.000-04:002008-04-12T13:00:00.000-04:00Yeah, this was beyond my BSC days also. I think w...Yeah, this was beyond my BSC days also. I think we are the same age. I probably would not have read this anyway, strictly based on the title. Nasty!<BR/><BR/>I remember the "adopted sister" thing from both the BSC and Little-Sisters books. Why is she just an “adopted sister” and not a sister? I came from a family that included “half-siblings” and I never once have called them “half” outside BadKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148847237113337095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-52841488993515831042008-04-11T23:35:00.000-04:002008-04-11T23:35:00.000-04:00I don't think I read this one, but I totally remem...I don't think I read this one, but I totally remember the "name the new twin" contest! I'm pretty sure I didn't enter it, though. I just remember that I wanted to be Jewish after Abby and Anna made it cool, lol. And about Cary Retlin (I always wanted him and Kristy to date, lol)... what kind of last name is RETLIN? You know the ghostwriter probably couldn't think of anything, so he just turned "Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031208537680097954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-45871247663646085312008-04-11T23:34:00.000-04:002008-04-11T23:34:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031208537680097954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4480238267670217226.post-89647690246059410692008-04-11T22:25:00.000-04:002008-04-11T22:25:00.000-04:00omigod, I loved this book so much! Abby is my fav...omigod, I loved this book so much! Abby is my favorite. I totally remember that EZ Lite thing, and Anna's described as "looking like she'd swallowed a fly," right? Or something? Is she supposed to have a snobby taste in music?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I'm totes a fan of anyone who loves to mock the BSC. Keep it up!<BR/><BR/>- kelseyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com