[COMPLETED] THE STRANGEST THINGS IN THE WORLD - philc

[loon]

Section 98 - The Versatility of the Elephant’s Trunk - PL OK, thanks.
Wow - an elephant that likes wine and is able to uncork the bottle herself. Another strange chapter in this strange book.

[elibishop]

Hi - I'd like to take these sections:

11: The Lace Weavers
19: Gigantic Serpents of the Sky
20: The Limbless Lizard
24: Ostracoderms: Ancestors of True Fish
28: Tyrants of the Polychaete Race

[philchenevert]

Hi - I'd like to take these sections:

11: The Lace Weavers
19: Gigantic Serpents of the Sky
20: The Limbless Lizard
24: Ostracoderms: Ancestors of True Fish
28: Tyrants of the Polychaete Race

And you may. Enjoy!

[TiaAddy]

Section 10 Love Life Among Spiders
https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/thestrangestthingsintheworld_010_henry_128kb.mp3

Section 10 is PL OK.
There is quite a distinct pop at ~0:31 in the word "Cambridge" - please try to be careful about things like this. If you are able to listen to yourself on headphones as you record, you'll be able to hear when this happens and immediately re-do the phrase or sentence. Then it's pretty easy to edit out the bad version.

I love these romantic stories where someone ends up getting eaten.

Ah! Missed one. Those pops are like playing whack-a-mole. I appreciate the feedback.

[TiaAddy]

Section 27 Fiend Symphonies of the Jungle - 08:12
https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/thestrangestthingsintheworld_027_henry128kb.mp3

Apologies, forgot to put run times for Section 10 (01:45) and Section 98 (02:43)

Tia -
There is one problem with this section that should be fixed - the opening silence is about 1.1 seconds. It should be no longer than 1 second. Please edit about 1/2 second of the very start of this section and upload it again.

See PL notes for now. Thanks for including the section lengths.

Re-do of Section 27 Fiend Symphonies of the Jungle - new run time 08:11
https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/thestrangestthingsintheworld_027_henry128kb.mp3

Thanks!

[TiaAddy]

May I claim the following sections?

37 - Snakes that Act and Look Like Worms
43 - The Shark of the Soil
44 - The Sleeping Habits of Mammals
46 - World of the Blind

[philchenevert]

May I claim the following sections?

37 - Snakes that Act and Look Like Worms
43 - The Shark of the Soil
44 - The Sleeping Habits of Mammals
46 - World of the Blind

You betcha|!

[ToniM]

Sorry, I am out of practice on forums and not sure how to do a reply. I think just ToniM will work. Thank you!

[ABVoice]

Hi,
Could I read Section#56: Fish that fish for fish?
Thanks

[philchenevert]

Hi,
Could I read Section#56: Fish that fish for fish?
Thanks

Yes.

[elibishop]

Section 11: The Lace Weavers (8:56)

https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/thestrangestthingsintheworld_011_henry_128kb.mp3

[loon]

Re-do of Section 27 Fiend Symphonies of the Jungle - new run time 08:11
https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/thestrangestthingsintheworld_027_henry128kb.mp3

Thanks!

Tia - that fixes it, thank you. PL OK.

[loon]

Section 11: The Lace Weavers (8:56)

https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/thestrangestthingsintheworld_011_henry_128kb.mp3

Eli -
There is a missed edit at about 7:00 where you say

This opening and shut-- This opening and shutting

Generally, we don't read 'quote' and 'unquote' - but in this case there are huge sections that are quotes from a naturalist, so I guess that's OK in this instance.

[elibishop]

Section 11: The Lace Weavers (8:56)

https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/thestrangestthingsintheworld_011_henry_128kb.mp3

Eli -
There is a missed edit at about 7:00 where you say

This opening and shut-- This opening and shutting

Oops! Sorry - I've uploaded the corrected version:
https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/thestrangestthingsintheworld_011_henry_128kb.mp3

The total time is now 8:55.

Generally, we don't read 'quote' and 'unquote' - but in this case there are huge sections that are quotes from a naturalist, so I guess that's OK in this instance.

Yeah, normally the only times I do it are if the writer is using quotes in a way that affects the meaning (like sarcasm) - or if there's a long passage like this. He is so reverent of P.H. Gosse that I figured he would want it to be clear when it was or wasn't his words.

[loon]

Oops! Sorry - I've uploaded the corrected version:
https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/thestrangestthingsintheworld_011_henry_128kb.mp3

The total time is now 8:55.

Now PL OK.
A strange critter indeed - it's earned a place in this book.