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by shamdonk » Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:05 pm
Doesn't your hubbie have an assload of comics?
Be glad your opponents refuse to fold; if they didn't, you just might go broke.
(9:00:09 PM) GodlikeRoy: i think you could prolly post total shit for the next 2 years aaaaand like 192 days and you'll still be considered 'posting good' cause of your threads that'll never be seen thread
(9:00:09 PM) GodlikeRoy: i think you could prolly post total shit for the next 2 years aaaaand like 192 days and you'll still be considered 'posting good' cause of your threads that'll never be seen thread
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by TableTiger1 » Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:13 pm
My favorite fictional works are Hemingway, with the Old Man and the Sea being my absolute favorite ever. Everything else he wrote is also good. A great non-fiction book is In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. Mere Christianity by CS Lewis fits in the religious area well. On the Shoulders of Giants by Stephen Hawking would be a great science read albeit verrrrry long. I am currently reading George Orwell's 1984 and it is an enjoyable read (little bit crazy)
[21:24] Mbuckler: i think i need to go rape some bunnies
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by shamdonk » Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:54 pm
Be glad your opponents refuse to fold; if they didn't, you just might go broke.
(9:00:09 PM) GodlikeRoy: i think you could prolly post total shit for the next 2 years aaaaand like 192 days and you'll still be considered 'posting good' cause of your threads that'll never be seen thread
(9:00:09 PM) GodlikeRoy: i think you could prolly post total shit for the next 2 years aaaaand like 192 days and you'll still be considered 'posting good' cause of your threads that'll never be seen thread
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by ToastedMoses » Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:18 pm
Two other SciFi that haven't been mentioned yet are:
Enders Game
Dune
These both easily fit your stated criteria.
Enders Game
Dune
These both easily fit your stated criteria.
"I saw this wino eating grapes, its like dude.... you have to wait." - Mitch Hedberg
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by black_knight6 » Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:19 pm
Life of Pi is great if you haven't read it...if you can handle deeper reads, the Brothers Karamazov is amazing.
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by black_knight6 » Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:20 pm
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by Juskimo » Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:06 am
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Nine
The Aeneid
I rode with Stonewall
The Satires
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
The Nine
The Aeneid
I rode with Stonewall
The Satires
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
[23:42] Mekos King: and lookin bck on it all
[23:42] Mekos King: I FEEL RICH JEWISH GUILT
<spank_her_pair> whats everyone up 2?
<stickdude> watching Pok's AA get stomped on by Jus's AK
<PocketSevens> For those who missed it there's proof that when you eat a lot of fish you turn into one
http://juskimo.blogspot.com/
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[23:42] Mekos King: I FEEL RICH JEWISH GUILT
<spank_her_pair> whats everyone up 2?
<stickdude> watching Pok's AA get stomped on by Jus's AK
<PocketSevens> For those who missed it there's proof that when you eat a lot of fish you turn into one
http://juskimo.blogspot.com/
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by NorthView » Fri Apr 04, 2008 1:23 am
Don't waste your time reading Forster's starchy end of empire Edwardiana, FFS. If you want to read a "classic" that's still relevant today, try Ulysses, Crime and Punishment, Brothers Karamazov, or any well known Conrad...
or this
or this
Mon May 12, 2008 1:46 am
When I play a patient and relaxed game I win - that simple.
Mon May 12, 2008 10:55 pm
Seriously, fuck poker.
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[21:03] NorthViewBTP: mac is a fellow mexican
[21:03] Mekosking: yup
[21:03] NorthViewBTP: you should support your bro
[21:03] Mekosking: therefore hes a fat worthless tsr obv
When I play a patient and relaxed game I win - that simple.
Mon May 12, 2008 10:55 pm
Seriously, fuck poker.
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[21:03] NorthViewBTP: mac is a fellow mexican
[21:03] Mekosking: yup
[21:03] NorthViewBTP: you should support your bro
[21:03] Mekosking: therefore hes a fat worthless tsr obv
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by equus » Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:51 am
I don't read nearly enough but right now I'm reading a book called Guns, Germs, and Steel - The Fates of Human Societies and I'm liking it but it's definitely 'historical'. But then I'm on a history kick right now. It won a Pulitzer Prize.
Another book I'm listening to on CD during the morning commute is Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead and even though I just started it I like it so far. Someone told me I reminded them of the main character so that piqued my curiosity. After this I'll probably listen to or read Atlas Shrugged. I probably should have read both long, long ago. Someone recently told me that if a list of the most important literary works of all time was made that Atlas Shrugged would be second on many literary scholars list...behind the obvious #1.
Then there's always Harrington on Cash.
I should be getting my copy of both volumes very soon.
Another book I'm listening to on CD during the morning commute is Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead and even though I just started it I like it so far. Someone told me I reminded them of the main character so that piqued my curiosity. After this I'll probably listen to or read Atlas Shrugged. I probably should have read both long, long ago. Someone recently told me that if a list of the most important literary works of all time was made that Atlas Shrugged would be second on many literary scholars list...behind the obvious #1.
Then there's always Harrington on Cash.
I should be getting my copy of both volumes very soon.-
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