Duck and Cover

Is it
to
make the
content
of his
posts
seem
more
substantial
and so
on,
perhaps ?

Is
it an
extension
of the
poetry
that
lives
within his
(and all
some,
to a
lesser
extent)
heart(s) ?

Is
his
keyboard
faulty,
maybe ?

Was
it
the grapefruit
and
the knife ?

I don't know. I just don't know. I shall consult with The Penguins. I will have the answers I crave.

Mandalorian FaLLouT GoD wrote:I've got an old copy of Stand on Zanzibar kicking around either on one of my multiple book shelves or in one of the multiple stacks piled around my room.

Can I touch you?

Mandalorian FaLLouT GoD wrote:That series by Martin sucks ass. Its a horrible mockery of fantasy mixed with a romance novel.

It's a decent read, but I suppose that some of the POVs are not quite as interesting as certain others.. (eg Sansa and Catelyn Stark vs Tyrion Lannister and Jon & Samwell).

Blargh wrote:Is it
to
make the
content
of his
posts
seem
more
substantial
and so
on,
perhaps ?

Is
it an
extension
of the
poetry
that
lives
within his
(and all
some,
to a
lesser
extent)
heart(s) ?

Is
his
keyboard
faulty,
maybe ?

Was
it
the grapefruit
and
the knife ?

I don't know. I just don't know. I shall consult with The Penguins. I will have the answers I crave.

I just don't trust posting systems much. [STOP]
I like to hope that things will come out looking [STOP]
somewhat like I posted them. [STOP]
That is, how it looks on my screen. [STOP]
What does it look like to you? [STOP]

By the way, keep sending those tasty penguins.
My only problem is it white wine with fowl, or red?

Redeye wrote:What does it look like to you?

Redeye wrote:[STOP]

How rude !

Redeye wrote:My only problem is it white wine with fowl, or red?

*laughs*

Tasty Penguins ? Foolish. Unwise. Misguided. No no no, your only problem(s) involve(s) <deleted>, <deleted>, <deleted>, <deleted>, <deleted>, <deleted>, and a painful, prolonged demise. Eating Penguin indeed. Ohohoho.

Really, you couldn't have known that Penguins Are The Most Venomous Creature In All Existence.

Nicolai wrote:

Mandalorian FaLLouT GoD wrote:I've got an old copy of Stand on Zanzibar kicking around either on one of my multiple book shelves or in one of the multiple stacks piled around my room.

Can I touch you?

Do you even have to ask?

Sad thing is, I've got some books that are so old and obtuse, not many people have even heard of them.

Mandalorian FaLLouT GoD wrote:Sad thing is

The only sad thing about that is if obscurity is the only reason for possessing the books.

Bibliophilia. To me, books are mere accesories, entourage. I take much rejoice in surrounding myself with books that I don't bother acquainting myself with. Really, who NEEDS books when there is such a think as the internet. It's synoptic as well as elaborate, complete, up to date and....cheap.

Such vile exploitation of meaning and function is horribly depressing in my opinion.

I actually feel sorry for you. Congratulations !

Im currently reading the David Eddings series of books, quite appealing to the mind, i pleasent read, overall great

Side Note: Only non spam post for ages

Mandy wrote:That series by Martin sucks ass. Its a horrible mockery of fantasy mixed with a romance novel.

Your problem is that you only deal in absolutes... the series did not "suck ass" by any standards, whether it's the style you prefer or not. By the way, I know you liked Heroes Die... so if you haven't already, you should get Neuromancer by William Gibson, because it is the SHIT. And it's Stover's favorite book.

hat_man99 wrote:Im currently reading the David Eddings series of books, quite appealing to the mind, i pleasent read, overall great

I thank my higher power every day that I wasn't born you.

EDIT: Maybe if you distilled Eddings' 800 page epics down to 200 pages or so, they might be readable... but the writing is still crap.

Reading James Clavell's Tai Pan and will follow with Noble House.

Clavell is great, King Rat is one of my favorite books. Haven't gotten to Noble House yet, though I heard good things about it.

Reading "The Soft Machine" by William S. Burroughs, and then I'm gonna have to finish "The Flowers of Evil" for my school reading. Pretty gosh-darn interesting book, glad my school is coming to its senses.

Bought the Zombie Survival Guide today.

Jesus Christ, you people sure do read some smarty books...

Currently (re)reading Watership Down. And every issue of Harper's published since 1990.

Naked_Lunch wrote:Clavell is great, King Rat is one of my favorite books. Haven't gotten to Noble House yet, though I heard good things about it.

King Rat and Shogun are two of my favorite books, but all of Clavell's are good. Whirlwind is pretty good too, even if it deals with finns.

China Mieville's King Rat > other King Rat

Did you at least read Clavell's?

I read the contents label of a soda can last week. It was quite interesting, although it felt a bit artificial and I could guess the ending half-way through.

Franz Schubert wrote:China Mieville's King Rat > other King Rat

Bull-fucking-shit. Mieville's King Rat was about a fucking bunch of goth ravers. Dancing. That is not cool. China Mieville is an amazing author, but that book sucked.

Watership Down gave me nightmares when I was a kid. The movie was even worse. Poor bunnies.