Ugh. Unfortunately, aforementioned cookies are somewhat stale. I have a feeling they don't bake fresh ones on a Friday. This is most disappointing.
It's just an object. It doesn't mean what you think.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 39 and Holding
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kalshane - Oct 21, 2005 11:09:52 am PDT #7796 of 10002
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
dw - Oct 21, 2005 11:10:46 am PDT #7797 of 10002
Silence means security silence means approval
The Morning News has collected the best Amazon one-star reviews of Time's 100 Best Books.
Here's one for LionWitchWardrobe:
“I bought these books to have something nice to read to my grandkids. I had to stop, however, because the books are nothing more than advertisements for “Turkish Delight,” a candy popular in the U.K. The whole point of buying books for my grandkids was to give them a break from advertising, and here (throughout) are ads for this “Turkish Delight”! How much money is this Mr. Lewis getting from the Cadbury’s chocolate company anyway? This man must be laughing to the bank.”
The Sun Also Rises:
“Here’s the first half of the book: ‘We had dinner and a few drinks. We went to a cafe and talked and had some drinks. We ate dinner and had a few drinks. Dinner. Drinks. More dinner. More drinks. We took a cab here (or there) in Paris and had some drinks, and maybe we danced and flirted and talked sh*t about somebody. More dinner. More drinks. I love you, I hate you, maybe you should come up to my room, no you can’t’… I flipped through the second half of the book a day or two later and saw the words ‘dinner’ and ‘drinks’ on nearly every page and figured it wasn’t worth the risk.”
JZ - Oct 21, 2005 11:16:53 am PDT #7798 of 10002
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Clockwork Orange:
In the first 20 pages, Alex and his lackies beat a guy senseless and rob him; they steal a car and trash it, they get into a vicious gang fight; they attack a couple at their home, destroy the husband’s life work (his book, A Clockwork Orange), beat him and his wife senseless, and rape the wife. This really ticked me off.
It really ticked him off. ::dies::
Jessica - Oct 21, 2005 11:23:02 am PDT #7799 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
This really ticked me off.
JD Salinger's doing Amazon reviews now?
Susan W. - Oct 21, 2005 11:23:03 am PDT #7800 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Yep, that CS Lewis guy is all about the product placement....
Hee:
To Kill a Mockingbird (1960)
“I don’t see why this book is so fabulous. I would give it a zero. I find no point in writing a book about segregation, there’s no way of making it into an enjoyable book. And yes I am totally against segregation.”
Katie M - Oct 21, 2005 11:29:10 am PDT #7801 of 10002
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Having never read The Sun Also Rises, I kind of love that review. And RE the Turkish Delight, I cannot tell you how disappointed I was when I got a chance (as an adult) to eat some. Edmund, really! That was not worth selling your soul.
Sophia Brooks - Oct 21, 2005 11:30:54 am PDT #7802 of 10002
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Turkish Delight sucks!
I was imagining something like truffles, wrapped in caramel or something.
Also this comment on The Grapes of Wrath (1939) does pretty much sum up how I feel about The Old Man and the Sea, if you substitute salt water and fishing for dirt and migrating.
“While the story did have a great moral to go along with it, it was about dirt! Dirt and migrating. Dirt and migrating and more dirt.”
aurelia - Oct 21, 2005 11:31:57 am PDT #7803 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Hec, what is your tag from?
brenda m - Oct 21, 2005 11:32:11 am PDT #7804 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Lord of the Flies (1955)
Author: William Golding
“I am obsessed with Survivor, so I thought it would be fun. WRONG!!! It is incredibly boring and disgusting. I was very much disturbed when I found young children killing each other. I think that anyone with a conscience would agree with me.”
Allyson - Oct 21, 2005 11:32:21 am PDT #7805 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I would like to coin a new phrase. The new phrase is: Internet Aspergers.
This is reserved for people who may have social skills in RL, but on the 'net, have no sense of people around them, have no ability to sense sarcasm, irony, or subtext in the written word, if it is posted online.
I'm certain this is a diagnosable condition warranting further study.
Would anyone like to give me a grant?