I came across this and thought it summed up reading pretty well.
Lorne: My little prince. Oh…what did they do to you? Angel: Nina…tried to…eat me. Lorne: Oh, you're--medic! You're gonna make it Angel. Just don't stop fighting. Doctor! Is there a Gepetto in the house?
'Smile Time'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Toddson - Jan 05, 2021 6:02:48 am PST #26370 of 27942
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
sj - Jan 05, 2021 7:13:26 am PST #26371 of 27942
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Toddson, I absolutely love that.
Fred Pete - Jan 06, 2021 1:17:50 pm PST #26372 of 27942
Ann, that's a ferret.
I need some reassurance from the Hive Mind.
At the animal shelter where I volunteer, a cat named Arthur Dent recently arrived. (Very friendly guy. If you’re in the DC area and looking to adopt a cat, I recommend checking him out at FOHA.org.) I’ve already had to explain Hitchhiker’s Guide to 2 other volunteers that didn’t understand why I found the name amusing.
Are they crazy, or am I?
Calli - Jan 06, 2021 2:07:29 pm PST #26373 of 27942
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
[cap] I get that reference! [/cap]Aw, that's a sweet name. I hope Arthur finds a forever home soon.
-t - Jan 06, 2021 2:13:22 pm PST #26374 of 27942
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, those poor people must have no idea where their towels are. At this point I wouldn't even know where to start with introducing someone to it - the Martin Freeman movie, maybe?
Sophia Brooks - Jan 06, 2021 2:22:50 pm PST #26375 of 27942
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
One of my colleague has Arthur Dent as his fake student account in classes so he can check things out. He is constantly getting emails about why there is a new student that they have never seen before. I went with Hello Kitty.
Fred Pete - Jan 06, 2021 3:08:34 pm PST #26376 of 27942
Ann, that's a ferret.
I tell people that it’s a series of books that combine SF and humor. I’m not sure how to say anything more without going on for 20 minutes of quotes, allusions, and an explanation of Vogon poetry.
Volans - Jan 06, 2021 4:11:56 pm PST #26377 of 27942
move out and draw fire
It's kind of a foundational text of pop culture.
dcp - Jan 06, 2021 4:34:09 pm PST #26378 of 27942
"I yam what I yam and that's all what I yam," -- Popeye
I tell people that it’s a series of books that combine SF and humor.
That works.
It's kind of a foundational text of pop culture.
But not theirs.
EpicTangent - Jan 07, 2021 8:11:10 am PST #26379 of 27942
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
I tell people that it’s a series of books that combine SF and humor.
This should be sufficient, I would think. If they haven't already discovered it by now (whenever "now" is in their presumably adult lives), it's probably just not their beautiful cake*.
*Which is another example of the point. I don't remember what that reference is from, but I still get the reference.