It is! But I meant to post this in the lit thread. D'oh!
Well, personally, I kind of want to slay the dragon.
Angel ,'Not Fade Away'
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Hayden - Oct 16, 2006 7:31:16 pm PDT #9837 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
esse - Oct 16, 2006 11:55:45 pm PDT #9838 of 10000
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
That's AWESOME! Congrats!
Frankenbuddha - Oct 17, 2006 3:19:03 am PDT #9839 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
It is! But I meant to post this in the lit thread. D'oh!
Given the premise of the novel, it fits here pretty well too.
Theodosia - Oct 17, 2006 4:58:59 am PDT #9840 of 10000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Very true -- and even if he wasn't the author, I'd want to read it based on the description, which bodes well!
Jon B. - Oct 17, 2006 8:59:51 am PDT #9841 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
The new Absolute Sandman Vol. 1 is gorgeous! I'm afraid to read it.
Unrelated: I should probably ask in Literary, but what's the name of that short story where a town is utopean except for the one kid who's kept chained up in a basement somewhere?
Tom Scola - Oct 17, 2006 9:05:43 am PDT #9842 of 10000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
That would be Justice League season 1, episodes 18-19, "Legends".
Theodosia - Oct 17, 2006 9:22:12 am PDT #9843 of 10000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Jon B., would that be "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Le Guin?
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 17, 2006 9:25:05 am PDT #9844 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Jon, that sounds like Ursula K. LeGuin's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas".
oops, x-post with Theo.
Tom Scola - Oct 17, 2006 2:35:19 pm PDT #9845 of 10000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Hayden - Oct 17, 2006 5:34:33 pm PDT #9846 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
That guy has a heart?