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[Graydon]

Thank you. By my post count, you can tell I'm a little new to the whole posting part of the forum. I just gotta figure out how things work a little around here. It was nice being flamed for the first time though...

[SuitedAces21]

Graydon, on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008, 7:32 PM, said:

Thank you. By my post count, you can tell I'm a little new to the whole posting part of the forum. I just gotta figure out how things work a little around here. It was nice being flamed for the first time though...

first thing you need to do is befriend a poster known as "HollywoodAFD". Next to Daniel himself, Hollywood aka Scott Roland, professional stuntman, is the most famous person on the site. And the coolest.

[Graydon]

I'm familiar with the famous Hollywood. I believe he posts in the sad, sad, Dallas Cowboys thread that I frequent...

[SuitedAces21]

Graydon, on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008, 8:40 PM, said:

I'm familiar with the famous Hollywood. I believe he posts in the sad, sad, Dallas Cowboys thread that I frequent...

great guy, a renaissance man, if you will. good family man. beautiful daughters, rapier wit. the guys got it all.

[Graydon]

Back to books though, have you read any Sherman Alexie books? I would venture a guess that you would enjoy his humor...

[SuitedAces21]

Graydon, on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008, 7:45 PM, said:

Back to books though, have you read any Sherman Alexie books? I would venture a guess that you would enjoy his humor...

dont act like you know me or what i would enjoy, you goddamn street rat.

[Graydon]

Hmmm, well alright.

[SuitedAces21]

Graydon, on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008, 8:55 PM, said:

Hmmm, well alright.

you have so much to learn, so fuck what you know. you need to forget about what you know, that's your problem. forget about what you think you know about life, about friendship, and especially about you and me. just remember, sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken.

[Graydon]

Fight Club??? I have that book.

[SuitedAces21]

Graydon, on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008, 8:09 PM, said:

Fight Club??? I have that book.

I have to return some videotapes.

[dolfan]

The Road was great. I'll see the movie, hopefully without a preconceived notion that it will be disappointing.

[SuitedAces21]

dolfan, on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008, 9:23 PM, said:

The Road was great. I'll see the movie, hopefully without a preconceived notion that it will be disappointing.

good luck with that.

[checkymcfold]

currently muddling through naomi klein's the shock doctrine and gearing up for a full-frontal assault on james joyce after the holidays.

[DinkDonk]

checkymcfold, on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008, 9:44 PM, said:

currently muddling through naomi klein's the shock doctrine and gearing up for a full-frontal assault on james joyce after the holidays.

I've become a bit of a fan of hers after hearing her on Real Time with Bill Maher and will probably read this as well at some point. I also enjoy James Joyce and need to read a bit more. I have so much stuff to read and yet so little initiative. It's frustrating.

[BigDMcGee]

checkymcfold, on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008, 7:44 PM, said:

currently muddling through naomi klein's the shock doctrine and

Hippie

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gearing up for a full-frontal assault on james joyce after the holidays.

Solid. Dubliners and PofaAaaYM is are two of my favorites all time. I've failed to read Ulysses a few times, I should really try again. Finnegan's wake I respect, as a concept, but not as an actual activity for me to engage in.

[checkymcfold]

BigDMcGee, on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008, 10:32 PM, said:

Hippie

at least someone spelled it right this time.

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Solid. Dubliners and PofaAaaYM is are two of my favorites all time. I've failed to read Ulysses a few times, I should really try again. Finnegan's wake I respect, as a concept, but not as an actual activity for me to engage in.

yea, i've read dubliners a while back, and remember super liking it, but i'll probably read it again before going after ulysses and FW, in that order. gotta save the impossible for last, i always say.

[checkymcfold]

DinkDonk, on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008, 10:22 PM, said:

I've become a bit of a fan of hers after hearing her on Real Time with Bill Maher and will probably read this as well at some point. I also enjoy James Joyce and need to read a bit more. I have so much stuff to read and yet so little initiative. It's frustrating.

she's so smart, despite being canadian. and the reason it's taking me so long to read it is that i'm actually checking up on a lot of her citations (it's meticulously cited, largely because it goes directly in the face of a lot of american free market mythologies), and she hasn't failed one yet. i'm none but impressed.

[BigDMcGee]

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at least someone spelled it right this time.

Just who the hell do you think you are to belittle the Hippy Gourmet like thathttp://www.hippygourmet.com/

checkymcfold, on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008, 8:11 PM, said:

yea, i've read dubliners a while back, and remember super liking it, but i'll probably read it again before going after ulysses and FW, in that order. gotta save the impossible for last, i always say.

Have you read portrait of an artist as a young man? That's in my top ten borderline top 5 ( and that borderline is how pretentious do I want to seem, if as much as possible, it cracks the top 5).

[checkymcfold]

BigDMcGee, on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008, 11:23 PM, said:

Just who the hell do you think you are to belittle the Hippy Gourmet like thathttp://www.hippygourmet.com/

i hereby challenge that douche to a pot smoking/cooking contest. i'll fuck him up good.

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Have you read portrait of an artist as a young man? That's in my top ten borderline top 5 ( and that borderline is how pretentious do I want to seem, if as much as possible, it cracks the top 5).

nah, not yet. i downloaded it as an audiobook for a long car ride once, but it was all garbled and didn't work right. but yeah, i think i should read that too, maybe.

[DinkDonk]

I've only read a couple of stories from Dubliners, but I am a pretty huge fan of Joyce's style. I loves me some straightforward descriptive prose.