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    Default My copy of Ulysses Came Today

    And It's currently being used to anchor my truck in the lot.

    Srsly, it's a massive book

    Does anyone want to read it with me to make it more fun?
    There, but for the grace of God, goes John Bradford

    My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.

    I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation.

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    Just read the comic, it's much more digestable.

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    Where do you get all this time to read so much. God knows the last time I read a book...
    At the end of the day politics is just trash compared to the Gospel.

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    There are so many books I have to read before I die.

    How will I ever find the time?


    I suppose I could quit the interwebs, less computer games, get some discipline, stop being a weak cryba
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lemur View Post
    Just read the comic, it's much more digestable.
    This is disrepectful and I blame your generation

    A POX ON YOUR HOUSE
    There, but for the grace of God, goes John Bradford

    My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.

    I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Strike For The South View Post
    This is disrepectful and I blame your generation

    A POX ON YOUR HOUSE
    AND A PLAGUE ON YOUR HORSES!!


    THATS RIGHT I KNOW MY ENGLISH LITERATURE AND CAN COMPLETE LITERARY QUOTES FROM MEMORY
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    Quote Originally Posted by Louis VI the Fat View Post
    AND A PLAGUE ON YOUR HORSES!!


    THATS RIGHT I KNOW MY ENGLISH LITERATURE AND CAN COMPLETE LITERARY QUOTES FROM MEMORY
    I hope you know your English lit better than your French lit becuase I read Bovary and I must admit I found it lacking in every sense of the word

    I'm willing to chalk it up to a bad translation but I was upset

    I thought you lot were supposed to be good at this
    There, but for the grace of God, goes John Bradford

    My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.

    I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation.

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    I'm currently deep into Wealth of Nations, so no. After that I have an exciting book called "the students learningenviroment - the teachers possibilities" lined up... And after that, it's another dqte with the tome called "Educational Psychology". It's been a while since I read Stalin's biography, so that one is proably right after that. And when I'm finished with that, I'm sure I have a bunch of new books I'm dying to read...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Strike For The South View Post
    I hope you know your English lit better than your French lit becuase I read Bovary and I must admit I found it lacking in every sense of the word

    I'm willing to chalk it up to a bad translation but I was upset

    I thought you lot were supposed to be good at this
    You would enjoy Stendhal much better. More your cup of tea, methinks.
    Anything unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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    I would be the voice of your conscience if you had one - Brenus
    Bt why woulf we uy lsn'y Staraft - Fragony
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    Quote Originally Posted by HoreTore View Post
    I'm currently deep into Wealth of Nations, so no. After that I have an exciting book called "the students learningenviroment - the teachers possibilities" lined up... And after that, it's another dqte with the tome called "Educational Psychology". It's been a while since I read Stalin's biography, so that one is proably right after that. And when I'm finished with that, I'm sure I have a bunch of new books I'm dying to read...
    A simple no would've sufficed

    There, but for the grace of God, goes John Bradford

    My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.

    I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Strike For The South View Post
    I hope you know your English lit better than your French lit becuase I read Bovary and I must admit I found it lacking in every sense of the word

    I'm willing to chalk it up to a bad translation but I was upset

    I thought you lot were supposed to be good at this
    Read some Dumas, you bloody heathen.
    Still maintain that crying on the pitch should warrant a 3 match ban

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    Quote Originally Posted by Strike For The South View Post
    A simple no would've sufficed

    Considring I have the reading speed of a lobotomized turtle, I felt like bragging. You may notice how I left out the months it would take me to get through those...

    It's been raining all summer, can't a poor viking have his day in the sun withut you texans walking all over it?
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    Haz it pictures?
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    Quote Originally Posted by HoreTore View Post
    I'm currently deep into Wealth of Nations, so no. After that I have an exciting book called "the students learningenviroment - the teachers possibilities" lined up... And after that, it's another dqte with the tome called "Educational Psychology". It's been a while since I read Stalin's biography, so that one is proably right after that. And when I'm finished with that, I'm sure I have a bunch of new books I'm dying to read...
    And there I was, thinking you'd weekly read some massive biography of some communist. Especially for bedtime reading.

    Luxembourg, Jaurès, Engels? You would, wouldn't you?
    Anything unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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    I would be the voice of your conscience if you had one - Brenus
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    Quote Originally Posted by Louis VI the Fat View Post
    You would enjoy Stendhal much better. More your cup of tea, methinks.
    You share one night of wine induced passion with a man and he thinks he knows you

    There, but for the grace of God, goes John Bradford

    My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.

    I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Strike For The South View Post
    You share one night of wine induced passion with a man and he thinks he knows you

    I think so indeed. But then, I've got a biblical mind.
    Anything unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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    Nah, I only have tomes of Lenin, Stalin and Trotsky, which I read years ago and read/skim/flip through again from time to time to brush up/ponder how it fits into all the new stuff I've thought about and learned...

    Oh, and I do the same with the communist manifesto, obviously. Wealth of Nations might be added to that list, it's very, very promising so far...
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    Agh bested again. My only out is some sort of "knowing eachother biblically" joke that I can't make becuase I've already refrenced our relationship in the thread



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    My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.

    I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation.

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    I read Ulysses when I was younger but I am afraid I was too young. I suffered from the fact that my actual reading ability was very high but my comprehension of themes symbols and motifs was over my head. For example, I read the Lord of the Rings at the end of 4th Grade. I finished them and did so promptly yet the actual content was often too advanced for my young mind to truly understand as the author intended and details which were important slipped quite easily from my young mind. Re reading them however was much more a treat. Ulysses being such a complex book soared far far above my young self. Therefore, the use of me reading it was near the same as the use of whatever the Rainman reads. Yes, I read it. Yes, I understood the authors words even the big ones. But the usage of Joyce's stream of consciousness and the complexity of his parallels with Odysseus overwhelmed me among other things. Actually i don't even think I could finish it I read maybe a third before I simply gave up in disgust.

    As a result reading it again would be like reading if for a first time. So after I read my current novel I may join you.

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    You all make me feel so uncultured.
    At the end of the day politics is just trash compared to the Gospel.

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    Classic literature is always more interesting if it's been hacked to death by the porn industry.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Samurai Waki View Post
    Classic literature is always more interesting if it's been hacked to death by the porn industry.
    TRUE. The rendition of Hamlet by **************** Studios was engrossing.

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    This thread needs more penis jokes. I'll go first:

    So SFTS.... It's 'Ulysses' you guys call it nowadays, eh?
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    Agh bested again. My only out is some sort of "knowing eachother biblically" joke that I can't make becuase I've already refrenced our relationship in the thread



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    Quote Originally Posted by Strike For The South View Post
    And It's currently being used to anchor my truck in the lot.

    Srsly, it's a massive book

    Does anyone want to read it with me to make it more fun?
    No, keep it under your truck. Joyce is a perfect bore.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Adrian II View Post
    No, keep it under your truck. Joyce is a perfect bore.

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    Louis told me I would enjoy a book. I did not enjoy said book

    Now you are telling me I won't enjoy a book

    See where I'm going with this?
    There, but for the grace of God, goes John Bradford

    My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.

    I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Strike For The South View Post
    Louis told me I would enjoy a book. I did not enjoy said book

    Now you are telling me I won't enjoy a book

    See where I'm going with this?
    You're on your own. Pull up your pants, straighten your cap and start reading.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Adrian II View Post
    No, keep it under your truck. Joyce is a perfect bore.

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    I wouldn't call Joyce boring. Complex yes but a bore no.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Centurion1 View Post
    I wouldn't call Joyce boring. Complex yes but a bore no.
    No explosions. No transforming robots. No dinosaur fights. Absolutely no ninjas. BORING!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lemur View Post
    No explosions. No transforming robots. No dinosaur fights. Absolutely no ninjas. BORING!
    No story, no structure, no humour, no sense.

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