I don't think you have correctly assessed the meaning of the word 'pretentious'. Fifty Shades of Grey isn't pretentious, it's just bad.
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I don't think you have correctly assessed the meaning of the word 'pretentious'. Fifty Shades of Grey isn't pretentious, it's just bad.
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It's the best book ever written. Now, I don't suggest that you go read it, because it's not a reading material for anyone who is biologically male. No, buy it for your wife/gf/whatever, have her read it, then ...umm... reap the benefits.Originally Posted by Hax
"And if the people raise a great howl against my barbarity and cruelty, I will answer that war is war and not popularity seeking. If they want peace, they and their relatives must stop the war." - William Tecumseh Sherman
“The market, like the Lord, helps those who help themselves. But unlike the Lord, the market does not forgive those who know not what they do.” - Warren Buffett
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A better question is, did it turn you on?
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Basicly porn that tries to be smart. Got it as a curiosity
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Private journals of Vasily Grossman. His tactical accounts of the Eastern Front leave the reader with an impression (of the Germans) of bungling, buffoonery, and cowardice. Many of the frontliners he interviews or observes seem to be preternaturally skilled.
Edit:I'm surprised he didn't mention the teabagging - oh, wait...Severe frost. The snow is creaking. Icy air makes one catch one’s breath. The insides of one’s nostrils stick together, teeth ache from the cold. Germans, frozen to death, lie on the roads of our advance. Their bodies are absolutely intact. We didn’t kill them, it was the cold. Practical jokers put the frozen Germans on their feet, or on their hands and knees, making intricate, fanciful sculpture groups.
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Vitiate Man.
History repeats the old conceits
The glib replies, the same defeats
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Taking a shot at Ulysses; Penguin ed.
My brain seems to have degenerated, much of this is going by in a blur. I am curious though why we don't bury people feet first...
Ja-mata TosaInu
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Right now I've started The Darkness That Comes Before by R. Scott Baker but it didn't particularly grab me. Things like THE NO-GOD, and a guy wearing sandals in winter really put me off.
But I still have to finish The Hero With a Thousand Faces and some other books, not to mention I'm waiting for a delivery by amazon.co.uk:
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The art of war, then, is governed by five constant
factors, to be taken into account in one's deliberations,
when seeking to determine the conditions obtaining in the field.
These are: (1) The Moral Law; (2) Heaven; (3) Earth;
(4) The Commander; (5) Method and discipline.
Sun Tzu, "The Art of War"
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Read Neil Young: Waging Heavy Peace. Interesting overview of his life, music and passions.
If you are a "style" junkie you might be disappointed; rambling at times, conversational and chronologically a little strange. Fortunately he is an interesting guy with an interesting story. He does push his present "pet" projects; might be annoying if you are not committed to seeing high quality sound reproduction in digital format, nor committed to fuel-efficient/eco-friendly '50's Cadillacs. I actually enjoyed the book and learned a lot.
Ja-mata TosaInu
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Sick Puppy by Carl Haasen, great fun. It reads too much like a script for a movie though, and I can't escape the thought it was meant for that in the first place.
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