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Do you read on a regular basis? |
Yes, whenever I can |
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No, fuck words |
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Do porn mags count? |
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RCSIThe YARR Master Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Location: On a Ship
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massiveCaptain Ass Kicking Asshole Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Location: at Des'
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Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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I'm all about Tom Clancy for my fiction, Arthur C. Clarke (RIP) and Issac Asmiov for science fiction, non-fiction: various.
I'm currently re-reading 'Benjamin Franklin: An American Life' and believe it or not ' Rediscovering Abundance -- Interdisciplinary Essays on Wealth, Income, and Their Distribution in the Catholic Social Tradition' for a class. _________________
Vlad Piranha wrote: | I'm offended that a zombie holocaust isn't on the list. It would be terrifying, sure, but it would be pretty sweet if you think about it. |
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Wang ChungElite Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Location: Virginia Tech
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Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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I really ought to be raping the living shit out of the VT library (like we just raped Wake Forest in hoops), but here's my reading list I will never read:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dg9bnwhh_9gmwpw9hf&hl=en
Back to Dynamics. _________________ is now -=|CT|=- Frothy Mixture
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BenderThe First Bi-Sexual (mostly gay) Robot Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Location: Planet Express Ship (flying over Canada)
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Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 12:59 am Post subject: |
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lol funny this topic pops up now
I hadn't read voluntarily in what must have been years until about 2 weeks ago, and now i've been starting too daily
Right now i'm reading 1984 _________________
Like most of life's problems, this one can be solved with bending.
2:50 AM - -=|CT|=- Dr. Crunk: whenever a girl is like "oh what are you thinking about"
2:50 AM - -=|CT|=- Dr. Crunk: i say nothing cause saying dudes wouldn't go over well
3:34 PM - El.Tawxic: I wish I was a horse
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ChronicSailor Joined: 26 Dec 2008
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Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 1:52 pm Post subject: |
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I read PC Gamer on the john now and then
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Special JimmyNeo-Kaufmanist Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Location: Tied to a Cinder block at the bottom of the ocean
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Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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Axeblind wrote: | Stephen King(I've read almost everything he has put out) |
Have you chased the man in black with childe Roland as well? _________________ -=|CT|=-Special Jimmy
Wang Chung wrote: | MikeSty 22: they say Rome wasn't built in a day
MikeSty 22: but they never had the Fucking Cut Throats |
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AxeBlindOld Fart's Cabin Man Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Location: On a falconet, me preciousssss
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Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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Hell ya, I finished the series finally this past year. I actually enjoyed the ending too. _________________
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Special JimmyNeo-Kaufmanist Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Location: Tied to a Cinder block at the bottom of the ocean
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Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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Me too, i thought it was fairly appropriate for the craziness of the series. Its my favorite book series. When Roland first meets Eddy and theres that gunfight while eddy is ass naked, all I could imagine was Quintin Tarrentino directing that scene some day. _________________ -=|CT|=-Special Jimmy
Wang Chung wrote: | MikeSty 22: they say Rome wasn't built in a day
MikeSty 22: but they never had the Fucking Cut Throats |
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AxeBlindOld Fart's Cabin Man Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Location: On a falconet, me preciousssss
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:39 am Post subject: |
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Oh shit, that would be perfect. Tarantino would rule with those books if they were made into film. Alas they are too long and complex to make good films out of unless they do it Lord of the Rings style. I'm almost always disappointed with King's film adaptations, they are never as good as the novels. Exceptions include his short stories and shorter novels made into film and "The Shining" which deviates quite alot from the book.
Man the Gunsliger on film would be sweet, he based him on Eastwood from the Man with No Name trilogy, but Eastwood is too old now I think. _________________
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Special JimmyNeo-Kaufmanist Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Location: Tied to a Cinder block at the bottom of the ocean
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 4:11 am Post subject: |
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Yea. Apparently JJ Abrams, who made Cloverfield, Lost, fringe and the new star trek bought the film rights to the dark tower story. For $19, directly from stephen king. xD.
I think if it would ever be made into any kind of film it would be best if made how beowulf was made. Beowulf was pretty sick and there were a lot of parts that the CGI was so good it seemed real. And that way they could make roland look exactly like clint eastwood. Hell, maybe they could get him to play the voice. _________________ -=|CT|=-Special Jimmy
Wang Chung wrote: | MikeSty 22: they say Rome wasn't built in a day
MikeSty 22: but they never had the Fucking Cut Throats |
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Reaper247Deckswab Joined: 08 Mar 2009 Location: Ireland xD
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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i have finished BEC and slawter both by Darren shan and now reading Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets for the 4th time
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Drunken MonkeyHooked.On.Phonics Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Location: OK
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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read a lot of MCI's, fire arms mags, historical fictions (and just plane none fictional aswell)
currently reading a peace to end all peace _________________ YAT YAS
if You Ain't Tracks, You Ain't Shit
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Max PericulosusDeckswab Joined: 07 Dec 2005
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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RCSI wrote: | Finally got around to starting stuff by H. G. Wells. Not that much of a reader other than that. |
I read that a few months ago. Neat read.
I'm halfway through Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell; I've read his book Blink as well. Both are fantastic, although I think I liked Blink more. I've been working my way through a huge book of short stories by Ray Bradbury - pretty much my favorite writer.
I think that's it for now, but I have a lot of books that are waiting to be read. Wish I had more time to read them. _________________ There is no reality. There is only this. This time. This place. This Contest. Be the best. Unleash your power. Lead your team in a battle of the mind. Win the Tournament. If you can't, step aside for someone who will.
Keep your eyes on the prize, and your finger on the trigger.
If you're reading this, you're already dead.
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Special JimmyNeo-Kaufmanist Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Location: Tied to a Cinder block at the bottom of the ocean
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Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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I'm the only person I know that read Fahrenheit 451 on my own time, opposed to as a school assignment. But it blew me away.
Right now I'm finishing up Duma Key by Stephen King. Next up is either IT by S.K. or Dune by Frank Herbert. It saddens me that it takes me at least a month to finish a novel now that school is in the way. _________________ -=|CT|=-Special Jimmy
Wang Chung wrote: | MikeSty 22: they say Rome wasn't built in a day
MikeSty 22: but they never had the Fucking Cut Throats |
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Messy RecipeEl Gran CapitánJoined: 13 Mar 2005 Location: Inter Veritates
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Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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Special Jimmy wrote: | I'm the only person I know that read Fahrenheit 451 on my own time, opposed to as a school assignment. But it blew me away. |
You also know two people who posted in the last three posts in this topic. _________________
ABC News wrote: | Birds can disable planes, Ostrom said, by flying into the engines and shutting them down. |
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