skategreen Posted August 28, 2005 Posted August 28, 2005 Ya but I still wonder what he would have done. (Or at least how many more rolls I would have had wet dreams to) OOPS TMI again? This was either a wonderful mistaken spelling error or a fun play on words! Quote The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care. And let it spring from love, born out of concern for all beings. - Buddha
tizz Posted August 28, 2005 Posted August 28, 2005 LOL Typo but still your right, I just got it LOL Quote "An intelligence that is not humane is the most dangerous thing in the world" Ashley Montague "No one should have to walk alone" Phuong Du "An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind" Ghandi "If I were asked to define an American in a single phrase, I would say 'An American is a person who has the right to be different' and I think that right is growing" William Manchester
Cogito Ergo Sum Posted August 28, 2005 Posted August 28, 2005 (Or at least how many more rolls I would have had wet dreams to) OOPS TMI again? If the door is wise open, you must walk through it. Like these Tizz? Quote . I put no stock in religion. By the word "religion" I have seen the lunacy of fanatics of every denomination be called the will of god. I have seen too much "religion" in the eyes of too many murderers. Holiness is in right action, and courage on behalf of those who cannot defend themselves, and goodness. WE'VE SPENT HOW MUCH IN IRAQ? www.costofwar.com - http://icasualties.org/oif/ - http://iraqbodycount.net/
tizz Posted August 28, 2005 Posted August 28, 2005 LMAO I think I like Playful there best EEEP!!! (still have to order that Rabbit) Quote "An intelligence that is not humane is the most dangerous thing in the world" Ashley Montague "No one should have to walk alone" Phuong Du "An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind" Ghandi "If I were asked to define an American in a single phrase, I would say 'An American is a person who has the right to be different' and I think that right is growing" William Manchester
TheJenn88 Posted September 5, 2005 Posted September 5, 2005 Tortilla Flat, IMO, is Steinbeck's best novel. For some reason all the Steinbeck they made you read in high school were his worst novels. Cannery Row was also excellent. True that. I read a handful of Steinbeck's novels, and...they sucked. Yet people keep telling me I haven't read his best works. sigh Quote
tizz Posted September 5, 2005 Posted September 5, 2005 Just read "My life story so far" by Damien Echols the other day. Nice read and very interesting if you are into the WM3 Quote "An intelligence that is not humane is the most dangerous thing in the world" Ashley Montague "No one should have to walk alone" Phuong Du "An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind" Ghandi "If I were asked to define an American in a single phrase, I would say 'An American is a person who has the right to be different' and I think that right is growing" William Manchester
Ruse Posted September 5, 2005 Posted September 5, 2005 Here's my hate list on books: -All of the Dragonlance. I mean, how much more DUMB can you get? -Stienbeck. He was pathetic. -Harry Potter. Excuse me, but why did all of the world lower themselves to a fifth grade reading level??? I mean, I read the first book when I was a kid. I hated it, but a friend coaxed me to read the next book. I hated that one equally, if not more. Who the hell is THAT interested a preteen running around getting bludgeoned by flying broomsticks? I mean, you must be really pathetic and in need of a life if you camp out as an ADULT to buy this children 1 Quote Invictus maneo. O imitarores, servum pecus! You make me wish I could lose half of my brains just so I can say I appreciated what you just said. "Those who want to live, let them fight, and those who do not want to fight in this world of eternal struggle do not deserve to live." - Adolf Hitler Art of War. Atlas Shrugged. Not just books; Philosophy, and ways of life.
TheJenn88 Posted September 10, 2005 Posted September 10, 2005 Here's my hate list on books: -Harry Potter. Excuse me, but why did all of the world lower themselves to a fifth grade reading level??? I mean, I read the first book when I was a kid. I hated it, but a friend coaxed me to read the next book. I hated that one equally, if not more. Who the hell is THAT interested a preteen running around getting bludgeoned by flying broomsticks? I mean, you must be really pathetic and in need of a life if you camp out as an ADULT to buy this children’s book. People are lowering their IQ by reading these books, I swear. Whether or not you like the HP books, I don't care. But, just because an adult reads them doesn't make them less of an intellect The same people I know to read scholarly or intense novels could also pick up Harry Potter. Just remember that your choice of novels doesn't make you seem more intelligent. Especially by the way you judge someone else reading lower reading level literature. 1 Quote
Ruse Posted September 10, 2005 Posted September 10, 2005 Whether or not you like the HP books, I don't care. But, just because an adult reads them doesn't make them less of an intellect The same people I know to read scholarly or intense novels could also pick up Harry Potter. Just remember that your choice of novels doesn't make you seem more intelligent. Especially by the way you judge someone else reading lower reading level literature. I'm not saying that I'm more intelligent because I read something of a higher maturity. I'm saying that pathetic. That has nothing to do with my view of their intelligence. I'm saying they are insulting their intelligence by picking up that book. I know someone who is as intelligent as the best of them, but memorized a couple pages of the book. I just pitied them. As I said, "Excuse me, but why did all of the world lower themselves to a fifth grade reading level???" That would be an insult to their intelligence. What a pity. Oh, well. That would be my list. Quote Invictus maneo. O imitarores, servum pecus! You make me wish I could lose half of my brains just so I can say I appreciated what you just said. "Those who want to live, let them fight, and those who do not want to fight in this world of eternal struggle do not deserve to live." - Adolf Hitler Art of War. Atlas Shrugged. Not just books; Philosophy, and ways of life.
skategreen Posted September 10, 2005 Posted September 10, 2005 Here's my hate list on books: -Harry Potter. I read the first book when I was a kid. People are lowering their IQ by reading these books, I swear. If you insist, I will accept this as your excuse for your comments. Just because you read one or two "as a kid" and didn't like them, and just because ADULTS are reading books ostensibly written for children, does not mean IQ genocide is perpetrated. Reading does not lower IQ, unless one is reading above one's reading level, and is simply drowning in words they don't know the definition of. This makes one feel thick headed and dull, and does lower the IQ. One who reads a wide variety of material tends to be much more interesting than one who's reading track is a narrow road. Don't you agree? How long do you spend discussing books with someone who's shelves are only full of Harlequin Romance or Antique Collecting in Lower Connecticut? You loved Ayn Rand, so you and I could sit through several pots of tea on a sunny afternoon. "Atlas Shrugged" and "The Fountainhead" sit in first edition hard cover glory on the top shelf of my most favored book shelf. ... Right there with all three volumes of the Collected Works of Robert W. Service, Mark Twain, and 3 volumes of antique clock repair. ...ABOVE my cherished volumes of "The Egg and I", "The Secret Garden", "A Little Princess", "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Little Women", "Trustee from the Toolroom"...and "One Fish Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish".... you gettin my drift? HP is popular for a reason. so take it back...MALFOY!!! 1 Quote The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care. And let it spring from love, born out of concern for all beings. - Buddha
hugo Posted September 10, 2005 Posted September 10, 2005 Nothing wrong with a light read every once in a while. For science fiction I recommend Edgar Rice Burroughs John Carter of Mars series. Quote The power to do good is also the power to do harm. - Milton Friedman "I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents." - James Madison
hugo Posted September 10, 2005 Posted September 10, 2005 I'm a libertarian, but I never could stand Rand. I prefer Milton Friedman's non-fiction for real world solutions, Rand was a hopeless utopian with a rather dictatorial personality. Quote The power to do good is also the power to do harm. - Milton Friedman "I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents." - James Madison
skategreen Posted September 10, 2005 Posted September 10, 2005 Nothing wrong with a light read every once in a while. For science fiction I recommend Edgar Rice Burroughs John Carter of Mars series. oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! YES!!!! One day whilst moping about the house, wishing for good book..Mum said, "why don't you try your Dad's books, these ones...". I said, "ewwwwww! Science Fiction!" But I was desperate....so I delved in. I now OWN that wonderful first edition set. I so loved the Mars series! Ras Thavas! Thuvia! Ohhhh...Barsoom..... Gotta do it again! Heck...they're just right over there! I need to re-read them for the 17th time! 1 Quote The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care. And let it spring from love, born out of concern for all beings. - Buddha
tizz Posted September 10, 2005 Posted September 10, 2005 If you insist, I will accept this as your excuse for your comments. Just because you read one or two "as a kid" and didn't like them, and just because ADULTS are reading books ostensibly written for children, does not mean IQ genocide is perpetrated. Reading does not lower IQ, unless one is reading above one's reading level, and is simply drowning in words they don't know the definition of. This makes one feel thick headed and dull, and does lower the IQ. One who reads a wide variety of material tends to be much more interesting than one who's reading track is a narrow road. Don't you agree? How long do you spend discussing books with someone who's shelves are only full of Harlequin Romance or Antique Collecting in Lower Connecticut? You loved Ayn Rand, so you and I could sit through several pots of tea on a sunny afternoon. "Atlas Shrugged" and "The Fountainhead" sit in first edition hard cover glory on the top shelf of my most favored book shelf. ... Right there with all three volumes of the Collected Works of Robert W. Service, Mark Twain, and 3 volumes of antique clock repair. ...ABOVE my cherished volumes of "The Egg and I", "The Secret Garden", "A Little Princess", "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Little Women", "Trustee from the Toolroom"...and "One Fish Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish".... you gettin my drift? HP is popular for a reason. so take it back...MALFOY!!! OMG I read the "egg and I" and "Cheaper by the Dozen" along with "bells on tier toes" every year!! I also still crave the once a year read of one or two "Nacy Drew" books and often pick up the Little House on the Prarie books in mid winter. My favorites are the Boxcar Children though. I couldn't get into HP though. Not my type of read. Make cute movies, but i can't read them. Quote "An intelligence that is not humane is the most dangerous thing in the world" Ashley Montague "No one should have to walk alone" Phuong Du "An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind" Ghandi "If I were asked to define an American in a single phrase, I would say 'An American is a person who has the right to be different' and I think that right is growing" William Manchester
skategreen Posted September 10, 2005 Posted September 10, 2005 OMG I read the "egg and I" and "Cheaper by the Dozen" along with "bells on tier toes" every year!! I also still crave the once a year read of one or two "Nacy Drew" books and often pick up the Little House on the Prarie books in mid winter. My favorites are the Boxcar Children though. I couldn't get into HP though. Not my type of read. Make cute movies, but i can't read them. Oh Tizz! Wonderful!! I don't know ANYONE who read "The Egg and I"!!!!! Did you know it inspired the "Ma and Pa Kettle" movies? Have you read "Onions in the Stew"? I have that one too..it's great! I have BOTH Cheaper and Bells on their toes! Don't you just love those two? Wow. Such uplifting reads. My favorite Little House re-read is "The Long Winter". Oh, actually that tied with "Farmer Boy". the descriptions of food in that one always gets me. (sends me to the kitchen!!) My daughter agrees! I like the Boxcar children...I only found those when I was in my 30's!! We got them in for a new reading program at the school and I read a ton of kids books I'd somehow missed out on. (probably cuz the town I grew up in was pop. 2000 and our library reflected that) ... If you liked those...here's my recs to you: Pollyanna - a book to re-read 30 times. (I don't have a copy, each one I buy I end up giving away) Mama's Bank account by Kathryn Forbes Everything Nevil Shute ever wrote - but especially especially, "A Town Like Alice" (I would SEND you a copy of it if you gave me your address) and "Trustee from the Toolroom". RIDICULOUS title, but a wonderful read...oh simply the best!!! I never read the Nancy Drew, but was hooked on the Black Stallion books as a kidster. Oh, those and all the Childhood of Famous Americans series! Somedays...I wish I was a librarian...I love sharing my favorite reads! Quote The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care. And let it spring from love, born out of concern for all beings. - Buddha
tizz Posted September 10, 2005 Posted September 10, 2005 OH I LOVE pollyanna, both the book and the flick (I still ask for old disney flicks for christmas) I just recently took "onions in teh stew" from my mom and nearly wet my pants laughing in parts!! My favotie LH books are "the long winter" (I always try to make maple sugar candies int eh snow every year) and "Little house in teh big Woods" and "On the Shores of Silver Lake" I remember when I first read them I was so dissapointed that they did not reflect the show (more that the show did not reflect the books I should say) I have read a couple to my daughter allready and started her on the young readers edditions. SHe loves them. I used them with my preschool class to teach a bit of history. I have not read "Mama's bank acount" but I am sure we have it around. I collect original Golden books especially the Eloise Wilkins books. I wasn't as much into the Black Stallion books. I grew up reading whatever was inteh house and since my mom can read five books in a week, it ran teh gamut (Been reading Stephen King since I was 11 and VC Andrew's since I was 13) The one thing I NEVER got into as a kid was "Judy Bloom" except of course for "Forever" only because it was so naughty LOL Quote "An intelligence that is not humane is the most dangerous thing in the world" Ashley Montague "No one should have to walk alone" Phuong Du "An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind" Ghandi "If I were asked to define an American in a single phrase, I would say 'An American is a person who has the right to be different' and I think that right is growing" William Manchester
skategreen Posted September 10, 2005 Posted September 10, 2005 OH I LOVE pollyanna, both the book and the flick (I still ask for old disney flicks for christmas) I just recently took "onions in teh stew" from my mom and nearly wet my pants laughing in parts!! My favotie LH books are "the long winter" (I always try to make maple sugar candies int eh snow every year) and "Little house in teh big Woods" and "On the Shores of Silver Lake" I remember when I first read them I was so dissapointed that they did not reflect the show (more that the show did not reflect the books I should say) I have read a couple to my daughter allready and started her on the young readers edditions. SHe loves them. I used them with my preschool class to teach a bit of history. I have not read "Mama's bank acount" but I am sure we have it around. I collect original Golden books especially the Eloise Wilkins books. I wasn't as much into the Black Stallion books. I grew up reading whatever was inteh house and since my mom can read five books in a week, it ran teh gamut (Been reading Stephen King since I was 11 and VC Andrew's since I was 13) The one thing I NEVER got into as a kid was "Judy Bloom" except of course for "Forever" only because it was so naughty LOL Gawd Tizz...yer killin me! I never read "forever", but I read "Are you There God, it's Me Margaret" and it was a pivotal book for me as an 11 year old. I haven't thought of that in years...jesus h. ...I was very sheltered! I read every Roald Dahl book to my daughter, and bought her the best hard cover library a kid ever had. She cherishes her books and now tells people about how her Mum "didn't buy her barbies, but bought her science kits and cool books, fossils and skeleton keys"...she's PROUD of it, and me for doing it... that's so damn coooooool! Quote The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care. And let it spring from love, born out of concern for all beings. - Buddha
tizz Posted September 10, 2005 Posted September 10, 2005 OMG I forgot about Margaret LOL Ya that was a good one!!! I am the same with my daughter. It's all about arts and science (she has a microscope she won't touch for years LOL) The caterpillars I got just popped out of their coccoons today and are no wPainted Lady Butterflies. I will be teaching Mad Science in after school programs come October and I CAN'T wait!!! You KNOW I will be doing every experiment with my own daughter LOL I was banned from watching Mr. Wizard and 3-2-1- Contact as a kid because of all the messes in teh kitchen and because I nearly burned the house down making a fire with my mom's pocket magnifyer. EEEP! OK my absolute all time can't beat it, still read it children's book is.... "Big Susan" by Elizabeth Orton Jones. Just came back into print after nearly 50 years (My copy is a first edition ) LOL If you know a little girl GET IT FOR HER NOW!!!!! Before christmans ! It's an absolute must for any little girl to read EVERY christmas!!! Big Susan Clicky Quote "An intelligence that is not humane is the most dangerous thing in the world" Ashley Montague "No one should have to walk alone" Phuong Du "An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind" Ghandi "If I were asked to define an American in a single phrase, I would say 'An American is a person who has the right to be different' and I think that right is growing" William Manchester
skategreen Posted September 10, 2005 Posted September 10, 2005 OMG I forgot about Margaret LOL Ya that was a good one!!! I am the same with my daughter. It's all about arts and science (she has a microscope she won't touch for years LOL) The caterpillars I got just popped out of their coccoons today and are no wPainted Lady Butterflies. I will be teaching Mad Science in after school programs come October and I CAN'T wait!!! You KNOW I will be doing every experiment with my own daughter LOL I was banned from watching Mr. Wizard and 3-2-1- Contact as a kid because of all the messes in teh kitchen and because I nearly burned the house down making a fire with my mom's pocket magnifyer. EEEP! OK my absolute all time can't beat it, still read it children's book is.... "Big Susan" by Elizabeth Orton Jones. Just came back into print after nearly 50 years (My copy is a first edition ) LOL If you know a little girl GET IT FOR HER NOW!!!!! Before christmans ! It's an absolute must for any little girl to read EVERY christmas!!! Big Susan Clicky I will check it out myself. I love a good children's book! ...me...uh..I once spilled about a quart of hot wax all over Mum's stippled linoleum floor...I was attempting to make candles and natually I'd waited until she was away grocery shopping. We also boiled marbles and hucked them with velocity onto the floor to see them crack open, they were "cool". and it was stupidly dangerous as they would shatter! You sound like a great Mum! Quote The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care. And let it spring from love, born out of concern for all beings. - Buddha
tizz Posted September 10, 2005 Posted September 10, 2005 OMG the boiled marbles. I think I still have a few scares on my fet from that one. You can have lots of fun emptying all the powder out of caps and burying M80's EEEEEP How did I survive my childhood anyway... As for Big Dudan, order it today I promise you aon't regret it. I can't imagine my childhood without that book. It is one of my prized possesions, I would never part with it, (even when offere $500 bux for it) Sure I could get a copy today for $13 but I just can't part with my copy and it's nearly deteriorated duct jacket Quote "An intelligence that is not humane is the most dangerous thing in the world" Ashley Montague "No one should have to walk alone" Phuong Du "An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind" Ghandi "If I were asked to define an American in a single phrase, I would say 'An American is a person who has the right to be different' and I think that right is growing" William Manchester
tizz Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 OK I just have to ask (simply because the movie is on PBS at the moment) Has anyone ever read "Aunti Mame" or "Around the World with Aunti Mame" by Patrick Dennis? OMG if you haven't I totally suggest it. FUNNY FUNNY FUNNY!!! I still can't tell what is real and what is made up. Ther is NO way it can ALL be real. Remember to LIVE...LIVE....LIVE!!!!! Quote "An intelligence that is not humane is the most dangerous thing in the world" Ashley Montague "No one should have to walk alone" Phuong Du "An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind" Ghandi "If I were asked to define an American in a single phrase, I would say 'An American is a person who has the right to be different' and I think that right is growing" William Manchester
Ruse Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 One who reads a wide variety of material tends to be much more interesting than one who's reading track is a narrow road. Don't you agree? How long do you spend discussing books with someone who's shelves are only full of Harlequin Romance or Antique Collecting in Lower Connecticut? You loved Ayn Rand, so you and I could sit through several pots of tea on a sunny afternoon. "Atlas Shrugged" and "The Fountainhead" sit in first edition hard cover glory on the top shelf of my most favored book shelf. ... Right there with all three volumes of the Collected Works of Robert W. Service, Mark Twain, and 3 volumes of antique clock repair. ...ABOVE my cherished volumes of "The Egg and I", "The Secret Garden", "A Little Princess", "Cheaper by the Dozen", "Little Women", "Trustee from the Toolroom"...and "One Fish Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish".... you gettin my drift? I've read tons of different genres, including Little Women, the Christy books, old Latin texts (man, did that one take me forever. That was a brush up on my Latin.), Mark Twain, Meditations from Marcus Areilus, and I still cherish my Brother's Grimm volume. I shudder to think of the stage I went through with Harlequin Romance (that was short, I assure you), and indeed have to say that I have a wide selection in my mini-library. I hate to think of how many times I have had to carry boxes of books out to my garage to make way for newer tomes. War and Peace left me stumbling back at the Russian humor, and some classics had me wondering what publishers were on. I didn Quote Invictus maneo. O imitarores, servum pecus! You make me wish I could lose half of my brains just so I can say I appreciated what you just said. "Those who want to live, let them fight, and those who do not want to fight in this world of eternal struggle do not deserve to live." - Adolf Hitler Art of War. Atlas Shrugged. Not just books; Philosophy, and ways of life.
tizz Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 Well then, RUSE, the reality is not that HP lowers the IQ, just that it is not your cup of tea. I didn't like teh books either, just thought the moies were cute. That doesn't mean I think everyone who DOES enjoy them is a fool. BIG difference. Careful what you say around here or someone WILL rip you a new one! Quote "An intelligence that is not humane is the most dangerous thing in the world" Ashley Montague "No one should have to walk alone" Phuong Du "An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind" Ghandi "If I were asked to define an American in a single phrase, I would say 'An American is a person who has the right to be different' and I think that right is growing" William Manchester
Ruse Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 I'll remember that one, Tizz. Thanks for the advice, I'll try to make myself more clear next time. Quote Invictus maneo. O imitarores, servum pecus! You make me wish I could lose half of my brains just so I can say I appreciated what you just said. "Those who want to live, let them fight, and those who do not want to fight in this world of eternal struggle do not deserve to live." - Adolf Hitler Art of War. Atlas Shrugged. Not just books; Philosophy, and ways of life.
skategreen Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 OK I just have to ask (simply because the movie is on PBS at the moment) Has anyone ever read "Aunti Mame" or "Around the World with Aunti Mame" by Patrick Dennis? OMG if you haven't I totally suggest it. FUNNY FUNNY FUNNY!!! I still can't tell what is real and what is made up. Ther is NO way it can ALL be real. Remember to LIVE...LIVE....LIVE!!!!! ohhh it's been a LONG time since I read 'Auntie Mame'....I recall that I did enjoy it....but it wasn't one I've owned, hence, haven't re-read it. I read it during a long spate of bio reading...read the David Niven books at that time..and finally made it through "the rise and fall of the third reich" ... I'll add it to my list of Tizz's pics to read/re-read! (Right now on my bookshelf I've 7 books I'm in the middle of...unusual, usually I stay with one. No wonder I've been a bit fuddled as of late!) Quote The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care. And let it spring from love, born out of concern for all beings. - Buddha
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