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Post by CM Poor on Feb 20, 2015 16:57:57 GMT -5
I figured you to be the key master.
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Post by Prophet of Ash on Feb 20, 2015 17:20:04 GMT -5
sometimes it's good to get drunk and screw yourself over. Now that is a David Brennan t shirt that would sell serious units if WFWF.com were a real thing. I don't remember who I proposed it to, but I was going to design a WFWF t-shirt for spam a few years ago. If it sells enough it prints, if it doesn't no one's out money and it's all third party. But whoever I brought it up to shot it down.
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Post by Prophet of Ash on Feb 20, 2015 17:21:17 GMT -5
Yeah I don't quite understand what's happened with the lad. I've heard nothing from him in a couple of weeks now. he tangled with Phillip Schneider and died. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
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Post by CM Poor on Feb 20, 2015 17:43:15 GMT -5
#believeinthesovereignty #xavierpierce #kungfuhardnuts
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Post by bad guy™ on Feb 20, 2015 17:57:16 GMT -5
I figured you to be the key master. Something like that, but not quite.
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Post by CM Poor on Feb 20, 2015 18:00:48 GMT -5
I figured you to be the key master. Something like that, but not quite. Careful. You being the KeyMaster would make you the Rick Moranis to his Susan Sarandon.
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Post by CM Poor on Feb 24, 2015 13:16:02 GMT -5
So on top of everything else, I've challenged myself to read 25 books this year, 'cause I used to be a pretty heavy reader and I don't do it nearly enough as I'd like. I typically read non-fiction as a rule, but I was strapped for anything to read and I found my wife's collection of books from when we moved in together, so as a quick little jaunt I decided to plow through Animal Farm by George Orwell. I should preface by saying I read 1984 in one night when I was 15, loved it, and then failed sophomore year English cause I didn't do any of the related coursework.
Man, even for a quick read (I'm about 75% done after one 40 minute sitting) - what a sack of crap. I love a good analogy as much as the next guy, but this is just so on the nose, wink wink, nudge nudge that it's unbearable.
Moral of the story that I never thought I'd impart? Don't write like George Orwell. Damn.
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Post by bad guy™ on Feb 24, 2015 14:47:37 GMT -5
Animal Farm is one of the greatest books I've ever read.
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Post by Drakz on Feb 24, 2015 15:49:53 GMT -5
I know what you're saying about Animal Farm. I've not read it in a while so can't comment too much on inner details, however 1984 is close to perfection for me.
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Post by CM Poor on Feb 24, 2015 18:25:23 GMT -5
Animal Farm is one of the greatest books I've ever read. I fear for what you haven't read.
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Post by bad guy™ on Feb 24, 2015 18:36:10 GMT -5
Animal Farm is one of the greatest books I've ever read. I fear for what you haven't read. Currently flipping between Eight Weeks in Berlin and After the Wall, I'm on a Germany kick. But fear not, I've read some of the greats. Animal Farm just happened to be right up my alley considering, you know, history and politics are what I'm aiming to make a career off of.
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Post by CM Poor on Feb 24, 2015 18:46:21 GMT -5
I fear for what you haven't read. Currently flipping between Eight Weeks in Berlin and After the Wall, I'm on a Germany kick. But fear not, I've read some of the greats. Animal Farm just happened to be right up my alley considering, you know, history and politics are what I'm aiming to make a career off of. It's just so pandering. You ever watch The Office? There's this Halloween episode where James Spader is telling this horror story comprised of all the employees fears. He gets to Kevin, who fears mummies, and he's laying it on thick about the undead rising from their sarcophagi, bandages trailing off their rotting appendages, and Kevin's just not getting it til Spader finally says "....for they were mummies!" That's what Animal Farm reads like to me.
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Post by sonstuds on Feb 24, 2015 18:48:15 GMT -5
I've never read Animal Farm but apparently it loosely inspired "Animals" by Pink Floyd so its contributions to the world really can't be questioned.
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Post by bad guy™ on Feb 24, 2015 18:58:59 GMT -5
Currently flipping between Eight Weeks in Berlin and After the Wall, I'm on a Germany kick. But fear not, I've read some of the greats. Animal Farm just happened to be right up my alley considering, you know, history and politics are what I'm aiming to make a career off of. It's just so pandering. You ever watch The Office? There's this Halloween episode where James Spader is telling this horror story comprised of all the employees fears. He gets to Kevin, who fears mummies, and he's laying it on thick about the undead rising from their sarcophagi, bandages trailing off their rotting appendages, and Kevin's just not getting it til Spader finally says "....for they were mummies!" That's what Animal Farm reads like to me. Oh sure, it's really not subtle, but this is also the same guy who in Wigan essentially wrote two totally different stories, one to suck you into feeling bad, then once he had your attention to beat you in the face with the Socialism stick. Guy's not exactly "subtle" and even in 1984, while subdued compared to, say, Animal Farm, it very much beats you in the face with the "DUH" stick.
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Post by Prophet of Ash on Feb 24, 2015 19:21:04 GMT -5
I'm culturally vacant. I've been reading the original TMNT comics. there were alien ninjas in the last one I read.
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Post by bad guy™ on Feb 24, 2015 19:46:28 GMT -5
I'm culturally vacant. I've been reading the original TMNT comics. there were alien ninjas in the last one I read. Hey, that's right up my alley too.
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Post by Drakz on Feb 24, 2015 20:19:14 GMT -5
Orwellian Ninja Turtles
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Post by Kyzer on Feb 24, 2015 21:20:47 GMT -5
Shawn just made me think back on what inspired DMK as a character.
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Post by jdfranchise on Feb 25, 2015 4:14:22 GMT -5
It's just so pandering. You ever watch The Office? There's this Halloween episode where James Spader is telling this horror story comprised of all the employees fears. He gets to Kevin, who fears mummies, and he's laying it on thick about the undead rising from their sarcophagi, bandages trailing off their rotting appendages, and Kevin's just not getting it til Spader finally says "....for they were mummies!" That's what Animal Farm reads like to me. Oh sure, it's really not subtle, but this is also the same guy who in Wigan essentially wrote two totally different stories, one to suck you into feeling bad, then once he had your attention to beat you in the face with the Socialism stick. Guy's not exactly "subtle" and even in 1984, while subdued compared to, say, Animal Farm, it very much beats you in the face with the "DUH" stick. I did a unit plan on Animal Farm a few months ago, because I had to reread it for the sake of hitting all my talking points, I've come to this indifferent conclusion on the book. It's a great supplemental material for a 20th century History class, since it is so obviously detailing the Russian Revolution, but it's not a great book for an English class. In planning my unit, I found myself talking more about the historical significance and comparing it more with the events of that time instead of focusing on the main talking points you would talk about when discussing literature (plot, characters). Just my take.
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Post by CM Poor on Feb 25, 2015 10:16:02 GMT -5
Oh sure, it's really not subtle, but this is also the same guy who in Wigan essentially wrote two totally different stories, one to suck you into feeling bad, then once he had your attention to beat you in the face with the Socialism stick. Guy's not exactly "subtle" and even in 1984, while subdued compared to, say, Animal Farm, it very much beats you in the face with the "DUH" stick. I did a unit plan on Animal Farm a few months ago, because I had to reread it for the sake of hitting all my talking points, I've come to this indifferent conclusion on the book. It's a great supplemental material for a 20th century History class, since it is so obviously detailing the Russian Revolution, but it's not a great book for an English class. In planning my unit, I found myself talking more about the historical significance and comparing it more with the events of that time instead of focusing on the main talking points you would talk about when discussing literature (plot, characters). Just my take. What grade level do you teach? This book was recommended to me 15 years ago by the same sophomore English teacher than ran the unit on 1984. A lot of (read: all) my problems in high school mostly stemmed from me not doing the coursework to my full potential, but even in my consequentially low-leveled classes, if this was assigned to me during something like my freshman year World History class, I might have lost my damn mind at the sheer lack of a challenge. I'm admittedly damaged though in the reading department. While most parents are encouraging their kids to read and settling with positive results, my dad was giving me recommendations. I read my first Crichton novel at the age of eight over the course of three days. I also learned a few years later that fifth grade teachers hate it when you use Tom Clancy books for book reports and just assume you watched the movie. My favorite book of all time is still a one hour read - The Outsiders by SE Hinton.
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