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”INDER LOCK THE THE KISS THREAD IVE REALISED IM A PRZE IDOOT” - Thomas Jefferson
"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"
"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"
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It's great to see you, Gimli.
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"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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That's fantastic.
It reminds me of something my dad did once. On the last page of the copy of In Cold Blood I was reading, he wrote "Hope you enjoyed the book. Love, Dick and Perry." I screamed so loud when I turned to that page.
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That’s outstanding.
”INDER LOCK THE THE KISS THREAD IVE REALISED IM A PRZE IDOOT” - Thomas Jefferson
"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"
"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"
Re: Whatcha reading?
interesting that you would ally with a noted fan of the Warren Commission.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑21 Mar 2019, 6:34pmI rise to stand with my Commonwealth friend's lunatic presidential biography fetish over fantasy quest books.
I feel that there is a fascistic element, for example, in the Rolling Stones . . .
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— Morton Feldman
I've studied the phenomenon of neo-provincialism in self-isolating online communities but this place takes the fucking cake.
— Clashy
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Oh, James ….eumaas wrote: ↑23 Mar 2019, 9:16aminteresting that you would ally with a noted fan of the Warren Commission.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑21 Mar 2019, 6:34pmI rise to stand with my Commonwealth friend's lunatic presidential biography fetish over fantasy quest books.
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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Dr. Frankenstien is the monster's father, so the monster should take his father's name.
Speaking of Frankenstein, Dracula makes his first and only appearance on page 410 on Anno Dracula. The book is 424 pages.
Speaking of Frankenstein, Dracula makes his first and only appearance on page 410 on Anno Dracula. The book is 424 pages.
We reach the parts other combos cannot reach
We beach the beachheads other armies cannot beach
We speak the tongues other mouths cannot speak
We beach the beachheads other armies cannot beach
We speak the tongues other mouths cannot speak
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I’ve been to Hobbiton and drank in the Blue Dragon or whatever it is called. Never seen the films though.Silent Majority wrote: ↑21 Mar 2019, 5:20pm11) The Lord Of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Johnny Ruff Ryder Tolkein. Audiobook. The Hobbit was shit, just a waste of time. All that this book has in common with that is that there are too many songs. I took these up, mostly because I knew Christopher Lee read the series once a year, and this was a fine reading experience. The Kiwi films, the nerds, the bearded men, and the odd painting people do have really undersold what's great about this story. It's the world that they pass through that matters. Cool, I'll finish this up. I also am able to take the chance to walk through the landscape that the writer was inspired by, too, which is neat.
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As in, please, my dad is Dr. frankenstein. Just call me Jerry.
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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13) Benjamin Harrison - Charles W Calhoun. Truly, I'm in the absolute dregs here; he's less compelling than his grandad who died in 30 days of inauguration. This covers a period where absolutely nothing of any interest or relevance to any living person happened in the White House except the commander in chief perving on his niece. The bland, charmless, self-righteous filling in a Grover Cleveland sandwich, Harrison spent his time enthusiastically legislating stuff that I forgot about by the time I finished the sentence the information contained. What's something interesting that happened in this book? I quite liked his rivalry with Blaine, the secretary of State. Onto McKinley, and with him the completion of every one of the 19th century guys.
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Consummate caretake president who deferred to Congress. I'm guessing the only thing that he was involved in was questions of tariffs because, well, 90% of late nineteenth-century presidential stuff deals with tariffs.Silent Majority wrote: ↑01 Apr 2019, 9:44am13) Benjamin Harrison - Charles W Calhoun. Truly, I'm in the absolute dregs here; he's less compelling than his grandad who died in 30 days of inauguration. This covers a period where absolutely nothing of any interest or relevance to any living person happened in the White House except the commander in chief perving on his niece. The bland, charmless, self-righteous filling in a Grover Cleveland sandwich, Harrison spent his time enthusiastically legislating stuff that I forgot about by the time I finished the sentence the information contained. What's something interesting that happened in this book? I quite liked his rivalry with Blaine, the secretary of State. Onto McKinley, and with him the completion of every one of the 19th century guys.
BTW, I've been listening to The Wrecking Crew, inspired by the death of Hal Blaine. Lots of neat stories, but as a history it's pretty thin. A more adventurous historian could make the case that the the first couple decades of rock music is a Wizard of Oz fraud, that the talent was hidden away and people were buying the illusion of talented amateurs. I'm not saying I'd make that case—not that strenuously, anyway—but this is presented as colourful untold tales of rock n roll.
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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May the next president be as boring as Benjamin Harrison.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑01 Apr 2019, 10:06amConsummate caretake president who deferred to Congress. I'm guessing the only thing that he was involved in was questions of tariffs because, well, 90% of late nineteenth-century presidential stuff deals with tariffs.Silent Majority wrote: ↑01 Apr 2019, 9:44am13) Benjamin Harrison - Charles W Calhoun. Truly, I'm in the absolute dregs here; he's less compelling than his grandad who died in 30 days of inauguration. This covers a period where absolutely nothing of any interest or relevance to any living person happened in the White House except the commander in chief perving on his niece. The bland, charmless, self-righteous filling in a Grover Cleveland sandwich, Harrison spent his time enthusiastically legislating stuff that I forgot about by the time I finished the sentence the information contained. What's something interesting that happened in this book? I quite liked his rivalry with Blaine, the secretary of State. Onto McKinley, and with him the completion of every one of the 19th century guys.
BTW, I've been listening to The Wrecking Crew, inspired by the death of Hal Blaine. Lots of neat stories, but as a history it's pretty thin. A more adventurous historian could make the case that the the first couple decades of rock music is a Wizard of Oz fraud, that the talent was hidden away and people were buying the illusion of talented amateurs. I'm not saying I'd make that case—not that strenuously, anyway—but this is presented as colourful untold tales of rock n roll.
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Good luck to that. The nature of the media and the public's addiction to spectacle will never let that happen.BostonBeaneater wrote: ↑01 Apr 2019, 10:52amMay the next president be as boring as Benjamin Harrison.
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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Tariffs, the silver/gold standard, and seal clubbing in Canada.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑01 Apr 2019, 10:06amConsummate caretake president who deferred to Congress. I'm guessing the only thing that he was involved in was questions of tariffs because, well, 90% of late nineteenth-century presidential stuff deals with tariffs.Silent Majority wrote: ↑01 Apr 2019, 9:44am13) Benjamin Harrison - Charles W Calhoun. Truly, I'm in the absolute dregs here; he's less compelling than his grandad who died in 30 days of inauguration. This covers a period where absolutely nothing of any interest or relevance to any living person happened in the White House except the commander in chief perving on his niece. The bland, charmless, self-righteous filling in a Grover Cleveland sandwich, Harrison spent his time enthusiastically legislating stuff that I forgot about by the time I finished the sentence the information contained. What's something interesting that happened in this book? I quite liked his rivalry with Blaine, the secretary of State. Onto McKinley, and with him the completion of every one of the 19th century guys.
Beto''s dull and annoying? Maybe he could be as boring as Harrison in an Op Ivy t-shirt as he continues to let wealth monopolise at the top.