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Started by Grampa, April 19, 2009, 12:26:27 PM

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ducpainter

#15
April 19, 2009, 03:45:38 PM
Quote from: The banished on April 19, 2009, 03:44:35 PM
Im down.

Only if we get a politics pass though, most books I think we would read would have political undertones.  :-\
No breaks....
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


TiAvenger

#16
April 19, 2009, 03:48:52 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on April 19, 2009, 03:45:38 PM
No breaks....
egg zactly  [laugh]

looks like we can read some Bernstein bears, and maybe a little golden book or two then.  [laugh]

ducpainter

#17
April 19, 2009, 03:52:53 PM
Quote from: The banished on April 19, 2009, 03:48:52 PM
egg zactly  [laugh]

looks like we can read some Bernstein bears, and maybe a little golden book or two then.  [laugh]
Read whatever the make the beast with two backs you want.

If it's political...

talk about it somewhere else. ;)
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


TiAvenger

#18
April 19, 2009, 03:55:57 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on April 19, 2009, 03:52:53 PM
Read whatever the make the beast with two backs you want.

If it's political...

talk about it somewhere else. ;)

A reflection on Everybody Poops:

I find that the protagonist constant finds themselves in shitty situations. I feel that it was a crappy ending.   

ducpainter

#19
April 19, 2009, 04:28:14 PM
Quote from: The banished on April 19, 2009, 03:55:57 PM
A reflection on Everybody Poops:

I find that the protagonist constant finds themselves in shitty situations. I feel that it was a crappy ending.   
Did you get shit on your hand when you wiped this morning?
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


rgramjet

#20
April 19, 2009, 04:35:03 PM Last Edit: April 19, 2009, 04:45:26 PM by rgramjet
I hate breakthroughs....  DAMN that Scot tissue!
Quote from: ducpainter on May 20, 2010, 02:11:47 PM
You're obviously a crack smokin' redneck carpenter. :-*

in 1st and 2nd it was like this; ringy-ting-ting-ting slow boring ho-hum .......oh!........OMG! What the fu.........HOLY SHIT !!--ARGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
-Sofadriver

What has been smelled, cannot be unsmelled!

Grampa

#21
April 19, 2009, 06:11:28 PM
lm is getting ready to read zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance.


I have yet to read it.

Maybe its a good first choice.
Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar kicked me out of the band..... they said I didnt fit the image they were trying to project. 

So I went solo.  -Me

Some people call 911..... some people are 911
-Marcus Luttrell

Bun-bun

#22
April 19, 2009, 06:16:00 PM
I'm in.
BP, sounds like we got our first read.
What's the timeline for this?
"A fanatic is a man who does what he knows God would do, if only god had all the facts of the matter" S.M. Stirling

Grampa

#23
April 19, 2009, 06:19:50 PM
Quote from: Bun-bun on April 19, 2009, 06:16:00 PM
I'm in.
BP, sounds like we got our first read.
What's the timeline for this?

give it a month.

lets just say on the 15th of each month, we pick another title and start a tread about the previous months book.

I'll keep track of the time line and dates.


so this months read is

Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar kicked me out of the band..... they said I didnt fit the image they were trying to project. 

So I went solo.  -Me

Some people call 911..... some people are 911
-Marcus Luttrell

swampduc

#24
April 19, 2009, 06:20:59 PM
Quote from: bobspapa on April 19, 2009, 06:11:28 PM
lm is getting ready to read zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance.


I have yet to read it.

Maybe its a good first choice.
Very, very dense. I've never been able to get into books that are really heavy into philosophy, so this is one of the few books I've started that I failed to finish. But I'm certainly willing to pull it off the shelf and give it another try if you want.
Respeta mi autoridad!

Grampa

#25
April 19, 2009, 06:24:11 PM
and remember please......

there are no absolutes on opinions.

I like hearing opinions that differ from my own because I feel that's how I best learn.

That said...... the simple fact that another soul has a opinion that differs from your own, is no reason to bash his head in with your idea.
Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar kicked me out of the band..... they said I didnt fit the image they were trying to project. 

So I went solo.  -Me

Some people call 911..... some people are 911
-Marcus Luttrell

Sinister

#26
April 19, 2009, 06:48:22 PM
Quote from: bobspapa on April 19, 2009, 06:24:11 PM
the simple fact that another soul has a opinion that differs from your own, is no reason to bash his head in with your idea.

Bullshit.  If this were the case, the internet (as we know it) would cease to exist.  ;)
"...but without a smiley, some people might think that sentence makes you look like a homophobic, inbred prick. I'm mean, it might leave the impression that you're a  douchebag or a dickhead, or maybe you need to get your head out of your ass."  DrunkenMonkey

"...any government that thinks war is somehow fair and subject to rules like a baseball game probably should not get into one." - Marcus Luttrell

LMT

#27
April 19, 2009, 07:09:53 PM
I'm in!

Grampa

#28
April 19, 2009, 07:45:30 PM
LM here:

I should be picking up our copy of ZatAoMM from the library this week.  I thought I still had the edition that I bought back in college, but apparently it was sent to Goodwill at some point in past years.  I'd started to read it for a class (which one I forget) and the exam came and went before I got it finished.  I've always wanted to read (finish reading) it again.  I'm guessing I'll get more out of it now that I'm *cough, cough* than I did when I was a young 'un, so I'm looking forward to getting started.

Happy reading to all who participate, and I hope I get to chime in when May 15th rolls around!

Michelle
Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar kicked me out of the band..... they said I didnt fit the image they were trying to project. 

So I went solo.  -Me

Some people call 911..... some people are 911
-Marcus Luttrell

Randimus Maximus

#29
April 19, 2009, 08:00:43 PM
Hey teach,

would written reports be required?

could we do webinars?

what if we cheat and read the cliff notes version?
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