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undercovergeek

Quote from: Banzai_Cat on January 20, 2014, 01:51:47 PM
Did you get to the 4girls1cup part? Gus started it before there was a 2/1.

Somewhere out there is 'Randy dwarf shitting in a bucket' long before all this 2 girls nonsense

A pioneer of porn is our Gus

GDS_Starfury

I thought it was 4girls1Gus.
Toonces - Don't ask me, I just close my eyes and take it.

Gus - I use sweatpants with flannel shorts to soak up my crotch sweat.

Banzai Cat - There is no "partial credit" in grammar. Like anal sex. It's either in, or it's not.

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Martok - I don't know if it's possible to have an "anti-boner"...but I now have one.

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BanzaiCat

Quote from: GDS_Starfury on January 20, 2014, 03:12:07 PM
I thought it was 4girls1Gus.

That's...actually quite a bit more disturbing than what I said.

Gusington



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Greybriar

I am currently reading A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. It is definitely a change of pace from what I have been accustomed to.
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airboy

Quote from: Greybriar on January 21, 2014, 09:55:39 AM
I am currently reading A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. It is definitely a change of pace from what I have been accustomed to.

How has this held up over time?  I've considered reading this, but never have.

Greybriar

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Quote from: airboy on January 21, 2014, 04:47:11 PM
Quote from: Greybriar on January 21, 2014, 09:55:39 AM
I am currently reading A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. It is definitely a change of pace from what I have been accustomed to.

How has this held up over time?  I've considered reading this, but never have.

I had never read the book before. But I would guess that it would mean more to someone who had lived through the period in which it was set than anyone much younger. Those unfamiliar with some of the terminology and phraseology would have to research some things to fully comprehend just what the author is referring to, not to mention the New Orleans-ese  local language used in the book that could very well be a challenge for many of its readers. But the characters the author has created make the book well worth the read if nothing else. All in all I am enjoying the book.
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Windigo

Quote from: Gusington on January 20, 2014, 12:41:51 PM
Amongst other issues. Like dwarfism and a libido run amok.

since your visible bodyparts seem in proportion you cannot claim dwarfism as your label....  I would suggest something more accurate  like "you're just fucking short"

My doctor wrote me a prescription for daily sex.

My wife insists that it says dyslexia but what does she know.

Grimnirsson

Currently reading on my Kindle A Man In Full by Tom Wolfe  - enjoying it a lot :)
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Gusington

That's so dull Breezy. Come on. Now.


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Toonces

A Man in Full is a fantastic book.  I've read it two or three times.  I may even read it again- it's been a few years.

I'm currently a bit scattered in my reading, working my way through Six Days in June about the Six Day War, The Art of War: Medieval Warfare, and a book by the guy who wrote Vlad called A Place Called Armageddon, that is really good so far- better than Vlad- about the siege of Constantinople. 
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Gusington

^I just took delivery of Vlad, got it for .01. A Place Called Armageddon eh?

*amazons*


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Toonces

http://www.amazon.com/Place-Called-Armageddon-Constantinople-1453/dp/1402280858/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1390677295&sr=1-1&keywords=a+place+called+armageddon

To the Greeks who love it, it is Constantinople. To the Turks who covet it, the Red Apple. Safe behind its magnificent walls, the city was once the heart of the vast Byzantine empire. 1453. The empire has shrunk to what lies within those now-crumbling walls. A relic. Yet for one man, Constantinople is the stepping stone to destiny. Mehmet II is twenty when he is annointed Sultan. Now, seeking Allah's will and Man's glory, he brings an army of one hundred thousand, outnumbering the defenders ten to one. He has also brings something new to the city - the most deadly threat the ancient walls have ever faced. And yet, through seven weeks of sea battles, night battles, by tunnel and tower, the defence holds, and will until the final assault and a single bullet that will change history. But a city is more than stone, its fate inseparable from that of its people. Men like Gregoras, a mercenary and exile, returning to the hated place he once loved. Like his twin and betrayer, the subtle diplomat, Theon. Like Sofia, loved by two brothers but forced to make a desperate choice between them. And Leilah, a powerful mystic and assassin, seeking her own destiny in the flames. This is the tale of one of history's greatest battles for one of the world's most extraordinary places. This is the story of people, from peasant to emperor - with the city's fate, and theirs, undecided...until the moment the Red Apple falls.

"By Liviu C. Suciu on July 25, 2011
Format: Hardcover
INTRODUCTION: C.C. Humphreys came to my attention with "Vlad: The Last Confession"; despite my deep misgivings about it being another stupid rehashing of the myth of Dracula, the novel was actually very well researched and offered maybe the best English language portrait of the real-life Vlad the Impaler and his lifelong fight against the Turks without glossing over his darker impulses, but without any Dracula nonsense either.

So when not that long ago, I found out about Mr. Humphreys' new offering "A Place Called Armageddon" about the siege of Constantinople in 1453, the novel became the number one expected non-sff of mine in 2011 and I bought it the first moment I could and read it asap. Ultra high expectations and what can I say: the author not only delivered but surpassed them and I will explain why next.

Before continuing, I would add two things: despite being a very well researched and reasonably accurate historical novel, "A Place Called Armageddon" is also brimming with the fantastic - there are prophecies, mystic books, alchemists and fortune tellers and while it is a stretch to call the novel speculative fiction, it should greatly appeal to sff lovers for those elements and the superb world building the authors manages in the book's almost 500 pages.

There a lot of nice touches in the novel that tie-in with "Vlad: The Last Confession" including recounting of some earlier events there and a prophecy about one of the main characters here that we know how it will be fulfilled in the earlier book. Of course the structure of the two books is very different since "A Place Called Armageddon" is about a moment in historical time, so it essentially takes place over some weeks with a prologue a year before and an epilogue years later, while "Vlad: The Last Confession" takes place over decades, so there is no particular order in which to read the two novels...."
"If you had a chance, right now, to go back in time and stop Hitler, wouldn't you do it?  I mean, I personally wouldn't stop him because I think he's awesome." - Eric Cartman

"Does a watch list mean you are being watched or is it a come on to Toonces?" - Biggs

Toonces

I have a LOT of trouble finding decent fiction books that will hold my attention.  So, when I find an author who's book I really enjoy I seem to have a habit of sticking with that author for a while, eg. Guy Gavriel Kay.

So far Humphreys is doing well.  I'm also fond of Nigel Tranter, although his writing always starts to get tiresome by 3/4 of the way through a book.  I just got book 2 of the Stewart trilogy in the mail, so that's queued up after I finish Armageddon. 
"If you had a chance, right now, to go back in time and stop Hitler, wouldn't you do it?  I mean, I personally wouldn't stop him because I think he's awesome." - Eric Cartman

"Does a watch list mean you are being watched or is it a come on to Toonces?" - Biggs

Gusington

How far are you into Armageddon?


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