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[jplvr]

Of course the book is much better.

Don't be that guy.

What guy? The guy that reads?

I think he means the guy that says the book is much better than the film. There are some cases where the film is better. I thought Silence of the Lambs was one instance, although every other book by Thomas Harris was better than the crap movie. Another one was The English Patient. I know that most people hate it, but I actually liked it. The book was completely unreadable, and I truly mean that. Impossibly terrible. Ontaatje has this fascination with describing the winds of the Sahara (which have their own names) with great detail.I'd tried to subject myself to Pride and Prejudice on a few occasions, you know, to better understand the female mind, but I've only made about 1/4 of the way through on two attempts. It's insufferable the way Jane Austen writes. She spends so much time telling you about gossip and peoples' standing in society. The A&E miniseries was actually quite good.Anyone read Tim Crochets book prologue yet?

Huh?

 

[Shtaym Syek]

Of course the book is much better.

Don't be that guy.

What guy? The guy that reads?

The "the book was way better" guy. Look, I know you're a fairly intelligent guy so I'll give you a pass this time, but typically when people say this in conversation it's pretty obvious they're saying "HEY LOOK AT ME I READ BOOKS".Plus, when has the book ever not been better than the movie?

Forrest Gump.

 

[Celph Titled]

Of course the book is much better.

Don't be that guy.

What guy? The guy that reads?

I think he means the guy that says the book is much better than the film. There are some cases where the film is better. I thought Silence of the Lambs was one instance, although every other book by Thomas Harris was better than the crap movie. Another one was The English Patient. I know that most people hate it, but I actually liked it. The book was completely unreadable, and I truly mean that. Impossibly terrible. Ontaatje has this fascination with describing the winds of the Sahara (which have their own names) with great detail.I'd tried to subject myself to Pride and Prejudice on a few occasions, you know, to better understand the female mind, but I've only made about 1/4 of the way through on two attempts. It's insufferable the way Jane Austen writes. She spends so much time telling you about gossip and peoples' standing in society. The A&E miniseries was actually quite good.Anyone read Tim Crochets book prologue yet?

I got through about a couple hundred words. It was rough.

 

[Dungeon Master]

Also the hot girl bartender bought me a beer. Sup?

 

[Dungeon Master]

Of course the book is much better.

Don't be that guy.

What guy? The guy that reads?

The "the book was way better" guy. Look, I know you're a fairly intelligent guy so I'll give you a pass this time, but typically when people say this in conversation it's pretty obvious they're saying "HEY LOOK AT ME I READ BOOKS".Plus, when has the book ever not been better than the movie?

Forrest Gump.

Jaws is a terribl book

 

[YSR]

Of course the book is much better.

Don't be that guy.

What guy? The guy that reads?

I think he means the guy that says the book is much better than the film. There are some cases where the film is better. I thought Silence of the Lambs was one instance, although every other book by Thomas Harris was better than the crap movie. Another one was The English Patient. I know that most people hate it, but I actually liked it. The book was completely unreadable, and I truly mean that. Impossibly terrible. Ontaatje has this fascination with describing the winds of the Sahara (which have their own names) with great detail.I'd tried to subject myself to Pride and Prejudice on a few occasions, you know, to better understand the female mind, but I've only made about 1/4 of the way through on two attempts. It's insufferable the way Jane Austen writes. She spends so much time telling you about gossip and peoples' standing in society. The A&E miniseries was actually quite good.Anyone read Tim Crochets book prologue yet?

I got through about a couple hundred words. It was rough.

Time does indeed pass slowly.My man, Tim, sure does like him a comma.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

Also the hot girl bartender bought me a beer. Sup?

Persian?

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Also the hot girl bartender bought me a beer. Sup?

This is a top ten alias/avatar combination, BTW.

 

[McJose]

Of course the book is much better.

Don't be that guy.

What guy? The guy that reads?

The "the book was way better" guy. Look, I know you're a fairly intelligent guy so I'll give you a pass this time, but typically when people say this in conversation it's pretty obvious they're saying "HEY LOOK AT ME I READ BOOKS".Plus, when has the book ever not been better than the movie?

That's what I was doing. Making sure everybody knows I read books.And to answer your question: Porn.

 

[McJose]

Anyone read Tim Crochets book prologue yet?

I gave it a chance but...

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Anyone read Tim Crochets book prologue yet?

I gave it a chance but...

I believe it starts out in 1490. I know that because he said so about 139 times.

 

[General Malaise]

Shawshank Redemption is a better movie than the Stephen King short story its based on...can't recall the name. Better movie. By far.

Which is funny because 98% of all Stephen King adaptations to film suck slug balls. Anyone ever tried to get through the original Salem's Lot? Holy lord...what an awful steamy pile of poo.

Misery maybe a better movie than book, but that's due to incredible acting by Bates and Caan.

 

[General Malaise]

How bad was the mini-series IT?

 

[McJose]

Shawshank Redemption is a better movie than the Stephen King short story its based on...can't recall the name. Better movie. By far.

Which is funny because 98% of all Stephen King adaptations to film suck slug balls. Anyone ever tried to get through the original Salem's Lot? Holy lord...what an awful steamy pile of poo.

Misery maybe a better movie than book, but that's due to incredible acting by Bates and Caan.

Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption

 

[kevzilla]

The Running Man was a really cool novella that was turned into a complete waste of film. And I'm a huge Maria Conchita Alonso fan.

 

[Celph Titled]

Update: Things are looking good on the Arcade Fire front. My wife thinks we should go ahead and buy tix, and the idea of missing the show seemed to cause her pain. We're looking good here, amigos.

 

[bigbottom]

How bad was the mini-series IT?

Not horrible, as I recall. Can't remember how they handled the scene where the girl has sex with four or five boys in order to restore their bond. Pretty twisted, Stephen.

 

[ShaqAttaq]

How bad was the mini-series IT?

Not horrible, as I recall. Can't remember how they handled the scene where the girl has sex with four or five boys in order to restore their bond. Pretty twisted, Stephen.

they skipped it in the miniseries.the langoliers was an awful TV movie as well.

 

[Dungeon Master]

How bad was the mini-series IT?

Not horrible, as I recall. Can't remember how they handled the scene where the girl has sex with four or five boys in order to restore their bond. Pretty twisted, Stephen.

they skipped it in the miniseries.the langoliers was an awful TV movie as well.

At least it had Balky.

 

[Dungeon Master]

Also the hot girl bartender bought me a beer. Sup?

This is a top ten alias/avatar combination, BTW.

Top 5, imo.

 

[Celph Titled]

How bad was the mini-series IT?

Not horrible, as I recall. Can't remember how they handled the scene where the girl has sex with four or five boys in order to restore their bond. Pretty twisted, Stephen.

A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.

 

[YSR]

Ombudsman thread gone.

 

[Tiger Fan]

Ombudsman thread gone.

Pickles axed his own thread?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Slightly Stoopid rules, btw.

 

[videoguy505]

Anyone read Tim Crochets book prologue yet?

I gave it a chance but...

I believe it starts out in 1490. I know that because he said so about 139 times.

Chapter 1 is up.

Whoever called it "mind-numbing" is still right.

I know Tim claims he listens to over 100 books on tape a year, but doesn't read any. Maybe that's the reason.

 

[General Malaise]

How bad was the mini-series IT?

Not horrible, as I recall. Can't remember how they handled the scene where the girl has sex with four or five boys in order to restore their bond. Pretty twisted, Stephen.

It doesn't hold up very well...I tried to give it a go a few years ago and the final half was just brutal. John Ritter was better served in sitcoms.

 

[General Malaise]

Well, it's going to be the hottest day of the year in Portland today. Possibly up to 100 degrees. Yes, I can hear all of you in Texas laughing at me. Bite me, we don't have A/C. Normally the ex takes the boys on Sunday, but since we're heading to Michigan next week sans boys, I told the ex I'd take them all weekend.

Yesterday, we headed to the coastal mountains, found a little river to hole up in, splash around, catch crawfish and drink ice cold Pepsis (okay and few Molsons). This nice Russian or Ukranian gal who was catching crawfish near us told us about a 'lost lake' about 4 miles up a dirt road. So around 5pm, we decided to try and find this little lake. We did and it was incredible. There were about 7 or 8 other people out on this entire lake, which was more like a giant pond or a little lake but still....it felt like we had it all to ourselves. My boys spent about an hour or so moving giant logs around the water. I read an ESPN Fantasy Magazine (which is AWFUL - AVOID THIS ONE) to prepare for upcoming drafts. Once the sun set, we loaded back up, drove an hour and change back home, showered up and hit Buffalo Wildwings. Then, on to DQ for blizzards. All in all, a perfect day.

But now what? I'm sitting around here racking my brain on what to do. Wife working again today, so it's just me and the boys. Sitting around is not an option. I think I'll go poop and cogitate. BRB.

 

[Celph Titled]

Well, it's going to be the hottest day of the year in Portland today. Possibly up to 100 degrees. Yes, I can hear all of you in Texas laughing at me. Bite me, we don't have A/C. Normally the ex takes the boys on Sunday, but since we're heading to Michigan next week sans boys, I told the ex I'd take them all weekend.Yesterday, we headed to the coastal mountains, found a little river to hole up in, splash around, catch crawfish and drink ice cold Pepsis (okay and few Molsons). This nice Russian or Ukranian gal who was catching crawfish near us told us about a 'lost lake' about 4 miles up a dirt road. So around 5pm, we decided to try and find this little lake. We did and it was incredible. There were about 7 or 8 other people out on this entire lake, which was more like a giant pond or a little lake but still....it felt like we had it all to ourselves. My boys spent about an hour or so moving giant logs around the water. I read an ESPN Fantasy Magazine (which is AWFUL - AVOID THIS ONE) to prepare for upcoming drafts. Once the sun set, we loaded back up, drove an hour and change back home, showered up and hit Buffalo Wildwings. Then, on to DQ for blizzards. All in all, a perfect day. But now what? I'm sitting around here racking my brain on what to do. Wife working again today, so it's just me and the boys. Sitting around is not an option. I think I'll go poop and cogitate. BRB.

Public pool?

 

[Samuel L Bronkowitz]

Well, it's going to be the hottest day of the year in Portland today. Possibly up to 100 degrees. Yes, I can hear all of you in Texas laughing at me. Bite me, we don't have A/C. Normally the ex takes the boys on Sunday, but since we're heading to Michigan next week sans boys, I told the ex I'd take them all weekend.Yesterday, we headed to the coastal mountains, found a little river to hole up in, splash around, catch crawfish and drink ice cold Pepsis (okay and few Molsons). This nice Russian or Ukranian gal who was catching crawfish near us told us about a 'lost lake' about 4 miles up a dirt road. So around 5pm, we decided to try and find this little lake. We did and it was incredible. There were about 7 or 8 other people out on this entire lake, which was more like a giant pond or a little lake but still....it felt like we had it all to ourselves. My boys spent about an hour or so moving giant logs around the water. I read an ESPN Fantasy Magazine (which is AWFUL - AVOID THIS ONE) to prepare for upcoming drafts. Once the sun set, we loaded back up, drove an hour and change back home, showered up and hit Buffalo Wildwings. Then, on to DQ for blizzards. All in all, a perfect day. But now what? I'm sitting around here racking my brain on what to do. Wife working again today, so it's just me and the boys. Sitting around is not an option. I think I'll go poop and cogitate. BRB.

Public pool?

Theres probably less urine in Wrigley's room

 

[Celph Titled]

Well, it's going to be the hottest day of the year in Portland today. Possibly up to 100 degrees. Yes, I can hear all of you in Texas laughing at me. Bite me, we don't have A/C. Normally the ex takes the boys on Sunday, but since we're heading to Michigan next week sans boys, I told the ex I'd take them all weekend.Yesterday, we headed to the coastal mountains, found a little river to hole up in, splash around, catch crawfish and drink ice cold Pepsis (okay and few Molsons). This nice Russian or Ukranian gal who was catching crawfish near us told us about a 'lost lake' about 4 miles up a dirt road. So around 5pm, we decided to try and find this little lake. We did and it was incredible. There were about 7 or 8 other people out on this entire lake, which was more like a giant pond or a little lake but still....it felt like we had it all to ourselves. My boys spent about an hour or so moving giant logs around the water. I read an ESPN Fantasy Magazine (which is AWFUL - AVOID THIS ONE) to prepare for upcoming drafts. Once the sun set, we loaded back up, drove an hour and change back home, showered up and hit Buffalo Wildwings. Then, on to DQ for blizzards. All in all, a perfect day. But now what? I'm sitting around here racking my brain on what to do. Wife working again today, so it's just me and the boys. Sitting around is not an option. I think I'll go poop and cogitate. BRB.

Public pool?

Theres probably less urine in Wrigley's room

Wrigley's room?

 

[Samuel L Bronkowitz]

Well, it's going to be the hottest day of the year in Portland today. Possibly up to 100 degrees. Yes, I can hear all of you in Texas laughing at me. Bite me, we don't have A/C. Normally the ex takes the boys on Sunday, but since we're heading to Michigan next week sans boys, I told the ex I'd take them all weekend.

Yesterday, we headed to the coastal mountains, found a little river to hole up in, splash around, catch crawfish and drink ice cold Pepsis (okay and few Molsons). This nice Russian or Ukranian gal who was catching crawfish near us told us about a 'lost lake' about 4 miles up a dirt road. So around 5pm, we decided to try and find this little lake. We did and it was incredible. There were about 7 or 8 other people out on this entire lake, which was more like a giant pond or a little lake but still....it felt like we had it all to ourselves. My boys spent about an hour or so moving giant logs around the water. I read an ESPN Fantasy Magazine (which is AWFUL - AVOID THIS ONE) to prepare for upcoming drafts. Once the sun set, we loaded back up, drove an hour and change back home, showered up and hit Buffalo Wildwings. Then, on to DQ for blizzards. All in all, a perfect day.

But now what? I'm sitting around here racking my brain on what to do. Wife working again today, so it's just me and the boys. Sitting around is not an option. I think I'll go poop and cogitate. BRB.

Public pool?

Theres probably less urine in Wrigley's room

Wrigley's room?

LinkPoor attempt at humor

 

[kevzilla]

Well, it's going to be the hottest day of the year in Portland today. Possibly up to 100 degrees. Yes, I can hear all of you in Texas laughing at me. Bite me, we don't have A/C. Normally the ex takes the boys on Sunday, but since we're heading to Michigan next week sans boys, I told the ex I'd take them all weekend.Yesterday, we headed to the coastal mountains, found a little river to hole up in, splash around, catch crawfish and drink ice cold Pepsis (okay and few Molsons). This nice Russian or Ukranian gal who was catching crawfish near us told us about a 'lost lake' about 4 miles up a dirt road. So around 5pm, we decided to try and find this little lake. We did and it was incredible. There were about 7 or 8 other people out on this entire lake, which was more like a giant pond or a little lake but still....it felt like we had it all to ourselves. My boys spent about an hour or so moving giant logs around the water. I read an ESPN Fantasy Magazine (which is AWFUL - AVOID THIS ONE) to prepare for upcoming drafts. Once the sun set, we loaded back up, drove an hour and change back home, showered up and hit Buffalo Wildwings. Then, on to DQ for blizzards. All in all, a perfect day. But now what? I'm sitting around here racking my brain on what to do. Wife working again today, so it's just me and the boys. Sitting around is not an option. I think I'll go poop and cogitate. BRB.

Let us know if any dried cranberries roll your way.

 

[Josie Maran]

Well, it's going to be the hottest day of the year in Portland today. Possibly up to 100 degrees. Yes, I can hear all of you in Texas laughing at me. Bite me, we don't have A/C. Normally the ex takes the boys on Sunday, but since we're heading to Michigan next week sans boys, I told the ex I'd take them all weekend.

Yesterday, we headed to the coastal mountains, found a little river to hole up in, splash around, catch crawfish and drink ice cold Pepsis (okay and few Molsons). This nice Russian or Ukranian gal who was catching crawfish near us told us about a 'lost lake' about 4 miles up a dirt road.

This sounds like the premise of an Eli Roth film.

 

[Jewell]

Where America Went Wrong?

Where did that thread go wrong? I posted an actual news story about a judge ruling that lap dances were protected speech (solid ruling) and the entire thread dissappeared two seconds later. Please tell me that disappearance had more to do with the false jon_mx attribution.

 

[Celph Titled]

Where America Went Wrong?

Where did that thread go wrong? I posted an actual news story about a judge ruling that lap dances were protected speech (solid ruling) and the entire thread dissappeared two seconds later. Please tell me that disappearance had more to do with the false jon_mx attribution.

Discussions about adult performers are generally frowned upon here.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Possibly up to 100 degrees.

It has been around 100 here for almost three weeks. I about died at the ball game yesterday.

 

[Jewell]

Where America Went Wrong?

Where did that thread go wrong? I posted an actual news story about a judge ruling that lap dances were protected speech (solid ruling) and the entire thread dissappeared two seconds later. Please tell me that disappearance had more to do with the false jon_mx attribution.

Discussions about adult performers are generally frowned upon here.

Good to know. Apologies to all for killing what was an entertaining battle.

I'm slightly amused by an article about free speech being censored.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

We stayed downtown last night and on the way home we saw an older looking black guy with no legs driving his electric wheelchair with his left hand and had a shirtless 3-4 month old baby in his right. It was quite an amazing sight. Sadly, I didn't have my camera ready. Yikes.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

My son Cal, 6, just asked me if I had to say I was sorry to post under St. Louis Bob again.

I'm going to go jump off the roof.

 

[McJose]

Possibly up to 100 degrees.

It has been around 100 here for almost three weeks. I about died at the ball game yesterday.

It might be 'only' 97 dgrees here today. We consider that a 'cooling trend'.

 

[Tiger Fan]

We stayed downtown last night and on the way home we saw an older looking black guy with no legs driving his electric wheelchair with his left hand and had a shirtless 3-4 month old baby in his right. It was quite an amazing sight. Sadly, I didn't have my camera ready. Yikes.

The other day we were driving and saw this horribly overweight lady in her electric wheelchair riding on the shoulder of the street. Her handler was behind her with an orange flag waving it so oncoming cars would see her.I too, did not have my camera ready. I really contemplated a u-turn just so i could take a picture....but I was in a hurry

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

Slightly Stoopid rules, btw.

LOL, been waiting for this.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Ombudsman thread gone.

Pickles axed his own thread?

No explanation given. I was actually going to post this fake email from Joe to the mods to "keep an eye on that ombudsman thread."

 

[Mrs DaVinci]

For Mrs. Davinci...and HJS.

mmmm...donut

Really talented.

Even more impressive is that she whipped that up in about 2 hours using stuff (fondant, coloring etc) she had left-over from the Mickey Mouse cake.

I've been tuning into Cake Boss re-runs while running at the gym. Just learned about fondant this past week.

 

[mr. furley]

I do not wear "ball caps." Apparently none of you have ever suffered the indignation of going into a sporting goods store, asking for "the largest size they have", and WA LA (hi Smoo!), you're wearing a makeshift Oakland Athletics yarmulke. Because if you had, you'd know it hurts.

right there with ya, gb

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

I do not wear "ball caps." Apparently none of you have ever suffered the indignation of going into a sporting goods store, asking for "the largest size they have", and WA LA (hi Smoo!), you're wearing a makeshift Oakland Athletics yarmulke. Because if you had, you'd know it hurts.

right there with ya, gb

GB the stretchy hats.

 

[Early_10]

Remember that time we were at the beach and Hoss wanted to kill JoeT because JoeT told the girl that Hoss liked that we were all here for Hoss's bachelor party and at the same time Gator was puking over the rail onto the bar below while Red tried feverishly to get me to go chat up some latina's so that they would dance with him because "I spoke their language."

Dream or real life?

When you guys cornhole, how often do you call each other by screen names?

 

[mr. furley]

I do not wear "ball caps." Apparently none of you have ever suffered the indignation of going into a sporting goods store, asking for "the largest size they have", and WA LA (hi Smoo!), you're wearing a makeshift Oakland Athletics yarmulke. Because if you had, you'd know it hurts.

right there with ya, gb

GB the stretchy hats.

not big enough

 

[krista4]

I do not wear "ball caps." Apparently none of you have ever suffered the indignation of going into a sporting goods store, asking for "the largest size they have", and WA LA (hi Smoo!), you're wearing a makeshift Oakland Athletics yarmulke. Because if you had, you'd know it hurts.

right there with ya, gb

GB the stretchy hats.

not big enough

I too am part of the giant noggin club.

 

[mr. furley]

Dustin................. Johnson. oof