infopri
I guess I'm now a VERY
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« Reply #165 on: September 08, 2008, 09:56:17 AM » |
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5. Read any Tolkien beyond the first few chapters of The Hobbit when I was twelve or so, which was enough to turn me off permanently
Whew. I thought I was the only one. Nope. My second-grade teacher read The Hobbit to us, but that's as far as I ever got with Tolkien. I tried to watch the first LOTR movie, but I had to turn it off; I thought it was awful. |
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if there's a next time, I'll remind myself I don't need to engage.
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« Reply #166 on: September 08, 2008, 10:02:14 AM » |
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5. Read any Tolkien beyond the first few chapters of The Hobbit when I was twelve or so, which was enough to turn me off permanently
Whew. I thought I was the only one. Nope. My second-grade teacher read The Hobbit to us, but that's as far as I ever got with Tolkien. I tried to watch the first LOTR movie, but I had to turn it off; I thought it was awful. Well I loved Tolkien as a kid, but since have grown out of it. I just don't understand how adults can like fantasy (the genre, not the experience). |
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Not a member of the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement. May we live long and not die out.
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« Reply #167 on: September 08, 2008, 11:07:43 AM » |
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5. Read any Tolkien beyond the first few chapters of The Hobbit when I was twelve or so, which was enough to turn me off permanently
Whew. I thought I was the only one. Nope. My second-grade teacher read The Hobbit to us, but that's as far as I ever got with Tolkien. I tried to watch the first LOTR movie, but I had to turn it off; I thought it was awful. I have never read anything written by Tolkein. I tried once, but couldn't really get through the first chapter. It just did not hold my interest. |
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"Love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair."
Jack Layton, 1950-2011
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« Reply #168 on: September 08, 2008, 11:43:20 AM » |
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I have never stayed up all night, as in didn't go to sleep until after the sunrise, say.
I've probably stayed up to 4 or even 5 a few times, and have gotten up at 2am (to go owl watching or see a meteor shower), but never pulled an all-nighter.
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__________ Zharkov's Razor: Adapting Zharkov a bit to this situation, ignorance and confusion can explain a lot.
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born2late
I often times wish I had bought Grandpa's farm and stayed on the land. Instead I'm an underemployed
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« Reply #169 on: September 08, 2008, 11:57:36 AM » |
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1. Tasted beer.
2. Gotten a speeding ticket.
3. I've never been to Boston in the fall.
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"nothing says headed towards the margins of society like learning the banjo"
Quando omni flunkus moritati
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« Reply #170 on: September 08, 2008, 12:23:36 PM » |
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1. I have never seen the Wizard of Oz.
2. I have never taken an Economics Class (college or high school).
3. I have never driven myself anywhere in a car.
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« Reply #171 on: September 08, 2008, 12:24:22 PM » |
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1. Tasted beer.
2. Gotten a speeding ticket.
3. I've never been to Boston in the fall.
I once did all three in a single weekend. |
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"Look upon me! I'll show you the 'life of the mind.'"
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« Reply #172 on: September 08, 2008, 01:29:29 PM » |
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I've never been to Spain, but so many people have said the same that I wonder if that item should be retired from the list.
I've never been to a high school dance.
I've never owned a car with an automatic transmission.
I've done nearly all the other items on the list so far.
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carthago can haz delenda
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« Reply #173 on: September 08, 2008, 01:47:53 PM » |
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I've never watched Lost.
I've never spent a whole night in jail.
I've never been to Mt Rushmore or Niagara Falls. In fact, I'm not entirely sure I spelled it right.
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Playing tennis with grenades.
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scheherazade
1/3 of the Triumvirate of Evil and the Most Delicious
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Running feminist prostitution rings since 1998
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« Reply #174 on: September 08, 2008, 01:50:24 PM » |
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I've never spent a whole night in jail.
Love the qualifier, Illuminata! |
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You historians disturb me sometimes. |
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« Reply #175 on: September 08, 2008, 01:52:49 PM » |
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I've never spent a whole night in jail.
Love the qualifier, Illuminata! heh. It's good to have friends with credit cards. |
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Playing tennis with grenades.
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infopri
I guess I'm now a VERY
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« Reply #176 on: September 08, 2008, 03:05:43 PM » |
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I have never stayed up all night, as in didn't go to sleep until after the sunrise, say.
I've probably stayed up to 4 or even 5 a few times, and have gotten up at 2am (to go owl watching or see a meteor shower), but never pulled an all-nighter.
Aw shucks, I just did that last night! (all night) |
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if there's a next time, I'll remind myself I don't need to engage.
MYOB. Y enseņen bien a sus hijos. (with thanks to cronopio) |
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« Reply #177 on: September 08, 2008, 03:36:36 PM » |
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5. Read any Tolkien beyond the first few chapters of The Hobbit when I was twelve or so, which was enough to turn me off permanently
Whew. I thought I was the only one. Nope. My second-grade teacher read The Hobbit to us, but that's as far as I ever got with Tolkien. I tried to watch the first LOTR movie, but I had to turn it off; I thought it was awful. I have never read anything written by Tolkein. I tried once, but couldn't really get through the first chapter. It just did not hold my interest. gave me a headache. But I loved JRRT's ideas, so I ended up reading a lot about his work (instead of the primary source materials)...and thoroughly enjoying the various movies. |
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larryc
Hu hatin'
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« Reply #178 on: September 08, 2008, 03:38:37 PM » |
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I never shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.
I am still young, however.
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gennimom
Somewhat Southern (Have I really posted that much?)
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Let's get summer over with! Me want snow!
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« Reply #179 on: September 08, 2008, 03:39:46 PM » |
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I read The Hobbit and the LOTR. I tried to read the Silmarillion. No dice. Couldn't sit to read any of it now. Loved the movies.
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...only after reading gm's post, my new mantra is "always listen to gennimom".
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