Author Topic: What are you reading? (A quick poll.) (Read 107443 times)

TheKarazyvicePresidentRR · « **Reply #300 on:** August 08, 2009, 08:25:12 PM »

I'm currently reading (as silly as it sounds) The Artemis fowl series.

Warrior_Monk · « **Reply #301 on:** August 08, 2009, 10:59:55 PM »

Quote from: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on August 08, 2009, 08:25:12 PM

I'm currently reading (as silly as it sounds) The Artemis fowl series.

I've actually heard that that's really really good. I've been tempted to read it myself.

Prof Underwood · « **Reply #302 on:** August 09, 2009, 12:03:01 AM »

Quote from: Colin Michael on August 08, 2009, 05:58:28 PM

...chicks dig philosophers.

Someone clearly hasn't seen Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure recently. Philosophers are "such a geek", and the chicks dig Billy the Kid.

Colin Michael · « **Reply #303 on:** August 09, 2009, 12:22:04 AM »

Quote from: Prof Underwood on August 09, 2009, 12:03:01 AM

Quote from: Colin Michael on August 08, 2009, 05:58:28 PM
...chicks dig philosophers.
Someone clearly hasn't seen Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure recently. Philosophers are "such a geek", and the chicks dig Billy the Kid.

Fiction Mark, pure fiction.

Or maybe I'm atypical because I play music as well.

Prof Underwood · « **Reply #304 on:** August 09, 2009, 12:28:37 AM »

Quote from: Colin Michael on August 09, 2009, 12:22:04 AM

Quote from: Prof Underwood on August 09, 2009, 12:03:01 AM
Someone clearly hasn't seen Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure recently.
Fiction Mark, pure fiction.

How can you say that something that realistic is fiction. Next you'll be telling me there isn't a Tooth Fairy or Easter Bunny!

FresnoRedemption · « **Reply #305 on:** August 09, 2009, 01:31:49 AM »

Quote from: Prof Underwood on August 09, 2009, 12:03:01 AM

Quote from: Colin Michael on August 08, 2009, 05:58:28 PM
...chicks dig philosophers.
Someone clearly hasn't seen Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure recently. Philosophers are "such a geek", and the chicks dig Billy the Kid.

"Look up Socrates. Oh, it's under So-crates."

Tsavong Lah · « **Reply #306 on:** August 09, 2009, 01:41:53 AM »

Quote from: Colin Michael on August 08, 2009, 07:09:47 PM

Quote from: Tsavong Lah on August 08, 2009, 06:07:33 PM
Your problem is that you can't conceive of a nerd that chicks dig.
The nerd isn't cultured, the Renaissance man is.

False. That depends on the nerd and his cross-section of interests. "Nerd" is a blanket term for anyone whose primary interests lie outside the mainstream culture of "cool", e.g. lowbrow music and movies, booze, women, etc. While nerds may take interest in those things or be quite good in social circles, their fundamental interests are atypical, e.g. philosophy, hardcore gaming, computers, mathematics, CCGs, literature, etc.

Colin Michael · « **Reply #307 on:** August 09, 2009, 02:00:18 AM »

Quote from: Tsavong Lah on August 09, 2009, 01:41:53 AM

Quote from: Colin Michael on August 08, 2009, 07:09:47 PM
Quote from: Tsavong Lah on August 08, 2009, 06:07:33 PM
Your problem is that you can't conceive of a nerd that chicks dig.
The nerd isn't cultured, the Renaissance man is.

False. That depends on the nerd and his cross-section of interests. "Nerd" is a blanket term for anyone whose primary interests lie outside the mainstream culture of "cool", e.g. lowbrow music and movies, booze, women, etc. While nerds may take interest in those things or be quite good in social circles, their fundamental interests are atypical, e.g. philosophy, hardcore gaming, computers, mathematics, CCGs, literature, etc.

See, I think the problem is that I live in Nashville. Everything "indie" is the mainstream cool.

Minister Polarius · « **Reply #308 on:** August 10, 2009, 03:39:25 AM »

Indie=/=Culture. Or, stated in other terms, an Literary interest in Catcher in the Rye or anything by Whitman=/=Love of literature.

Colin Michael · « **Reply #309 on:** August 10, 2009, 04:04:39 AM »

Quote from: Minister Polarius on August 10, 2009, 03:39:25 AM

Indie=/=Culture. Or, stated in other terms, an Literary interest in Catcher in the Rye or anything by Whitman=/=Love of literature.

You like to act like an authority on things that you don't know anything about, don't you?

Minister Polarius · « **Reply #310 on:** August 10, 2009, 04:13:15 AM »

I will speak at the level of sensibility provided by the forum. I'd think it'd be pretty obvious by now that the cliche about Special Olympics and arguing on the internet is cliche because it's true.

New Raven BR · « **Reply #311 on:** August 10, 2009, 12:22:45 PM »

what am i reading?

this thread

Colin Michael · « **Reply #312 on:** August 10, 2009, 04:53:28 PM »

Quote from: Minister Polarius on August 10, 2009, 04:13:15 AM

I will speak at the level of sensibility provided by the forum. I'd think it'd be pretty obvious by now that the cliche about Special Olympics and arguing on the internet is cliche because it's true.

I'm just saying that you aren't a participant in the Nashville night life and thus, in my opinion, are a poor judge of its people.

New Raven BR · « **Reply #313 on:** August 10, 2009, 05:21:36 PM »

Quote from: Colin Michael on August 10, 2009, 04:53:28 PM

Quote from: Minister Polarius on August 10, 2009, 04:13:15 AM
I will speak at the level of sensibility provided by the forum. I'd think it'd be pretty obvious by now that the cliche about Special Olympics and arguing on the internet is cliche because it's true.
I'm just saying that you aren't a participant in the Nashville night life and thus, in my opinion, are a poor judge of its people.

"do not judge and you will not be judged"

Colin Michael · « **Reply #314 on:** August 10, 2009, 05:25:02 PM »

Quote from: New Raven BR on August 10, 2009, 05:21:36 PM

Quote from: Colin Michael on August 10, 2009, 04:53:28 PM
Quote from: Minister Polarius on August 10, 2009, 04:13:15 AM
I will speak at the level of sensibility provided by the forum. I'd think it'd be pretty obvious by now that the cliche about Special Olympics and arguing on the internet is cliche because it's true.
I'm just saying that you aren't a participant in the Nashville night life and thus, in my opinion, are a poor judge of its people.
"do not judge and you will not be judged"

No one asked for your input on this.

lightningninja · « **Reply #315 on:** August 10, 2009, 05:43:50 PM »

No one asked you to do 10 pages of off-topic nonsense.

Back on topic... I haven't been reading a whole lot lately... last book I read was "echo in the darkness."

Bap7 · « **Reply #316 on:** August 10, 2009, 06:36:26 PM »

[quote last book I read was "echo in the darkness."
[/quote] Whos the author?

lightningninja · « **Reply #317 on:** August 10, 2009, 06:54:42 PM »

Francine Rivers. It's the sequel to "a voice in the wind."

drb1200 · « **Reply #318 on:** August 10, 2009, 06:58:48 PM »

I'm currently reading "The Bronze Bow".

Alex_Olijar · « **Reply #319 on:** August 10, 2009, 10:22:00 PM »

I was going to read some Nietzche but I didn't want to play .10 c per page.

Tsavong Lah · « **Reply #320 on:** August 10, 2009, 10:39:08 PM »

Quote from: lightningninja on August 10, 2009, 06:54:42 PM

Francine Rivers. It's the sequel to "a voice in the wind."

Ah, great trilogy!

lightningninja · « **Reply #321 on:** August 10, 2009, 11:38:45 PM »

Yeah.... I need to read "as sure as the Dawn." My fav character in the first two was the gladiator, so I should enjoy it.

On a side note... they aren't the greatest books... the language they use REALLY doesn't seem like you're in the Roman times.

Tsavong Lah · « **Reply #322 on:** August 10, 2009, 11:49:59 PM »

Obviously they're a guilty pleasure. But that doesn't make them not awesome.

Bap7 · « **Reply #323 on:** August 11, 2009, 09:40:07 AM »

Quote from: Tsavong Lah on August 10, 2009, 10:39:08 PM

Quote from: lightningninja on August 10, 2009, 06:54:42 PM
Francine Rivers. It's the sequel to "a voice in the wind."

Ah, great trilogy!

Is it a christian book series?

The Warrior · « **Reply #324 on:** August 11, 2009, 09:42:58 AM »

im currently read everybodys post

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