damp women in ponds handing out cutlery is no basis for a system of government.....Originally Posted by Mikkel
"channellling the Pleideans"
damp women in ponds handing out cutlery is no basis for a system of government.....
I thought elections were decided by angry posts on social media. - F5 Dave
I'ma get medieval on your ass!
Supreme executive power arises from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony. Why if I was to go around sayin I was a Emperor just cos some moistened bint lodged a scimitar at me - they'd put me away.
Zombies Are Just Misunderstood
Go and boil your bottoms, sons of a silly person.
I'ma get medieval on your ass!
Just to interrupt for a moment, finished an enjoyable sci-fi book The Androids Dream by John Scalzi http://www.amazon.com/Androids-Dream.../dp/0765309416
Its a light enjoyable read, shades of Harry Harrison in the humour. Recommended.
"channellling the Pleideans"
Who is that talking about books in the Monty Python Appreciation thread?
"Have a mint, Sir: Its waffffer theeen"
I thought elections were decided by angry posts on social media. - F5 Dave
Zombies Are Just Misunderstood
"No. Fuck off - I'm full....."
and now for something completely different - GROWTH AND LEARNING
In the riders seat
ON topic you bastards or I'll try and organise some "off topic" infractions for you
The last few books I had a look at
Long way Down
Long Way Round
eeerrrrrrrr and some book about a guy doing the Paris-Dakar by himself for the first time (help me out here James)
Long way Down/Round give considerable more detail than the Tv series and if you like the whole motorcycle/travel thingy well worth a read but the Dakar one was by far my favourite out of the three
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
e mare libertas
I'm reading 'Let the People Think' by Bertrand Russell. Found a first (only?) edition from 1941 tucked in a dusty corner of the local second-hand bookstore last weekend. Opened it and a Lotto ticket from 1988 that someone had been using as a bookmark fell out. I suspect it hadn't been off the shelf in a while.
It's always good fun to read the essays of some famous philosopher type, realise that you've already independently arrived at the same conclusions, and tuck their arguments away in a corner of your mind for future use.
kiwibiker is full of love, an disrespect.
- mikey
Deus ex ukulele
Mr B Russell and I share a birthday. That's about the extent of it.
"Standing on your mother's corpse you told me that you'd wait forever." [Bryan Adams: Summer of 69]
e mare libertas
And a whole lot of opinions.
kiwibiker is full of love, an disrespect.
- mikey
Forum whore
I just finished reading "The light of other days" by Arthur C. Clark and Stephen Baxter.
It was kind of more about the technological ideas and development and how they affected society than about the characters, but the ideas were interesting and new to me. I thought it was a good read.
I'ma get medieval on your ass!
Just read No Country For Old Men by Cormac McCarthy which is very good. I kept thinking it would make a good film until I discovered it won Best Picture in 2007.Must get it out.
McCarthy is a fine writer and I'll read more of his books. No Country is a sort-of modern day western, good, bad, and a humble dogged sheriff.
I'ma get medieval on your ass!
If you want to try an ideas man, look around for non-fiction books by Jerry Pournelle. Specifically - A Step Farther Out http://www.amazon.com/Step-Farther-O.../dp/0441785867 Visionary stuff.
His ideas are probably available on his website too.
"channellling the Pleideans"
My copy of Kevin Camerons book about GP motorcycles arrived this week.
Looks fantastic.
Ive not read it yet. but dem pitchers are reeeeeeeeal goooood.
http://thekneeslider.com/archives/20...ameron-review/
I thought elections were decided by angry posts on social media. - F5 Dave
"channellling the Pleideans"
I LOVE the film (Coen brothers, whats not to like): it is very worthy indeed. Javier Bardem is OARSOME in it. Woody Harrelson also surprisingly good.Just read No Country For Old Men by Cormac McCarthy which is very good. I kept thinking it would make a good film until I discovered it won Best Picture in 2007.
McCarthy is a fine writer and I'll read more of his books. No Country is a sort-of modern day western, good, bad, and a humble dogged sheriff.
I intend to read the book one day
I thought elections were decided by angry posts on social media. - F5 Dave
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