I didn't know you had an English degree.

Now it's time to shine.

7/1/2010 10:19:54 PM

Finally, a chance to use my degree!

7/1/2010 10:20:45 PM

ibrallydurham

7/1/2010 10:21:22 PM

it's already been established that your talents are not valued in the real world

might as well lock up this thread and save people the trouble

7/1/2010 10:22:09 PM

^ oh snap lol

7/1/2010 10:22:45 PM

in before the bucket

7/1/2010 10:23:08 PM

Oh come on qntmfred he's not the only English major.

You're going to hurt us sensitive folk.

[Edited on July 1, 2010 at 10:24 PM. Reason : ]

7/1/2010 10:23:57 PM

^4x
that's not entirely true. someone's got to pour my coffee.

naw just kidding. that sb rant on freshmen religion bashing was pretty noteworthy.

[Edited on July 1, 2010 at 10:24 PM. Reason : .]

7/1/2010 10:24:28 PM

I think the time is right for the dancing lock icon.

7/1/2010 10:24:42 PM

That is most certainly not the case!

7/1/2010 10:41:36 PM

In 1895 could a train really make it to 88mph??

7/1/2010 10:42:34 PM

hey hey

leave those fancy numbers out of here

this thread is for poetry, emotions and mafia wars

7/1/2010 10:43:27 PM

she's asking about a film

back to the future III

let me say that if the train couldn't accelerate to 88 mph

we'd have a time paradox on our hands

7/1/2010 10:51:34 PM

What was the ending of The Confidence Man by Melville really about Froshkiller?

RIDDLE ME THAT.

7/2/2010 12:25:26 AM

^ The devil

7/2/2010 12:30:00 AM

Someone picked that question up at 12 am. I'm impressed. My Eng teacher said it was about the downfall of America too. But I never saw that in the piece.

7/2/2010 12:32:02 AM

ay vinylbandit why don't you ask me some questions about lord of the rings

7/2/2010 1:03:25 PM

where should i eat lunch?

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7/2/2010 1:05:23 PM

what are your current coordinates

7/2/2010 1:05:43 PM

Lineberry

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[Edited on July 2, 2010 at 1:07 PM. Reason : i am willing to drive ~8 minutes in any direction]

7/2/2010 1:06:32 PM

When did Batman's ears go from short and stubby to long and pointy?

EDIT: Errr... rather... when did he change from his Detective Comics appearance to the modern appearance?

[Edited on July 2, 2010 at 1:07 PM. Reason : ]

7/2/2010 1:07:18 PM

bada for sure

$1 off chicken sandwiches today

$3 well drinks

7/2/2010 1:07:51 PM

RIDDLE ME THIS

Why couldn't the bigass eagle fly just fly frodo all the way to mount doom?

7/2/2010 1:07:56 PM

trick question, batman's ears started long and pointy

7/2/2010 1:08:31 PM

why did they have white guys play all the characters in the LOTR movies

most of them were clearly maori in the books

7/2/2010 1:08:44 PM

ugh i never really liked bada. i'll probably end up at cloo's or jizznoes

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7/2/2010 1:09:09 PM

do you really want to send some giant-ass eagles flying all visible in the open sky

over mordor

where fell beasts soar

and where the all-seeing eye will immediately spot them

7/2/2010 1:09:44 PM

i mean you can go to cloos' coney island, that is good

but it's cash only, right

and that dude is a straight asshole

anyway i will not be trolled

[Edited on July 2, 2010 at 1:10 PM. Reason : that means you vinylbandit]

7/2/2010 1:10:18 PM

Quote :

"trick question, batman's ears started long and pointy"

sorry I wasn't trying to stump you it's a genuine question

was it a gradual change or did he just spontaneously change one issue

7/2/2010 1:10:38 PM

Who was the governor of Campania during the Herculonious Period?

7/2/2010 1:11:10 PM

nah, they take debit, and that guy is an asshole and it takes like 45 minutes for a fucking hot dog. i could've killed the chicken, horse, cow and pig myself in that time... but they are damn good

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7/2/2010 1:12:08 PM

legit answer to the ears question

i'm not 100% sure

but i've read like the first 100 batman stories from detective & batman

and i want to say that the short ears started with the artist dick sprang (no homo)

i believe that was part of a conscious effort to brighten batman's appearance

make him a bit kid-friendlier

7/2/2010 1:13:35 PM

i got no real LOTR questions

the movies are what they are and i never bothered to read the books

7/2/2010 1:13:40 PM

look you should go to pearl chinese, son

7/2/2010 1:15:27 PM

^Seconding. Try anything that doesn't look like something you normally see on the standardized Chinese food menu. I've had some unique dishes there that I liked a lot, despite having eaten so much Golden Dragon the last two years that I'm pretty sure I've picked up Chinese.

7/2/2010 7:56:07 PM

what 5 books should everyone read?

7/2/2010 8:06:29 PM

Yea FroshKiller the man needs your professional services goddamnit.

7/3/2010 1:54:19 PM

The Book of Genesis (KJV) is crucial. Great use of language, neat imagery, and it'll tell you everything you need to know about the Judeo-Christian religions (i.e. they're fucking crazy). That's a big deal, 'cause you can hardly turn a page in a work of English without tripping over a Biblical reference.

You should certainly read Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. They're quintessentially American stories that are great examples of unreliable narrators, and both feature beautifully versatile use of English. They're really turn you on to the possibilities of the fiction novel.

For non-fiction, I just finished Ray Kurzweil's The Singularity is Near. Given how quickly we're advancing beyond biological intelligence, you ought to read that to correct your perceptions of what it means to be human and to be intelligent—kind of a primer for the future.

A Different Universe: Reinventing Physics from the Bottom Down by Robert Laughlin is another good brain-adjusting read. It hips you to emergence as a key feature of physical reality. There's more to the world than subatomic particles. I think that shit is important for your paradigm, yo.

7/3/2010 3:07:13 PM

Quote :

"that sb rant on freshmen religion bashing was pretty noteworthy."

Oh, and this:

Discuss the reasons for which the War Requiem was written--was it appropriate? Did it do what it was supposed to do? (From the perspective of the patrons? The composer? The audience?)

Choose at least three sections of the Requiem (for instance, a portion of the Dies Irae, Offertory, and Agnus Die) for close listening, analysis and commentary in support of your discussion.

7/3/2010 3:24:42 PM

LOL WRONG THREAD

[Edited on July 3, 2010 at 10:55 PM. Reason : .]

7/3/2010 10:52:10 PM

why can't neal stephenson write a book where i fully understand 3 sentences in a row. your answer must not insult my understanding or use of the english language.

7/4/2010 12:00:54 AM

I've never seen any of the jaws movies. Does that make me an outcast?

7/4/2010 12:15:18 AM

Quote :

"i mean you can go to cloos' coney island, that is good but it's cash only, right and that dude is a straight asshole anyway i will not be trolled"

This would be a great option, if Cloo's were the only place to eat in Raleigh.

It's not cash only.

But there are still 44 places to eat better food within 3 miles of where you're trying to eat.

I'm just saying.

Unless you want to be condescended for reading a comic book withinin the respective square footage.

in that case, by all means, eat a fucking hot dog at Cloo's, or a sub-par cheeseburger.

I mean let's face it. hot dogs are the salt of the earth. even bad ones.

[Edited on July 4, 2010 at 1:32 AM. Reason : masturbation is fun]

7/4/2010 1:31:01 AM

Old blood is being stirred.

7/4/2010 3:02:13 AM

hooksaw asked:

Quote :

"Discuss the reasons for which the War Requiem was written--was it appropriate? Did it do what it was supposed to do? (From the perspective of the patrons? The composer? The audience?) Choose at least three sections of the Requiem (for instance, a portion of the Dies Irae, Offertory, and Agnus Die) for close listening, analysis and commentary in support of your discussion."

I realize Netstorm has invited you to ask me about music, but I'm afraid that asking me about bombastic orchestral shit isn't gonna get much mileage. I'm not gonna pretend to know.

cyrion asked:

Quote :

"why can't neal stephenson write a book where i fully understand 3 sentences in a row. your answer must not insult my understanding or use of the english language."

True story: I tried reading Snow Crash for the first time when I was 20. I couldn't get off the first page. I can't really put my finger on it, but I think it has something to do with the fact that he writes sentences like, "The Deliverator belongs to an elite order, a hallowed subcategory."

Big4Country asked:

Quote :

"I've never seen any of the jaws movies. Does that make me an outcast?"

Has anyone cast you out for that reason? Probably not, so probably no. You ought to watch the first one, though. It's good! The rest are shitty.

7/26/2010 8:32:43 AM

Is Solarbabies the worst film ever made?

7/26/2010 11:13:25 AM

What was the last book that you just couldn't get through? You got part of the way into it and then just said "Fuck that" and put it down?

7/26/2010 11:19:59 AM

justinh524 asked:

Quote :

"Is Solarbabies the worst film ever made?"

I haven't seen it, but I doubt it. We live in a world where G-Force made $281 million.

The worst film I've seen recently is The Limits of Control. More like the limits of my patience.

DeltaBeta asked:

Quote :

"What was the last book that you just couldn't get through? You got part of the way into it and then just said "Fuck that" and put it down?"

Good question! I've been trying off and on to slog my way through The Quest of the Holy Grail for half a year now. Everyone and everything that happens in that book is irredeemably stupid.

7/26/2010 11:45:30 AM

^^^^ It's not "bombastic orchestral shit"--it's a masterpiece. FYI.

And don't feel too bad--I knew you couldn't answer the question. That's why I posted it.

FTR, composer and pacifist Benjamin Britten interwove poems by the great English war poet Wilfred Owen with the traditional Latin text. Owen, a soldier, was killed in action in 1918.

7/26/2010 11:54:57 AM

Hey, that's great. Does an orchestra play it? I'm pretty sure Dies Irae is the definition of bombastic.

7/26/2010 11:55:29 AM