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Sancho replied to a thread Westerns (literary genre) in General Literature

I think by the 70s the cop shows had pretty much subsumed the cowboy shows. Both genres more or less followed the same formula. Movies too. The man...

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Yesterday, 01:58 PM

Sancho replied to a thread From The Sports Desk in General Literature

Also, bounty, bah-hahahaha, I gotta get one of those bed covers!

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Yesterday, 01:55 PM

Sancho replied to a thread From The Sports Desk in General Literature

I found this from The Atlantic. It’s concerning the physiological limitations of the human body and the demands for ever more speed in major league...

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04-07-2024, 01:15 PM

Sancho replied to a thread What’cha Reading? in General Literature

Hey, I read Marley and Me a while back. Enjoyed it. At the time we had a dog named Molly, so for me the book was Molly and Me. Gotta say, I...

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04-07-2024, 01:07 PM

Sancho replied to a thread From The Sports Desk in General Literature

Agreed. I caught a little of the Paris - Roubaix this morning.

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04-06-2024, 07:34 PM

Sancho replied to a thread From The Sports Desk in General Literature

I could stand to learn a little more Japanese. I’ve going there recently. I only know a handful of words, but I use all of them with every local I...

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04-06-2024, 12:38 PM

Sancho replied to a thread What’cha Reading? in General Literature

Ya know, I think that’s a valid defense for murder in some states: Judge — Why’d you do it? Defendant — He killed my dog, your honor. Judge —...

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04-06-2024, 12:38 PM

Sancho replied to a thread From The Sports Desk in General Literature

Domo arigato.

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04-05-2024, 12:56 AM

Sancho replied to a thread From The Sports Desk in General Literature

Yeech! Brutal. Collarbones and ribs snapping like twigs in Basque Country. Meanwhile in L.A. a young pitching/batting phenom looses 4.5 mil in a...

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04-04-2024, 10:29 AM

Sancho replied to a thread What’cha Reading? in General Literature

***SPOILER ALERT*** The psycho killer, the bone collector, I more-or-less figured out. He was playing the cops with a specific target in mind —...

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03-31-2024, 06:08 PM

Sancho replied to a thread From The Sports Desk in General Literature

Gotta be a beast to ride in those conditions (and on those cobbles). You know, come to think of it, I don’t think anybody has ever eaten Cracker...

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03-31-2024, 06:02 PM

Sancho replied to a thread The Great Metaphor Thread in General Literature

I came across this simile in the book I’m currently reading, The Hunter by Tana French. I thought it was artful. Trey (Teresa) is a boyish girl...

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03-30-2024, 05:27 PM

Sancho replied to a thread From The Sports Desk in General Literature

Baseball is back. Woo-Hoo… So buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks I don’t care if I never get back

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03-30-2024, 05:23 PM

Sancho replied to a thread What’cha Reading? in General Literature

I enjoyed The Bone Collector. Thanks for the rec. I particularly liked the science-y stuff. The twist/hook at the end seemed highly improbable, but...

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03-29-2024, 05:59 PM

Sancho replied to a thread What’cha Reading? in General Literature

Currently reading The Hunter, by Tana French. I’ve read all her books, starting with In The Woods. Most of them are detective novels set in...

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03-29-2024, 05:46 PM

Sancho replied to a thread From The Sports Desk in General Literature

Haha! Oh man, I needed that.

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03-29-2024, 05:45 PM

Sancho replied to a thread The Great Metaphor Thread in General Literature

Good one, Danik. I like hearing that sort of thing from another language/culture. It sounds similar to what we do when we “whitewash” something....

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03-28-2024, 11:10 PM

Sancho replied to a thread From The Sports Desk in General Literature

Ouch! That'll leave a mark.

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03-28-2024, 11:09 PM

Sancho replied to a thread The Great Metaphor Thread in General Literature

Well, I enjoyed the Deaver book, The Bone Collector. I liked the science. Also he did a nice job building the characters. Here's a science-y metaphor...

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03-26-2024, 12:38 PM

Sancho replied to a thread The Great Metaphor Thread in General Literature

Holy-Moly, I never knew what GORP stood for. I oughtta start a Great Acronym Thread. Also, are you effing kidding me!? Reece’s Peanut Butter Cups...

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03-25-2024, 06:33 PM

Sancho replied to a thread The Great Metaphor Thread in General Literature

If ya dig around there might be some raisins left.

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03-25-2024, 05:53 PM

Sancho replied to a thread The Great Metaphor Thread in General Literature

Haha! If the game of golf is a metaphor for life, then my name must be Mulligan. Speaking of metaphors for life, I think Danik’s earlier...

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03-24-2024, 06:42 PM

Sancho replied to a thread The Great Metaphor Thread in General Literature

Nice. I think I like that version better. Music has got to be the most collaborative of any art form. I’m thinking of people getting together with...

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03-23-2024, 10:43 PM

Sancho replied to a thread Describe a favorite literary character. in General Literature

He’s a bit of a lug nut, but he’s our lug nut. Sergeant George Washington Hayduke, former Green Beret, has recently returned for Vietnam and is...

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03-23-2024, 08:26 PM

Sancho replied to a thread The Great Metaphor Thread in General Literature

Oh man! That tune was hugely popular back in the day. It was a little before my time, but I can remember my mother singing along with it when it came...

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03-22-2024, 01:45 PM

Sancho replied to a thread The Great Metaphor Thread in General Literature

Already I’m straying from the script. This one is a form not a device. It’s from the book I just finished, Twilight Territory by Andrew X. Pham: ...

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03-21-2024, 06:44 PM

Sancho replied to a thread What’cha Reading? in General Literature

Oh yeah, Deaver’s book is going swimmingly so far. I’m 3 or 4 chapters in and already I’ve learned a few things about the tribulations a quadriplegic...

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03-20-2024, 03:16 PM

Sancho started a thread The Great Metaphor Thread in General Literature

Similes make me smile and I never metaphor I didn't like. All allegories are welcome; allusion, analogy, and alliteration too. Oh heck, any old...

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03-20-2024, 03:00 PM

Sancho replied to a thread What’cha Reading? in General Literature

Just now starting The Bone Collector, by Jeffrey Deaver. The book I just finished, Twilight Territory, is a stand-out novel. It takes place over...

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03-19-2024, 04:44 AM

Sancho replied to a thread Maggie's World: A Vision of Hell in General Literature

Yup, people have strong opinions about religion and faith. (And Sancho has a knack for stating the obvious.) I’ve been reading Twilight Territory,...

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Nick Capozzoli - 06-06-2009 12:27 AM View Conversation

Quasi,

My answer is obviously biased. I've translated a lot of other Rilke poems, including others done by Mitchell, Snow, et al.. I didn't post those efforts because I didn't feel those efforts were any better than theirs. The one's I did post are, in my opinion, better than theirs, or I would have kept them to myself.
Virgil - 05-29-2009 11:59 PM View Conversation

I haven't seen you around Quasi. Did you get home ok yesterday?
novlist*star* - 05-28-2009 06:04 AM View Conversation

http://www.online-literature.com/for...932#post727932
Virgil - 05-26-2009 07:59 PM View Conversation

Quasi it's on for Thursday. Jozy responded.
Virgil - 05-26-2009 03:58 PM View Conversation

Sent you a PM. I'm free for Thursday.
jekan blazer - 05-22-2009 02:19 PM View Conversation

why thank you... have you seen my thread? its called character brawls...lunch time ill be beack soon!
jekan blazer - 05-22-2009 02:03 PM View Conversation

hiya!!! how art thou?
Sapphire - 05-22-2009 06:41 AM View Conversation

Odd... I can not send you PMs?!? I did not know that was an option one could switch off. Any ways, here is my respond to your PM:

Thanks for the poem "Party", but it is rather the Dutch (or Flemish if you wish) version which I can not find online. Or in the library for that matter... So I am sorry, but I can not tell you whether anything has changed in the translation

Have a good day,
Sapphire
qimissung - 05-21-2009 04:35 PM View Conversation

You are quite welcome, Qusimodo. It was my pleasure.

By the way, you gave me a wonderful critique once-I went around with a smile on my face for days. I got your message about the contest, for which I do thank you. Unfortunately I am wa-a-a-y to old for it! However, as an English teacher I will keep it in mind for my students.

Qimissung
Sapphire - 05-20-2009 11:43 AM View Conversation

Heya

I read your post in the contemporary poetry thread. I would like to comment on the poem "the party" in that way, but I can not find it online. The other poem I found [here], but I do not see this poem "Party" on that site. Google is not really helping me either. I tried for the Dutch word for it: "Feest" or "Feestje" but that did not help.

Thank you again for posting all these wonderful poems in there

Greetings, Sapphire.