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Today, 01:08 AM

mona amon replied to a thread Why is Jane Eyre a heroine and Becky Sharp a hero? in Jane Eyre

I admire both Jane and Becky, and I think Sebastian Faulkes is making some very silly distinctions here. I mean, of course they are both very...

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Yesterday, 11:29 PM

mona amon replied to a thread Mathor. Who is that??? in Introductions

Welcome back, Mathor! :)

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Yesterday, 10:56 PM

Dark Muse commented on blog entry Cicadas on Staten Island in Virgil

Yes, actually we do have them in California

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Yesterday, 10:27 PM

Virgil commented on blog entry How To Ruin An Economy in Memories of the 28th Century

First off, let's put the issue of manufacturing leaving the country to bed quickly. All that means is that there are more prosperous prospects than...

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Yesterday, 09:40 PM

Virgil commented on blog entry Cicadas on Staten Island in Virgil

Yikes, I can see how that could be a problem. But I thought cicadas were only an east coast insect. You have them in California?

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Yesterday, 01:25 PM

Dark Muse commented on blog entry Beware of Cat in Halls of the Dark Muse

Yes I know it was a joke. The website was amusing

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Yesterday, 01:25 PM

Dark Muse commented on blog entry Cicadas on Staten Island in Virgil

I live in rattlesnake country, and these bugs can be quite disconcerting when hiking because they make a sound that is very near to the sound of a...

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Yesterday, 11:42 AM

JBI replied to a thread Russian Literature vs. The World. in General Literature

I don't count South Ireland, and as we note, those are mostly pre-second world war authors. Also, in the case of Orwell, I do not particularly...

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Yesterday, 10:18 AM

kiki1982 replied to a thread do you think highlighting/annotating helps comprehension? in General Literature

O don't do it a lot. Doing it destroys your concentration. Instead I try to remember. As I read classics a lot, there are e-texts available for when...

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Yesterday, 10:08 AM

kiki1982 replied to a thread Happy Belated Birthday, Kiki! in General Chat

Thank you guys! :)

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Yesterday, 08:14 AM

JBI replied to a thread Russian Literature vs. The World. in General Literature

The anglosphere but not the mother country. The 20th century is a dismal failure in letters for the British isles, who seem to have declined...

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Yesterday, 12:04 AM

Virgil commented on blog entry Beware of Cat in Halls of the Dark Muse

By the way DM, it was a joke web site. It wasn't meant to be serious. I think cats are great.

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Yesterday, 12:03 AM

Virgil commented on blog entry matters of the mind in day in a life

My son is a little whinny and quick to cry too. I think it's just a personality thing, not a mental illness. They should grow out of it. Being...

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06-16-2013, 11:53 PM

Virgil commented on blog entry How To Ruin An Economy in Memories of the 28th Century

Not sure what exactly you mean by the fifty years. The years 1982 to 2007 were the best block of a 25 year period in the economic history of the...

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06-16-2013, 11:24 PM

Virgil created a blog entry Cicadas on Staten Island in Virgil

On Staten Island, cicadas only make their presence every seventeen years. I had no idea they were native to this place when I first moved here. I...

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06-16-2013, 11:18 PM

Virgil posted a visitor message on Pendragon's profile

Yes, thank you, all is well.

06-16-2013, 01:38 AM

Gladys replied to a thread do you think highlighting/annotating helps comprehension? in General Literature

Reading on a Nook Simple Touch eReader, I highlight any passage that seems difficult or surprising. If the ending of the book is obscure (as...

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06-15-2013, 07:12 PM

The Atheist replied to a thread The Scientific Miracles in Religious Texts

I'm 100 certain that's what was meant by the OP. It's wrong,though, and my link points that out. Claims that the Quran revealed or uses scientific...

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06-15-2013, 11:29 AM

mona amon replied to a poll June '13 / HG Wells Reading: Ann Veronica in Forum Book Club

I haven't read Author!Author! but I came across Wells's account of James's failure in the London theatre - More about the incident can be...

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06-15-2013, 11:13 AM

mona amon commented on blog entry Gibberish ... I Love Talking It? in Jett Black

"Mayblatoss if you’d eat it like I would an oystrimper! Suk, suk, suk!! Oh sheriff hung up suga buns two with the Tuesday ironing! Slabby and...

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06-15-2013, 07:30 AM

mona amon replied to a poll June '13 / HG Wells Reading: Ann Veronica in Forum Book Club

This is correct, but I think the affair with Amber did have something to do with it, especially since she was the daughter of two prominent Fabians....

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06-15-2013, 01:11 AM

Virgil commented on blog entry How many roads have I walked down? in day in a life

I would borrow your brother's Kindle to see if you like it. I have one and there are positives and negatives. The big positive is that it's...

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06-15-2013, 01:05 AM

Virgil commented on blog entry The New Dog in Life in a small town.

Sounds interesting. If she was trained once, I think it can come back. You may have to be a little persistent. Perhaps she needs to get back to...

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06-15-2013, 01:01 AM

Virgil commented on blog entry Reason Not To Believe. in Jett Black

I in turn find it amazing how every unschooled person thinks that only uneducated people believe in God. I doubt very much you have read a smidgeon...

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06-15-2013, 12:44 AM

Virgil commented on blog entry Musings in Ramblings from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia

Hey Pen. The answer to what is truth is in John 14:6, as I know you know. How are you? Nice to hear from you.

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06-14-2013, 11:02 PM

mona amon replied to a poll How do you like your eggs? in General Chat

I love eggs, but I can't stand runny yolk - it makes me gag, so sunny side up, coddled, soft boiled are all out.

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