Was that bleeding in tongues?
Was that bleeding in tongues?
Indeed...Originally Posted by Mutatis-Mutandi
Trust me, I didn't take it as personal from you or Mark (though, to my knowledge, he never did explain why his comment flew over my head). Okay, maybe a tad from Mark. I shouldn't have, though. Getting snarky comments directed at you from MarkBastable is hardly a rare event.
It would be very difficult for me to think of a 'top bananas' memorable post off-hand as I've read a lot. As has been said earlier Musicology's posts were totally wacko and would often leave you bemused, but the idiocy of those more annoyed than anything, so I'd have to discount them really.
I must say though the homework helpers that crop up all the time are sometimes pretty amazing in their audacity, i.e. "I have an exam tomorrow and have not read the book, you need to answer the following questions for me very quickly, in full please with quotes - a 1000 words" etc, etc, unreal! There must be some of those about that are priceless.
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Here's one from an hilarious thread discussing Stephanie Meyer's 'Twilight'.
I mean, there are books from the late 60s that have got more active women in them, women who know what they want and go get it.
Look at those girls I mentioned in my previous post: If they want a vampire, why do they lie around limply in their bed and wait for one to come and bite them? Why don't they go out, catch one and bite him or bite him back if the bites them?
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
Now, that was definitely me. You must be my secret admirer. Confess!
You know there's nothing secret about my admiration for you Sleepy, here's how I replied to the post:Now, that was definitely me. You must be my secret admirer. Confess!
I notice that the majority of posts on this thread appear to be from females. Reading the comments from a male perspective, Edward comes across as a kind of Mr Darcy with fangs. Personally I'm all in favour of young women lying limply on beds waiting to be bitten, but why bring vampires into it?
Incidentally, that Nuremberg Gaststätte I was trying to remember a while back was the Nürnberg Gaststätte "Burgwächter" although when I used to go there, it was owned by a very charming lady from Berlin, but that was long ago and it's now under different ownership. It features in my book A Tangled Web, which is set principally in Italy but has a chapter that takes place in Nuremberg.
This one is simply amazing:
But there is no super seriousness here. We are not actually trying to prove who is better between Faulkner and Hemingway, the thread is just a pretext to spark up some debate about the two authors. We don't take our discussions seriously, for the most part it is all lighthearted banter.
So, unbutton the top two buttons of your shirt, throw away the whiskey on the rocks, and replace it with a beer. Lean back and light up a cigarette. And so do not think of this as a dark oak room full of super serious men in top hats and tail coats. Rather think of this forum as a nice golden farm, full of hillbillies playing songs and discussing Noam Chomsky.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
I like that. I wonder who said it.
Think Hemingway vs Faulkner and Eau de Cologne.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
I remember that post. It actually explains a lot.
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One of my personal favorites:
stlukesguild: From what I recall Hitler was an "art lover" as were quite a few of the most rapacious rulers of the Italian Renaissance.
Mortalterror: Did he just compare himself to Hitler?
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"You understand well enough what slavery is, but freedom you have never experienced, so you do not know if it tastes sweet or bitter. If you ever did come to experience it, you would advise us to fight for it not with spears only, but with axes too." - Herodotus
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It sure does but unfortunately they let him out.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
More posts in this thread would be good. Funny how they all sneak away when you try to remember them.
J
Haha - I remember this, one of the few times I uncontrolably laughed out loud in real life while on lit net
Really? I find myself laughing aloud quite often on LitNet, try #36 of this thread for example.
Looking at some posts about Jane Eyre, I came across this from Adriana and posted in 2007. It is so well written that I have included in in this thread.
I very much doubt that you will find a novel as beautiful as Jane Eyre. Of course, there may be many stories as sensitive and profound as this one, but I dare say that the whole book is so perfect in itself, I mean: language, chronology and development of the plot, that it makes you feel at ease when you finish reading it. Now and then I read the book once again and when I am done, I close it, put it on my chest for a while and cannot help taking a deep sigh and try to make an imaginary journey into the past. I imagine myself living in those days of the nineteenth century, without electricity, proper heating and that sort of things that are nowadays unthinkable to do without, and that not only astonishes me, but gives me a whole lot of sensations and perceptions of the writer and each of the characters of her work of art. Those were hard days; strict education and religion, illnesses would kill most of the weak population and yet, the human soul always makes its way through. The human soul and one´s willingness to overcome suffering and make something real good out of it, is what reassures me the idea that there is hope for all of us. In my opinion, this is the great message that Charlotte has left for all of us. It is her gift for us. No matter how hard your life may be, there is always a light at the end of the road, as long as there is light inside of yourself.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
Some of my faves from the person with an alarming but weirdly cool fondness for Phones.
"I need answers. My boyfriend is a gangster. I love him.""
AND
My phone drinks wine. I will love him till forever. I wrote a confession for him lately. He typed his number and a name into my cell phone, and walked into my heart."
ALSO
I will give you more punishment if you do not know etiquette in a literature forum, where you are not invited. It is because you are a shame for literature and this website. How can such an ugly man teach youngsters in college, when he is a ruined coward, sheepish indeed himself? How can he guide his gangsters? They will laugh absolutely. You will have to revenge and bully more people to heal your damaged dignity? pitiable. Why not ask your mother to wipe off your tears?
I trust myself and my friend.
Pretty weird, I wonder who's being referred to in the last one. Do you know anyone who teaches youngsters in college, ugly, a ruined coward and sheepish ?
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
She has a way with words, doesn't she? I enjoy reading her posts, even if it's often hard to tell what she's actually talking about.
You must be the change you wish to see in the world. -- Mahatma Gandhi
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