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Location: NJ | Guys, . . .
. . . did you by chance miss the word "funny" from the first post??
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Location: SoCal | You've never seen a thread evolve? |
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Location: closely held secret | Well, it started with:
Originally posted by Jeff W.:
In my never-ending attempt to raise the level of discourse 'round here, I though I might ask those of you who can read, for recommendations on books. So, exactly how serious were we to take it? |
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Location: closely held secret | Besides, Heinlein (among others, Niven, Pohl, etc) was a master of irony and sarcasm, both considered to be forms of humor.
He also popularized the term TANSTAAFL. |
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Location: NJ | Jeffrey;
It came to me this morning as I was driving to work.
You NEED to read
Jim Norton's "Happy Endings".
If for ANY reason you are dissatisfied with it, I will reimburse you the full purchase price . . . |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | You know...I just may pick that up myself. I have always gotten much more enjoyment out of a very well written semi-fiction (read anything by Pat Conroy - the man paints a picture you can't believe) and, despite a few efforts, have never really appreciated novels with humor.
Not going to give up tho'... |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Haven't read that one, Clifford. It goes on the the list |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
You've never seen a thread evolve? Sorry, I may have missed the sea change, I didn't think U.S.A. citizens believed in evolution....... |
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Location: NJ | Suggesting that threads HERE are "Intelligently Designed" is a bit of a "stretch" . . . |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Intellegently rambled maybe |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Were you predestined to think that or was it a natural step in the process of free will?
Ahhh, skip it!
Lately all I can handle is the StewMac catalog in one sitting but in my younger days I enjoyed the sarcastic imagination of Piers Anthony and Stephen Donaldson.
Put me down for Chuck Swindoll and Max Lucado. |
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