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Wheat Loaf posted:Right. With Tarzan Alive you pretend it's real because that's part of the fun. But I have a very hard time imaging anyone not being in on the joke, because of course everybody knows Tarzan is a fictional character. I can attest that the Scout Leader truly believed that Tarzan existed. He was not an educated man, and I don't mean to belittle him, but he was passionate in his belief. Farmer's book convinced him of something he'd always felt was true.
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Robot Wendigo posted:I can attest that the Scout Leader truly believed that Tarzan existed. He was not an educated man, and I don't mean to belittle him, but he was passionate in his belief. Farmer's book convinced him of something he'd always felt was true. There are a few iconic characters this seems to happen with; people tend to somehow reflexively forget that Sherlock Holmes isn't real, for example -- see, Scotland Yard and Arthur Conan Doyle's birthplace both building statues of Sherlock, not Doyle, etc.
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Sure, that's fair enough. I used to think the Scarlet Pimpernel was real.
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Anyone know a good book stand that won't scratch the surface it's on? I see a bunch of recs online, but none of them seem to have rubber feet.
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Mar 22, 2018 15:03
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You could always use a cork backed tablemat under it?
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Mar 22, 2018 15:07
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learnincurve posted:You could always use a cork backed tablemat under it?
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I went on 4chan's literature forum once. Those people get all randy talking about Atlas Shrugged in just about every second thread.
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Mar 27, 2018 17:12
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Thats true tho, that's why I only read Ben Shapiro's tweets
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Mar 27, 2018 19:32
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Is he wrong?
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Mar 27, 2018 23:10
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A human heart posted:Is he wrong? You've been underperforming recently
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let's make sure the TBB contingent is represented in the great lowtax fundraising drive e: because he's dying chernobyl kinsman fucked around with this message at 04:11 on Mar 29, 2018 |
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Hi TBB, I lurk but only sometimes post. I just wanted to blab about how I found the section of my district library that will download books directly to your Kindle. I wish it had more nonfiction I was interested in, but nevertheless this is extremely good and saves me from impulse purchases.
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Given recent events I finally decided to start Sick Little Monkeys and came across this gem in the foreword: Sick Little Monkeys: The Unauthorized Ren & Stimpy Story Revised posted:It's not healthy for you to be so obsessed over someone you have never even met. Or to harass girls who have never done anything to you. You're gonna end up in a mental hospital or worse if you don't see a shrink. An email from John Kricfalusi to author Thad Komorowski. I think John intended this email for himself but accidentally hit send.
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gently caress, I just found out that Philip Kerr died fairly recently. He apparently had another Bernie Gunther book banked so Greeks Bearing Gifts won't be his last. Still, what a bummer.
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A human heart posted:Is he wrong? No. It's like how average Russians actually read their national literature, because under Soviet rule there was no entertainment except classical literature, and even after the regime fell apart they haven't overcome this cultural deprivation.
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botl's rapsheet posted:You've managed to generate more reports in five days, one of which you spent on probation, than the rest of the entire subforum has generated in the past several months. 
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Is that supposed to make him sound bad?
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it just shows that those fixers can’t be arsed to engage with criticism (regardless of whether it's harsh or not) and instead just report because it’s "ruining our fun"
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ruining nerdboi fanfiction, that's just too far
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Apr 13, 2018 13:42
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One does wrestle with the question about why they should be afforded protections they did not offer to the original author
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http://lmtribune.com/northwest/rancid-crabtree-loses-his-best-friend/article_902a5d9e-3444-581f-a79b-b90ad1690969.html
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Are there sites like Goodreads that aren't actually Goodreads? I find the interface to be neither good nor fun but I don't really know of any alternatives. Google turns up a few but I'd like opinions.
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Doc Fission posted:Are there sites like Goodreads that aren't actually Goodreads? I find the interface to be neither good nor fun but I don't really know of any alternatives. Google turns up a few but I'd like opinions. What exactly are you looking for? For example, I like LibraryThing as a way to catalog my books, but there's virtually no social aspect to it.
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I feel the pain though, I've virtually stopped using Goodreads after the last update a year or two ago where they made the home page feed a loving mess to navigate and read content from the people you follow. Blergh.
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Goodreads is chill because like 99% of people just review like YA fiction or whatever and then there's genuine weirdos who review stuff by tedious Europeans from dalkey archive
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There is also a weird sub culture of ANGRY AND LOUD OLDS in the forums who want the site to go back to how it was in 2006 and think their opinion means more than anyone else’s because they joined early on, and DEDICATE ALL OUR SPARE TIME TO BEING LIBRARIANS. It’s amazing how they all still completely refuse to install addblock because it’s too “complicated” when they can deal with advanced librarian tools, and instead think the site should go subscription only so it can be free from the evil amazon overlords. You can tell who they are because their names read as stuff like “Linda *~hates the new homepage~*” (actual real example) I like to annoy them. The site is the wrong shade of white now gate was absolutely amazing “Goodreads turn the brightness down you are giving me a headache!” Was an actual thread title. Best part was they didn’t do anything that update but slightly change the font. “Give us our home page button back” drama was a real treat as well - they removed the button saying home because you could also click on “Goodreads” to go to the homepage. Oh the ruffled feathers and “I’m old I don’t understand!” On that one.
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learnincurve posted:advanced librarian tools card catalogues and like a busted rear end computer from the 90s to process ill?
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It's a loving joke that you need a masters to become a librarian. The public sector is a pyramid scheme.
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jagstag posted:card catalogues and like a busted rear end computer from the 90s to process ill? he's actually talking about being a 'goodreads librarian', which means that you can edit the database on the site and correct book info if it's incorrect through a fairly stupid and unintuitive interface.
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despite reading hella books i have terrible reading comprehension
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How many books on Goodreads are actually rated less than 3??
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:How many books on Goodreads are actually rated less than 3?? i know at least 5 
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Krankenstyle posted:i know at least 5 Out of all the books ever written ever?? Those five must be awful.
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Apr 23, 2018 05:18
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free bravest of the lamps, stop the persecution and rename this place the bitch barn immediately
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this broken hill posted:free bravest of the lamps, stop the persecution and rename this place the bitch barn immediately he was actually probated by the man who mods the podcast forum, but your rename suggestion is sound in any case
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Is botl hassling marc maron now?
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this broken hill posted:free bravest of the lamps, stop the persecution and rename this place the bitch barn immediately
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The new RGD mod allowed an open attempt to argue for BotLs freedom with a sixer if you lose. I have accepted the risk in the name of justice
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Mel Mudkiper posted:The new RGD mod allowed an open attempt to argue for BotLs freedom with a sixer if you lose. you should attempt every six hours
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