Mafia Discussion Thread: Calling Each Other Idiots in the Name of Fun

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derp: Jan 21, 2010; when i get up all i want to do is go to bed again; Lipstick Apathy

hello friends

I just finished listening to crime and punishment, and when looking in the wiki article on it cause i had no idea what any of the names actually were cause i dont speak russian i found an amazing fact, which is, that the creators of Columbo claim that columbo was based on Porfiry ! ! ! reading the scenes with porfiry and rodion was indeed like watching an episode of columbo, but from the criminal's point of view, and were my favorite parts of that super great book.

i posted this here because i coudln't think of anyone else who would care.

hope you all are well,

good day

# ? Jul 28, 2017 19:14

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# ? Jun 5, 2024 06:34

Max: Nov 30, 2002

derp posted:

hello friends

I just finished listening to crime and punishment, and when looking in the wiki article on it cause i had no idea what any of the names actually were cause i dont speak russian i found an amazing fact, which is, that the creators of Columbo claim that columbo was based on Porfiry ! ! ! reading the scenes with porfiry and rodion was indeed like watching an episode of columbo, but from the criminal's point of view, and were my favorite parts of that super great book.

i posted this here because i coudln't think of anyone else who would care.

hope you all are well,

good day

I always found that part in the book where the statue comes to life just as the dude kills himself to be really weird.

# ? Jul 28, 2017 20:28

Lumpen: Apr 2, 2004; I'd been happy, and I was happy still. For all to be accomplished,
for me to feel less lonely,
all that remained to hope
was that on the day of my execution
there should be a huge crowd of spectators and that they should
greet me with howls of execration.; Plaster Town Cop

derp posted:

hello friends

I just finished listening to crime and punishment, and when looking in the wiki article on it cause i had no idea what any of the names actually were cause i dont speak russian i found an amazing fact, which is, that the creators of Columbo claim that columbo was based on Porfiry ! ! ! reading the scenes with porfiry and rodion was indeed like watching an episode of columbo, but from the criminal's point of view, and were my favorite parts of that super great book.

i posted this here because i coudln't think of anyone else who would care.

hope you all are well,

good day

That's one of my favorite books. The part where the mare gets whipped to death in Raskolnikov's dream really stuck with me.

# ? Jul 28, 2017 20:31

derp: Jan 21, 2010; when i get up all i want to do is go to bed again; Lipstick Apathy

Lumpen posted:

The part where the mare gets whipped to death in Raskolnikov's dream really stuck with me.

that part really affected me too

i always expect classic books to be really boring or hard to relate to but then they arent

# ? Jul 28, 2017 21:19

Max: Nov 30, 2002

Read The Plague next if you haven't. I like it a lot more than The Stranger, all things considered.

# ? Jul 28, 2017 21:21

Somberbrero: Feb 14, 2009; ꜱʜʀɪᴍᴘ?

Max posted:

Read The Plague next if you haven't. I like it a lot more than The Stranger, all things considered.

can you explain why? maybe i was just in the wrong mood, but i found it a slog in a way the stranger absolutely wasn't.

# ? Jul 28, 2017 21:23

Lumpen: Apr 2, 2004; I'd been happy, and I was happy still. For all to be accomplished,
for me to feel less lonely,
all that remained to hope
was that on the day of my execution
there should be a huge crowd of spectators and that they should
greet me with howls of execration.; Plaster Town Cop

Max posted:

Read The Plague next if you haven't. I like it a lot more than The Stranger, all things considered.

Having read both The Stranger and The Plague, I liked both, but felt The Stranger is much superior. The Fall is EVEN BETTER Camus. The Fall is loving amaaaaazing.

Here's a great Mafia-relevent quote:

�Men are never convinced of your reasons, of your sincerity, of the seriousness of your sufferings, except by your death. So long as you are alive, your case is doubtful; you have a right only to their skepticism.�
― Albert Camus, The Fall

# ? Jul 28, 2017 21:36

birdstrike: Oct 30, 2008; i;m gay

camus can do but sartre was smartrer

# ? Jul 28, 2017 21:50

derp: Jan 21, 2010; when i get up all i want to do is go to bed again; Lipstick Apathy

ive probably read over 1000 books in my life but i feel like ive read nothing

# ? Jul 28, 2017 22:07

Lumpen: Apr 2, 2004; I'd been happy, and I was happy still. For all to be accomplished,
for me to feel less lonely,
all that remained to hope
was that on the day of my execution
there should be a huge crowd of spectators and that they should
greet me with howls of execration.; Plaster Town Cop

derp posted:

ive probably read over 1000 books in my life but i feel like ive read nothing

Can't go too wrong with this list
http://www.modernlibrary.com/top-100/100-best-novels/
(The Board's, not The Readers' so much.)

# ? Jul 29, 2017 01:41

t a s t e: Sep 6, 2010

Teddy Dreiser??? Might as well have Teddy Geiger

# ? Jul 29, 2017 05:00

derp: Jan 21, 2010; when i get up all i want to do is go to bed again; Lipstick Apathy

Lumpen posted:

Can't go too wrong with this list
http://www.modernlibrary.com/top-100/100-best-novels/
(The Board's, not The Readers' so much.)

lol ayn

i also recently listened lolita and holy balls that was good, jeremy irons did the naration and what a performance.

i could talk about books all day. i wonder if there's a forum for that around here

# ? Jul 29, 2017 06:01

Opopanax: Aug 8, 2007; I HEX YE!!!

Yeah just search for Lolita Chat you're bound to find something

# ? Jul 29, 2017 06:04

Mr. F!: Sep 21, 2016

Y'all should read blindness, it's very good

# ? Jul 29, 2017 06:10

busb: Mar 19, 2009; Thorgie

Retro Futurist posted:

Yeah just search for Lolita Chat you're bound to find something

Do not search for anime please

# ? Jul 29, 2017 06:13

derp: Jan 21, 2010; when i get up all i want to do is go to bed again; Lipstick Apathy

i got ulysses and bros karamazov and war+peace for 99c each just now

but im already reading 'city in the city' and listening to 'odd john'

more classics in my future tho

# ? Jul 29, 2017 06:23

Somberbrero: Feb 14, 2009; ꜱʜʀɪᴍᴘ?

i think nabokov is the best author of the 20th century.

man, pale fire.

# ? Jul 29, 2017 06:28

CCKeane: Jan 28, 2008; my shit posts don't die, they multiply

Somberbrero posted:

i think nabokov is the best author of the 20th century.

man, pale fire.

I don't know man, I prefer his student, Thomas Pynchon.

# ? Jul 29, 2017 06:56

t a s t e: Sep 6, 2010

You can't really engage in this conversation without mentioning Katherine Applegate

# ? Jul 29, 2017 08:14

busb: Mar 19, 2009; Thorgie

It's Kristina Applegate u idoit

# ? Jul 29, 2017 08:19

Quidthulhu: Dec 17, 2003; Stand down, men! It's only smooching!

Harry Potter is a good book

# ? Jul 29, 2017 08:22

Quidthulhu: Dec 17, 2003; Stand down, men! It's only smooching!

Also I did so well at turning around my poor mafia play with pera's game that I confirmed that I would play it here and then forgot to sign up in thread.

# ? Jul 29, 2017 08:25

Pinterest Mom: Jun 9, 2009

Jonathan Fisk posted:

You can't really engage in this conversation without mentioning Katherine Applegate

gdi

# ? Jul 29, 2017 09:13

Sandwolf: Jan 23, 2007; i'll be harpo

Hi Max I'm actually reading The Plague right now, I might hit you up to chat about it when I'm done.

# ? Jul 30, 2017 06:37

Mr. F!: Sep 21, 2016

Sandwolf posted:

Hi Max I'm actually reading The Plague right now, I might hit you up to chat about it when I'm done.

Nerd reading Camus

# ? Jul 30, 2017 06:38

birdstrike: Oct 30, 2008; i;m gay

Mr. F! posted:

Nerd reading Camus

the plague is actually all your alts histories

# ? Jul 30, 2017 06:43

Somberbrero: Feb 14, 2009; ꜱʜʀɪᴍᴘ?

i listened to chapo trap house and it was really bad.

# ? Jul 30, 2017 07:50

birdstrike: Oct 30, 2008; i;m gay

Somberbrero posted:

i listened to chapo trap house and it was really bad.

it's good, actually

# ? Jul 30, 2017 10:37

busb: Mar 19, 2009; Thorgie

Is it anime?

# ? Jul 30, 2017 11:36

Lumpen: Apr 2, 2004; I'd been happy, and I was happy still. For all to be accomplished,
for me to feel less lonely,
all that remained to hope
was that on the day of my execution
there should be a huge crowd of spectators and that they should
greet me with howls of execration.; Plaster Town Cop

Somberbrero posted:

i listened to chapo trap house and it was really bad.

It's pretty uneven, but fairly regularly it makes me start stifling laughter at the gym which is pretty awkward.

# ? Jul 30, 2017 12:57

Snooze Cruise: Feb 16, 2013; hey look,
a post

i listen to the episode with adam curtis and i am probably not going to listen to any other episodes because i only like comedy podcasts

# ? Jul 31, 2017 16:43

Pinterest Mom: Jun 9, 2009

Somberbrero posted:

i listened to chapo trap house and it was really bad.

well yeah

# ? Jul 31, 2017 19:29

Opopanax: Aug 8, 2007; I HEX YE!!!

Bad birthday, Little Mac

# ? Aug 1, 2017 01:02

Jamuraan: Oct 10, 2005; Jamuraan, J.D. in Critical Reasoning and Logic
Ask me about how good I am at party games! Please god ask me about how good I am at party games!

nothing

Jamuraan fucked around with this message at 06:49 on Aug 1, 2017

# ? Aug 1, 2017 06:21

Somberbrero: Feb 14, 2009; ꜱʜʀɪᴍᴘ?

hi, someone reminded me of these games.

Quantum Leap

Something Loud Comes Next

the latter is probably the worst moderating experience i've ever had. it's kind of a like a battlestar version of mafia. i think it's a cool concept but it requires a lot of work on the part of the moderation team, i'd love to see someone do something cool with it.

# ? Aug 1, 2017 06:28

CapitalistPig: Nov 3, 2005; A Winner is you!

Jamuraan posted:

Can this be the new Mafia Thread title or something like it?

Ongoing games.

# ? Aug 1, 2017 06:41

Jamuraan: Oct 10, 2005; Jamuraan, J.D. in Critical Reasoning and Logic
Ask me about how good I am at party games! Please god ask me about how good I am at party games!