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Elfgames
Sep 11, 2011

Fun Shoe
pretty sure being witness to your peers and friends dying and knowing the actual secret of it is going to destroy your innocence waay faster than getting your dick wet

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Munchables
Feb 8, 2015

Ask/tell me about legal cannibalism

So, I never finished It because I was watching it at a party and we stopped it when first confront it in the sewer, is there an actual child orgy because what the gently caress

veni veni veni
Jun 5, 2005


Not in the movies.

Munchables
Feb 8, 2015

Ask/tell me about legal cannibalism

So King lovingly describes a child train? How did that get published??

Philippe
Aug 9, 2013

(she/her)
It's eight hundred pages in, one imagines he editors didn't get that far into the book.

Randaconda
Jul 3, 2014

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

PCOS Bill posted:

What if they had run a train on the clown

PCOS Bill
May 12, 2013

by FactsAreUseless

Munchables posted:

So King lovingly describes a child train? How did that get published??

Liberals

Intoluene
Jul 6, 2011

Activating self-destruct sequence!
Fun Shoe

LingcodKilla posted:

Killing your first clown would make you a man too.

Is this what a Bar Mitzvah is? I've never been to one.

Your Gay Uncle
Feb 16, 2012

by Fluffdaddy

Munchables posted:

So King lovingly describes a child train? How did that get published??

Maybe "lovingly" isn't the best way to describe it, but it could have been a lot worse. It's not salacious or sleazy, just incredibly tone deaf.

I'm not trying to defend it, I think it's weird and distracting and the book would be much better without it. I get what he was trying to do, but he fails miserably and the editors should have stood behind him with a leaf blower to blow way any cocaine on his desk until he wrote an ending that would't get most people put on the Sex Offender's list.

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


Intoluene posted:

Is this what a Bar Mitzvah is? I've never been to one.

If you equate foreskins to clowns then I guess so.

Sic Semper Goon
Mar 1, 2015

Eu tu?

:zaurg:

Switchblade Switcharoo

LingcodKilla posted:

Killing your first clown would make you a man too.

Worked for me.

SUPERMAN'S GAL PAL
Feb 21, 2006

Holy Moly! DARKSEID IS!

I was about the age of the kids in the book when I read IT, or a bit older. This was just after the TV movie came out. I was absolutely confused by the scene because it felt out of nowhere as well as gross. I just wanted to get to the crazy fuckoff spider part because it was a cool monster but nope, horrific "ritual" that despite consciously forgetting over the years I think further screwed up my already burgeoning poor relationship skills. At least the parts where the female lead as an adult is being infantilized by her husband was presented as Bad and Wrong.

This was middle school and I openly carried this book around ("whoa I'm reading a GROWN UP BOOK") and not once did a teacher or other adult say a drat word.

hackbunny
Jul 22, 2007

I haven't been on SA for years but the person who gave me my previous av as a joke felt guilty for doing so and decided to get me a non-shitty av
I wish mentioning That Scene was a probatable offense in PYF because any mention of Stephen King eventually leads to it, and from there to a page-spanning derail. It's one the most banal ways to Be Right On The Internet

Bunni-kat
May 25, 2010

Service Desk B-b-bunny...
How can-ca-caaaaan I
help-p-p-p you?

hackbunny posted:

I wish mentioning That Scene was a probatable offense in PYF because any mention of Stephen King eventually leads to it, and from there to a page-spanning derail. It's one the most banal ways to Be Right On The Internet

I have literally never seen this mentioned in PYF before. I think you may have issues.

Randaconda
Jul 3, 2014

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

SUPERMAN'S GAL PAL posted:

I was about the age of the kids in the book when I read IT, or a bit older. This was just after the TV movie came out. I was absolutely confused by the scene because it felt out of nowhere as well as gross. I just wanted to get to the crazy fuckoff spider part because it was a cool monster but nope, horrific "ritual" that despite consciously forgetting over the years I think further screwed up my already burgeoning poor relationship skills. At least the parts where the female lead as an adult is being infantilized by her husband was presented as Bad and Wrong.

This was middle school and I openly carried this book around ("whoa I'm reading a GROWN UP BOOK") and not once did a teacher or other adult say a drat word.

A teacher called my mom to tell her I was reading Pet Sematary and my mom laughed at her.

Weldon Pemberton
May 19, 2012

SUPERMAN'S GAL PAL posted:

This was middle school and I openly carried this book around ("whoa I'm reading a GROWN UP BOOK") and not once did a teacher or other adult say a drat word.

I think they probably either had not read the book and didn't know the scene was in it, or didn't even notice you had it. Unless you were loudly talking about the gangbang scene and showing it to other people then why would it even come to their attention?

It's a hosed up scene and I'm sorry if it disturbed you but no teacher has the time to examine every book brought to school by the tens of kids they teach on a daily basis. Plus they generally encourage reading books for an adult audience at that age due to the higher reading level so unless they know the specific book has inappropriate content they don't police it. Stephen King is a very well-known author who doesn't have a reputation as an inveterate pornographer, and most adults (including most middle school teachers in many cases, except English teachers) don't actually read an awful lot, so they would have just thought "oh that SUPERMAN'S GAL PAL is a smart and well-read kid, it's good to see a young person reading" and gone about their day. If they even noticed at all.

PCOS Bill
May 12, 2013

by FactsAreUseless

hackbunny posted:

I wish mentioning That Scene was a probatable offense in PYF because any mention of Stephen King eventually leads to it, and from there to a page-spanning derail. It's one the most banal ways to Be Right On The Internet

It's always okay to condemn pedophilic content

hackbunny
Jul 22, 2007

I haven't been on SA for years but the person who gave me my previous av as a joke felt guilty for doing so and decided to get me a non-shitty av

Avenging_Mikon posted:

I have literally never seen this mentioned in PYF before. I think you may have issues.

I think you may be the sort of person who doesn't read threads about books. You know, a minus habens, functional illiterate or otherwise below average

I posted that photo of Stephen King in two different threads, you gigantic gibbering gimp, and the intellectual giants of PYF dropped the same identical hot take in both threads. Kindly gently caress off back to your warren or den

Munchables
Feb 8, 2015

Ask/tell me about legal cannibalism

hackbunny posted:

I think you may be the sort of person who doesn't read threads about books. You know, a minus habens, functional illiterate or otherwise below average

I posted that photo of Stephen King in two different threads, you gigantic gibbering gimp, and the intellectual giants of PYF dropped the same identical hot take in both threads. Kindly gently caress off back to your warren or den

AHA so the derail is YOUR FAULT!

ALSO,

LingcodKilla posted:

If you equate foreskins to clowns then I guess so.

Afaik you don't get circumcised at your bar mitzvah

TontoCorazon
Aug 18, 2007


Munchables posted:

AHA so the derail is YOUR FAULT!

ALSO,


Afaik you don't get circumcised at your bar mitzvah

Then what the hell kind of party was I invited to?

Leave
Feb 7, 2012

Taking the term "Koopaling" to a whole new level since 2016.

TontoCorazon posted:

Then what the hell kind of party was I invited to?

The kind that start conspiracy theories on a Silent Hill Wiki, I think.

HATECUBE
Mar 2, 2007

hackbunny posted:

I wish mentioning That Scene was a probatable offense in PYF because any mention of Stephen King eventually leads to it, and from there to a page-spanning derail. It's one the most banal ways to Be Right On The Internet

your welcome

AlbieQuirky
Oct 9, 2012

Just me and my 🌊dragon🐉 hanging out

Randaconda posted:

A teacher called my mom to tell her I was reading Pet Sematary and my mom laughed at her.

Pet Sematary is a really well-constructed book, hats off to it even though I hate hate hate the "Indian burial ground" cliché so goddamned much.

GoingPostal
Jun 1, 2015


I love Derek Smart
U love Derek Smart
If we didn't love Derek Smart, we'd be lame

Randaconda posted:

A teacher called my mom to tell her I was reading Pet Sematary and my mom laughed at her.

What's up, reading above your age level brosis? Mine was The Shining. My teacher was kind of concerned that I was reading it.

Garrand
Dec 28, 2012

Rhino, you did this to me!

hackbunny posted:

I think you may be the sort of person who doesn't read threads about books. You know, a minus habens, functional illiterate or otherwise below average

I posted that photo of Stephen King in two different threads, you gigantic gibbering gimp, and the intellectual giants of PYF dropped the same identical hot take in both threads. Kindly gently caress off back to your warren or den

You know we can check your post history right? In the other thread you posted that it was mentioned in a single post where he was also compared to the unibomber and a caveman. "Oh know, I posted a thing about Stephen King. That didn't mean I wanted to actually talk about Stephen King and stuff he's done!"

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


I read Shogun in the third grade. I remember asking a lot of questions my parents couldn't/wouldn't answer.

Your Gay Uncle
Feb 16, 2012

by Fluffdaddy

GoingPostal posted:

What's up, reading above your age level brosis? Mine was The Shining. My teacher was kind of concerned that I was reading it.

My 6th grade teacher saw that I was reading "It" and gave me her copy of "The Talisman". She was the best english teacher .

Randaconda
Jul 3, 2014

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

AlbieQuirky posted:

Pet Sematary is a really well-constructed book, hats off to it even though I hate hate hate the "Indian burial ground" cliché so goddamned much.

It's a very bleak book, but I love it.

The Micmac burial ground didn't bother me too much, since the Wendigo wasn't used very much at the time.

SulfurMonoxideCute
Feb 9, 2008

I was under direct orders not to die
🐵❌💀

I saw a sweatshirt today that said "I love boobies" but the love was a broken heart. The break in the heart was the exact same shape as a nazi SS logo but just a single S. Who designed it and why.

Randaconda
Jul 3, 2014

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Your Gay Uncle posted:

My 6th grade teacher saw that I was reading "It" and gave me her copy of "The Talisman". She was the best english teacher .

Now that Netflix is a thing, they should try to pry the rights away from Spielberg. Could be a fun mini-series.

Sic Semper Goon
Mar 1, 2015

Eu tu?

:zaurg:

Switchblade Switcharoo

Picnic Princess posted:

I saw a sweatshirt today that said "I love boobies" but the love was a broken heart. The break in the heart was the exact same shape as a nazi SS logo but just a single S. Who designed it and why.

The r/incel posters?

Blendy
Jun 18, 2007

She thinks I'm a haughty!

Picnic Princess posted:

I saw a sweatshirt today that said "I love boobies" but the love was a broken heart. The break in the heart was the exact same shape as a nazi SS logo but just a single S. Who designed it and why.

That's a sweatshirt from this skateboard company: https://www.mysteryskateboards.com/

One More Fat Nerd
Apr 13, 2007

Mama’s Lil’ Louie

Nap Ghost

PCOS Bill posted:

What if they had run a train on the clown

Lol imagine this is how they defeat it in the movie. Richies new line: "Now i'm gonna have to gently caress this killer clown!"

mind the walrus
Sep 22, 2006

"Beep Beep Richie"

Applesnots
Oct 22, 2010

MERRY YOBMAS

I am willing to bet that the child orgy is pulled out of all future copies of IT. He pulled The Rage from shelves after the controversy of it after columbine.
King does not like negative media attention.

B.H. Facials
May 9, 2011

"Getting teased is part of growing up. It's no big deal. Just tell yourself, 'Sticks and stones may break my bones, but a .44 Magnum will tear that bully a new asshole!'"

PCOS Bill posted:

What if they had run a train on the clown

https://youtu.be/PLQeBFmPuSU

mind the walrus
Sep 22, 2006

Applesnots posted:

I am willing to bet that the child orgy is pulled out of all future copies of IT. He pulled The Rage from shelves after the controversy of it after columbine.
King does not like negative media attention.
The book is over 30 years old and hasn't yet.

Applesnots
Oct 22, 2010

MERRY YOBMAS

Lotta of people are talking about that right now though, lets see.

Trauma Dog 3000
Aug 30, 2017

by SA Support Robot

Sic Semper Goon posted:

The r/incel posters?

I Nazi Boobies. Makes sense

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SulfurMonoxideCute
Feb 9, 2008

I was under direct orders not to die
🐵❌💀

Trauma Dog 3000 posted:

I Nazi Boobies. Makes sense

:boom:

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