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Mel Mudkiper: Jan 19, 2012; At this point, Mudman abruptly ends the conversation. He usually insists on the last word.

I am practically goddamn charming

# ? Aug 31, 2016 23:00

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Franchescanado: Feb 23, 2013; If it wasn't for disappointment
I wouldn't have any appointment; Grimey Drawer

I like to party.

# ? Aug 31, 2016 23:13

Twerkteam Pizza: Sep 26, 2015; Grimey Drawer

I am the worst and I loving made the comment

# ? Aug 31, 2016 23:43

Hieronymous Alloy: Jan 30, 2009; Why! Why!! Why must you refuse to accept that Dr. Hieronymous Alloy's Genetically Enhanced Cream Corn Is Superior to the Leading Brand on the Market!?!; Morbid Hound

Mel Mudkiper posted:

*shows you my butthole*

tl;dr

# ? Sep 1, 2016 01:16

A human heart: Oct 10, 2012

Twerkteam Pizza posted:

You seem insufferable

You seem mad my man

# ? Sep 1, 2016 01:49

hog fat: Aug 31, 2016; my radical adherence to stoicism demands I be a raging islamophobic asshole. perhaps ten more days on twitter will teach me the errors of my ways

this thread, by which I mean its composition and the opinions authored herein, is doggedly vitriolic and miserable

hog fat fucked around with this message at 04:44 on Sep 1, 2016

# ? Sep 1, 2016 04:42

Twerkteam Pizza: Sep 26, 2015; Grimey Drawer

A human heart posted:

You seem mad my man

Yeah I was having a pretty bad afternoon today, how are you?

# ? Sep 1, 2016 07:06

Solitair: Feb 18, 2014; TODAY'S GONNA BE A GOOD MOTHERFUCKIN' DAY!!!

hog fat posted:

this thread, by which I mean its composition and the opinions authored herein, is doggedly vitriolic and miserable

To be fair, it's also pretty hilarious a lot of the time.

# ? Sep 1, 2016 10:51

Jrbg: May 20, 2014

Twerkteam Pizza posted:

You seem insufferable

You're a big meanie

# ? Sep 1, 2016 11:55

Twerkteam Pizza: Sep 26, 2015; Grimey Drawer

J_RBG posted:

You're a big meanie

Whatcha gonna do, tell on me?

Tattle-tale

# ? Sep 1, 2016 12:16

Mel Mudkiper: Jan 19, 2012; At this point, Mudman abruptly ends the conversation. He usually insists on the last word.

hog fat posted:

this thread, by which I mean its composition and the opinions authored herein, is doggedly vitriolic and miserable

how about you suck my dick fuckman

# ? Sep 1, 2016 13:39

Burning Rain: Jul 17, 2006; What's happening?!?!

... ......

so, uh, I'm a bit surprised that people still bring up that Atwood's essay to say she hates sci-fi and has her head up her rear end, cuz afterwards she had a whole bloody book about science fiction published, in which she brought up several of her own novels when talking about the different subgenres of sci-fi/fantasy. And even in that essay that turned the internet against her, Atwood basically said that she sees science fiction as a subgenre of speculative fiction - space operas and hard sci-fi, basically. And I don't think anyone would disagree that she doesn't write either.

i saw the essay as more about definitions of the genre rather than "sci-fi is poo poo for loving children, i write Real Literature", which is how the ppl on internet took it, because they have a red light in their heads that goes off and clouds their mind as soon as somebody mentions either sci-fi or fantasy.

# ? Sep 1, 2016 14:36

Franchescanado: Feb 23, 2013; If it wasn't for disappointment
I wouldn't have any appointment; Grimey Drawer

hog fat posted:

this thread, by which I mean its composition and the opinions authored herein, is doggedly vitriolic and miserable

Some of us take the poo poo talking as a challenge to read better books instead of loving around with trash.

Read a good book and post about it, don't be a pussy because the people in here are mean, you delicate little flower.

# ? Sep 1, 2016 15:58

mdemone: Mar 14, 2001

Burning Rain posted:

... ......

so, uh, I'm a bit surprised that people still bring up that Atwood's essay to say she hates sci-fi and has her head up her rear end, cuz afterwards she had a whole bloody book about science fiction published, in which she brought up several of her own novels when talking about the different subgenres of sci-fi/fantasy. And even in that essay that turned the internet against her, Atwood basically said that she sees science fiction as a subgenre of speculative fiction - space operas and hard sci-fi, basically. And I don't think anyone would disagree that she doesn't write either.

i saw the essay as more about definitions of the genre rather than "sci-fi is poo poo for loving children, i write Real Literature", which is how the ppl on internet took it, because they have a red light in their heads that goes off and clouds their mind as soon as somebody mentions either sci-fi or fantasy.

Yeah, and it doesn't help that Atwood is a woman, and also a genius.

# ? Sep 1, 2016 16:04

hog fat: Aug 31, 2016; my radical adherence to stoicism demands I be a raging islamophobic asshole. perhaps ten more days on twitter will teach me the errors of my ways

Franchescanado posted:

Some of us take the poo poo talking as a challenge to read better books instead of loving around with trash.

Read a good book and post about it, don't be a pussy because the people in here are mean, you delicate little flower.

looking forward to your sterling review of some obscure piece of poo poo written by a dead gay pollock in which you tell me how cool/uncool it was based on other pieces of poo poo you read without providing any evidence of comprehension :thumbsup:

# ? Sep 1, 2016 16:17

Carly Gay Dead Son: Aug 27, 2007; Bonus.

Burning Rain posted:

... ......

so, uh, I'm a bit surprised that people still bring up that Atwood's essay to say she hates sci-fi and has her head up her rear end, cuz afterwards she had a whole bloody book about science fiction published, in which she brought up several of her own novels when talking about the different subgenres of sci-fi/fantasy. And even in that essay that turned the internet against her, Atwood basically said that she sees science fiction as a subgenre of speculative fiction - space operas and hard sci-fi, basically. And I don't think anyone would disagree that she doesn't write either.

i saw the essay as more about definitions of the genre rather than "sci-fi is poo poo for loving children, i write Real Literature", which is how the ppl on internet took it, because they have a red light in their heads that goes off and clouds their mind as soon as somebody mentions either sci-fi or fantasy.

Do you have a link to this?

# ? Sep 1, 2016 16:19

Mel Mudkiper: Jan 19, 2012; At this point, Mudman abruptly ends the conversation. He usually insists on the last word.

hog fat posted:

looking forward to your sterling review of some obscure piece of poo poo written by a dead gay pollock in which you tell me how cool/uncool it was based on other pieces of poo poo you read without providing any evidence of comprehension

this but unironically

# ? Sep 1, 2016 16:20

Ras Het: May 23, 2007; when I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child - but now I am a man.

hog fat posted:

looking forward to your sterling review of some obscure piece of poo poo written by a dead gay pollock in which you tell me how cool/uncool it was based on other pieces of poo poo you read without providing any evidence of comprehension

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeqVeRknD5k

# ? Sep 1, 2016 16:21

hog fat: Aug 31, 2016; my radical adherence to stoicism demands I be a raging islamophobic asshole. perhaps ten more days on twitter will teach me the errors of my ways

the last thing i read was rabbit, run. i liked the long descriptions of shadows on the walls and the cursory mention of foreskin. could have done without all the angst, though.

# ? Sep 1, 2016 16:23

Mel Mudkiper: Jan 19, 2012; At this point, Mudman abruptly ends the conversation. He usually insists on the last word.

hog fat posted:

the last thing i read was rabbit, run. i liked the long descriptions of shadows on the walls and the cursory mention of foreskin. could have done without all the angst, though.

Updike is a pipsqueak bitch

# ? Sep 1, 2016 16:25

Skrill.exe: Oct 3, 2007; "Bitcoin is a new financial concept entirely without precedent."

hog fat posted:

looking forward to your sterling review of some obscure piece of poo poo written by a dead gay pollock in which you tell me how cool/uncool it was based on other pieces of poo poo you read without providing any evidence of comprehension

I think he mostly stuck to painting

# ? Sep 1, 2016 16:27

CestMoi: Sep 16, 2011

hog fat posted:

looking forward to your sterling review of some obscure piece of poo poo written by a dead gay pollock in which you tell me how cool/uncool it was based on other pieces of poo poo you read without providing any evidence of comprehension

Are you trying to say pillock or Polack

# ? Sep 1, 2016 16:28

CestMoi: Sep 16, 2011

Or Pollock I guess

# ? Sep 1, 2016 16:28

hog fat: Aug 31, 2016; my radical adherence to stoicism demands I be a raging islamophobic asshole. perhaps ten more days on twitter will teach me the errors of my ways

CestMoi posted:

Are you trying to say pillock or Polack

in my haste I did not slur properly

# ? Sep 1, 2016 16:33

Guy A. Person: May 23, 2003

Burning Rain posted:

... ......

so, uh, I'm a bit surprised that people still bring up that Atwood's essay to say she hates sci-fi and has her head up her rear end, cuz afterwards she had a whole bloody book about science fiction published, in which she brought up several of her own novels when talking about the different subgenres of sci-fi/fantasy. And even in that essay that turned the internet against her, Atwood basically said that she sees science fiction as a subgenre of speculative fiction - space operas and hard sci-fi, basically. And I don't think anyone would disagree that she doesn't write either.

i saw the essay as more about definitions of the genre rather than "sci-fi is poo poo for loving children, i write Real Literature", which is how the ppl on internet took it, because they have a red light in their heads that goes off and clouds their mind as soon as somebody mentions either sci-fi or fantasy.

Yeah I read that earlier this year - In Other Worlds. It was basically a series of essays where she talks about her love of sci-fi even going back to old pulp novels, it's great.

# ? Sep 1, 2016 16:40

Mr. Squishy: Mar 22, 2010; A country where you can always get richer.

hog fat posted:

in my haste I did not slur properly

So you're in favour of the thread being miserable, I guess?

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Nanomashoes: Aug 18, 2012

How was high school for you hog fat?

# ? Sep 1, 2016 18:01

Tree Goat: May 24, 2009; argania spinosa

please do not be mean to the person who registered yesterday in order to troll a very specific subset of threads; we could all learn something from his passion.

# ? Sep 1, 2016 18:55

Mel Mudkiper: Jan 19, 2012; At this point, Mudman abruptly ends the conversation. He usually insists on the last word.

Man shows up to obnoxiously troll only sports and lit threads

Blue squares alt found

# ? Sep 1, 2016 18:57

Burning Rain: Jul 17, 2006; What's happening?!?!

Guy A. Person posted:

Yeah I read that earlier this year - In Other Worlds. It was basically a series of essays where she talks about her love of sci-fi even going back to old pulp novels, it's great.

yea, it's this one.

i can't find the essay i was looking for, and the wikipedia tells me she first said the outrageously disparaging things about sci-fi on some BBC interview, but she talks about the distinction she makes btwn science fiction and speculative fiction in this interview, Mr. Beyond sane knolls: http://www.progressive.org/news/2010/12/152719/margaret-atwood-interview

# ? Sep 1, 2016 19:10

chernobyl kinsman: Mar 18, 2007; a friend of the friendly atom; Soiled Meat

She dismissively referred to sci-fi as 'talking squids in space', iiirc, which is awesome and has continued to make nerds angry for years since

# ? Sep 1, 2016 20:03

the_homemaster: Dec 7, 2015

I'm in New York and I love how most of your books are hardcovers first. Bought the hardcover of Aquarium for cheap at McNallys and found a proof of 2666 in the rare books part of the Strand.

I just want to buy more hardcovers though. The cover for Night of the Animals is gorgeous.

# ? Sep 1, 2016 20:30

Guy A. Person: May 23, 2003

End Of Worlds posted:

She dismissively referred to sci-fi as 'talking squids in space', iiirc, which is awesome and has continued to make nerds angry for years since

Honestly IIRC she talks about the incident in that book and I would almost guess that the book is a reaction to the backlash, which makes it a doubly good comment:

1) pisses off nerds

2) leads to her writing a book all about the origins of sci-fi and pulp stories she read growing up

a definite win-win

# ? Sep 1, 2016 20:35

Solitair: Feb 18, 2014; TODAY'S GONNA BE A GOOD MOTHERFUCKIN' DAY!!!

Burning Rain posted:

... ......

so, uh, I'm a bit surprised that people still bring up that Atwood's essay to say she hates sci-fi and has her head up her rear end, cuz afterwards she had a whole bloody book about science fiction published, in which she brought up several of her own novels when talking about the different subgenres of sci-fi/fantasy. And even in that essay that turned the internet against her, Atwood basically said that she sees science fiction as a subgenre of speculative fiction - space operas and hard sci-fi, basically. And I don't think anyone would disagree that she doesn't write either.

i saw the essay as more about definitions of the genre rather than "sci-fi is poo poo for loving children, i write Real Literature", which is how the ppl on internet took it, because they have a red light in their heads that goes off and clouds their mind as soon as somebody mentions either sci-fi or fantasy.

Well, gently caress. That's egg on my face if true.

# ? Sep 1, 2016 20:57

chernobyl kinsman: Mar 18, 2007; a friend of the friendly atom; Soiled Meat

the_homemaster posted:

I'm in New York and I love how most of your books are hardcovers first. Bought the hardcover of Aquarium for cheap at McNallys and found a proof of 2666 in the rare books part of the Strand.

I just want to buy more hardcovers though. The cover for Night of the Animals is gorgeous.

what moon-country doesn't publish books in hardcover?

i waffle on whether or not i like them. they're good in that they're durable but bad in that they take up more of my limited shelf space and eat up more of my limited grad student income

chernobyl kinsman fucked around with this message at 14:27 on Sep 2, 2016

# ? Sep 1, 2016 21:01

blue squares: Sep 28, 2007

Mel Mudkiper posted:

Man shows up to obnoxiously troll only sports and lit threads

Blue squares alt found

lol

# ? Sep 1, 2016 21:06

Mel Mudkiper: Jan 19, 2012; At this point, Mudman abruptly ends the conversation. He usually insists on the last word.

End Of Worlds posted:

my limited grad student income

e-book supremacy

# ? Sep 1, 2016 21:27

Mel Mudkiper: Jan 19, 2012; At this point, Mudman abruptly ends the conversation. He usually insists on the last word.

My goal is that once I buy a house I am going to wallpaper my reading room with the book covers of all my hardbacks

# ? Sep 1, 2016 21:28

hog fat: Aug 31, 2016; my radical adherence to stoicism demands I be a raging islamophobic asshole. perhaps ten more days on twitter will teach me the errors of my ways

Nanomashoes posted:

How was high school for you hog fat?

it went well, as I spent most of my time posturing as an intellectual

Mel Mudkiper posted:

Man shows up to obnoxiously troll only sports and lit threads

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you'd know something about being obnoxious you loathsome retrard

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Mel Mudkiper: Jan 19, 2012; At this point, Mudman abruptly ends the conversation. He usually insists on the last word.

hog fat posted:

you'd know something about being obnoxious you loathsome retrard

drat this guy has my number

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