Does exactly what it says on the tin. Some of the nonsense contained herein may be very loosely related to The Sisters of Mercy, but I wouldn't bet your PayPal account on it. In keeping with the internet's general theme nothing written here should be taken as Gospel: over three quarters of it is utter gibberish, and most of the forum's denizens haven't spoken to another human being face-to-face for decades. Don't worry your pretty little heads about it. Above all else, remember this: You don't have to stay forever. I will understand.
actually i was just remembering looking at one of those books in one of the cheapo book shops and thinking who writes this sh*t?...i then opened a page at random... ...middle of the page and they was at it...imagination was not required...
actually i was just remembering looking at one of those books in one of the cheapo book shops and thinking who writes this sh*t?...i then opened a page at random... ...middle of the page and they was at it...imagination was not required...
Liar!
Tell them the real truth...about the porn shops and w*nk parlors you are so fond of frequenting. I'm still waiting for your book to be published by Creation Books of course, ala Mark Manning.
Life in the seventies in Birmingham. Sounds quite different to what little of the seventies I remember in West London. One particularly poignant memory was the time punk gluesniffers caught hold of my brother in the underpass and tried to set fire to him, but were so out of it they couldn't light a match. We went on to the swingpark and thought it was a great laugh. Whatever happened to good old innocence?
Chris
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Again and again and again...
I don't know if I'm more annoyed at myself for reading all 8 pages or that retard for making the time to put the whole thing together? If only the snake had bit him in the nads, there might've been a chance he would stop breeding.
"And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it's a frightening thought to go nowhere".
~ Peter Steele
actually i was just remembering looking at one of those books in one of the cheapo book shops and thinking who writes this sh*t?...i then opened a page at random... ...middle of the page and they was at it...imagination was not required...
Liar!
Tell them the real truth...about the porn shops and w*nk parlors you are so fond of frequenting. I'm still waiting for your book to be published by Creation Books of course, ala Mark Manning.
w@nk parlors?....mmmm...nice turn of phrase...almost like c*nt bubbles
i somehow doubt that if and when i get around to writing about my past anyone would be the slightest bit intrested...(not counting irvine welsh who needs some good ideas to write about... )
lazarus corporation wrote:"Faith in Fakes: Travels in Hyperreality" by Umberto Eco
just trying to prove I'm an intellectual, obviously.
Good stuff. I like Eco's fiction too. (Although I have to read it in translation). "Baudolino" (his latest) is wonderful; I can heartily recommend it. And for any fans of "The Holy Blood And The Holy Grail" type conspiracy madness, "Foucault's Pendulum" is a must.
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
—Bertrand Russell
lazarus corporation wrote:"Faith in Fakes: Travels in Hyperreality" by Umberto Eco
just trying to prove I'm an intellectual, obviously.
Good stuff. I like Eco's fiction too. (Although I have to read it in translation). "Baudolino" (his latest) is wonderful; I can heartily recommend it. And for any fans of "The Holy Blood And The Holy Grail" type conspiracy madness, "Foucault's Pendulum" is a must.
Couldn't agree more. Foucault's Pendulum is an intellectual masterpiece. I've read it a few times, it still makes patchy outbreaks of sense but contains the best description of playing pinball I've ever had the pleasure of enjoying.
Baudolino was thoroughly enjoyable as well ... more satisfying than Island of the Day Before.
Haven't tried Faith in Fakes, though. What's it like?
lazarus corporation wrote:"Faith in Fakes: Travels in Hyperreality" by Umberto Eco
just trying to prove I'm an intellectual, obviously.
Good stuff. I like Eco's fiction too. (Although I have to read it in translation). "Baudolino" (his latest) is wonderful; I can heartily recommend it. And for any fans of "The Holy Blood And The Holy Grail" type conspiracy madness, "Foucault's Pendulum" is a must.
Couldn't agree more. Foucault's Pendulum is an intellectual masterpiece. I've read it a few times, it still makes patchy outbreaks of sense but contains the best description of playing pinball I've ever had the pleasure of enjoying.
Baudolino was thoroughly enjoyable as well ... more satisfying than Island of the Day Before.
Haven't tried Faith in Fakes, though. What's it like?
As it happens, I just finished rereading Foucault's Pendulum for the nth time - it's a truly wonderful book - rich and deep. The Island of the Day Before is similar, but not as good as FP, imho. Haven't got Baudolino yet - it's on my list.
I've only just started "Faith in Fakes: Travels in Hyperreality" but it's proving interesting - it's a series of essays on (so far) the way American society blurs the boundaries between an original and a copy, with some excellent observations of the US passion for waxworks in the section I was reading last night.
And yes, until such time as I learn Italian, I'm reading the translations.
Oh yes, currently taking in "The Years Of Rice & Salt" by Kim Stanley Robinson. Starts off a bit hippyish, but look like it's going to be quite a ride.
Amazing book! And he wrote it for children not us adults!
Us adults! Speak for yourself !
Have you read "A Hat Full Of Sky" yet?
When was this released?
'Whips out Credit Card.......'
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