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06-01-2009 , 03:16 PM

#17801

AriesRam

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Originally Posted by Zurvan

Gets the drunks in to church, imo

Given that St. Louis is only a little less Catholic than Vatican City, I bet that this had a lot to do with the law. Hey if the sip of wine you get after Communion is the only way to get booze, then yeah, the drunks will show up.

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06-01-2009 , 03:21 PM

#17802

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you people can't buy enough booze on saturday to get you through the weekend?

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06-01-2009 , 03:21 PM

#17803

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and when i say you people i mean of course the blacks

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06-01-2009 , 03:57 PM

#17804

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Originally Posted by wdcbooks

Has anyone else read "World War Z" by Max Brooks? It is a terrific book, but it would also make a great game. It is a compiliation of survivor's accounts of the zombie apocalypse, and is really very cleverly done.

No, but I will. Thanks.

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06-01-2009 , 04:06 PM

#17805

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Originally Posted by amplify

and when i say you people i mean of course the blacks

clowntable is offended as our resident black-catholic-jewish-german-satanist-scientologist

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06-01-2009 , 04:11 PM

#17806

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Funny story, for those of you that take notes on my postings in this thread:

I've wanted to read Ringworld for a long time, but never had a chance. When we showed up at the cottage last week, it was there, in one of the best sci-fi/fantasy bookshelves I've ever seen. So I read it instead of The Watchmen and Elantris by Brandon Sanderson, which I'd bought just for the cottage. Reviews on those two upcoming, as they're finished.

Last edited by Zurvan; 06-01-2009 at 04:11 PM. Reason: OK, not funny, FU

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06-01-2009 , 04:20 PM

#17807

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Reason: OK, not funny, FU

[sketches Aon Reo]

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06-01-2009 , 05:23 PM

#17808

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i was disappointed in ringworld. it's a great idea from an engineering standpoint but the book is as dry as an asimov novel.

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06-01-2009 , 05:34 PM

#17809

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and i was totally down with chris and snoop until they did that bad **** to butchie

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06-01-2009 , 05:35 PM

#17810

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Originally Posted by amplify

and i was totally down with chris and snoop until they did that bad **** to butchie

Truth.

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06-01-2009 , 05:36 PM

#17811

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Oh man, let me tell you. Work? It's really over-rated. I wish I never would have quit poker / gone to law school / applied for summer employment

On the plus side, they took me out to lunch today and are planning to tomorrow (not sure about the rest of the week).

Still, being somewhere at 8am SUCKS

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06-01-2009 , 05:38 PM

#17812

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Work? It's really over-rated.

Really? By whom?

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06-01-2009 , 05:40 PM

#17813

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Originally Posted by VoraciousReader

Really? By whom?

Me...

I was all excited to get this job and get to work...and it's hard and long and you can't wear shorts, sleep in, and golf. Weak.

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06-01-2009 , 05:40 PM

#17814

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Given that St. Louis is only a little less Catholic than Vatican City, I bet that this had a lot to do with the law. Hey if the sip of wine you get after Communion is the only way to get booze

Catholics don't get to drink wine during the service.

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and when i say you people i mean of course the blacks

Cause we're busy stockpiling them chikin wingz.

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clowntable is offended as our resident black-catholic-jewish-german-satanist-scientologist

I'm not a Satanist and most certainly not a Scientologist.

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06-01-2009 , 05:44 PM

#17815

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Originally Posted by manupod

Me...

I was all excited to get this job and get to work...and it's hard and long and you can't wear shorts, sleep in, and golf. Weak.

I would have thought that this would have occurred to you at some point...

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06-01-2009 , 05:50 PM

#17816

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Originally Posted by VoraciousReader

I would have thought that this would have occurred to you at some point...

No, what occurred to me was getting paid well, getting good experience for future positions, getting taken out to lunch, playing golf tournaments, getting to shop for new nice clothes to wear, getting an office on the 18th floor, etc.

I'm a real life / job fish.

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06-01-2009 , 05:54 PM

#17817

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No worries. One thing about working, the longer you do it the better the perks get.Then eventually you get to stop.

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06-01-2009 , 05:55 PM

#17818

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this is known as death

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06-01-2009 , 05:56 PM

#17819

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Originally Posted by manupod

If you're dissatisfied with being a summer, the rest of your life is going to be hell.

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06-01-2009 , 06:23 PM

#17820

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Originally Posted by amplify

i was disappointed in ringworld. it's a great idea from an engineering standpoint but the book is as dry as an asimov novel.

Bah...

Asimov is my childhood hero... A curse to you and your underwear I say!
Along with Niven, Clark, Heinlein...

The Robot and Foundation series are probably my favorite favorite books EVER!

Last edited by Mark_K; 06-01-2009 at 06:25 PM. Reason: Time to pound a glass of wine and calm down. :)

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06-01-2009 , 06:32 PM

#17821

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well when i was 10 the robot stories were the bomb but i recently tried to reread the foundation series and i just couldn't stand it, the people in his books don't talk or act like people, they talk and act like plot devices.

that being said, asimov is by far my favorite science writer of all time, and his books on shakespeare and the bible are top notch. I've probably read over 50 of asimov's science books, mostly those ones where they'd collect his essays from F&SF.

but heinlein? there is a man who could ****ing write.

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06-01-2009 , 06:36 PM

#17822

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Originally Posted by bobman0330

If you're dissatisfied with being a summer, the rest of your life is going to be hell.

This.

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06-01-2009 , 06:42 PM

#17823

J.D.

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Random question for the day. Does anyone here do insurance for small/startup business? Considering starting a small service company to repair equipment in the medical research field. Looking into logistics.

Might be a pipe dream, take my request at best semi-seriously

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06-01-2009 , 07:19 PM

#17824

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Maybe it's because it's getting hot outside, but I wish I had an open dress code at work. To be able to show up in t-shirt and shorts would be awesome.

Just an aside. Just because. Yeah. Okay. Post ends.

HERE.

I mean here.

Okay, I'm not going to say anything more.

Starting now.

I mean.......NOW!