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Gail Shaw wrote:
> Note to self - raid the bookshelf next time I visit.
Oh, I'm sorry - am I making you hungry? :-)
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"Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] dev null> wrote in message
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> Gail Shaw wrote:
>
> > Note to self - raid the bookshelf next time I visit.
>
> Oh, I'm sorry - am I making you hungry? :-)
Huh?
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On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:03:00 +0200, Vincent Le Chevalier wrote:
> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>> Actually, I recall a number of people urging me to read The Hobbit.
>> After a chapter or two I was bored stupid. Watching paint dry would
>> have been more fun.
>>
>> Oddly, the LotR films are really quite good. I don't know how they
>> managed to get so much excitement out of such a dull series of books...
>>
>>
> I feel that the style of The Hobbit is a little different from that of
> the LotR books. I still prefer the LotR even after reading each many
> times...
Well, the Hobbit was written as a children's story, IIRC....LOTR wasn't.
Jim
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On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:17:09 +0200, Gail Shaw wrote:
> Do not even try reading the Silmarillion. It reads like a history text
> book.
Ain't *that* the truth. I found it to be very difficult to read - ended
up starting it 3 times before I read it all the way through.
Jim
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On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:14:38 +0200, Gail Shaw wrote:
> "Jim Henderson" <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote in message
> news:480f9338$1@news.povray.org...
>> On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:16:45 +0200, Gail Shaw wrote:
>>
>> > Let's see, in the last week and a half, I've reread Daughter of the
>> > Empire, Servant of the Empire, Mistress of the Empire (by Raymond E
>> > Feist and Janny Wurts) and 3/4 reread Magician (Raymond E Feist)
>>
>> I need to reread those again - have you read Fairie Tale? Very well
>> written, but also quite scary (particularly if you have kids the age of
>> the kids in the book). I think that one is one of Feist's best.
>
> No. I have a friend threatening to lend me the book. So far she hasn't
> made good on the threat.
> Note to self - raid the bookshelf next time I visit.
I've only read it a couple of times, but it was - for me - a book I
really couldn't put down once I started. First time I read it, I read it
straight through, finished up about 3AM. Not a good time to finish
reading a book of that type, either - every little creak in the house
made me jump.
Jim
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"Jim Henderson" <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:17:09 +0200, Gail Shaw wrote:
>
> > Do not even try reading the Silmarillion. It reads like a history text
> > book.
>
> Ain't *that* the truth. I found it to be very difficult to read - ended
> up starting it 3 times before I read it all the way through.
I've never read it cover to cover. I use it more as a reference book.
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Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:03:00 +0200, Vincent Le Chevalier wrote:
>
>> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>> Actually, I recall a number of people urging me to read The Hobbit.
>>> After a chapter or two I was bored stupid. Watching paint dry would
>>> have been more fun.
>>>
>>> Oddly, the LotR films are really quite good. I don't know how they
>>> managed to get so much excitement out of such a dull series of books...
>>>
>>>
>> I feel that the style of The Hobbit is a little different from that of
>> the LotR books. I still prefer the LotR even after reading each many
>> times...
>
> Well, the Hobbit was written as a children's story, IIRC....LOTR wasn't.
>
Yep I think it's exactly why I feel this way... More depth in the story.
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On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:22:38 +0200, Gail Shaw wrote:
> "Jim Henderson" <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote in message
> news:480fa61d$1@news.povray.org...
>> On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:17:09 +0200, Gail Shaw wrote:
>>
>> > Do not even try reading the Silmarillion. It reads like a history
>> > text book.
>>
>> Ain't *that* the truth. I found it to be very difficult to read -
>> ended up starting it 3 times before I read it all the way through.
>
> I've never read it cover to cover. I use it more as a reference book.
That's almost gotta be a better way to use it.
Have you read The Children of Hurin? I've got the book on CDs, but
haven't opened it yet.
Jim
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On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:37:51 +0200, Vincent Le Chevalier wrote:
> Yep I think it's exactly why I feel this way... More depth in the story.
Absolutely - Hobbit is relatively short as a result, too - doesn't have
the "Epic" feel. But it's part of the history of Middle Earth, along
with oh so many other stories, ranging from the Farmer Giles stories to
the books Christopher Tolkien released as part of the "History of Middle
Earth" series (a few of which I have, but haven't read).
Jim
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Darren New wrote:
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> It's sometimes fun trying to figure out what my wife (who learned
> Chinese first) is asking when she comes across a word she doesn't know.
> "What's a mig-non?"
>
Don't know, my first though that it was a very fast flying female monk,
but it is probably english and not dutch.
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Gail Shaw wrote:
> "Invisible" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
>
> If you're going to a library, ask a librarian.
Andy is still resisting to ask the orangutan even though it prevents him
from getting some subtle references.
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On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:14:38 +0200, "Gail Shaw"
<initialsurname@sentech sa dot com> wrote:
>
>No. I have a friend threatening to lend me the book. So far she hasn't made
>good on the threat.
>Note to self - raid the bookshelf next time I visit.
I won't give the ending away but it ties up a loose thread from
Shakespeare's Midsummer Nights Dream.
--
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Stephen
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On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:33:34 +0200, andrel <a_l### [at] hotmailcom>
wrote:
>Gail Shaw wrote:
>> "Invisible" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
>>
>> If you're going to a library, ask a librarian.
>
>Andy is still resisting to ask the orangutan even though it prevents him
>from getting some subtle references.
LOL and don't call him a chimp. ;)
--
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Stephen
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andrel wrote:
> Darren New wrote:
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>>
>> It's sometimes fun trying to figure out what my wife (who learned
>> Chinese first) is asking when she comes across a word she doesn't
>> know. "What's a mig-non?"
>>
> Don't know, my first though that it was a very fast flying female monk,
> but it is probably english and not dutch.
I asked her if it had the word "fill-it" in front. :-) "Yeah! How'd you
know?"
She's great. I'm not making fun of her, but of English. :-)
--
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
"That's pretty. Where's that?"
"It's the Age of Channelwood."
"We should go there on vacation some time."
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> "Water, Sugar, Citric Acid, Vitamin C" [Found on some cheap lemonade.]
I liked the bit I had this morning. "... Natural banana flavoring
(water, fruit juice, organic sugar) ..."
I wasn't aware you could juice a banana, myself.
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Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
"That's pretty. Where's that?"
"It's the Age of Channelwood."
"We should go there on vacation some time."
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> I very much doubt that I've read all the good fiction already! ;-)
> There's probably an ample supply of suitable stuff out there. As I say,
> the problem is locating it.
I liked one story I read where the main character mentioned at some
point he only reads books more than 100 years old. "Doesn't that limit
your choices?" "No, not really." Two chapters later, you find out
he's a millenium-old vampire.
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Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
"That's pretty. Where's that?"
"It's the Age of Channelwood."
"We should go there on vacation some time."
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Actually, I was thinking if anything I'm likely to try reading the Harry
> Potter books [which are also reputed to be well-written].
They're well-written, but rather puerile in my opinion. Of course,
they're targeted at kids, so you kind of expect it. The first one was
OK, but as they went on it was obviously getting lamer and lamer. The
movie pretty much summed up the book without a whole lot of differences.
I also read Golden Compass et al, which was actually one of the better
fantasy books I've read lately. Surprisingly full of prophesies and
magic for a book intended to convince you not to believe in that stuff.
I suspect, Andrew, you would very much like "Permutation City" by Greg
Egan. Track it down and read the description. It's one of my favorite
pieces of geeky computer fiction.
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Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
"That's pretty. Where's that?"
"It's the Age of Channelwood."
"We should go there on vacation some time."
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Warp wrote:
> Yes. Especially the place for Edoras was a superb find. (Only some
> buildings were added with CGI, all the rest is real scenery.)
As a sideways tangent, if you've ever seen the Aeon Flux movie, those
buildings are all existing buildings in some city in Germany, according
to the DVD extras. Next time I'm vacationing there, I'll have to track
it down.
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Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
"That's pretty. Where's that?"
"It's the Age of Channelwood."
"We should go there on vacation some time."
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"Stephen" <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:14:38 +0200, "Gail Shaw"
> <initialsurname@sentech sa dot com> wrote:
>
> >
> >No. I have a friend threatening to lend me the book. So far she hasn't
made
> >good on the threat.
> >Note to self - raid the bookshelf next time I visit.
>
> I won't give the ending away but it ties up a loose thread from
> Shakespeare's Midsummer Nights Dream.
Which I've never read...
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"Jim Henderson" <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote in message
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>
> Have you read The Children of Hurin? I've got the book on CDs, but
> haven't opened it yet.
>
No, sorry.
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"Darren New" <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote in message
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> They're well-written, but rather puerile in my opinion. Of course,
> they're targeted at kids, so you kind of expect it. The first one was
> OK, but as they went on it was obviously getting lamer and lamer. The
> movie pretty much summed up the book without a whole lot of differences.
I still haven't managed to finish book 6. The characters are irritating me.
> I also read Golden Compass et al, which was actually one of the better
> fantasy books I've read lately. Surprisingly full of prophesies and
> magic for a book intended to convince you not to believe in that stuff.
They are excellent and surprisingly, the movie 'The Golden Compass' follows
the book almost exactly.
The first book was called "The Northern Lights" in all parts of the world
other than North America
I recently tracked down and reread the Dark Is Rising series. Also young
teenager books, but very well written
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And lo on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:56:44 +0100, Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom>
did spake, saying:
> On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:02:46 +0100, "Phil Cook"
> <phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:
>
>> lash = do putStrLn "You've been a naughty boy haven't you?"
>> grovel <- readLn
>> if grovel == yes
>> then putStrLn "So you need to be whipped"
>> else putStrLn "Liar! You need to be whipped"
>>
>
> See You Jimmie. You a perv or sumthing? :)
Can't I be a perv and sumthing? ;-)
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Phil Cook
--
I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
http://flipc.blogspot.com
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And lo on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:26:17 +0100, Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull>
did spake, saying:
> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>
>> Worrying fact: This almost compiles, actually...
>
> Actually, scrub that. Worrying fact: I knew it would compile without
> trying it. :-.
Hardly worrying it wasn't exactly complex, a slight touch of worry would
be you parsing it and thinking "Hmm that sounds about right"
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--
I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
http://flipc.blogspot.com
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>>> You might even make a couple acquaintances at the library
>> I've heard this gem before. However, given that talking is strictly
>> prohibited, I fail to comprehend how this one works...
>
> When was the last time you were in a library :) Now-a-days the sound
> of keyboards clicking would deafen you :(
Especially at *my* library! Last time I checked, they still use two-tone
brown dumb terminals with green screens for searching the library catelogue.
--
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http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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And lo on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:04:50 +0100, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom>
did spake, saying:
> Phil Cook wrote:
>> And lo on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:14:27 +0100, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom>
>> did spake, saying:
>>
>>> Phil Cook wrote:
>>>> I just can't imagine not reading fiction; it's just my default state
>>>> of being.
>>>
>>> Hey, I read nothing but non-fiction until fifth grade, whereupon the
>>> teacher forced the issue by requiring a book report on a fiction book.
>>> :-)
>> It wan't meant disparagingly, simply an Error Does Not Compute for my
>> OS :-)
>
> I took no offense. :-)
Well you never can tell by text :-)
> The first fiction book I read was about a family captured by the giant
> AI that is built into Phobos by the now-extinct Martians. I wish I could
> remember the name - "Phobos is missing" or something like that...
GIYF or more precise WIYF - Phobos the Robot Planet by Paul Capon? Not one
I've read.
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And lo on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:39:06 +0100, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom>
did spake, saying:
> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>> "Water, Sugar, Citric Acid, Vitamin C" [Found on some cheap lemonade.]
>
> I liked the bit I had this morning. "... Natural banana flavoring
> (water, fruit juice, organic sugar) ..."
>
> I wasn't aware you could juice a banana, myself.
Sure you can - hold it by both ends and wring dry :-P
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Phil Cook
--
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http://flipc.blogspot.com
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And lo on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:53:45 +0100, Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom>
did spake, saying:
> On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:54:56 +0100, "Phil Cook"
> <phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:
>
>> Well they do sometimes put quizes on the back, or mazes; mazes are fun
>> ;-)
>>
>> Personally ...<skip rambling> in a feeble
>> attempt to gain consciousness prior to the coffee hit.
>
> It was a figure of speech, Phil :)
Yeah I knew that yeah course I did [cough]. Seriously though I look at the
ingredients of everything I eat except breakfast, often for the same
reason as Andy.
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On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:38:18 +0200, "Gail Shaw"
<initialsurname@sentech sa dot com> wrote:
>> I won't give the ending away but it ties up a loose thread from
>> Shakespeare's Midsummer Nights Dream.
>
>Which I've never read...
No matter it is still a good book it just has a twist that I
appreciated.
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Stephen
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On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:33:30 +0100, "Phil Cook"
<phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:
>Yeah I knew that yeah course I did [cough]. Seriously though I look at the
>ingredients of everything I eat except breakfast,
I don't do that, it spoils my appetite :)
>often for the same
>reason as Andy.
Hmm! <resists any temptation to make a smarta***d comment> :)
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Stephen
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Invisible escribió:
> Especially at *my* library! Last time I checked, they still use two-tone
> brown dumb terminals with green screens for searching the library
> catelogue.
WTF!
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Invisible wrote:
>
> Especially at *my* library! Last time I checked, they still use two-tone
> brown dumb terminals with green screens for searching the library
> catelogue.
>
Not terribly dissimilar to what pizza delivery places (that actually
have a computerized system) use, I imagine. Everything ran off of the
manager's computer, with serial cables. It was some specialized
multi-tasking form of DOS. Weird stuff.
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>> Especially at *my* library! Last time I checked, they still use
>> two-tone brown dumb terminals with green screens for searching the
>> library catelogue.
>
> WTF!
What? It's a library funded by a county counsil. What's to explain?
Technically it does what it's meant to do...
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"Darren New" <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote in message
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> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> > "Water, Sugar, Citric Acid, Vitamin C" [Found on some cheap lemonade.]
>
> I liked the bit I had this morning. "... Natural banana flavoring
> (water, fruit juice, organic sugar) ..."
>
> I wasn't aware you could juice a banana, myself.
Who said that's banana juice? They said banana flavoring and fruit juice.
They didn't say *what* fruit.
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On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:07:40 +0200, "Gail Shaw"
<initialsurname@sentech sa dot com> wrote:
>
>"Darren New" <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote in message
>news:480fc89a$1@news.povray.org...
>> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>> > "Water, Sugar, Citric Acid, Vitamin C" [Found on some cheap lemonade.]
>>
>> I liked the bit I had this morning. "... Natural banana flavoring
>> (water, fruit juice, organic sugar) ..."
>>
>> I wasn't aware you could juice a banana, myself.
>
>Who said that's banana juice? They said banana flavoring and fruit juice.
>They didn't say *what* fruit.
>
Yes, but …
You can still juice a banana :)
With milk they are really nice IMHO.
Have you tried carrot and apple juiced?
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Stephen
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Phil Cook wrote:
> GIYF or more precise WIYF - Phobos the Robot Planet by Paul Capon? Not
> one I've read.
Actually, it looks more like "Lost, a Moon". No mention of Phobos in the
title. Phobos the Robot Planet was published the same year. I'm
suspecting it was the same story published under two names. The cover of
"Lost, a Moon" is definitely something I remember.
Cool! Thanks! (And yes, I did google it, but I obviously got the wrong
words to search.)
--
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
"That's pretty. Where's that?"
"It's the Age of Channelwood."
"We should go there on vacation some time."
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Stephen wrote:
> I don't do that, it spoils my appetite :)
<LaurieAnderson> And you're eating, and you're reading, and you're
eating, and you suddenly realize that what you're eating is what you're
reading. But by then, it's much too late. </LaurieAnderson>
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Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
"That's pretty. Where's that?"
"It's the Age of Channelwood."
"We should go there on vacation some time."
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Gail Shaw wrote:
> "Darren New" <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote in message
> news:480fc89a$1@news.povray.org...
>> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>> "Water, Sugar, Citric Acid, Vitamin C" [Found on some cheap lemonade.]
>> I liked the bit I had this morning. "... Natural banana flavoring
>> (water, fruit juice, organic sugar) ..."
>>
>> I wasn't aware you could juice a banana, myself.
>
> Who said that's banana juice? They said banana flavoring and fruit juice.
> They didn't say *what* fruit.
Oh, I know. It was just a bit odd that the "natural banana flavoring"
apparently had no banana in it. Not the naive interpretation of
"natural" I was expecting. It was more an amused comment than anything.
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Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
"That's pretty. Where's that?"
"It's the Age of Channelwood."
"We should go there on vacation some time."
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Gail Shaw wrote:
> They are excellent and surprisingly, the movie 'The Golden Compass' follows
> the book almost exactly.
To a large extent, yes. Didn't they skip the trek with the gypsies (or
whatever they're called in the book) or was that the second novel?
And yah, the movie ended about a chapter earlier, which was kind of an
interesting choice, given the final chapter of the book.
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"That's pretty. Where's that?"
"It's the Age of Channelwood."
"We should go there on vacation some time."
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On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:18:48 -0700, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom>
wrote:
>Stephen wrote:
>> I don't do that, it spoils my appetite :)
>
><LaurieAnderson> And you're eating, and you're reading, and you're
>eating, and you suddenly realize that what you're eating is what you're
>reading. But by then, it's much too late. </LaurieAnderson>
LOL
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Regards
Stephen
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Darren New wrote:
>
> Oh, I know. It was just a bit odd that the "natural banana flavoring"
> apparently had no banana in it. Not the naive interpretation of
> "natural" I was expecting. It was more an amused comment than anything.
>
Yep. I remember a long time ago watching a show about some of what goes
on behind the scenes with manufactured food products. I remember some
person in a lab with dozens of tiny vials mixing and matching the
compounds, and giving it a taste. The host asked about the distinction
between natural and artificial flavorings. The person in the lab
basically stated a natural flavor may have no relevance to what it's
trying to mimic, but is extracted from a natural source, whereas
artificial flavor is a molecule synthesized to mimic the flavor of
something. Something like almond flavoring isn't derived from the
almonds you can buy at the supermarket, but rather an extract toxic
variety that is bitter to the taste.
Not sure what they could use to get "natural" banana flavor...
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>> Actually, I was thinking if anything I'm likely to try reading the
>> Harry Potter books [which are also reputed to be well-written].
>
> They're well-written, but rather puerile in my opinion.
Hooookay then... Time to get the dictionary again. :-}
> Of course, they're targeted at kids, so you kind of expect it.
Well I don't know. The first film is *exactly* what you'd expect from
every kids adventure film ever made. There was some humour which was
actually enjoyable, but overall the thing was pretty much predictable.
The second film, however, seemed much darker and more interesting. [Note
that I don't usually consider those two to be strongly correlated.] Each
film seems even better than the one before. [Altough, frankly, the
opening sequence of the Goblet of Fire made *no sense* at all. It was
all too fast to comprehend.] The last one I saw - Order of the Pheonix -
well, I have no idea what the book says, but if *I* wanted to make a
kick-ass film about a wizard, this is totally the film I'd make!
[Except that, obviously, if *I* made it, it would suck...]
> I also read Golden Compass et al, which was actually one of the better
> fantasy books I've read lately. Surprisingly full of prophesies and
> magic for a book intended to convince you not to believe in that stuff.
Mmm, I'll have to try that. Actually, the I've got a DVD that has a
trailer for something called the Spiderwick Chronicles. It looks...
interesting.
> I suspect, Andrew, you would very much like "Permutation City" by Greg
> Egan. Track it down and read the description. It's one of my favorite
> pieces of geeky computer fiction.
Hmm. Maybe, maybe not. We'll see.
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>>> Note to self - raid the bookshelf next time I visit.
>> Oh, I'm sorry - am I making you hungry? :-)
>
> Huh?
Hungry for a good read. ;-)
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>> I won't give the ending away but it ties up a loose thread from
>> Shakespeare's Midsummer Nights Dream.
>
> Which I've never read...
...OK, I'm going to resist quoting Shakespeare. You'll all just think I
looked it up online anyway...
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"Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
news:4810d334$1@news.povray.org...
> >>> Note to self - raid the bookshelf next time I visit.
> >> Oh, I'm sorry - am I making you hungry? :-)
> >
> > Huh?
>
> Hungry for a good read. ;-)
>
Not really. I have a whole pile of books I haven't read. It's just that she
keeps saying she'll loan me the book, but never does.
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Darren New wrote:
> andrel wrote:
>> Darren New wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> It's sometimes fun trying to figure out what my wife (who learned
>>> Chinese first) is asking when she comes across a word she doesn't
>>> know. "What's a mig-non?"
>>>
>> Don't know, my first though that it was a very fast flying female
>> monk, but it is probably english and not dutch.
>
> I asked her if it had the word "fill-it" in front. :-) "Yeah! How'd you
> know?"
>
> She's great. I'm not making fun of her, but of English. :-)
>
Why would fillet mignon be english?
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andrel wrote:
> Why would fillet mignon be english?
OK. I'll grant you that one. On the other hand, it's not normally
italicized, so it's officially imported in some sense.
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Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
"That's pretty. Where's that?"
"It's the Age of Channelwood."
"We should go there on vacation some time."
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On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:38:48 +0200, Gail Shaw wrote:
> "Jim Henderson" <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote in message
> news:480fae73$1@news.povray.org...
>>
>> Have you read The Children of Hurin? I've got the book on CDs, but
>> haven't opened it yet.
>>
>>
> No, sorry.
Ah well, it's read by Christopher Lee, so it should be easy to listen
to. :-)
Jim
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And lo on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:17:05 +0100, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom>
did spake, saying:
> Phil Cook wrote:
>> GIYF or more precise WIYF - Phobos the Robot Planet by Paul Capon? Not
>> one I've read.
>
> Actually, it looks more like "Lost, a Moon". No mention of Phobos in the
> title. Phobos the Robot Planet was published the same year. I'm
> suspecting it was the same story published under two names. The cover of
> "Lost, a Moon" is definitely something I remember.
I've found it rare but it's really annoying when that happens 'Oo look a
book by my favourite author I haven't got. Oh wait it's just the same as
one I do have, but with a different title".
> Cool! Thanks! (And yes, I did google it, but I obviously got the wrong
> words to search.)
And therein lies the problem with Google. IIRC I did Phobos computer
extinct martians capture; might have been a science fiction tacked on to,
but it amusingly led to the Phobos page on Wikipedia
--
Phil Cook
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Phil Cook wrote:
> And lo on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:17:05 +0100, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom>
> did spake, saying:
>
>> Phil Cook wrote:
>>> GIYF or more precise WIYF - Phobos the Robot Planet by Paul Capon?
>>> Not one I've read.
>>
>> Actually, it looks more like "Lost, a Moon". No mention of Phobos in
>> the title. Phobos the Robot Planet was published the same year. I'm
>> suspecting it was the same story published under two names. The cover
>> of "Lost, a Moon" is definitely something I remember.
>
> I've found it rare but it's really annoying when that happens 'Oo look a
> book by my favourite author I haven't got. Oh wait it's just the same as
> one I do have, but with a different title".
That happened so often with me and music (compilation disks of stuff I
already had) that I bought/wrote software to scrape CDDB and stick into
my palm pilot all the CDs I own sorted by track and author.
I also wound up with James Blish's "Starship" twice. Same time period,
same kind of thing.
--
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
"That's pretty. Where's that?"
"It's the Age of Channelwood."
"We should go there on vacation some time."
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And lo on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:40:41 +0100, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom>
did spake, saying:
> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>> I very much doubt that I've read all the good fiction already! ;-)
>> There's probably an ample supply of suitable stuff out there. As I say,
>> the problem is locating it.
>
> I liked one story I read where the main character mentioned at some
> point he only reads books more than 100 years old. "Doesn't that limit
> your choices?" "No, not really." Two chapters later, you find out
> he's a millenium-old vampire.
I think I'd have found it more amusing if an apparent 25-year old said
they only read contemporary books, with the same continuation and
revelation.
--
Phil Cook
--
I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
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