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Vagabond wrote:
"Y'know, I shaved off my eyebrows once. It was kind of neat. I was working for a Remington store at the time, too, so there's some irony in there I guess.
Remington the electric shaver company, not Remington the shotgun company.
People would give me very strange looks, because there was something wrong with my face, and they couldn't place it. I had long hair then, too, & I think I had my beard. (Though that comes and goes, so I'm not sure.) So it wasn't obvious, like it is on a guy who shaves his head and takes the eyebrows too.
Papercut - I actually quite liked Love and Human Remains, as did many of my freinds. But I've never seen the play, so I've no notion of how much they changed it.
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Seamus wrote:
"My cup of tea...
Science fiction literature is my favorite escape. My favorite author is Robert A. Heinlein.
Most anyone who's read any science fiction has read at least Starship Troopers, or Stranger in a Strangeland(both published in the same year).
My favorite Heinlein novel, however, is Friday. It's about a genetically engineered genius with faster-than-human reflexes, greater-than-human strength, and she's one hot babe with a hpyeractive sex drive.
Don't misunderstand me. I don't read Heinlein, or science fiction for the sex appeal(that's what comics are for(just kidding)). Much of Heinlein's writing presents a brighter future which is still working out many of todays cultural problems.
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress about a nation fighting for it's independance from it's tyrannical rulers who lead it from far, far away.
Stanger in a Strange Land is about the dangers of blind faith and mob mentality.
Methuselah's Children is about the persecution of a minority.
The Man Who Sold the Moon is about the quest for the fullfilment of a dream.
There are more stylisticlly talented writers than Heinlein, and more out-there, bizarre writers than him as well. But for some reason, his writing(most of it anyways) resonates a sense of truth to me.
In Orson Scott Card's Seventh Son, the character says, ""Everything to be believed is an image of truth"".
That's my cup of tea."
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Vagabond wrote:
"Friday was the first Heinlin book I ever read. My dad had a second printing of the hardback on his bookshelf.
Now it's on mine.
My cup of tea is very mood dependent. When I'm hyper I want to be active; when I'm lethargic I want to read. When I'm partying I drink. And so on.
I like making lists of things. I guess that's why I'm enjoying catalouging so much.
As a bit of trivia, here's a number my teacher gave us to show how ridiculously long a Dewey Decimal number can get if you want it to:
Import taxes on wild rice in areas where the Rundi language predominates:
336.2666332578901759639465
That's a real Dewey number, made using the Dewey system. Though I doubt there's an actual book out there that has that slapped on the spine.
Now I'm rambling. I should go eat.
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Ground Hog Dave wrote:
"This morning I've had some tea called ""Thinko"". Branded in true Hong Kong fashion, that is, with a total lack of subtlety, it is supposed to restore concentration to the drinker. From drinker to thinker, then.
I devoured Heinlein in my youth: but am now a little derisory about its lack of sophistication."
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strafenkinder wrote:
Tea? Hmmmmmmm....
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I can't suffer Heinlein as a novelist, but some of his short stories are great."
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Lord_Savaunt wrote:
Well this thread got so big while I was gone out west that it took awhile to get back to reading what I missed. Of course while I waited it only got bigger.
I just lost a message where I had a bunch of replies to stuff from page 6 up to current. Ah well maybe I'll try to remake it again later on.
My cup of tea
It's one of my days off from work. I'm in a really creative mood. I've spent all morning writitng maybe drawing and it's some of my best work. I go grab my pay check get the necessary bills took care of and get a new stash of comics. Among them is the new Lucifer. After reading some comics my friend Aaron shows up and we go find something to do to chill. We maybe find a party and do some drinking and play some D&D. I go to sleep at some point knowing that I don't have to work the next day.
Mikes right about simple things.
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Vagabond wrote:
"Well, winter showed up a couple of days ago with 7 cm (just under 3 in) of snow on Tuesday. And we managed to wreck, yet again, many thousands of dollars worth of cars because this city's moronic drivers won't slow down in a snowstorm. Or at least not for the first storm of the year.
And now they're forcasting +10 degrees for sunday, which means the snow will all melt and the yards will be mud. And then people will have to learn winter driving all over again in a week or so. But with just a little luck the kids won't have to wear ski jackets over their costumes on wednesday. :)
My cup of tea this morning was ""Earl Grey, Hot,"" partly because I'm a Trekkie, but mostly because all the other flavours my girlfreind owns are weird herbal things. And who wants cold tea?
And fresh-baked bran muffins for breakfast, warm enough to to scald the fingertips. Mmm.
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Heathen wrote:
"This week's cup of tea is the movie ""Down From The Mountain"" which features the performers who contributed to the soundtrack of O Brother Where Art Thou.
We saw the film on Saturday.
I've just ordered the DVD.
The voices of angels.
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BORDERLINE: international comics magazine online from the first of the month
www.borderline.mediahall.co.uk"
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Mike Carey wrote:
"That was an awesome, inspired, wonderful movie.
Can't wait to see The Man Who Wasn't There. :) "
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Seen it and loved it. :) "
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Vagabond wrote:
"So, random trivia inspired by movie talk:
What film caused the MPAA to invent the PG-13 rating?
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Karon Flage wrote:
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
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Karon Flage wrote:
Batman is too recent - it is only from 1989. PG-13 existed when I was managing a movie theater in college in 96 and 97. (Excellent college job - I highly recommend it.)
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Tadwolloper Jutefruice wrote: " quote:
Originally posted by Vagabond:
So, random trivia inspired by movie talk:
What film caused the MPAA to invent the PG-13 rating?
I'm with Karon. It was Indiana Jones and the T.O.D. ------------------ aka SOOPER-HIP!"
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Invisigoth wrote:
"I'm not familiar with the news of the time, but the timing is about right.
As a bit of a coincidence, given Lucifer spun out of Sandman, the first move I ever heard of that received a PG-13 rating was Dreamscape.
Cheers.
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""Now they stood before the treasure, on the Mountain, dark and red.
Turned the stone and looked beneath it; 'Peace on Earth' was all it said.""
Coven - One Tin Soldier"
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Archipelago wrote: " quote:
Originally posted by Old Scratch:
Only on the Lucifer board would a thread entitled ""Teabags"" reach two pages in length.
Now it's NINE. I think I've found a new board to start reading. The others are getting a bit old. A. ------------------ “You are utterly the stupidest, most self-centered, appallingest excuse for an anthropomorphic personification of this or any other plane!” – Death from The Sandman #8."
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Greg McElhatton wrote: "Those who said ""Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom"" are, indeed, correct. One of those little bits of arcane knowledge I picked up over the years. (Good lord, this thread is still going? Turn your back for a month and you think some things would have died, but nooooooo.) ------------------ Greg McElhatton: http://www.gregmce.com iComics Daily Reviews: http://www.iComics.com/daily_reviews.shtml "
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Dr. Stranger wrote:
"Mike- Which issues of 2000AD was CARVER HALE in and which issues of 2000AD will ""13"" be in? THANKS P.S. Saw advanced copy of latest LUCIFER and loved exchange between Michael and Lucifer. Enjoyed different manifestations of Lucifer's arrogance throughout issue."
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Mike Carey wrote:
"Hi Dr S. Glad you liked what you saw of #20.
Carver Hale began in #1236 and ran through #1241. Then there was a gap before the final two episodes were printed in #1247 and #1248.
I'm not sure exactly when ""13"" will start. Andy Diggle said sometime around Christmas. At the moment we've got six episodes in the can, which puts us about halfway, and I've written eight. I think they'll schedule when they've got another two.
Further bulletins when I know any more. :) "
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Vagabond wrote:
"Hi folks.
Yes, it's Indy and the Temple. The relatively new re-releases have interveiws, and in ToD's Speilberg talks about how he and Lucas got the MPAA to create the rating.
Sorry it took so long to reply, but I ended up creating a four-day weekend, rather than murder my English teacher.
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Lord_Savaunt wrote:
" So do they talk about why they needed to do so? I'd like to know what scenes were too gory for a PG but now bad enough for an R.
My cup of tea for right now is looking for another job. I still have the one I work at now taking a*hole billing calls for an ISP, but it's taking too stressful a toll. So I'm doing the smart thing and looking for a new job to replace it so I can put in my two weeks. Don't know how long it will take, but I'll be resting a bit easier when I don't have to go to work and listen to people yell at me."
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Vagabond wrote:
"Disclaimer: Most of this is supposition and inference.
You have to bear in mind that a PG movie only prevented kids from going in by themselves. A lot of adults still brought little kids into PG movies. As a result, anything that wasn't suitable for young kids - like, say , a guy having his heart ripped out before he's dropped into a pit of lava - tended to get movies an R.
Lucas & Speilburg knew that things like that were a little too heavy for little kids, but that teens would love them. And teens were a huge part of their target audience. So the point seems to have been to create a rating for a movie that it was all right for teens to go to, but little kids should avoid.
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Mike Carey wrote:
"Savaunt, good luck with the job-hunting. You'll keep us posted, yeah?"
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Rama Bonn wrote:
"About Heinlein -
I've read all the major titles listed for Heinlein, and especially liked (""Grokked"") Stranger in a Strange Land. Friday was a wonderful book too. I've read Job: A Comedy of Justice but I can't begin to remember what it was about. I remember finishing the book and thinking ""what a waste of time.""
About Tea:
This thread is STILL going? I've been away from this board, but my old Morningstar pals are still brewing our own particular brand of tea? Unbelievable. Simply. un
Lord Savaunt:
May you find a job big enough to give you license to your creative spirit.
Mike:
Lucifer #20 hits the stands in my part of town tomorrow. I can't wait to read it. Though you haven't heard my benevolent but warped voice here lately, I've been keeping current.
My right to brag -
I've just had a grant accepted by our state government. I'll be purchasing some $40,000 worth of equipment for infants and toddlers through my company. I submitted the grant back in June, and I've just learned that it will be funded.
Stay free,
Rama"
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Mike Carey wrote:
"That's great news, Rama. Congrats. And good to have you back, even though you've just revealed that you never left. :)
What sort of equipment is this? Playground stuff, or educational aids, or what?
I pause to take a sip of my tea as I type. It's Sainsbury's Gold Label (which unlike Sainsbury's Red Label is actually safe to take internally), but I've let it get a little cool. I hate that. I wonder if you can microwave tea without ruining the flavour. Or does that destroy all the healthy, juicy, tannin-y goodness?
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Bevis wrote:
"Well don't know if it's been mentioned (like I'd be insane enough to read the entire thread. Or at least read it now...) but simply the best tea (other than bog standard PG Tips wich is OK for most occasions) is Yorkshire Tea. Course, you have to get the right sort for the water in your area but it's my tea of choice."
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Mike Carey wrote:
"Are Mancunians even allowed to drink Yorkshire Tea? Isn't there some sort of law? :)
My taste in tea is really plebeian. I drink vast quantities of it, but most of the time I care more about the temperature (very hot) than about the taste. Having said that, my mother-in-law gets some sort of organic tea that tastes... well, the only comparisons I can think of are both obscene and blasphemous. It's truly a horrible experience.
Traidcraft do a Kenyan tea that's really good. And my brother brought me back some strong, evil stuff from Sri Lanka that's excellent."
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I tend to have PG Tips in the house for everyday drinking. My partner likes extremely weak tea, so weak that he barely dips the tea in the cup at all. This has always vaguely annoyed me, because it feels wrong on many levels to say you drink tea but really insist on cups of slightly tanned milky hot water. "
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I don't touch the stuff myself, but people I know who are well into it assure me that microwaving it is a bad idea. Mind you, these are the kind of snobs who turn their noses up at most teabags, and they say that about coffee as well, so who knows? I've never been able to notice any great harm from doing that myself. In fact, before I was warned to cut down on my dairy intake, I used to fake cappucino by microwaving two or three spoons of instant in a cup of milk."
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Rama Bonn wrote:
"Last night I drank a weak Chinese green tea while I helped my son complete his high school math homework. I prefer a darker tea with an exotic aroma, like Earl Gray.
Mike, the grant will purchase all kinds of equipment appropriate for children one and two years old: cribs, soft climbing equipment, puppets, storage equipment, mirrors. I have a ten page shopping list, and everything is figured out down to the item.
I didn't mention it, but I've been busy teaching online management courses through the University of Phoenix. The program has been very nice for me, allows me to have more money to pay off my bills. But it has eaten up all my spare time - and I am out of my regular writing practice. I've got to get back to work on telling stories again.
Rama"
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Vagabond wrote:
"Dunno about microwaving tea. Microwaving caf works just fine.
I drink Red Rose tea, myself, but I think that's a Canuk brand.
Anyway, the best solution to any problem is always the empirical experiment. Preferably with someone else's stuff, that you don't have to pay for.
I like my computer hardware class. I get to break computers. It's fun.
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Mr Terrific wrote: "Referring back a few pages, I have just read this thread in one go. Thanks to you lot I have become SANE. Thank you very much. :o I enjoyed being a lunatic. ![[sad]](images/icons/frown.gif) Also, much hilarity, which at work is not a good thing. You cannot supress long laughter as coughing. You are all evil. PS: Tea pleb here. Just drink tea-bag tea with milk. Mostly drink fruit juice, though. ------------------ The optimits thinks we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist knows we do. Do not take offence at any thing in this post. It is my opinion only. If I offend anyone, I apologise. In case anyone cares, my real name is Paul. Call me that if you want. Official Suggester of DDAMMMN www.darwinawards.com "
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Mr. Gage wrote:
"Egad, Terrific.
You should get to the infirmary right away, just as a precaution. We're really not sure what reading the whole thread might do to a person; the last time someone tried it, well, it was less than 10 pages anyway.
It's been, what, about 4 hours since you posted? I know I'd feel better if you checked in again later on.
(I stayed out too late last night, playing billiards and singing karaoke with friends. This morning I'm very coffee-reliant.)"
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr. Gage:
I stayed out too late last night, playing billiards and singing karaoke with friends.
What, simeltaneously?"
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Mr. Gage wrote:
"Sort of. It took damn near forever to finish our game, since at any given time someone or other from our group had to go and sing."
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Vagabond wrote:
"Now I have this vision of a chorus line made up of demons wearing golf shirts and japanese-stereotype glasses, using pool cues instead of canes.
I'm not sure which diturbs me more - the fact that I came up with this, or the fact that there are those I can share it with.
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Brody wrote:
"I haven't read this entire thread -- Thanksgiving is coming up, after all -- but is there any mention of single-estate teas? All I've read about are blends (Earl Grey, Red Rose, etc.) and this is pretty anathema to the serious tea drinker.
I always wanted to be a tea snob, myself, and finally got my chance a couple of years ago when I stumbled onto the Upton Tea Imports website (www.uptontea.com). They have, like, a 24-page catalog, at least six pages of which are devoted just to Darjeelings.
My personal favorite is the Sungma Estate 1999 Darjeeling Reserve, lot TD99. Order with caution, though -- once you've gone single-estate, blends are just about impossible to return to."
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