Leaving for vacation next week. Any recommendations for books so awful, so putrid that they are unintentionally funny as a result?
Nov 8th, 2004, 08:02 AM
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Thanks for the rec. on Joe Queenan, it really does fit your category.
I enjoyed the humor of this pompous, elitiest snob (PES) looking down on 'culture' and then realizing he works for TV Guide. How could/would a PES work for TV Guide, wouldn't a PES work for, say, The New Yorker? Of if he was truly elite, The Economist.
I enjoyed the humor of this pompous, elitiest snob (PES) looking down on 'culture' and then realizing he works for TV Guide. How could/would a PES work for TV Guide, wouldn't a PES work for, say, The New Yorker? Of if he was truly elite, The Economist.
Nov 8th, 2004, 11:12 AM
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Print this thread and read it in your "spare time on vacation". Who really reads books on vacation? I can do that at home for free. Sheesh.
Red Lobster, you like, Tess? There's nothing fresh on the menu. At least there wasn't when I was there in 1986. Everything is fried. Frying is what a person does to fish when it no longer tastes fresh - and the flavor must now be masked. Lemon on fish? Have you ever had lemon on sushi or sashimi? NO. Cocktail sauce for dipping fried fish? NO.
Follow Jack LaLanne's advice : If man made it, don't eat it.
Read his book(s) while on vacation and save your health.
Read "Dude, Where's My Country?" and save your country next election.
Red Lobster, you like, Tess? There's nothing fresh on the menu. At least there wasn't when I was there in 1986. Everything is fried. Frying is what a person does to fish when it no longer tastes fresh - and the flavor must now be masked. Lemon on fish? Have you ever had lemon on sushi or sashimi? NO. Cocktail sauce for dipping fried fish? NO.
Follow Jack LaLanne's advice : If man made it, don't eat it.
Read his book(s) while on vacation and save your health.
Read "Dude, Where's My Country?" and save your country next election.
Nov 8th, 2004, 11:27 AM
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Rayn - we agree on something! I thought Red Lobster dragged on and on too. Though I suspect we have similar tastes in music - didn't I read in a Freaky Friday that you like the Pogues? or was it Charlie and the Bhoys?
My recommendation for unintentionally funny is anything by Nicholas Sparks. Talk about smaltz - yuck.
My recommendation for unintentionally funny is anything by Nicholas Sparks. Talk about smaltz - yuck.
Dec 7th, 2004, 12:53 PM
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Totally agree with your, bennnie. I have a book on tape mixed in with three others in my car right now. Bend in the Road by Sparks. UGH! I couldn't get past the third tape - because I was LAUGHING at the wrong spots. Then I thought- Why am I listening to this???- these people are Stepford people and not like anybody I know.
Makes me think that I should go back to writing for fun local publications- if he can make a living plus doing those- anyone has a chance.
Normally, I just don't don't like most "light" or fast reads. It's very hard to do well.
Some good ones that are not mentioned, I don't think, are Durant's Birth of Venus (would be good getting on the plane to Italy) or if you have are going to England- Ian Pears' "Instance of the Fingerpost". I also like the Rule of Four, but it isn't an easy read.
Makes me think that I should go back to writing for fun local publications- if he can make a living plus doing those- anyone has a chance.
Normally, I just don't don't like most "light" or fast reads. It's very hard to do well.
Some good ones that are not mentioned, I don't think, are Durant's Birth of Venus (would be good getting on the plane to Italy) or if you have are going to England- Ian Pears' "Instance of the Fingerpost". I also like the Rule of Four, but it isn't an easy read.
Dec 7th, 2004, 03:38 PM
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When I saw my original post topped, I thought I should thank everyone again for the suggestions.
What's the old saying, "the best laid plans..."
I had intended to read to the DaVinci Code, for its possible comic value as well as the "I don't have to think" value.
I had the book with me on the beach and at the pool everyday of our eight days in Cancun. There it sat, and sat, and sat, never to leave our beachbag. The upside is that I can now build a mean sandcastle.
Bennie,
Yes, I was the one who mentioned the Pogues on a FFR&R. For my money, one of the most original bands from that era.
If I remember correctly, you're a Jersey guy? Do you remember the Belmar Turtle races by chance?
What's the old saying, "the best laid plans..."
I had intended to read to the DaVinci Code, for its possible comic value as well as the "I don't have to think" value.
I had the book with me on the beach and at the pool everyday of our eight days in Cancun. There it sat, and sat, and sat, never to leave our beachbag. The upside is that I can now build a mean sandcastle.
Bennie,
Yes, I was the one who mentioned the Pogues on a FFR&R. For my money, one of the most original bands from that era.
If I remember correctly, you're a Jersey guy? Do you remember the Belmar Turtle races by chance?
Dec 7th, 2004, 06:11 PM
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I think that sobbing sound I just heard was Dan Brown crying as he deposited his latest royalty check!
For those of you who say you don't have to think when reading the Da Vinci Code, tell me what this says. You have 25 minutes.
znecd aoyud nesdx foihu yyscv tohni iayyw
First you need to decide if it is plain English text or some type of substitution cipher.
Next question: you are walking down a street in Florence. You see an address of 11235. Who once lived there?
For those of you who say you don't have to think when reading the Da Vinci Code, tell me what this says. You have 25 minutes.
znecd aoyud nesdx foihu yyscv tohni iayyw
First you need to decide if it is plain English text or some type of substitution cipher.
Next question: you are walking down a street in Florence. You see an address of 11235. Who once lived there?
Dec 7th, 2004, 06:24 PM
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MikeMo,
What dilemma? I have ZERO dilemma about not serving in the military. What I said, not what you think I said, was that I had been accepted to the Naval ROTC program at Villanova but due to a physical problem I had to turn down the opportunity.
Anything after that, such as me graduating from Villanova, which I didn't as I graduated from St. John's in NY, and anything about the extent of my problem is your imagination. Unlike Rush, I can assure you it was a more serious then a boil on my derrier.
In terms of this "holier then thou" because you served, the reality is that less then 15% of the male population born after 1956 has been in the military, if that.
While I respect the sacrifice many have made by serving, I'd suggest that if all those who served did so for patriotic reasons, it is curious that the military needs to spend hundreds of millions to advertise and create financial incentives.
BTW, should you care to continue this discussion in a manner where we don't have to be polite [email protected].
What dilemma? I have ZERO dilemma about not serving in the military. What I said, not what you think I said, was that I had been accepted to the Naval ROTC program at Villanova but due to a physical problem I had to turn down the opportunity.
Anything after that, such as me graduating from Villanova, which I didn't as I graduated from St. John's in NY, and anything about the extent of my problem is your imagination. Unlike Rush, I can assure you it was a more serious then a boil on my derrier.
In terms of this "holier then thou" because you served, the reality is that less then 15% of the male population born after 1956 has been in the military, if that.
While I respect the sacrifice many have made by serving, I'd suggest that if all those who served did so for patriotic reasons, it is curious that the military needs to spend hundreds of millions to advertise and create financial incentives.
BTW, should you care to continue this discussion in a manner where we don't have to be polite [email protected].
Dec 8th, 2004, 06:11 AM
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Feh...
I'm many things but a food snob isn't one of them. Dining at LA's Spago last year was a fabulous experience. Union Square Cafe in NYC is sublime and Red Lobster is just fine with me--as long as I don't have to cook it, I'll eat it. And that includes McDonalds!
I'm many things but a food snob isn't one of them. Dining at LA's Spago last year was a fabulous experience. Union Square Cafe in NYC is sublime and Red Lobster is just fine with me--as long as I don't have to cook it, I'll eat it. And that includes McDonalds!
Dec 8th, 2004, 05:42 PM
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No, it's actually pretty simple. I passed a physical at Ft. Hamilton NY in the Fall of 1983 and applied for the ROTC program for Fall of 1984. Don't know how it is today, but back then you needed to take the physical at some point prior to filing your application. In the late spring of 1984 I had stomach pains for several days which resulted in my vomiting up blood. Not sure what the rules are today, but 20 years ago being diagnosed with an ulcer was grounds for failing a military physical. I never failed a physical because I never took a second one.
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