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crazyturk Member	posted November 30, 2004 07:45 PM quote: Originally posted by BoltBait: Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand hahahah, you'll never want to read again after reading that, according to South Park. __________________ "Originally posted by Iabtu: I'm so crazyturk'd right now :p" Tucker Max is my hero! Everyone loves the goat! Ж R.I.P. Richard 1984 - 2004 Ж
BoltBait Moderator	posted November 30, 2004 07:46 PM I have already read it before. __________________ I have FREE STUFF on my H/W List! Play a game of Dominoes today! I made the MOTL Pricelist easier to use! "Welcome to my block list you loser."
magic4tool Member	posted November 30, 2004 07:47 PM quote: Originally posted by magic4tool: I just finished the first book in the Space Trilogy: Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis I'm starting to read The Screwtape Letters , Perelandra,(second book in The Space Trilogy) and The Silver Chair. All of those are by Clive Staples Lewis. Finished Screwtape Letters, it was good as I expected, but my favorite work of his is A Grief Observed. gonna start on Perelandra, and The Bible. __________________ If you want to play me a game of Halo or halo 2 via Xbox Connect then you can reach me at the name of donkeepunch. Xbox live account: MorTes If you want to trade away your Tippmann a-5 go here! http://www.magictraders.com/ubb/Forum6/HTML/016767.html
Tha Gunslinga Moderator	posted November 30, 2004 08:53 PM Who Needs Enemies? by Alan Dean Foster, one of my favorite writers. __________________ Some suicidal imbecile with poor grammar is impersonating me. My only two emails are tha_gunslinga@magictraders.com and timetwista@yahoo.com. If you get an email from tha_gunslinga_motl@yahoo.com, it ain't me.
Carnophageous Member	posted December 01, 2004 05:28 AM Right now, it's The Black Book of Communism: Crimes, Terror, Repression by Stephane Courtois, Jean-Louis Panne, Andrzei Paczkowski, Nicholas Werth, Jean-Louis Margolin, and Karol Bartosek. This is the history of the book, and what it's all about: Already famous throughout Europe, this international bestseller plumbs recently opened archives in the former Soviet bloc to reveal the actual, practical accomplishments of Communism around the world: terror, torture, famine, mass deportations, and massacres. Astonishing in the sheer detail it amasses, the book is the first comprehensive attempt to catalogue and analyze the crimes of Communism over seventy years. "Revolutions, like trees, must be judged by their fruit," Ignazio Silone wrote, and this is the standard the authors apply to the Communist experience--in the China of "the Great Helmsman," Kim Il Sung's Korea, Vietnam under "Uncle Ho" and Cuba under Castro, Ethiopia under Mengistu, Angola under Neto, and Afghanistan under Najibullah. The authors, all distinguished scholars based in Europe, document Communist crimes against humanity, but also crimes against national and universal culture, from Stalin's destruction of hundreds of churches in Moscow to Ceausescu's leveling of the historic heart of Bucharest to the widescale devastation visited on Chinese culture by Mao's Red Guards. As the death toll mounts--as many as 25 million in the former Soviet Union, 65 million in China, 1.7 million in Cambodia, and on and on--the authors systematically show how and why, wherever the millenarian ideology of Communism was established, it quickly led to crime, terror, and repression. An extraordinary accounting, this book amply documents the unparalleled position and significance of Communism in the hierarchy of violence that is the history of the twentieth century.
Tha Gunslinga Moderator	posted December 01, 2004 10:21 AM Farnham's Freehold- Robert A. Heinlein Just finished it, in fact.
nderdog Moderator	posted December 01, 2004 10:25 AM quote: Originally posted by Tha Gunslinga: Farnham's Freehold- [b]Robert A. Heinlein Just finished it, in fact.[/B] I need to start reading more Heinlein. He's kind of slipped back in my list. Is that one good? __________________ Help Leshrac out, Donate to MOTL Stack 3! Info on a nasty ripper! There's no need to fear, UNDERDOG is here!
Tha Gunslinga Moderator	posted December 01, 2004 10:45 AM Eh, it's alright. Not incredibly good. __________________ Some suicidal imbecile with poor grammar is impersonating me. My only two emails are tha_gunslinga@magictraders.com and timetwista@yahoo.com. If you get an email from tha_gunslinga_motl@yahoo.com, it ain't me.
Mr.C Member	posted December 01, 2004 10:47 AM C++ For Dummies. We all have to start somewhere...
GMontag Member	posted December 01, 2004 01:27 PM quote: Originally posted by BoltBait: Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand I just downloaded the entire unabridged book to my iPod. I also downloaded the entire unabridged Fountainhead. (I have LOTS of reading ahead of me.) You know, I've never understood why people liked reading that book (Atlas Shrugged). I forced myself to read it all the way through and it felt like reading some immensely long diatribe of propaganda filled with such obviously wrong logic espoused by the main characters.
potm Member	posted December 01, 2004 01:31 PM quote: Originally posted by BoltBait: Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand I just downloaded the entire unabridged book to my iPod. Seriously, what's the jest of reading a book on your iPod? I mean, I've tried reading the Hitchhiker's Guide that way, but it's so obvious you're just trying to look handsome peering at your expensive player and all that. And the fonttype is extremely small and not very pleasant to read Doesn't beat the real thing! __________________ When I see this guy Marty tryin' to carry a big ol' sofa up the stairs all by himself So I, I say to him, I say "Hey, you want me to help you with that?" And Marty, he just rolls his eyes and goes "No, I want you to cut off my arms and legs with a chainsaw." So I did My Portfolio
BoltBait Moderator	posted December 01, 2004 01:43 PM quote: Originally posted by potm: Seriously, what's the jest of reading a book on your iPod? I mean, I've tried reading the Hitchhiker's Guide that way, but it's so obvious you're just trying to look handsome peering at your expensive player and all that. And the fonttype is extremely small and not very pleasant to read Doesn't beat the real thing! It's an audio book __________________ I have FREE STUFF on my H/W List! Play a game of Dominoes today! I made the MOTL Pricelist easier to use! "Welcome to my block list you loser."
NightDog Member	posted December 01, 2004 01:54 PM quote: Originally posted by GMontag: You know, I've never understood why people liked reading that book (Atlas Shrugged). I forced myself to read it all the way through and it felt like reading some immensely long diatribe of propaganda filled with such obviously wrong logic espoused by the main characters. Communist! __________________ "Anyone who disagrees is obviously a jewnazi bastard gaytard." Charles Ensign Test Ekels: if i was a female, and into pedophiles, i'd let you bone me. SithDrogan:awww,that means alot to me Test Ekels: good. Test Ekels: because it took 5 shots for me to be able to say that
Lunk Member	posted December 01, 2004 03:03 PM Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift. __________________ "As below, so above and beyond, I imagine, Drawn beyond the lines of reason." AIM: Lunk42 E-mail: lunk@maine.rr.com Register at Magicarsenal.com and list me as your referrer for a free $5 credit, no strings attached!
Tha Gunslinga Moderator	posted January 24, 2005 10:55 PM Mutants, by Gordon R. Dickson. I've already read a lot of the stories in it, but I enjoy re-reading them. __________________ NightDog: Kluckers and ben sitting in a tree ThaGunslingaMOTL: yo NightDog: P....O...S...T...I..N..G ThaGunslingaMOTL: I'd be on crutches afterwards, let me tell you
potm Member	posted January 25, 2005 01:00 AM quote: Originally posted by BoltBait: It's an audio book That's even more awful. I can never get myself to listen to some guy babbling-- it's just not the same thing. __________________ King of MOTL 2004! do YOU* can kick cerberus out of this world?!?й My Portfolio* Originally posted by grimlock_69: i stepped on a bee once, and then while limping home from the park, stepped on another one with my other foot...that sucked.
MagicMan_rj Member	posted January 25, 2005 03:10 AM quote: Originally posted by potm: That's even more awful. I can never get myself to listen to some guy babbling-- it's just not the same thing. What if it were hot girls reading to you? I could start a new chain of books on tape/cd. I think that I might become rich. (Insert the little copyright symbol here) __________________ AIM-RigorMortis004* MSN-RigorMortis004@hotmail.com* Xbox Live-TriggaMortis Everything I know, I learned by killing smart people and eating their brains.**
nderdog Moderator	posted January 25, 2005 08:10 AM Let's see...I'm currently in the middle of: the newest Tom Clancy paperback The Salmon of Doubt by Douglas Adams the latest Dune novel the latest Terry Brooks book. I really need to just keep one book with me, rather than finding I need a book, then grabbing whatever's closest. Maybe I could at least remember titles, then! __________________ Help Leshrac out, Donate to MOTL Stack 3! Help me turn straw (French WB Swamp) into gold! Current item: Asian BB Story Circle. Make an offer as I try to trade this up little by little to something beautiful! There's no need to fear, UNDERDOG is here!
Eron the Relentless Member	posted January 25, 2005 08:44 AM quote: Originally posted by BoltBait: Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand I just downloaded the entire unabridged book to my iPod. I also downloaded the entire unabridged Fountainhead. (I have LOTS of reading ahead of me.) Depite the criticism the book is getting from some members, I say you couldn't have picked a better book! (though as an audio version I'm not so sure if it carries quite the same weight, but maybe I'm just old fashioned that way... ya know... reading and all, from a book... ) Anyways, I will admit that the book is a sort of "propaganda", but in reality it's more of a philosophical treatise. And it's not hidden or anything, the book is supposed to be like that. If you've ever read any of Ayn Rand's articles on Objectivism she's constantly quoting from her own books. Though they are fiction they're not meant as a light, pleasure read. It's supposed to at least open your mind. I don't care if people disagree, just don't bash something you don't understand or like. I think the logic is very convincing actually. Ohh, and go capitalism! Heh... As for myself, I'm currently trying to get through War and Peace. Talk about a heavy read. It's not necessarily bad, it's just very slow and tedious reading (at least up to page 120 where I'm at now). I hope it picks up though because I want to enjoy it... __________________ "Optimus Prime, he's Jewish?!?" --Peter Griffin ~Poopykins, Poopykins, Meow! Meow! Meow!!~ Proud supporter of homestarrunner.com
potm Member	posted January 25, 2005 08:47 AM quote: Originally posted by MagicMan_rj: What if it were hot girls reading to you? I could start a new chain of books on tape/cd. I think that I might become rich. (Insert the little copyright symbol here) One book would be enough. You could have one girl read one book, and then sell it off as any book, because everyone's either too busy trying to jerk off in the metro with their pants on or are simply mesmerised by the sexy voice that they actually miss their stop, nevermind pay attention to what they're actually saying. __________________ King of MOTL 2004! do YOU* can kick cerberus out of this world?!?й My Portfolio* Originally posted by grimlock_69: i stepped on a bee once, and then while limping home from the park, stepped on another one with my other foot...that sucked.
nderdog Moderator	posted January 25, 2005 10:48 AM quote: Originally posted by Eron the Relentless: As for myself, I'm currently trying to get through War and Peace. Talk about a heavy read. It's not necessarily bad, it's just very slow and tedious reading (at least up to page 120 where I'm at now). I hope it picks up though because I want to enjoy it... I learned the hard way, do NOT read the abridged version. I was in high school, and didn't know better, but the abridged version confused a lot of things because they changed names, so 2 characters would share a name for some reason. It was horrible. Some day I'll get around to reading it the right way, though. __________________ Help Leshrac out, Donate to MOTL Stack 3! Help me turn straw (French WB Swamp) into gold! Current item: Asian BB Story Circle. Make an offer as I try to trade this up little by little to something beautiful! There's no need to fear, UNDERDOG is here!
Selvaxri Member	posted January 25, 2005 10:49 AM finished YuYu Hakusho vol 1 & 2 (manga's) and i'm almost finished with Brian Clevinger's Nuklear Age. when i'm done with that, i'm thinking about re-reading Richard Russo's Straight Man... or possibly continuing with my Tarzan series.
Eron the Relentless Member	posted January 25, 2005 12:48 PM quote: Originally posted by nderdog: I learned the hard way, do NOT read the abridged version. I was in high school, and didn't know better, but the abridged version confused a lot of things because they changed names, so 2 characters would share a name for some reason. It was horrible. Some day I'll get around to reading it the right way, though. Lucky me then, I didn't know any better but the copy I bought (which was over a year ago now) is "complete and unabridged" and cited as the only translation that had Tolstoy's approval. __________________ "Optimus Prime, he's Jewish?!?" --Peter Griffin ~Poopykins, Poopykins, Meow! Meow! Meow!!~ Proud supporter of homestarrunner.com
potm Member	posted January 25, 2005 12:55 PM quote: Originally posted by nderdog: I learned the hard way, do NOT read the abridged version. I was in high school, and didn't know better, but the abridged version confused a lot of things because they changed names, so 2 characters would share a name for some reason. It was horrible. Some day I'll get around to reading it the right way, though. What is abridged exactly? __________________ King of MOTL 2004! do YOU* can kick cerberus out of this world?!?й My Portfolio* Originally posted by grimlock_69: i stepped on a bee once, and then while limping home from the park, stepped on another one with my other foot...that sucked.
nderdog Moderator	posted January 25, 2005 01:36 PM quote: Originally posted by potm: What is abridged exactly? "To reduce the length of (a written text); condense" __________________ Help Leshrac out, Donate to MOTL Stack 3! Help me turn straw (French WB Swamp) into gold! Current item: Asian BB Story Circle. Make an offer as I try to trade this up little by little to something beautiful! There's no need to fear, UNDERDOG is here!

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