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« Reply #135 on: July 28, 2007, 12:45:33 AM »
I'm sure you saw this.


Did you know Leonardo was employed by Cesare Borgia, the notorious son of Pope Alexander VI and the inspiration for Machiavelli's The Prince?
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« Reply #136 on: July 28, 2007, 12:48:58 AM »
Oh, and Leonardo is alleged to have been a Grand Master of the Priory of Sion, the keepers of the secret of Christ's bloodline. If it was such a big secret, why'd he put it in a painting?
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« Reply #137 on: July 28, 2007, 01:40:08 AM »
Dan Brown writes for morons and J.K. Rawling writes for kids.  I know, I know, I'm juts pointing the bleeding obvious, but it seems to me that these two points deserve to be emphasised, as it seems that they both have been submerged in a sea of hype.  
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« Reply #138 on: July 28, 2007, 01:40:50 AM »
Sorry, was that grouchy?  
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« Reply #139 on: July 28, 2007, 01:56:01 AM »
Foi um choqu. Não estou ferido.
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i must have been bit by a spider, when i was very small. because now i am grown up i spend five days a week going up the fucking wall. i must have been fenced-in to a long straight road when i was nine or ten because now i am grown up i spend five days a week going around the fucking bend...
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« Reply #140 on: July 28, 2007, 08:35:04 AM »
Quote from: He's dead, Jim! on July 28, 2007, 01:40:50 AM
Sorry, was that grouchy?  

Not any grouchier than your other posts.

It's true to a point. I don't know that J.K. Rawling writes specifically for kids. Lots of adults have read all those Harry P. books.

I tried to read that Dan Brown book a few years back. I think it took about 20-30 pages for me to realize how horrible it was.

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« Reply #141 on: July 28, 2007, 09:11:23 AM »
Believe me, J.K. Rawling writes for kids.  That, or she writes for easily entertained adults who don't know any better.

I live with an 11 year old (almost 12 now) who adores Harry  Potter.  Tried to give it a try just to see why, but it's really not my cup of tea.  I found it to  be formulaic and badly written.  I think that the world she builds is not very believable (too many plot holes and unexplained bits and pieces), and that's the whole point with these kinds of books.  Also, one thing I tend to dislike about many books with magic is their tendency to appeal to deus ex machina style denouements.  The Potter books uses it and abuses this old, tired and quite arbitrary plot device.  I can understand why they would be fun if you're a kid, but it's silly stuff if you're used to better.  

If you need a bit of evasion into magic, the EarthSea cycle, by Ursula K. Le Guin, threads in the same territory and is much better.
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« Reply #142 on: July 28, 2007, 09:12:59 AM »
Harry potter.  Giggle!
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« Reply #143 on: July 28, 2007, 09:20:26 AM »
Quote from: matthew on July 28, 2007, 01:56:01 AM
Foi um choqu. Não estou ferido.

Choque.
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« Reply #144 on: July 28, 2007, 09:57:11 AM »
Also, that Philip Pullman trilogy is really good. I'd say they're written for young adults (not sure how old young adults are).
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« Reply #145 on: July 28, 2007, 09:58:52 AM »
Typically, I don't read that fantasy stuff.
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« Reply #146 on: July 28, 2007, 11:38:34 AM »
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i must have been bit by a spider, when i was very small. because now i am grown up i spend five days a week going up the fucking wall. i must have been fenced-in to a long straight road when i was nine or ten because now i am grown up i spend five days a week going around the fucking bend...
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« Reply #147 on: July 29, 2007, 12:54:33 AM »
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« Reply #148 on: July 29, 2007, 10:04:52 AM »
We are DEVO. D-E-V-O
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« Reply #149 on: July 29, 2007, 10:16:14 AM »
That is a clear demonstration that de-evolution is a reality.  
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