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Woah, there are some severely serious discussions going on in here, lets lighten the mood! Who likes Terry Pratchett? OOH, i do, i do! Chocolate Frijj! yeah! Watching people set fire to themselves while doing contact staff!Thats right!C'mon, more things that are cool or good!
You can always spot the moral victor.
They're the one bleeding on the ground.
EVIL DOES NOT WEAR A BONNET!- Mr Tinklestein
Mon the Biffy.
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oh shush you! the class was actually about understanding the difference between erotica and porn in literature. (although we did take a field trip to a porn shop!
) I was always scared with my mother's obsession with the good scissors. It made me wonder if there were evil scissors lurking in the house somewhere.
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
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Location: Bristol
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my fave stories are deffinately "a section of time in the life of" as apposed to a story of attaining goals.
you should read some Haruki Murakami then - that's what he does best.
i suggest 'the Eliphant Vanishes' - it's a collection of short storys - utterly outstanding!
the wild sheep chase is good too, if a little odd. But once you've read Robert Rankin and douglas adams nothing is ever odd again!
I had a dream that my friend had a
strong-bad pop up book,
it was the book of my dreams.
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Location: Nottingham (UK)
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"The book I have read most is Wuthering Heights"
Random fact: I was in world premier of Wuthering Heights at the Royal Theatre in Northampton (Young Hinley & Young Haerton; I played my own dad
).. Beat bloody Cliff Richard to it Har Har Har 
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Location: Bournemouth
Recent reads from me:
Dave Gorman’s Googlewhack adventure
Join Me – Danny Wallace
Love All the People – Bill Hicks
Clerks/Chasing Amy Scripts
Tibetan Book of the Dead
Some random NLP textbook
Top authors from me:
Hubert Selby Jr. – especially Requiem for A Dream, Song of the Silent Snow, The Willow Tree, actually anything he’s written is excellent though maybe a little downbeat for some people’s tastes…
Charles Bukowski – every again, poetry, prowse it’s all groovy.
John Fante
Kurt Vonnegut
Hunter S. Thompson
Osar Zeta Acosta - If you like HST, then …Brown Buffalo, …Cockroach People should be up your street.
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Location: Milton Keynes and Kingston Upon Thames (UK)
so listing all the books you have read this year seems to be popular, i might try it.
terry pratchett:
science of the discworld
wee free men
monstrouse regement
jingo
weird sisters the play
composory school stuff (including plays):
harry potter 1
top girls
the crusible
bouncers
also countless fanfics, mags and text books (english, sociology, drama)
i might read good omens by terry pratchett and neil gaimen again as it rocks!!!!
luv trixy
THAT'S ABOUT AS SENSIBLE AS STANDING ON A HILL, IN A THUNDER STORM, HOLDING A GOLF CLUB AND SHOUTING AT THE TOP OF YOUR VOICE /ALL GOD'S ARE *BASTADS* -THE GREAT TERRY PRATCHETT.
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Location: Milton Keynes and Kingston Upon Thames (UK)
thanks and then you can look at MY first edition signed (and addressed to me by the way) copy of thief of time and my signed copy of reaperman.
luv trixy
THAT'S ABOUT AS SENSIBLE AS STANDING ON A HILL, IN A THUNDER STORM, HOLDING A GOLF CLUB AND SHOUTING AT THE TOP OF YOUR VOICE /ALL GOD'S ARE *BASTADS* -THE GREAT TERRY PRATCHETT.
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my fave stories are deffinately "a section of time in the life of" as apposed to a story of attaining goals.
you should read some Haruki Murakami then - that's what he does best.
Cool cheers Marf. When we finally meet up you can bring a copy with you and i'll nick it for a week or so! I promise to give it back very quickly
Let's relight this forum 
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Location: Deepest darkest Devon
I am so out of my depth here, i haven't even heard of half these authors...
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thanks and then you can look at MY first edition signed (and addressed to me by the way) copy of thief of time and my signed copy of reaperman.
luv trixy
C'mon Trixy, lets go and gloat over our signed copies!
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You can always spot the moral victor.
They're the one bleeding on the ground.
EVIL DOES NOT WEAR A BONNET!- Mr Tinklestein
Mon the Biffy.
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