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Tagged… again
I got tagged by Kalafudra. Time to play Smart Alec.
1. Last movie you saw in a theater?
Ironman.
2. What book are you reading?
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg and Joseph D. Olander.
3. Favorite board game?
Played only one so far - Monopoly. But that’s no reason to put it down [...]
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The closing of Closing Time
The attached note read:
Dear A,
Here you go…
Rediscover the Yossarian ways if at all they exist in this one.
Always a frn,
JR, 2007
Not only did I rediscover the Yossarian ways but also managed to get a glimpse of his life before and after the warring years. The only thing I haven’t figured out yet is where the [...]
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From Closing Time
There’s an episode in Closing Time wherein Yossarian meets some authors long dead. It does not have the strangest of paradoxes nor is it half as funny as some of the other incidents, but I still am overwhelmed by the mention of all those great writers.
He walked through casually simply by guiding himself on a line contrary [...]
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That’s a long life…
She was nice. I instantly disliked her. She kept on telling how she believed in her dreams and did nothing to make them come true else they wouldn’t be dreams anymore. I told her how I didn’t go out because going out involves going out and I didn’t particularly like that. She was getting late. [...]
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“I refuse to prove that I exist, for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing.”
- Douglas Adams
“Science tells me God must exist. My mind tells me I’ll never understand God. And my heart tells me I’m not meant to.”
- Dan Brown
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History of the World, Part 1
History of the World, Part 1 is a movie that could possibly be set as a standard for others in its genre, the problem being the identification of such a genre as it could belong to and the justification of categorising it as a part of that genre. This movie in my most humble (and [...]
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The strange Dr. Strangelove
I watched Dr. Strangelove yet another time last night.
Lines during the above scene:
“You can’t fight in here. This is the War Room!”
Could it have been any better??
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Take it or Leave it?
This is not exactly a post. This is just a query. Please try answering the following question and if you do find a suitable answer, please inform me.
“Is it possible to take your own life? If yes, then, does it remain with you? And if it doesn’t then how do you take it? And if [...]
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THE 22ND CATCH!
Was I dreaming or was it real? I couldn’t believe my eyes. I really couldn’t. Was it really the same book or a meager third grade novel of the same name? I moved closer. Yes, it was the original one. The author was the same too. My God, I still couldn’t believe it. The book [...]
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THE IDIOTS
“I did it”
“You did what?”
“I did it”
“You did what?”
“I don’t know”
“You don’t know what you did?”
“I don’t know what I did”
“Then how do you know that you did it?”
“Do you know what I did?”
“No”
“Then how do you know that I didn’t do it?”
“Well I thought may be you didn’t do it after all. May be [...]
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