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Blinky the Shark
Neredbojias said:
Terlet.
Terlet.
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Neredbojias
Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:06:02
GMT Blinky the Shark scribed:
I see - what he/she "dun" it in. Still, ferners talk even funnier than
fish.
GMT Blinky the Shark scribed:
I see - what he/she "dun" it in. Still, ferners talk even funnier than
fish.
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Neredbojias
Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:05:30
GMT Blinky the Shark scribed:
Mmm, I'm not so sure I read any more. Liked one of them, at least, but
can't remember which. My favorite kinda "seamy-themey"-philosophic-type
writer, though, was Dostoevsky. In spite of his reputation (or perhaps
because of it,) "Friend of the Family" was one of the funniest tales I ever
read. I've perused almost all of his stuff, though some time ago. dorayme
strongly reminds me of one title in particular...
Hardy was kinda good, too, but I think a bit uneven in quality. However,
the dunnies were cold in them days.
Since were on the subject of novels, did you ever happen to read anything
by "Hodgson" or "Hudson"? Not gonna tell ya the titles (now). But good
stuff.
GMT Blinky the Shark scribed:
Mmm, I'm not so sure I read any more. Liked one of them, at least, but
can't remember which. My favorite kinda "seamy-themey"-philosophic-type
writer, though, was Dostoevsky. In spite of his reputation (or perhaps
because of it,) "Friend of the Family" was one of the funniest tales I ever
read. I've perused almost all of his stuff, though some time ago. dorayme
strongly reminds me of one title in particular...
Hardy was kinda good, too, but I think a bit uneven in quality. However,
the dunnies were cold in them days.
Since were on the subject of novels, did you ever happen to read anything
by "Hodgson" or "Hudson"? Not gonna tell ya the titles (now). But good
stuff.
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Blinky the Shark
Neredbojias said:
I've never read any of his stuff.
Oh, and thanks for forcing me to get creative with my killfilters. I've
added to hers one that bins your direct replies to hers.
Doesn't ring any bells.
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dorayme
Neredbojias said:
Did you say Hardy? I saw a gorgeous BBC version of Under The
Greenwood Tree the other night.
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andrew
If you want to get _really_ depressed read Jude the Obscure.
Andrew
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andrew
You may be pleased to know that Cassandra, who in the Iliad was the
sister of Hector, gained her power of prophecy by sleeping with
Apollo. She gained the curse of not being believed when she refused to
sleep with him any more. Moral: whn a god wants to sleep with you...
In literature her great moment is in Aeschylus's Agamemnon where she
prophesies Agamemnon's death to the elders _while_ it is happening
offstage. She is then killed by Agamemnon's wife and murderer
Clytemnestra.
Am I [OT] yet?
Andrew
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Blinky the Shark
andrew said:
No. I've read about 30 Greek plays. College. And, okay, last year or
so I read "Hippolytus". Again, probably.
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John Hosking
andrew said:
Well, I don't know about [OT], but you should label your posts with
if you're going to go around giving away important plot points
like this. I mean, you should have some consideration when you discuss
recently released work like this and be aware that quite a lot of folks
haven't seen or read them yet.
like this. I mean, you should have some consideration when you discuss
recently released work like this and be aware that quite a lot of folks
haven't seen or read them yet.
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andrew
[SPOILER WARNING] Like this? As I tell everybody that her son Orestes
and his friend Pylades, in cooperation with her daughter Elektra, will
come later on and kill herself and her lover Aegisthos before fleeing
from the arrival of the Furies. The world's greatest soapy
Andrew
and his friend Pylades, in cooperation with her daughter Elektra, will
come later on and kill herself and her lover Aegisthos before fleeing
from the arrival of the Furies. The world's greatest soapy
Andrew
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Neredbojias
Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:10:26
GMT Blinky the Shark scribed:
William Hope Hodgson wrote "The House on the Borderland" and "The Night
Land", 2 very gothicy, horrorish, and a bit science-fictiony mood novels.
I suppose the writing could be criticized, but I consider them classics.
(There's a bit of "Stephen King" flavour in them.)
William Henry Hudson was a 19th century naturalist who wrote "Green
Mansions", a story about a girl, the last surviving member of an ancient,
gifted race, living alone in a South American rain forest. The tale was
actually more or less about her encounter with a "civilized" modern man and
her inter-relation with the temporal environment.
Evidentally I read those novels at just about the right time in my life
because they made a real impression. "Green Mansions" _is_ acknowledged a
true classic, and I recommend it highly.
GMT Blinky the Shark scribed:
William Hope Hodgson wrote "The House on the Borderland" and "The Night
Land", 2 very gothicy, horrorish, and a bit science-fictiony mood novels.
I suppose the writing could be criticized, but I consider them classics.
(There's a bit of "Stephen King" flavour in them.)
William Henry Hudson was a 19th century naturalist who wrote "Green
Mansions", a story about a girl, the last surviving member of an ancient,
gifted race, living alone in a South American rain forest. The tale was
actually more or less about her encounter with a "civilized" modern man and
her inter-relation with the temporal environment.
Evidentally I read those novels at just about the right time in my life
because they made a real impression. "Green Mansions" _is_ acknowledged a
true classic, and I recommend it highly.
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Neredbojias
Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:15:58 GMT
dorayme scribed:
Not familiar with the title, but wish I would have seen it. It sounds
"Hardyish".
His most famous work was "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" which has had many
media versions, both good and bad. I can't remember the particular novels
I read (-except Tess), but some I liked, some I didn't, and some were
obscure (~"veiled" ref. to "Jude The Obscure".) He's worth investigating,
though, because there are some gems in his repertoire.
dorayme scribed:
Not familiar with the title, but wish I would have seen it. It sounds
"Hardyish".
His most famous work was "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" which has had many
media versions, both good and bad. I can't remember the particular novels
I read (-except Tess), but some I liked, some I didn't, and some were
obscure (~"veiled" ref. to "Jude The Obscure".) He's worth investigating,
though, because there are some gems in his repertoire.
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Neredbojias
Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:17:45 GMT
andrew scribed:
He he, yeah, I think I did and it was one of the ones I didn't like. But
the pinacular novel on my all-time "depressing" list is "The Scarlet
Letter". Oh, I liked the story as a plot; just reading Hawthorne's writing
was like wading through an ocean of vaseline in a hurry to get to the
dunny.
andrew scribed:
He he, yeah, I think I did and it was one of the ones I didn't like. But
the pinacular novel on my all-time "depressing" list is "The Scarlet
Letter". Oh, I liked the story as a plot; just reading Hawthorne's writing
was like wading through an ocean of vaseline in a hurry to get to the
dunny.
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Neredbojias
Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:29:20 GMT
andrew scribed:
Now who in their right mind would trust a woman named "Clytemnestra"?
'Course, for that matter, who in their right mind would trust a woman?
I'm not that well-versed in mythology because I always thought it (believe
or not) too prurient. "The Aeneid" is my favorite ~grand classic~, and, of
course, I've read "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey". A lot depends on the
translation, though. Some Kirk Douglas movie from the '50s whose name I
forgot but which is really "The Odyssey" tale is pretty good for cinema.
Haven't seen "Troy" yet, but I purchased it recently.
andrew scribed:
Now who in their right mind would trust a woman named "Clytemnestra"?
'Course, for that matter, who in their right mind would trust a woman?
I'm not that well-versed in mythology because I always thought it (believe
or not) too prurient. "The Aeneid" is my favorite ~grand classic~, and, of
course, I've read "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey". A lot depends on the
translation, though. Some Kirk Douglas movie from the '50s whose name I
forgot but which is really "The Odyssey" tale is pretty good for cinema.
Haven't seen "Troy" yet, but I purchased it recently.
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Neredbojias
Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:41:46 GMT
Blinky the Shark scribed:
Big deal. I read "Hippopotamus" when I was 7.
Blinky the Shark scribed:
No. I've read about 30 Greek plays. College. And, okay, last year or
so I read "Hippolytus". Again, probably.
Big deal. I read "Hippopotamus" when I was 7.
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Blinky the Shark
Neredbojias said:
No wonder I've not heard of him. I've never read a Stephen King book or
seen a film based on one.
Okay. Thanks.
About a half-hour ago I finished "Clashes: Air Combat Over North Vietnam
1965-1972".
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Blinky the Shark
Neredbojias said:
Hey, Jude
Don't be obscure
Take an old song
And make it famous
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Blinky the Shark
Neredbojias said:Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Thu, 13 Sep 2007
00:41:46 GMT Blinky the Shark scribed:
No. I've read about 30 Greek plays. College. And, okay, last year
or so I read "Hippolytus". Again, probably.
Big deal. I read "Hippopotamus" when I was 7.
Of course you did. That's the kids' version. And, by the way, Euripides
never authorized it.
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andrew
Actually I have spent a small piece of my life learning the original
(Ancient Greek) so I don't have to depend on the translations. Which
is why Cassandra / Aeschylos / etc are at the top of my mind:
Aeschylos Agamemnon is set this semester and I am up to line 800 in
the Greek
Andrew
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John Hosking
Blinky said:
What, no "Shawshank Redemption", "The Green Mile", "Stand by Me",
"Misery", or "The Shining"? Really not?
I know it's easy to avoid books by a certain author, but some of these
movies were huge, and they're always popping up on TV.