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Posts posted by Grippe
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12 hours ago, Neonmoon said:
I remain pessimistic. We are in year 8 of a nightmare. Year fucking 8. And Tim Beck is calling plays
GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!!
(agreed).
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Damn you Greta Van Fleet, I am old geezer in denial and yet still listening to your entire catalog!!!!!!!!!!
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1 hour ago, Neonmoon said:
Governing by [corrupt, socialist] Military Force usually works out...
fify
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I've got my fingers crossed it is Austin - I want my property value to skyrocket so I can sell out and GTFO (Allergies are getting worse and worse every year).
TBH, I am pretty much convinced it's the DC area.
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I have 3x lots up in the Redoubt, 2x 20ac and 1x 3ac. I was worried my wife would rebel but after visiting the lots she doesn't want to wait 5 years, she wants to move now.
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I'm with you Rage - I think it's fine to keep the ball rolling (pick up where we left off).
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As I'm sure many of you know, Weird Tales was the pulp fiction periodical where many early fantasy, horror and science fiction works were published. H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard (Cimmeria was based on the foothills around Fredericksburg), Seabury Quinn, etc. were first brought to the American public's awareness by this magazine despite it's financial troubles.
I've greatly missed hearing recommendations from the old site and comparing thoughts to the books they're read in this genre, so here goes at trying to keep the ball rolling.
I think it was Rage who gave me the recco to try this series:
I'm enjoying it so far but it hasn't hit me with plot twists or extraordinary intrigue (like ASoIF or Kingkiller) - does it ramp up a bit in the following books?
Also, the last Irondruid is now released and in my reading queue - looking forward to seeing how Hearne closes that series.
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Wait, poll is invalid - no OP FOAD/DIAF option.
Rules.
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Either you bring 'em up to speed or the internets will:
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I just wrote this to another Shagster who PM'd me for rec's:
QuoteMay is beautiful - they might still be having the flower festival in Old Town Square, but I'm getting ahead of myself.
I prefer to book in MaloStranske (small town) which is still a part of old town. There are some nice out of the way restaurants that haven't hiked up their prices like Old Town Main (like U Schnellu, Pizza Resturante on Josefska, Ferdinanda (basement place)).
Definitely do the following:
Old Town Square - be there at the top of the hour during evening, there are performance from the top of the clock tower that are fun crowd yelling events; take lots of pictures, avoid the tourist groups, and don't eat in the cafes there (prices are WAY jacked up)
Castle - because it's one of the loveliest Gothic castles still in use (Czech government uses it)
Charles Bridge - I tell people to go at the crack of dawn, when the mists/fog make it look mysterious (like when it was shown in Mission Impossible 1), later in the day it's packed with tourist, vendors and pickpockets
Wenceslaus Square (namesti) - it's a pure tourist fest here now, but this square is where Communism broke in 1989. The protests in this square were what caused the Czechoslovakian communist government to abdicate and started the domino effect of Poland, East Germany and (eventually) Russia to fail.
Metronome - north across the river of old town, walk up to it, it's a nice easy hike up a small hill, but then enjoy the park with your wife and take plenty of pix looking down into old town
U Fleku - yeah it's a tourist trap, but it's OLD and it's BEER, but get the pig knuckle and be sure to walk it off by the legions bridge (you can go down on the island and take pictures looking up to the Charles Bridge
Finally... Petrin, Petrin, Petrin. The park on the hillside south of the Castle, overlooking all of small and old town (it has a Eiffel tower looking tower at the top). Stroll through this park, stop at the Petrin Terrace restaurant and enjoy a Krusovice (my favorite Czech pivo), if you see young lovers in the bushes/woods it's considered normal there, just smile and move on
God I miss that place, best years of my life.
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On 4/4/2018 at 11:10 AM, SimonBolivar said:
I'd say Eve Online
+1, though, to be fair I'm still playing WoW.
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4 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:
Winning is not our standard
But whining is? /rimshot
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Team Galaxy Tab E.
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One of my favorite threads to check recently at the old site.
Looks like Amazon is flying it's folks from city to city - do we have a flight tracker request available?
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/02/amazon-hq2-visits-heres-what-executives-are-asking-about.html
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Anytime I see Knopp0e post one of those oversized & incessant realignment posts I'm going to want him/her/it banned. While I respect anyone freely stating their opinions in an open environment, that guy takes a four year old mentality of screaming what he wants again and again like he's trying to bludgeon us into conforming to his position.
While not disrespectful on a verbiage level it's still abusive by method.
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Dillo or Waterloo.
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Another vote for the TLC.
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- Full double with cheese, add mayo, on Texas Toast.
- Rings (large) with mustard.
- DP, lite-ice.
- Lemon Pie.
Dammit, now I'm hungry and it's 6am.
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Ubiquitous response is
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1 hour ago, GhostRider said:
I easily tear up in sad situations, especially during movies. Even my wife makes fun of me.
A good rendition of the National Anthem - every single time. The Wife will come in from other rooms to look at me, not the TV.
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Ahem, as a former resident of Prague (and a Shag news video poster foreign correspondent) I can definitely offer insight if desired.
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If you don't love AB you need to remove yer ass from the
shag... surly... wtf do we call ourselves?!?!?!HOLY SHIT, EXISTENTIAL MELTDOWN OVER ARMYBRAT-!
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I was always fascinated by the Nataraja aspect of Shiva, the Destroyer.
Weird Tales: Fantasy/Science Fiction reads
in Books
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Now if only Rothfuss would publish his third book, he's been
sitting on it, er rewriting it for years.