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[quote name='sblymnlcrymnl']One of my friends just read it, and she liked it. It's been a while for me though. I might read it again soon, or I might go for the Survivor re-read instead. :lol:[/quote]

Survivor is his best novel, in my opinion. I've reread that one a couple times.
 
[quote name='evilmregg']Survivor is his best novel, in my opinion. I've reread that one a couple times.[/QUOTE]Same here. I've probably read Fight Club twice as many times, as that's my favorite, but Survivor is his best.
 
[quote name='sblymnlcrymnl']Same here. I've probably read Fight Club twice as many times, as that's my favorite, but Survivor is his best.[/quote]
I really enjoyed fight club.

Survivor is the one where the religious guy becomes some sort of icon and he's telling his story on the plane, right? I wasn't all that impressed by that book... however, I've been eyeballing this book of nonfiction by him for awhile now. Anyone here ever read it?

And while we're talking 'bout Chuck, has anyone here ever caught that short story he wrote called Guts? If you haven't read it before, you can check it out here. However, it's not for the feint of heart or those easily offended and/or grossed out.
 
I've read about 80% of Stranger Than Fiction. There's some good stuff in there.[quote name='Scorch']Wolfmother (a band) is awesome.[/QUOTE]That's what I read in Maxim. :lol:
 
[quote name='sblymnlcrymnl']I've read about 80% of Stranger Than Fiction. There's some good stuff in there.[/quote]

I really liked the stuff compiled in that book. It was really interesting seeing some of the real stories and experiences that influenced his fictional writing.
 
[quote name='evilmregg']Oooh, you lucky barstid. :bomb:[/QUOTE]Well, it's not like it's a first edition Fight Club. :lol:

I also have a poster that's supposedly signed by Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter, Jared Leto, and Meat Loaf. I have absolutely no idea if they're legit. That was another gift.
 
[quote name='sblymnlcrymnl']Well, it's not like it's a first edition Fight Club. :lol:

I also have a poster that's supposedly signed by Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter, Jared Leto, and Meat Loaf. I have absolutely no idea if they're legit. That was another gift.[/quote]

I'm really surprised they haven't made another Palahniuk book into a movie by now, given the cult success of Fight Club. I think Survivor would make a good movie if done well.
 
[quote name='sblymnlcrymnl']Well, it's not like it's a first edition Fight Club. :lol:

I also have a poster that's supposedly signed by Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter, Jared Leto, and Meat Loaf. I have absolutely no idea if they're legit. That was another gift.[/QUOTE]

Speaking of Meat Loaf, Paradise by the Dashboard Lights was just on. Solid song.
 
Lullaby still stands out as one of my favorites. Maybe because of all his novels, I'd want to be able to be the main character of Lullaby. :twisted: Being able to kill people with a mere thought and never be caught? Sign me up!
 
[quote name='Dr Mario Kart']I dont know how some people manage to be so knowledgeable about music, movies AND books, on top of video games. Seems exhausting.[/QUOTE]

And yet, I still find time for your mom.

//joke could not be avoided
 
[quote name='RedvsBlue']Lullaby still stands out as one of my favorites. Maybe because of all his novels, I'd want to be able to be the main character of Lullaby. :twisted: Being able to kill people with a mere thought and never be caught? Sign me up![/quote]

Now that you've piqued my curiosity, it's on the list of books i need to read. Maybe I can start reading more now that I'm finally finished with grad school. :D:D:D
 
[quote name='Dr Mario Kart']I dont know how some people manage to be so knowledgeable about music, movies AND books, on top of video games. Seems exhausting.[/QUOTE]What else is there? :lol:
[quote name='evilmregg']Screenplay by the writers of Constantine? Eww, eww, eww, eww, eww.[/QUOTE]Well let's hope someone else gets attached before it actually happens. Like maybe this guy.
 
[quote name='s1eepinglionhart']Now that you've piqued my curiosity, it's on the list of books i need to read. Maybe I can start reading more now that I'm finally finished with grad school. :D:D:D[/QUOTE]

Its a little slow at the beginning and a little confusing but it greats REALLY good toward the end.
 
[quote name='sblymnlcrymnl']Survivor was in the works before 9/11. Maybe that'll turn up again someday.[/quote]

....they almost made a Jim Carrey movie with a NIN soundtrack and then stupid terroists had to wreck things. fuckers.

Seriously though...this is a movie that using a celebrities well known popularity to enhance the story of thier characters rise and fall would have been pretty damn cool
 
I got a 10 dollar BB gift card and now that they have a 10 dollar off 40 and up PC games I am tempted to get something. Trying to decide between oblivion and condemned.
 
[quote name='CaseyRyback']I got a 10 dollar BB gift card and now that they have a 10 dollar off 40 and up PC games I am tempted to get something. Trying to decide between oblivion and condemned.[/QUOTE]

You should be shot for even having to THINK about that. And because your computer can run Oblivion. :whistle2:(
 
[quote name='CaseyRyback']I got a 10 dollar BB gift card and now that they have a 10 dollar off 40 and up PC games I am tempted to get something. Trying to decide between oblivion and condemned.[/quote]

They're both fantastic games, but I'd have to give the edge to Oblivion. Condemned was fun for the 8 hours or less it took for me to beat it, but Oblivion was fun for the full 50+ hours it took me to beat it, and I didn't even do a huge majority of the side quests.
 
[quote name='RedvsBlue']So I was bored last night and randomly surfing the internet and found this http://www.actionsquad.org/index.html Apparently there are some interesting things to do in MN but technically illegal.[/quote]



What the duce? I guess that pretty cool...got to have balls to do that.
 
Dude that action squad thing is similiar to what I did with my buddy when we were younger. Well it was mostly forests and shit and abandoned factories, but that is actually cool as hell.

Funny Fact: Look at the pictures and think to your self, why is there a girl naked in that place. So random to me.
 
[quote name='RedvsBlue']So I was bored last night and randomly surfing the internet and found this http://www.actionsquad.org/index.html Apparently there are some interesting things to do in MN but technically illegal.[/QUOTE]

That stuff looks pretty cool. Wish something interesting like this was down here.
 
[quote name='Dkellar']That stuff looks pretty cool. Wish something interesting like this was down here.[/QUOTE]

Well, somewhere on the site it eludes to the fact that this action squad thing is kind of like fight club in that there are different chapters/groups (with different names but same idea) all over the place in the US. They're called urban adventurers/explorers.
 
[quote name='evanft']You should be shot for even having to THINK about that. And because your computer can run Oblivion. :whistle2:([/QUOTE]

I am not a huge RPG guy which is why I have to think about it. I never got into morrowind (too slow in the beginning, the lack of direction was a bitch, and no matter what I fought I got killed), but I hear that Oblivion is much easier to get into since you start out in the fray.

plus I don't know how well my processor will handle the game. aside from my shitty processor, my computer is pretty good. In the next month or so I plan on selling my AIWx800, a gig of memory, and maybe a few other things and plan on putting some money away for a new rig when unreal tournament 2007 comes out.
 
From the story on cobb's cave
Now, I wanted to get down that shaft as badly as anyone did. In fact, I was absolutely confident that we would do so. But some vestigial modicum of good sense told me that it should not be tonight, and that we shouldn't use the deathtrap rope ladder. Fortunately, Slim Jim lost a good deal of his suicidal resolve when he actually put some weight on the first rung of the ladder. Sensing my opportunity, I struck. "Jim," I said, hefting a rock the size of a large watermelon, "this could be you."

I swung the stone out over the edge of the shaft and released it.

Silence.

BOOM!!!

The crash echoed satisfyingly, and from the look on Slim Jim's face, I knew I'd made my point. Vowing to return and conquer the shaft, we packed up the rope ladder and took the long, convoluted route back to the surface.
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:rofl:
 
That cobb's cave story is riddled with sexual imagery. Mmmmm.

Having rekindled a big musical interest in Queen upon finding a 3 Disc Greatest Hits set at Circuit City for like $12 (which, coincidentally, I found a Beatles 2 disc set for $11 some time before, both band sets of which retail for $35 and up), and knowing that Freddie Mercury was gay, some of the songs suddenly take on brand new meanings. Primarily, "Somebody to Love" and "Killer Queen" are standouts.

This must have been an even bigger shock to the music audience at the time, as my parents (huge Queen fans, and who have raised me upon them and a slew of other musical giants, thank god they have excellent taste in music AND have said they will give me their record collection when the time comes) have said that he was a huge chick magnet.

Considering all of this, let me dispell any doubt that such things lessen my considerable respect of the band. Mercury was a badass, period. Queen is a badass band.

I'm just saying it paints in a new, and somewhat amusing, light is all.
 
Have flame wars sprouted up all over CAG lately or is it just the threads I post in...?
 
[quote name='Apossum']Have flame wars sprouted up all over CAG lately or is it just the threads I post in...?[/quote]

It's not just you.

...

But hey, I let the tards have at it. Hopefully they'll weed themselves out. Of course, that still hasnt happened with JimmieMac.
 
[quote name='Apossum']Have flame wars sprouted up all over CAG lately or is it just the threads I post in...?[/quote]
IT'S JUST YOU, fuckER.
 
[quote name='SpottedNigel']It's not just you.

...

But hey, I let the tards have at it. Hopefully they'll weed themselves out. Of course, that still hasnt happened with JimmieMac.[/quote]
STFU, BITCH. :(

Does anyone know if stamps are still only .$39? I sent off a letter today, and I hope I have enough postage for it.
 
[quote name='Danro']Oh sure, youre nice for the mods. You'll get yours pecker head :D[/quote]

YOU'RE GOIN' DOWN, DANRO.

Of course I'm nice to the mods. You don't have smiting powers, so I'll rag on you to within the limits of the TOS. ;)
 
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