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t a s t e
Sep 6, 2010

MMM Whatchya Say posted:

I’m going to battle bottleknight for the reigns on the discord

We’ve had this discussion before

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Lumpen
Apr 2, 2004

I'd been happy, and I was happy still. For all to be accomplished,
for me to feel less lonely,
all that remained to hope
was that on the day of my execution
there should be a huge crowd of spectators and that they should
greet me with howls of execration.
Plaster Town Cop

MMM Whatchya Say posted:

I’m going to battle bottleknight for the reigns on the discord
The Lumpenproletariat in exile recognizes MMM as the acting president of the Discord and supports this righteous coup to depose the corrupt and tyrannical politburo.

George Kansas
Sep 1, 2008

preface all my posts with this

MMM Whatchya Say posted:

I’m going to battle bottleknight for the reigns on the discord

Bring it bitch

chaoslord
Jan 28, 2009

Nature Abhors A Vacuum


MMM Whatchya Say posted:

I’m going to battle bottleknight for the reigns on the discord

Stream it so I can be one of the judges in case it goes to a decision

t a s t e
Sep 6, 2010

Beek you should pull the stunt we talked about in dad theater

t a s t e
Sep 6, 2010

chaoslord posted:

Stream it so I can be one of the judges in case it goes to a decision

I’ll be acting Oscar De La Hoya, check’s in the mail addy

George Kansas
Sep 1, 2008

preface all my posts with this
In other news, I am reading A Game of Thrones rn and have decided to read these dumb books since the tv show ended so poorly and I (eventually) want the real ending

t a s t e
Sep 6, 2010

Mbison

Somberbrero
Feb 14, 2009

ꜱʜʀɪᴍᴘ?

George Kansas posted:

In other news, I am reading A Game of Thrones rn and have decided to read these dumb books since the tv show ended so poorly and I (eventually) want the real ending

The books loving suck and they're garbage and don't read them

birdstrike
Oct 30, 2008

i;m gay

Somberbrero posted:

The books loving suck and they're garbage and don't read them

same but my posts

t a s t e
Sep 6, 2010

They aren’t that bad

fool of sound
Oct 10, 2012
The also don't contain an ending at all

t a s t e
Sep 6, 2010

Oh, your posts are though bird, sorry

Somberbrero
Feb 14, 2009

ꜱʜʀɪᴍᴘ?

Jonathan Fisk posted:

They aren’t that bad

1-4 are fine, adwd convinced me that I was a dumb idiot moron for ever enjoying them

t a s t e
Sep 6, 2010

Somberbrero posted:

1-4 are fine, adwd convinced me that I was a dumb idiot moron for ever enjoying them

Young griff’s boat cruise is the apex of the series

birdstrike
Oct 30, 2008

i;m gay

Jonathan Fisk posted:

Oh, your posts are though bird, sorry

:madmax:

chaoslord
Jan 28, 2009

Nature Abhors A Vacuum


Jonathan Fisk posted:

Oh, your posts are though bird, sorry

Ok actually me vs Fisk is going to be the undercard to mmm vs geka because I am going to fight to defend bird’s honor.

Go on and harvest yourself some more jerk plants to live in the jerk town that you’re the jerk mayor of :argh:

t a s t e
Sep 6, 2010

Wow, Jamaican jokes, real nice

Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

I thought book 4 was dull. 1-3 good, 5 also good imo. Haven't watched past season 4 though. Which coincides with the end of book 3.

kumba
Nov 8, 2003

I posted my food for USPOL Thanksgiving!

enjoy the ride

Lipstick Apathy
I got through the first fifty pages of book 1 and give up because it was so loving boring

birdstrike
Oct 30, 2008

i;m gay

kumba posted:

I got through the first fifty pages of book 1 and give up because it was so loving boring

War and Peace is a bit like this too, everyone is a prince or a princess or a count or whatever, but it’s worth pushing through to the end to read Tolstoy have an absolutely normal one about history. Gurm treats poop the same way.

Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

It's kind of like how people say LOTR starts boringly - particularly tom bombadil and the Old forest. But on subsequent reads, those sections are completely fine.

t a s t e
Sep 6, 2010

Yeah when my friend gave me the book he shot me the old “get past the first hump and you’ll not be able to put it down” and he was right

Then when the series came out they glossed over most of it lol

Anomalous Amalgam
Feb 13, 2015

by Nyc_Tattoo
Doctor Rope

George Kansas posted:

In other news, I am reading A Game of Thrones rn and have decided to read these dumb books since the tv show ended so poorly and I (eventually) want the real ending

Stormlight Archive

fool of sound
Oct 10, 2012
stormlight archive is anime as gently caress and i am there for it

Somberbrero
Feb 14, 2009

ꜱʜʀɪᴍᴘ?

fool_of_sound posted:

stormlight archive is anime as gently caress and i am there for it

Never before have I fist pumped while reading a book.

Toalpaz
Mar 20, 2012

Peace through overwhelming determination

Jonathan Fisk posted:

Young griff’s boat cruise is the apex of the series

Yeah this was cool.

Toalpaz
Mar 20, 2012

Peace through overwhelming determination
Honestly if the book series just took place in kings landing and only dealt with lannister/king's landing politics and also targeygen politics it would be much more manageable and wouldn't lose much.

GulagDolls
Jun 4, 2011

george r r martin doesnt know how to write political/court intrigue, so it would still be bad. he should just rip off redwall and write feasts/puzzle

George Kansas
Sep 1, 2008

preface all my posts with this
I read the first book years ago so it’s a reread, also it goes really quickly when you know all the characters and get to look at old words with new info (as I have watched the entire series.) it’s good!

Anomalous Amalgam posted:

Stormlight Archive

I read the way of kings and haven’t gotten to 2 or 3 yet. But yeah it’s really good.

Quidthulhu
Dec 17, 2003

Stand down, men! It's only smooching!


I return!

Somberbrero
Feb 14, 2009

ꜱʜʀɪᴍᴘ?
Honestly also there just aren't enough wizards.

Mr. Humalong
May 7, 2007

I prefer GRRM’s work on the New York Jets

merk
May 20, 2003

##interact

Somberbrero posted:

1-4 are fine, adwd convinced me that I was a dumb idiot moron for ever enjoying them

This but The Dark Tower and everything after the Wizard of Oz experience.

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

we vibin'
we slidin'
we breathin'
we dyin'

Somberbrero posted:

Honestly also there just aren't enough wizards.

I guess I could run wizard mafia III

Somberbrero
Feb 14, 2009

ꜱʜʀɪᴍᴘ?

merk posted:

This but The Dark Tower and everything after the Wizard of Oz experience.

Yeah! Both were pretty good in their original conception, but spiraled out of their initial scope to become this weird bloated mess of bad ideas.

Mr. Humalong
May 7, 2007

I got so hype about Dark Tower when I was like 13. Burned through the first 4 books.

Then Wolves of the Calla happened. Holy poo poo what a nosedive.

t a s t e
Sep 6, 2010

I liked wolves but lol at father Callahan showing up

Mr. Humalong
May 7, 2007

Jonathan Fisk posted:

I liked wolves but lol at father Callahan showing up

At least Father Callahan was his own creation and not like...a reference to the hot, new book series of the time. Or a reference to his real life.

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t a s t e
Sep 6, 2010

I feel you, I just can't believe King took one of his few long-form works that has a reasonable, satisfying arc (and one supplemented well already with Jerusalem's Lot and maybe One for the Road depending on how you like it) and just dragged it on and on and on

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