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by Sockgazer » Tue Jul 27, 2010 5:33 pm
I'm a replicant.
Sorry guys.
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by Mudfuzz » Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:41 pm
So do you take AA or AAAs?
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by mutmoo » Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:47 pm
mordecainyc wrote: Got a Durham Crazy Horse Fuzz for sale or trade. Sounds like Neil Diamond - or like Neil Diamond on crack , if you want it to
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by culturejam » Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:52 pm
I'm a big fan of Phil Dick. Actually, I think his short stories are better. His ideas are great, but not always full enough to carry a novel. Novellas and short stories.
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by CBA » Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:37 pm
"A Scanner Darkly" is one of my favourite books of all time. It's incredible all the way through. Probably because it's like... hmm... "realistic" sci-fi instead of a lot of outer-space illusory mumbo jumbo. Whatever that means. And it's ALMOST like a mini "Infinite Jest" (by David Foster Wallace) which I also love. Something like "The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch" yes, has a lot of neat ideas, but it's pretty garbled. "Valis" is great... now that one is garbled, but purposely and to nice effect. "Minority Report" is a brilliantly woven short story of his. BLORCH on the movie, though. Also like "The Golden Man" and "Upon The Dull Earth". Also, the book "The Philosophical Writings of Philip K. Dick" is a really interesting compilation of Dick's weirder but ingenious essays. C
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by culturejam » Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:56 pm
CBA713 wrote: Also, the book "The Philosophical Writings of Philip K. Dick" is a really interesting compilation of Dick's weirder but ingenious essays.
If you haven't already, definitely check out the biography on Dick, "Divine Invasions".
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by smile_man » Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:17 am
I wish I could own a replicant, but I didn't pass the tests...
A Scanner Darkly is my favourite book.
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by theavondon » Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:24 am
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by Christopher » Wed Jul 28, 2010 4:35 am
theavondon wrote: mutmoo wrote: THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST
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by deadbeatriot » Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:22 am
Christopher wrote: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlmYqQ-sthA[/youtube]
why...
why do you hate me?
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by theavondon » Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:15 pm
Christopher wrote: theavondon wrote: THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlmYqQ-sthA[/youtube]
What the hell is wrong with you?
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by Sockgazer » Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:15 pm
I see your prehistoric meme and raise you a WHEN I WAS
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by deadbeatriot » Wed Jul 28, 2010 4:04 pm
Sockgazer wrote: I see your prehistoric meme and raise you a WHEN I WAS
A YOUNG BOY
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by theavondon » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:41 pm
deadbeatriot wrote: Sockgazer wrote: I see your prehistoric meme and raise you a WHEN I WAS
A YOUNG BOY
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