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Jul 3, 2018 20:13:58 GMT -8
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Post by Darth on Jul 3, 2018 20:13:58 GMT -8
So why did you happen to ask about James Patterson? Have you read any of his books?
You said maybe you saw the Spider movie. One storyline was about two children kidnapped and the other was about some crazy serial killer.
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Post by BillLaimbeer on Jul 4, 2018 17:50:52 GMT -8
So why did you happen to ask about James Patterson? Have you read any of his books? You said maybe you saw the Spider movie. One storyline was about two children kidnapped and the other was about some crazy serial killer. I just bought my wife "The President is Missing" by Patterson and Bill Clinton. I don't think it has pictures, so I probably won't read it. |
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Jul 5, 2018 3:01:16 GMT -8
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Post by Darth on Jul 5, 2018 3:01:16 GMT -8
So why did you happen to ask about James Patterson? Have you read any of his books? You said maybe you saw the Spider movie. One storyline was about two children kidnapped and the other was about some crazy serial killer. I just bought my wife "The President is Missing" by Patterson and Bill Clinton. I don't think it has pictures, so I probably won't read it. I think I saw that on a Kndle Deal the other day. Or did you buy the hard copy? It’s about a president who is missing. *Oops, I should’ve used a spoiler* Yes, Bill. I think it may be a little over your head. Best to have your wife continue reading you books by Dr. Seuss at bedtime. |
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Post by BillLaimbeer on Jul 5, 2018 11:48:01 GMT -8
I just bought my wife "The President is Missing" by Patterson and Bill Clinton. I don't think it has pictures, so I probably won't read it. I think I saw that on a Kndle Deal the other day. Or did you buy the hard copy? It’s about a president who is missing. *Oops, I should’ve used a spoiler* Yes, Bill. I think it may be a little over your head. Best to have your wife continue reading you books by Dr. Seuss at bedtime. I bought a hard copy. She has been using Kindle for the last 2 years so she is kind of confused on how to hold an actual book now. Thanks for letting me know what that book is about. The title appears to be misleading. |
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Jul 5, 2018 14:52:30 GMT -8
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Post by Darth on Jul 5, 2018 14:52:30 GMT -8
Well, I can clarify that. When they say the president is missing they don’t mean he missed connecting with a baseball and struck ‘out . Or that he is missing someone or some object. They mean that people cannot find him.But don’t tell your wife because it will spoil the story for her. Although, something tells me she already knows.
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Post by nuraman00 on Jul 6, 2018 13:08:54 GMT -8
So why did you happen to ask about James Patterson? Have you read any of his books?
You said maybe you saw the Spider movie. One storyline was about two children kidnapped and the other was about some crazy serial killer. I got an email that he has a new book out, and that he and Clinton are making some tour stops to discuss the book. |
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Jul 10, 2018 9:51:45 GMT -8
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Post by Darth on Jul 10, 2018 9:51:45 GMT -8
So why did you happen to ask about James Patterson? Have you read any of his books?
You said maybe you saw the Spider movie. One storyline was about two children kidnapped and the other was about some crazy serial killer. I got an email that he has a new book out, and that he and Clinton are making some tour stops to discuss the book. If Bill Clinton is missing the first place I would look is at Monica Lewinsky’s house |
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Post by nuraman00 on Jul 10, 2018 9:55:58 GMT -8
I got an email that he has a new book out, and that he and Clinton are making some tour stops to discuss the book. If Bill Clinton is missing the first place I would look is at Monica Lewinsky’s house What ethnicity is she? What team do you think she's rooting for in the World Cup? Do you think she and Bill are watching it together? |
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Jul 10, 2018 11:24:30 GMT -8
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Post by Darth on Jul 10, 2018 11:24:30 GMT -8
If Bill Clinton is missing the first place I would look is at Monica Lewinsky’s house What ethnicity is she? What team do you think she's rooting for in the World Cup? Do you think she and Bill are watching it together? The Ottawa sommm The Ottawa Senators? |
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Jul 18, 2018 2:59:18 GMT -8
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Post by Darth on Jul 18, 2018 2:59:18 GMT -8
I’ve completed 29 books between. April 9th and July 9th. Been working on a novel over 1,100 pages long since then.
Mysteries - 7
Fantasy- 14
Plays-1 -Shakespeare)
Adventure -2
Science fiction-1
And 4 other fiction books.
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Post by BillLaimbeer on Jul 18, 2018 13:49:34 GMT -8
I’ve completed 29 books between. April 9th and July 9th. Been working on a novel over 1,100 pages long since then. Mysteries - 7 Fantasy- 14 I'm surprised Fantasy held Mysteries to just 7 points. Their defense is not usually that strong. Lots of turnovers? |
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Post by nuraman00 on Jul 18, 2018 14:58:45 GMT -8
I’ve completed 29 books between. April 9th and July 9th. Been working on a novel over 1,100 pages long since then. Mysteries - 7 Fantasy- 14 I'm surprised Fantasy held Mysteries to just 7 points. Their defense is not usually that strong. Lots of turnovers? Good post. Maybe Mysteries was distracted by the Fantasy cheerleaders in the arena. |
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Post by nuraman00 on Jul 18, 2018 14:58:57 GMT -8
What was the play?
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Jul 18, 2018 15:21:25 GMT -8
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Post by Darth on Jul 18, 2018 15:21:25 GMT -8
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Post by nuraman00 on Jul 19, 2018 10:58:41 GMT -8
I read that in 7th grade. Our class then took a field trip to where there was a Shakespeare festival, and we saw 3 plays. I don't think all 3 were by Shakespeare, but one of them was probably A Midsummer Night's Dream, especially considering that we had just read that over the previous few weeks.
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Jul 22, 2018 10:26:56 GMT -8
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Post by kinglurker on Jul 22, 2018 10:26:56 GMT -8
My favorite Shakespeare's play is "The Tempest". I am not sure why, though. Maybe because it was his last play, maybe because of love at first sight, maybe because of my wife's name mentioned there, maybe because of its intellectualism, symbolism, the New World, Synchronicity, language, maybe because of all of the above, I really don't know.  However, what do I know, though, is that I like everything that Shakespeare wrote. And I think that even if he would have written only "The Sonnets" and nothing else, he still would have been called one of the greatest poets who ever lived. |
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Jul 22, 2018 18:43:46 GMT -8
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Post by Darth on Jul 22, 2018 18:43:46 GMT -8
My favorite Shakespeare's play is "The Tempest". I am not sure why, though. Maybe because it was his last play, maybe because of love at first sight, maybe because of my wife's name mentioned there, maybe because of its intellectualism, symbolism, the New World, Synchronicity, language, maybe because of all of the above, I really don't know. However, what do I know, though, is that I like everything that Shakespeare wrote. And I think that even if he would have written only "The Sonnets" and nothing else, he still would have been called one of the greatest poets who ever lived. I never read the book but I saw the play around 40 years ago. I just looked it up and saw it was a comedy. I’ve read Macbeth, Twelfth Night, Midsummer Nights Dream, Merchant of Venice and a couple more. I’m almost certain one was Hamlet and possibly Othello. I know some of the story of King Lear but want to read it. I plan to read at least one every year. Why not? They are free on Kindle. The plays are brilliant even today. The general belief is the writer was a he (suspiciously little was known about him) but isome say a she (or they). I believe the one that he was royalty so he needed to hide his identity. He was too smart for a joe shmoe, IMO. In plays back then males played every part (which includes the female characters. Did Juliet have a beard? The |
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Post by nuraman00 on Jul 23, 2018 10:27:43 GMT -8
My favorite Shakespeare's play is "The Tempest". I am not sure why, though. Maybe because it was his last play, maybe because of love at first sight, maybe because of my wife's name mentioned there, maybe because of its intellectualism, symbolism, the New World, Synchronicity, language, maybe because of all of the above, I really don't know. However, what do I know, though, is that I like everything that Shakespeare wrote. And I think that even if he would have written only "The Sonnets" and nothing else, he still would have been called one of the greatest poets who ever lived. I never read the book but I saw the play around 40 years ago. I just looked it up and saw it was a comedy. I’ve read Macbeth, Twelfth Night, Midsummer Nights Dream, Merchant of Venice and a couple more. I’m almost certain one was Hamlet and possibly Othello. I know some of the story of King Lear but want to read it. I plan to read at least one every year. Why not? They are free on Kindle. The plays are brilliant even today. The general belief is the writer was a he (suspiciously little was known about him) but isome say a she (or they). I believe the one that he was royalty so he needed to hide his identity. He was too smart for a joe shmoe, IMO. In plays back then males played every part (which includes the female characters. Did Juliet have a beard? The I think from school, we read A Midsummer Nights Dream; Merchant of Venice; King Lear. During my sopohmore year in high school, the other English class also read Macbeth. Maybe we read a small portion of it? Because I remember a few lines. I don't think we read Twelfth Night. |
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Post by nuraman00 on Jul 23, 2018 10:28:08 GMT -8
My favorite Shakespeare's play is "The Tempest". I am not sure why, though. Maybe because it was his last play, maybe because of love at first sight, maybe because of my wife's name mentioned there, maybe because of its intellectualism, symbolism, the New World, Synchronicity, language, maybe because of all of the above, I really don't know. However, what do I know, though, is that I like everything that Shakespeare wrote. And I think that even if he would have written only "The Sonnets" and nothing else, he still would have been called one of the greatest poets who ever lived. Good post. Thanks. |
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Jul 24, 2018 18:24:36 GMT -8
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Post by Darth on Jul 24, 2018 18:24:36 GMT -8
I realize it was a sign of the rimes but his play the Merchent of Venice was totally anti-semitic. Just like so many classics treatment of blacks. Doesn’t make it ok, though and that stuff detracts from the stories from me.
In Merchant, Shylock is portrayed as the bad guy for demanding a pound of flesh for wanting revenge on Antonio, who taunted him unprovoked for years. Shylock stated what he wanted,won, and was cheated in the end and the audience loves it because he was a Jew. But even the argument that he didn’t ask for blood and you cannot cut out flesh without blood is flawed. That isn’t Shylocks problem and he should’ve said “fine. Wash the blood off then give me my pound”. The guy made a stupid deal and lost. But the merchant is screwed and not Antonio.
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