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Post by carolinec on Feb 2, 2008 20:35:50 GMT
If I was alone on an island with nothing but Mills & Boon romance novels, I wouldn't last 5 minutes! Ha! Barbara Cartland ones. I know what to get for your birthday then  I'm glad you don't know where I live!  |
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Post by coral on Feb 2, 2008 20:49:31 GMT
I might have the solution to all this Coral. Why don't you find the one book that people wouldn't want to take on the island That really IS easy, thanks Craig Phil Rickman: The Man In The Moss I bought this some years back, eager to read this cracking new author. The cover was swish, the plot was interesting, and there was even a cover blurb by the love of my life, James Herbert. I have to tell you, it was absolutely bloody awful. So I set myself the challenge of actually reading this book right through to the end as I usually don't bother to read something that I dislike after the first few chapters. And I did it, it was a long book too, I waded through page after page of cliched, disjointed boredom about a gypsy girl and a spooky log that causes flooding. Pointless. I feel it helped me grow emotionally  Oh, and by the way, I don't particularly dislike Jethro Tull, I even owned a copy of Aqualung at one point in my youth, it was just the first "hair" thing that popped into my mind when I saw that groovy bloke in the photo. The fact that my father was once offered a job as a guitarist with them does put me off a little though. Caroline, I hate to disagree, but Ian Anderson is about as handsome as a dogs bum, you would do better to admire Jean Jacques Burnel  |
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Post by carolinec on Feb 2, 2008 21:10:51 GMT
Caroline, I hate to disagree, but Ian Anderson is about as handsome as a dogs bum, you would do better to admire Jean Jacques Burnel Ha-ha! I never said he was handsome; I just have strange tastes (that's what I tell the hubby anyway). Who the heck is Jean Jacques Burnel? By the way, Coral, I reckon you should get some sort of reward - a prize or something - for starting such an entertaining thread. I haven't had as much fun on a forum since .... Well, I haven't had as much fun on a forum! |
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Post by dem bones on Feb 2, 2008 22:02:34 GMT
Can't say I found it such a huge struggle either .... Jeannie Youngson - Count Dracula And The Unicorn (Adams Press, 1978) The nice old Count resides in a Piccadilly mansion. He no longer needs to bite people as a steady supply of frozen blood samples does for his thirst and everybody loves him. But he's lonely .... until one day he meets a fluffy little fawn-coloured unicorn who he names Teddy-Edward. He's so cute and playful! All is nice as nice can be until one day - Teddy-Edward goes missing! It is almost more than Dracula can bear and he bursts into tears! But there's a very good reason why the unicorn has gone AWOL - he's found a pretty little girl unicorn! Soon they present Drac with three baby Teddy-Edwards to fuss over. Thank fuck for that! Isn't that the loveliest story you ever heard in your life? Who the heck is Jean Jacques Burnel? The Stranglers bassist. The bride of demonik is fond of him too! |
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Post by Calenture on Feb 3, 2008 15:38:47 GMT
Ha! Barbara Cartland ones. I know what to get for your birthday then I'm glad you don't know where I live! But I know where you both live. *evil chuckle* ;D Is this reason for concern, you ask yourselves... |
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Post by carolinec on Feb 3, 2008 16:11:36 GMT
I'm glad you don't know where I live! But I know where you both live. *evil chuckle* ;D Is this reason for concern, you ask yourselves... Probably. But don't forget, we both know where you live too!  |
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Post by Calenture on Feb 3, 2008 16:18:37 GMT
But I know where you both live. *evil chuckle* ;D Is this reason for concern, you ask yourselves... Probably. But don't forget, we both know where you live too!   |
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Post by Steve on Feb 3, 2008 17:14:23 GMT
Can anybody remind me where I live?
I've been wandering about since Friday... and I think I might have left the stove on...
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Post by coral on Feb 3, 2008 20:31:16 GMT
But don't forget, we both know where you live too! Get the kettle on mr Rog, I hope you've got plenty of cake... |
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Post by coral on Feb 3, 2008 20:33:42 GMT
Can anybody remind me where I live? No need, come on, we're all off to mr Rog's house for tea |
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Post by Calenture on Feb 3, 2008 21:11:20 GMT
Can anybody remind me where I live? No need, come on, we're all off to mr Rog's house for tea This is the most terrifying thing to happen in the entire history of Vault of Evil!  |
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Post by Steve on Feb 3, 2008 21:26:40 GMT
This is the most terrifying thing to happen in the entire history of Vault of Evil! Not as terrifying as me dressing up as a cheerleader, surely... |
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Post by redbrain on Feb 4, 2008 14:32:09 GMT
This is the most terrifying thing to happen in the entire history of Vault of Evil! Not as terrifying as me dressing up as a cheerleader, surely...  |
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Post by pulphack on Feb 5, 2008 14:27:44 GMT
sorry to be boring and get back to the original idea, but someone mentioned Proust a few pages back. so if i got a big crate of apricot madelaines, then every time i ate one i'd remember every book or record or film i'd ever read, heard or seen.
of course, i don't know how i'd stop them going stale. could i just have a crate of ingredients and an oven?
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Post by coral on Feb 6, 2008 12:19:56 GMT
I would imagine they could grow wild in that climate, so now I'm being kind, I'll give you a tin of baking powder to put in your bag!
As you're in sensible mode, what would be the one hated book you WOULDN'T take??
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