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| Posted: Fri Dec 30th, 2011 02:20 pm |
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stingmark
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user=16]srossi[/user] wrote:But I did have the first edition hardcovers of most of those books and sold them on eBay a number of years ago for quite a lot of money. Blah blah blah......more Rossi bullshit bullshit bullshit. Sure you did Napoleon(oops, I mean Rossi) were these all signed books too? I bet you sold them to either the parking meter lady, or to the imaginary Greek guy who keyed your car? Either way, you're completely full of shit. You're the WC version of Dr Jeff, you've been everywhere, done everything too, just like that other useless asshole. The reason why people dont call you out on so much of your bullshit shorty, is because it's funny to hear you slobber all over yourself, trying to impress us all, & show just how cool you are. Plus, you do this from the comfort of your rent controlled apartment. Jesus christ, I bet your beastly girlfriend drinks severely whenever she's around you, or wishes she could kill herself nightly, having to listen to your bullshit, on a daily basis? She's got to be heavily medicated for sure, to listen to you. Rossi: Crimson Mask called, he wants his gimmick back. Last edited on Fri Dec 30th, 2011 04:55 pm by stingmark ____________________ "I went to the #6th ranked liberal Arts College in California, I'm smarter than anyone else"(Also found out to be a formerly racist institution-Jeff Forsyth) |
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| Posted: Fri Dec 30th, 2011 04:04 pm |
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khawk HALL OF FAMER 
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stingmark wrote:
I edited it down to the good parts for everyone. You're welcome. 
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| Posted: Fri Dec 30th, 2011 04:08 pm |
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63rd Post |
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khawk HALL OF FAMER
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I've been reading 11/22/63 by Stephen King...got it for Christmas. I don't read much anymore, but I always liked King and when something new comes out I usually find a way to check it out. I'm about halfway through...good so far, IMO. I also picked up "Don Camillo Meets hells Angels" on ebay, so that's next. It's the last Camillo book Guareschi wrote. The books are simple to read and funny in an old-world way. I've been reading them since I found a copy at my grandmothers back when I was a teenager. Good stuff, and I imagine I'll be sorry when I finish this one because there won't be anymore to read from that collection.
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| Posted: Fri Dec 30th, 2011 05:09 pm |
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srossi HALL OF FAMER
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khawk wrote: stingmark wrote: lol You forgot the blargle fargle. Anyway, glad this was bumped because one of my Christmas presents was "Splading's World Tour" by Mark Lamster and I just started reading it yesterday. If anyone has any interest at all in 1800s baseball, even if you think you know a lot about it already, this is a must read. It's all about Albert Spalding setting up a world tour in 1888-1889 to introduce the game to places as far-flung as Cairo and Sydney. It also doubles as a pretty good biography on Spalding himself, who was kinda the P.T. Barnum of baseball both in terms of success and bluster. There are some amazing pictures too of the ballplayers at the pyramids of Egypt and other places along the tour. I'm really enjoying this book so far. (Patiently waiting for the accusations that I am bragging about my ability to read and that a parking meter lady must've taught me how in my rent-controlled apartment.) Last edited on Fri Dec 30th, 2011 05:16 pm by srossi ____________________ This thread was great before AA ruined it. |
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| Posted: Fri Dec 30th, 2011 07:15 pm |
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Hammer to Fall
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In the past week, I've read Erik Larson's Isaac's Storm and in my occasional quest to make up for the poor literary education I received in school, F. Scott Fitzgerald's Tender Is the Night. Isaac's Storm putters around for 100 pages with below-average writing that's trying to be funny (it's not) and trying to shoehorn a feud as the main point of the book (no one really knows even why the feud started as there's scant evidence). But Larson finally gets himself in gear and the descriptions leading up to, during and after the Galveston hurricane of 1900 are quite good. If you can deal with the Isaac Cline background stuff in the early pages, it's worth it. Tender Is the Night was pretty darn good, better than what I was expecting, especially for something with as few a-ha moments as it had.
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| Posted: Fri Dec 30th, 2011 08:51 pm |
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gwlee7 HALL OF FAMER 
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I am currently reading Republic Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It by Lawrence Lessig
____________________ I just think it's amazing that Trump is really on Twitter all day, personally writing this shit. He's about 3 beers away from joining S&W and getting into a flame war with Ports.----srossi |
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| Posted: Sat Dec 31st, 2011 02:33 am |
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Ultimark
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Just finished Steven King's 11/23/63. Outstanding! I recommend it to anyone. I am currently struggling through Thunderstruck by Eric Larson. It is about Marconi and the invention of Radio and a murder that was apparently famous in the early part of the 20th century. The events appear to be unrelated. Not an easy read.
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| Posted: Sat Dec 31st, 2011 02:34 am |
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Ultimark
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Hammer to Fall wrote:In the past week, I've read Erik Larson's Isaac's Storm and in my occasional quest to make up for the poor literary education I received in school, F. Scott Fitzgerald's Tender Is the Night. Hammer - I hope you Larson book is better than mine.
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| Posted: Sat Dec 31st, 2011 02:35 am |
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Ultimark
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stingmark wrote:user=16]srossi[/user] wrote: Some real acrimony here. I sense this is a shoot. Can't we all just get along?
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| Posted: Tue Feb 7th, 2012 07:37 pm |
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stone2k
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Finished... Shaq Uncut with Jackie MacMullan - just kinda eh.... get it at the library, don't spend $ on it. God No by Penn Jillette- Penn tries to spread the gospel of being an atheist... don't agree with many of his views, but still a decent read IMO. The Best American Sports Writing 2011- I try to get this collection every year... not bad this year, not as good as other years. If you haven't yet, get the one that was for the Century, it has almost every single important and famous article written in the 20th century... I HIGHLY recommended it.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 7th, 2012 08:54 pm |
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71st Post |
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dogfacedgremlin34 Will Kick Your Ass At Fantasy Football 
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srossi wrote: khawk wrote:stingmark wrote: I'm reading this now too based on your recommendation. I'm about halfway through so far. It's pretty good, although I was hoping for more Cap Anson "penis helicopter" stories on the slow boat to Australia.
____________________ "I'm putting your worthless fucking ass on ignore so I don't have to read anymore of your pompous arrogant New York big shot bullshit. Good fucking riddance, fuckhead."-Angelic Assassin to rossi |
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| Posted: Tue Feb 7th, 2012 11:18 pm |
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srossi HALL OF FAMER
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dogfacedgremlin34 wrote: srossi wrote:khawk wrote:stingmark wrote: I should get a kick-back from these publishing companies. I'm between books right now but I have a few I can start this week. Hopefully I can recommend another one soon.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 7th, 2012 11:27 pm |
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mike3775
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My wife bought a few E-Books recently and I decided to swipe a few of them. Reading now is To Kill a Mockingbird. I always liked reading that book as a kid and I still love the movie as well
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| Posted: Wed Feb 8th, 2012 04:30 am |
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Road Warrior Yajuta
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Recently read the following: Huckleberry Finn The Scarlet Letter The Lightning Thief The Sea of Monsters The Titans Curse The Battle of the Labyrinth The Last Olympian The Lost Hero The Son of Neptune Watchmen Kingdom Come Crisis of Infinite Earths Squadron Supreme Secret Wars DC Comics Encyclopedia Marvel Encyclopedia The Mighty Crusaders: Origin of a Superteam Golden Age of Marvel Comics The Dark Knight Returns The Great Comic Book Heroes The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told The Incredible Hulk VOL. 1 Marvell Masterworks GI Joe Special Missions Vol. 1 Captain Universe Power Unimaginable Classic Marvel Superheroes The Avengers-Defenders War JLA vs. The Avengers The New Fantastic Four
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| Posted: Wed Feb 8th, 2012 05:21 am |
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Mick
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Read Lesnar's book (mediocre)...Catching up on RnR autobiographies - read Ace Frehley's, Duff McKagan's, Sammy Hagar's (excellent), and currently reading Belinda Carlisle's.
____________________ Actually AJ has totally become immature she is just dying to have some male! probably she need a proper sex (Omair Ahmed) |
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