I gave up on Ulysses after about ten pages. Couldn't understand a word!

Many years ago (80s) I took the train from London to Norwich for a home game against Millwall and tried to settle down to read Nietzsche (can't remember which). Given the size of my hangover this was probably a big mistake in itself. But shortly after leaving three Millwall fans plonked themselves down at my table with several cans each. The biggest and oldest meathead holding forth to his younger buddies on the benefits of unbridled hooliganism. Extraordinarily distracting especially as I was expecting them any minute to engage me in conversation. Fortunately the only evidence of my footballing loyalties was a small NCFC badge on my jacket safely stowed above.

After half an hour the spliffs were out and they departed to the toilet to smoke them and thankfully never came back. I think I got to page three without really taking anything in and never picked the book up again.

I did see them later pissed/stoned and arsing about down by the river. Sadly, despite a few close calls, none of them fell in.

Posted By: BerlinCanary on September 19th 2016 at 18:35:49

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I gave up on Ulysses after about ten pages. Couldn't understand a word! (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Sep 19, 18:35:49
- Ulysses, Ulysses - soaring through all the galaxies. (n/m) (General Chat) - bird table, Sep 19, 20:51:49
- Read it when I was about 18. Re-read it earlier this year. I still found it incredibly (General Chat) - dennis moore, Sep 19, 20:03:31
- I picked it up once then decided against it. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Sep 19, 19:39:27
  - Fucking Alone in Berlin. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Sep 19, 19:42:31
    - Mrs loves the book hard (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Sep 19, 22:44:09
    - Wanking in Berlin? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Sep 19, 20:03:03
      - Hell, yeah! (n/m) (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Sep 19, 20:34:30
  - *Hans (n/m) (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Sep 19, 19:39:45
- It's much more readable than Finnegan's Wake (General Chat) - Old Man, Sep 19, 19:23:17
- Useless by James Joyce (as read by La di da gunner Graham in It Ain't Half Hot Mum) (n/m) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Sep 19, 19:17:17
- Useless by James Joyce (as read by La di da gunner Graham in It Ain't Half Hot Mum) (n/m) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Sep 19, 19:16:58
- Like (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Sep 19, 19:03:37
- It's a classic BC!.... (General Chat) - DrDublin, Sep 19, 19:00:41
- I couldn't understand it either. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 19, 18:57:42
  - I decided against that joke. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Sep 19, 19:15:47
- cracking story after what has clearly been a poor days wrathing (General Chat) - shoddy, Sep 19, 18:57:33

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