It was engaging for a while

But the last 100 or so pages, my god!

I try to work my way through "The Classics" as I'm painfully aware I lack much of a literary education. I enjoyed things like Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Beowulf, le Vicomte de Bragelonne, etc. but there's a lot of things I really need to make time for. 1984, for god's sake - I've read many rip-offs but never got around to reading the real thing.

Posted By: Iwan Husarmi on July 29th 2006 at 19:55:41

Message Thread

If there was 2p on the floor, would you pick it up? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 29, 19:16:38
- I once superglued 50p to the pavement... (General Chat) - Squirrel, Jul 29, 19:21:10
  - I once superglued my cock to a swan. (General Chat) - tudders, Jul 29, 19:25:17
    - is that a tradition in berkshire? (n/m) (General Chat) - jimmy Neighbour1, Jul 29, 19:29:45
      - He's barking mad! (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 29, 19:39:33
      - It's just my take on the swan-upping thing. Brings it to the feet of the common man. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Jul 29, 19:37:41
        
        If we all raise enough money for conker, he could run the new york marathan dressed as a (General Chat) - pants, Jul 29, 19:42:02
        
        Definitely a giant mouse with an ant on it (n/m) (General Chat) - DonLogan, Jul 29, 20:02:19
        
        or dec or even both. (n/m) (General Chat) - jimmy Neighbour1, Jul 29, 20:03:19
        
        has he not ran that yet? (n/m) (General Chat) - jimmy Neighbour1, Jul 29, 19:45:06
    - I can't envisage any consequences of that act that would be "disastrous"? (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 29, 19:26:39
      - Look at you with your fancy proper spelling. Posh kid. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Jul 29, 19:36:04
        
        You're starting to sound like PK now. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 29, 19:38:05
        
        Words nobody ever wishes to hear. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Jul 29, 19:41:00
        
        It was a damning indictment. You must be disappointed (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 29, 19:44:10
        
        Not even IED? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 29, 19:41:39
      - Presumably this sort of thing (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, Jul 29, 19:27:53
        
        Nothing strikes more fear into men's hearts than the phrase 'genital trauma' (n/m) (General Chat) - DonLogan, Jul 29, 19:34:55
        
        Not even tigers? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 29, 19:36:04
        
        Possibly if said tigers were the cause of said genital trauma (n/m) (General Chat) - DonLogan, Jul 29, 19:40:06
        
        God, yeah, that would be awful (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 29, 19:41:16
        
        Okay, so we have being bum-raped by Stockwell whilst Dale Winton rides a tiger gnawing at (General Chat) - DonLogan, Jul 29, 19:45:47
        
        can we get seigfried and roy involved as well? (n/m) (General Chat) - jimmy Neighbour1, Jul 29, 19:49:29
        
        or dale winton (n/m) (General Chat) - jimmy Neighbour1, Jul 29, 19:39:42
        
        Tiger is a cool and rather masculine way to die (n/m) (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, Jul 29, 19:39:14
        
        Have you been at the Hemingway novels again? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 29, 19:39:54
        
        No, Jonathan Kellerman (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, Jul 29, 19:43:58
        
        Catch-22 is one of my very favourite novels ... (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 29, 19:44:54
        
        A sort of cross between... (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, Jul 29, 19:49:11
        
        I found it hilarious ... (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 29, 19:50:44
        
        It was engaging for a while (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, Jul 29, 19:55:41
        
        have you tried Andy Mcnabs latest? (n/m) (General Chat) - jimmy Neighbour1, Jul 29, 19:57:59
        
        I made it through one of his (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, Jul 29, 19:59:14
        
        dont knock it, it is a rollercoaster ride of emotions with interesting references to the (General Chat) - jimmy Neighbour1, Jul 29, 20:01:31
        
        1984 - maybe you could have a reading group with Berlin Canary and PK? (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 29, 19:57:30
        
        Not without strangling the latter (n/m) (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, Jul 29, 19:58:34
  - Saddos !!! (General Chat) - Cannydc, Jul 29, 19:24:22
  - GYPOS! (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 29, 19:23:10
  - Pfft, I remember watching EastEnders about 7 years ago... (General Chat) - Dog, Jul 29, 19:21:54
    - and you could hear cindi upstairs climaxing? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 29, 19:30:19
      - Probably Simon Wicks taking her up the Tradesmans (n/m) (General Chat) - DonLogan, Jul 29, 19:36:41
        
        Potting the Wilmott - Brown (General Chat) - Cannydc, Jul 29, 19:46:48
        
        Gillian Taylforth, yes or no? (n/m) (General Chat) - DonLogan, Jul 29, 19:48:55
        
        Yes, in a Range Rover (General Chat) - Cannydc, Jul 29, 19:52:04
        
        tes but when she was on kids tv with Christopher Biggins. (n/m) (General Chat) - jimmy Neighbour1, Jul 29, 19:50:22
        
        Sorry, it's now or never. Stop dodging the issue or I'll make it Susan Tully (n/m) (General Chat) - DonLogan, Jul 29, 19:52:07
        
        when she was in grange hill as trisha yates? mmmmm (n/m) (General Chat) - jimmy Neighbour1, Jul 29, 19:54:05
        
        or even yes. But Christopher Biggins NO NO NO. (n/m) (General Chat) - jimmy Neighbour1, Jul 29, 19:51:10
    - Well I did it in 1988... (General Chat) - Squirrel, Jul 29, 19:24:05
      - Remember seeing it done on Candid Camera (General Chat) - Cannydc, Jul 29, 19:26:42
        
        Old fart... (General Chat) - Squirrel, Jul 29, 19:28:42
        
        LOL - I think the Romans did it too... (General Chat) - Cannydc, Jul 29, 19:30:14
        
        Are you on show in the Natural History Museum?... (General Chat) - Squirrel, Jul 29, 19:34:41
        
        I am the curator, young person... (General Chat) - Cannydc, Jul 29, 19:37:07
      - I said "about" 7 years ago... (General Chat) - Dog, Jul 29, 19:26:15
- I saved all the 2p coins I found and bought myself a small caravan with the proceeds. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 29, 19:18:00

Reply to Message

In order to add a post to the WotB Message Board you must be a registered WotB user.

If you are not yet registered then please visit the registration page. You should ensure that their browser is setup to accept cookies.