One Fourm Roll Call

Mr T · Post by **Mr T** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:56 pm

present

Katy · Post by **Katy** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:10 pm

I guess it's up to you, me, and wolfie to get people in here. :D

DallasFanatic · Post by **DallasFanatic** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:22 pm

Yo...and I apologize up front if my AV offends any poor redskin fan. It is in no way shape or form to be an instrument of smack in my participation of this forum's discussions.
:D

Katy · Post by **Katy** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:44 pm

Tis all good...

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:39 pm

In, and ready to be serious.

Katy · Post by **Katy** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:41 pm

We don't have to be too serious!

Roger_the_Shrubber · Post by **Roger_the_Shrubber** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:44 pm

In.

Oh, and if Mikey's here, we can discuss the collected works of Umberto Eco.

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:44 pm

I can do that too!!

Diogenes · Post by **Diogenes** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:45 pm

Hi. I'm new here.

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:46 pm

You guys are way ahead of me. I'm just getting ready to leave work.

Roger_the_Shrubber · Post by **Roger_the_Shrubber** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:46 pm

Foucalt's Pendulum: I treatise of total arrogance or a novel of esthetic quality?

Diogenes · Post by **Diogenes** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:47 pm

Sudden Sam wrote:Gone in 60 seconds.

I liked that movie. No Idea why...

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:50 pm

Roger_the_Shrubber wrote:Foucalt's Pendulum: I treatise of total arrogance or a novel of esthetic quality?

Don't know. All I can say is that it's really hard to read.

Must be the small letters and big words.

Roger_the_Shrubber · Post by **Roger_the_Shrubber** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:52 pm

How would you have liked to have been the guy to translate that from the Italian into English? Imagine those big words in Italian?

So you know what we are talking about: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foucalt%27s_Pendulum

One of, if NOT the hardest book to read.

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:53 pm

Roger_the_Shrubber wrote:How would you have liked to have been the guy to translate that from the Italian into English? Imagine those big words in Italian?

Actually, I think the translator is to blame. Eco was known for using words of no more than four letters.

Roger_the_Shrubber · Post by **Roger_the_Shrubber** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:55 pm

Mikey wrote:
Roger_the_Shrubber wrote:How would you have liked to have been the guy to translate that from the Italian into English? Imagine those big words in Italian?

Actually, I think the translator is to blame. Eco was known for using words of no more than four letters.

Like "poop"?

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:56 pm

I can see that you're good at this, but I don't think that's Italian.

Roger_the_Shrubber · Post by **Roger_the_Shrubber** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:57 pm

Reading the synopsis makes my head hurt. And I read the original book. I think Eco's works are the main cause of brain tumors.

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:59 pm

"Stronzo" has seven letters, I think.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:59 pm

Diogenes · Post by **Diogenes** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:00 am

Let me know when Burgess compiles that index.

jiminphilly · Post by **jiminphilly** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:00 am

Thanks for the invite Katy.

Katy · Post by **Katy** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:03 am

Anytime, Jim. I miss your posts at .net a lot!!! :D

Katy · Post by **Katy** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:13 am

Diogenes wrote:
Sudden Sam wrote:Gone in 60 seconds.
I liked that movie. No Idea why...

Now I want to watch that movie. :o

jiminphilly · Post by **jiminphilly** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:29 am

Katy wrote:Anytime, Jim. I miss your posts at .net a lot!!! :D

Been a long week or 3. Seems like you're having one yourself?

Katy · Post by **Katy** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:37 am

Yeah, I am. My son is having oral surgery on Thursday. The kids and I just got over the stomach flu. It has been hectic here.

Wolfman · Post by **Wolfman** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:39 am

Build it and they will come ?

Smackie Chan · Post by **Smackie Chan** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 1:09 am

Roger_the_Shrubber wrote:One of, if NOT the hardest book to read.

I struggled with "Where the Wild Things Are." I hope we're not talkin' too much tougher than that.

Katy · Post by **Katy** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 1:15 am

Smackie

Smackie Chan · Post by **Smackie Chan** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 1:20 am

Katy wrote: Smackie

I thought this was a "No Smack" fourm! Functional illiteracy is no laughing matter, missy.

Katy · Post by **Katy** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 1:22 am

I'm taking baby steps, Smackie. Rome wasn't built in a day! :wink:

Smackie Chan · Post by **Smackie Chan** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 1:28 am

I took the grandsons to see "WTWTA" this weekend, then had Ivo (the older one) read me the book. Figured it would be faster that way rather than my having to sound out all the words myself. I think that's why god invented movies. And grandkids.

Katy · Post by **Katy** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 1:30 am

I don't have any yet. Thank God.

My 13 year old son has to fix all my computer issues. At least you're decent with technology.

smackaholic · Post by **smackaholic** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:12 am

so, if we can't smack here, wtf do we do exactly, other than talk about all that upity book readin' nonsense?

are mikey fat jokes off the table?

Paul · Post by **Paul** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:00 am

Howdy!

poptart · Post by **poptart** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:23 am

Terry in Crapchester · Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:29 am

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:07 am

Howdy

Doug near DC · Post by **Doug near DC** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:33 am

HA! I finally cracked the password!