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  • mookie blew through The Premonition by Michael Lewis last week. obviously a worthwhile read as the guy can spin a yarn with ease.
    a legend and an out of work bum look a lot alike, daddy.

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    • I'd never even heard of this work until I started to read C. S. Lewis' book on The Allegory of Love (100% recommend, spectacular and every page needs days of thinking). In all honesty: had anybody? It was apparently one of the most widely read and quoted texts in the Middle Ages. (It's the same story as in Antigone and Seven Against Thebes, which are far more well know stories).

      This is one question that constantly motivates me: how can we presume we can climb into the heads of people of other ages when we don't even know what their MCU was?
      Last edited by Kepler; 08-28-2021, 07:23 PM.
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      • I love reading books. This is my hobby. I like to read detective stories, romance and horror. But when I was in university I didn't have time to read books. I also started working to have more pocket money. It was hard to combine but I tried ( nursing essays for sale helped me with studying). Now I just work and read books from time to time and it's so wonderful!
        Last edited by jjuliajul11; 09-09-2021, 06:59 AM.

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        • This has to be the most useless bot of all time. Like what's the point unless this is some Michigan Tech AI undergrad project.
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          Originally posted by SanTropez
          May your paint thinner run dry and the fleas of a thousand camels infest your dead deer.
          Originally posted by bigblue_dl
          I don't even know how to classify magic vagina smoke babies..
          Originally posted by Kepler
          When the giraffes start building radio telescopes they can join too.
          He's probably going to be a superstar but that man has more baggage than North West

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          • Originally posted by dxmnkd316 View Post
            Like what's the point unless this is some Michigan Tech AI undergrad project.
            I would endorse this, if true.

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            • Originally posted by dxmnkd316 View Post
              This has to be the most useless bot of all time. Like what's the point unless this is some Michigan Tech AI undergrad project.
              It's definitely learning. I find it quite charming.
              Cornell University
              National Champion 1967, 1970
              ECAC Champion 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1980, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2010
              Ivy League Champion 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020

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              • Originally posted by Kepler View Post

                It's definitely learning. I find it quite charming.
                Learning what? To use phrases like "When I was in university" or "have more pocket money" like they're out of Downtown ****ing Abbey?
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                College Hockey 6       College Football 0
                BTHC 4                 WCHA FC:  1
                Originally posted by SanTropez
                May your paint thinner run dry and the fleas of a thousand camels infest your dead deer.
                Originally posted by bigblue_dl
                I don't even know how to classify magic vagina smoke babies..
                Originally posted by Kepler
                When the giraffes start building radio telescopes they can join too.
                He's probably going to be a superstar but that man has more baggage than North West

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                • "Computer, reduce Russian syntax by 40% and increase British English by 100%"
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                  As of 9/21/10:         As of 9/13/10:
                  College Hockey 6       College Football 0
                  BTHC 4                 WCHA FC:  1
                  Originally posted by SanTropez
                  May your paint thinner run dry and the fleas of a thousand camels infest your dead deer.
                  Originally posted by bigblue_dl
                  I don't even know how to classify magic vagina smoke babies..
                  Originally posted by Kepler
                  When the giraffes start building radio telescopes they can join too.
                  He's probably going to be a superstar but that man has more baggage than North West

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                  • Originally posted by dxmnkd316 View Post

                    Learning what? To use phrases like "When I was in university" or "have more pocket money" like they're out of Downtown ****ing Abbey?
                    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CidOZOzHKn8
                    Cornell University
                    National Champion 1967, 1970
                    ECAC Champion 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1980, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2010
                    Ivy League Champion 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020

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                    • Hey all, any recommendations on good books about Napoleon, Alexander The Great, and Operation Barbarossa? Also, books on WWII from the perspective of Japan?

                      thanks in advance!
                      Everything in its right place, Wisconsin Hockey National Champs!


                      "but you're not as confused as him are you. it's not your job to be as confused as Nigel". Tap pt 1.

                      "I think it's ****ing stock. What--? Which part of that is unclear to you? I think it sounds stock to my ears. I mean, do you want me to write it down?" Tap Pt. 2

                      Who???! So What!!!! Big Deal!!!!

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                      • Not a book, but supernova in the east by Dan Carlin does a pretty amazing job including the Japanese perspective in his podcast. If nothing else, he publishes the list of books he used as reference material. If there's a good book from the Japanese perspective, it will be on that list.
                        Code:
                        As of 9/21/10:         As of 9/13/10:
                        College Hockey 6       College Football 0
                        BTHC 4                 WCHA FC:  1
                        Originally posted by SanTropez
                        May your paint thinner run dry and the fleas of a thousand camels infest your dead deer.
                        Originally posted by bigblue_dl
                        I don't even know how to classify magic vagina smoke babies..
                        Originally posted by Kepler
                        When the giraffes start building radio telescopes they can join too.
                        He's probably going to be a superstar but that man has more baggage than North West

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                        • Originally posted by dxmnkd316 View Post
                          Not a book, but supernova in the east by Dan Carlin does a pretty amazing job including the Japanese perspective in his podcast. If nothing else, he publishes the list of books he used as reference material. If there's a good book from the Japanese perspective, it will be on that list.
                          Thanks, I’ll check out his source material.
                          Everything in its right place, Wisconsin Hockey National Champs!


                          "but you're not as confused as him are you. it's not your job to be as confused as Nigel". Tap pt 1.

                          "I think it's ****ing stock. What--? Which part of that is unclear to you? I think it sounds stock to my ears. I mean, do you want me to write it down?" Tap Pt. 2

                          Who???! So What!!!! Big Deal!!!!

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                          • Books on anti-racism:

                            Was considering both White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo and How to be Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi, but wanted thoughts...
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                            • Accurate:

                              Cornell University
                              National Champion 1967, 1970
                              ECAC Champion 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1980, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2010
                              Ivy League Champion 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020

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                              • All American coolness is footnotes to ULG.
                                Cornell University
                                National Champion 1967, 1970
                                ECAC Champion 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1980, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2010
                                Ivy League Champion 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020

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