Very good, Smivs - and a very good read it is too (as is most of Pynchon's stuff).Smivs wrote:Gravity's Rainbow?
He wouldn't normally be classed as sci-fi, but Gravity's Rainbow gets in there.
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He wouldn't normally be classed as sci-fi, but Gravity's Rainbow gets in there.
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Yes, everybody's favourite dystopian future from yesterday, 1984 it is.
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2084 was a much better year!
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Thanks, Smivs,
In rememberance ....
He played a member of the Lampyridae, tending Ovis Aries.
Name the actor who left us in Novenber 2016.
In rememberance ....
He played a member of the Lampyridae, tending Ovis Aries.
Name the actor who left us in Novenber 2016.
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that would be Shepherd Book , Mr Ron Glass RIP...
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Correct, spud! He played indeed the good, moral guiding, knee cap busting pastor aboard the Firefly.
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@spud42: find a new quote!
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geees the pressure!!! find a new trivia question ,find a new quote... ha ha ha...
working on both......
working on both......
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it overthrows curios hat
a book from a series. the Author has recently been mentioned in these hallowed halls....
ok quote updated too, happy???
now someone hurry up an win cause this coconut fishy thing is starting to go off......
a book from a series. the Author has recently been mentioned in these hallowed halls....
ok quote updated too, happy???
now someone hurry up an win cause this coconut fishy thing is starting to go off......
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no takers on the anagram?
clue disemdodied mentioned the author in relation to a different series..... a couple of pages back.....
clue disemdodied mentioned the author in relation to a different series..... a couple of pages back.....
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Is that curios or curious, spud?
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nope curios ie multiple nicknacks..... not curious as i need to find out more...lol
another clue..... a brand of Barbecue ( not the title the author)
another clue..... a brand of Barbecue ( not the title the author)
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Damn it, I should've seen that anagram before - but I wasn't using all the words.
The Short Victorious War by David Weber?
Have you read The Apocalypse Troll by Weber? A ripping yarn!
The Short Victorious War by David Weber?
Have you read The Apocalypse Troll by Weber? A ripping yarn!
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!