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| 3 days 2 hours 26 minutes ago | CH

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Cuz not funny and waste of my time due to the misleadingly interesting title.
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Just out of curiosity, why the downvote? http://videosift.com/video/Questions-to-ask-Batman

written by doogle

| 1 week 5 days ago | CH

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I'm not watching any of these. I refuse to see any content till I'm in the cinema.

I don't think you're going to see any of these virals as part of the film. And as someone who's super, and I mean *super* evasive of spoilers, trailers and reviews, I declare this one spoilersafe.

written by TheSluiceGate

| 1 month ago | CH

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lol comment of the week

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Now... I'm going to show you some cat videos... AND YOU'RE ALL GOING TO LOL!!!>> ^deathcow:

>> ^dag:

He's not leaving.

I read that as:

< door locking noise >
He's not leaving.
Nobody is.

written by deathcow

| 1 month 2 weeks ago | CH

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written by siftbot

| 2 months 1 week ago | CH

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I would love to be a fly on the wall when him and Stephen Baldwin get in the same room. He was on Celeb Big Brother here and although he's a fucking MANIAC and icky born again christian spouting left and right, he too is a funny bastard!
In reply to this comment by kymbos:
I traverse the internets, righting wrongs and loling at funny videos...

I love Alec. So dry, so funny.
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7 votes? What? Ridiculous.

*promote

Ahhh you're a goodun, thank you mate!

written by alien_concept

| 2 months 1 week ago | CH

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In reply to this comment by kymbos:
7 votes? What? Ridiculous.

*promote

Ahhh you're a goodun, thank you mate!

written by alien_concept

| 2 months 1 week ago | CH

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Can't go wrong with Bukowski or Vonnegut.

And then there is this:

http://www.modernlibrary.com/top-100/100-best-novels/

In reply to this comment by kymbos:
I'm reading Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club, which is a pretty good page turner.

I'm interested in reading some classic American literature if anyone would recommend some for a guy who has never really read any of the classics (like Mark Twain, Hemmingway, Fitzgerald).

I'm green.

written by MrFisk

| 3 months ago | CH

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Actually, my personal favorite is Poe. And you could probably read all of the stories I mentioned in the earlier comment in a day or two. But this is about your personal preference. A Connecticut Yankee is cultural satire and is kind of timeless. Sawyer and Finn are coming of age stories - quite good, though a bit dated. They are certainly more often included in American Lit classes.

Look at that - you can read all three (and Poe and others) right here.

In reply to this comment by kymbos:
Gotcha. So you wouldn't start with Huck Finn or Tom Sawyer or something higher profile? I've literally read none of them.

In reply to this comment by jonny:
I meant that even if you don't especially enjoy a classic novel, you haven't completely wasted your time - you're still probably better off for having read it. But yeah, enjoyment of a book - just like music, food, and art - is all about personal taste. I've read very little Russian literature, basically for fear of exactly the same reaction as yourself. (Oddly, though, I did enjoy A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, which is about as depressing and plodding as you can imagine.) If you're not fond of the Russians, there are some Americans you should probably avoid too - Faulkner, Steinbeck and some (not all!) of the other early 20th century writers probably first among them.

written by jonny

| 3 months 1 week ago | CH

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I meant that even if you don't especially enjoy a classic novel, you haven't completely wasted your time - you're still probably better off for having read it. But yeah, enjoyment of a book - just like music, food, and art - is all about personal taste. I've read very little Russian literature, basically for fear of exactly the same reaction as yourself. (Oddly, though, I did enjoy A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, which is about as depressing and plodding as you can imagine.) If you're not fond of the Russians, there are some Americans you should probably avoid too - Faulkner, Steinbeck and some (not all!) of the other early 20th century writers probably first among them.

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Well, I'm not sure you can't go wrong with classics. I guess it comes down to taste in the end, but I found myself bored to tears with Russian classics, for example. I'm somewhat embarassed to say I just couldn't get through Crime and Punishment - it had no pace, for mine. As someone well read, this is probably sacrilege to you, but then I found the Lord of the Rings trilogy similarly overcooked.

written by jonny

| 3 months 1 week ago | CH

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Well, that's the thing about classics - you can't really go wrong with any of them, so yeah, A Connecticut Yankee is as good place to start as any. But it really comes down to your own preferences. Guys like Faulkner and Melville are generally considered giants of American literature, but I can't stand their stuff and would be very unlikely to recommend them. Steinbeck is another great that, while I personally like most of his work, a lot of people don't care much for it, even if they appreciate the quality.

You might find Good Reads a useful resource for finding the classics you'd most enjoy.

In reply to this comment by kymbos:
Hey, thannks for the leads. I just watched some of Midnight in Paris, and realised I'd never read the classics. Would you suggest I start with your Connecticut one?

written by jonny

| 3 months 2 weeks ago | CH

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[edit] woops, meant to reply on the talk post.

Twain is a great choice - definitely read A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. It's LOL funny. Some of my favorites among the American classics are Poe, Emerson, Washington Irving, Walt Whitman, Joseph Heller, Vonnegut (is he counted as classic yet?). Edgar Allen Poe is a must. I first read The Pit and the Pendulum in my 30s and it scared the shit out of me. He clearly had access to the best drugs available in the world at the time. Other top Poe choices - The Black Cat, The Cask of Amontillado, and The Tell-Tale Heart.
In reply to this comment by kymbos:
I'm reading Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club, which is a pretty good page turner.

I'm interested in reading some classic American literature if anyone would recommend some for a guy who has never really read any of the classics (like Mark Twain, Hemmingway, Fitzgerald).

I'm green.

written by jonny

| 3 months 2 weeks ago | CH

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What the hell is wrong with you people?

*promote.

Thanks for the promote!

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written by siftbot

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(Ahem)...

porn.

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