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Blackvegetable » 06 Jul 2026, 1:20 pm » wrote: ↑

06 Jul 2026, 1:20 pm

I'm not..

we already knew that, which is why you continually look like the “utterly uninformed idiot…”

ROG62 » 07 Jul 2026, 7:42 am » wrote: ↑

07 Jul 2026, 7:42 am

we already knew that, which is why you continually look like the “utterly uninformed idiot…”

But you're the Fee Fee Guy...

Blackvegetable » 06 Jul 2026, 1:20 pm » wrote: ↑

06 Jul 2026, 1:20 pm

I'm not..

I barely watch them myself.

But at 2X speed with captions it's only 12 minutes.
 
If I read books I would suggest a good one..  But I gave up at Netscape.

JohnnyYou » 07 Jul 2026, 8:29 am » wrote: ↑

07 Jul 2026, 8:29 am

I barely watch them myself.

But at 2X speed with captions it's only 12 minutes.
 
If I read books I would suggest a good one..  But I gave up at Netscape.

Nathaniel West - A Cool Million.



 

Blackvegetable » 07 Jul 2026, 8:34 am » wrote: ↑

07 Jul 2026, 8:34 am

Nathaniel West - A Cool Million.

Let me guess.. you have walls and walls of books...

I couldn't get past page 47... Thanks for sharing..  Maybe I should try..

A Cool Million, as its subtitle suggests, presents "the dismantling of Lemuel Pitkin," piece by piece. As a satire of the Horatio Alger myth of success, the novel is evocative of Voltaire's Candide, which satirized the philosophical optimism of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and Alexander Pope. Pitkin is a typical "schlemiel", stumbling from one situation to the next; he is robbed, cheated, unjustly arrested, frequently beaten and exploited. In a parallel plot, Betty Prail, Pitkin's love interest, is raped, abused, and sold into prostitution. Over the course of the novel, Pitkin loses an eye, his teeth, his thumb, his scalp and his leg, but nevertheless retains his optimism and gullibility to the inevitably bitter end.Pitkin's troubles, however, do not end with his death. He is exploited as a martyr by the National Revolutionary Party, a political organization led by right-wing populist Shagpoke Whipple, a failed banker and manipulative former American president. Pitkin's birthday becomes a national holiday, and American youths march down the streets singing songs in his honor. Whipple speaks out against aliens and calls for a rejection of "sophistication, Marxism and International Capitalism."[1] The novel ends with a series of roaring "hails" from the crowd.

We may be in Savannah soon..  I might be able to dig into this.  Erik Larson is my favorite author.. He was one of the few that distracted me from the internet.. The Grandson is sparked with History recently..  I definitely should give it a go for him.

Erik Larson’s latest book is The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War. It details the intense five months between Abraham Lincoln's election in November 1860 and the bombardment of Fort Sumter
 
 
 

JohnnyYou » 07 Jul 2026, 8:41 am » wrote: ↑

07 Jul 2026, 8:41 am

Let me guess.. you have walls and walls of books...

I couldn't get past page 47... Thanks for sharing..  Maybe I should try..

A Cool Million, as its subtitle suggests, presents "the dismantling of Lemuel Pitkin," piece by piece. As a satire of the Horatio Alger myth of success, the novel is evocative of Voltaire's Candide, which satirized the philosophical optimism of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and Alexander Pope. Pitkin is a typical "schlemiel", stumbling from one situation to the next; he is robbed, cheated, unjustly arrested, frequently beaten and exploited. In a parallel plot, Betty Prail, Pitkin's love interest, is raped, abused, and sold into prostitution. Over the course of the novel, Pitkin loses an eye, his teeth, his thumb, his scalp and his leg, but nevertheless retains his optimism and gullibility to the inevitably bitter end.Pitkin's troubles, however, do not end with his death. He is exploited as a martyr by the National Revolutionary Party, a political organization led by right-wing populist Shagpoke Whipple, a failed banker and manipulative former American president. Pitkin's birthday becomes a national holiday, and American youths march down the streets singing songs in his honor. Whipple speaks out against aliens and calls for a rejection of "sophistication, Marxism and International Capitalism."[1] The novel ends with a series of roaring "hails" from the crowd.

We may be in Savannah soon..  I might be able to dig into this.  Erik Larson is my favorite author.. He was one of the few that distracted me from the internet..

Erik Larson’s latest book is The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War. It details the intense five months between Abraham Lincoln's election in November 1860 and the bombardment of Fort Sumter

A few...

When people stop reading good fiction, we'll all become idiots...

My neurologist friend argues that it is a primary indicator of "cerebral fitness"....he should know, "brain mapping" is his business.


(Apparently, in baseball terms, writing non-fiction is like the minor leagues in terms of skill and difficulty while fiction is the major leagues, and literary fiction is like the World Series.)

https://markmanson.net/read-fiction

He was a Classics major, to honor his father and heritage...and refused to declare pre-med, though he satisfied all requirements....

33 out of 33 med schools declined his application. So he took a year off and reapplied..

Good thing for Neurology....here he is, returning to his alma mater where he held an endowed chair....

These 90 minutes will make you much smarter.....and consider that he is the one who insisted we had to watch the Sparx Brothers movie...

https://youtu.be/RMTAM9O3WwA?is=3tMKbXird0zzIg6m

 

Blackvegetable » 07 Jul 2026, 8:59 am » wrote: ↑

07 Jul 2026, 8:59 am

A few...

When people stop reading good fiction, we'll all become idiots...

My neurologist friend argues that it is a primary indicator of "cerebral fitness"....he should know, "brain mapping" is his business.

(Apparently, in baseball terms, writing non-fiction is like the minor leagues in terms of skill and difficulty while fiction is the major leagues, and literary fiction is like the World Series.)

https://markmanson.net/read-fiction

He was a Classics major, to honor his father and heritage...and refused to declare pre-med, though he satisfied all requirements....

33 out of 33 med schools declined his application. So he took a year off and reapplied..

Good thing for Neurology....here he is, returning to his alma mater where he held an endowed chair....

These 90 minutes will make you much smarter.....and consider that he is the one who insisted we had to watch the Sparx Brothers movie...

https://youtu.be/RMTAM9O3WwA?is=3tMKbXird0zzIg6m

I'm the 5th thumbs up....   Watching.
 

JohnnyYou » 07 Jul 2026, 11:42 am » wrote: ↑

07 Jul 2026, 11:42 am

I'm the 5th thumbs up....   Watching.

isn't it great?

A salute to the Liberal.Arts.


And he's incredibly funny...

Blackvegetable » 07 Jul 2026, 7:44 am » wrote: ↑

07 Jul 2026, 7:44 am

But you're the Fee Fee Guy...

no brown…no…you are the sole proprietor…
 

ROG62 » 07 Jul 2026, 2:03 pm » wrote: ↑

07 Jul 2026, 2:03 pm

no brown…no…you are the sole proprietor…

No....you are the ****..




 

ROG62 » 07 Jul 2026, 2:03 pm » wrote: ↑

07 Jul 2026, 2:03 pm

no brown…no…you are the sole proprietor…

Where's the justice for Platner's Victim??

In the Deep State Platner Files?

At some point ROG, we are going to have to face that we can't drive anymore..

https://youtu.be/ApHM1ct4tdM?si=yul8aO0C_O55G8bu
 

Blackvegetable » 07 Jul 2026, 11:53 am » wrote: ↑

07 Jul 2026, 11:53 am

isn't it great?


And he's incredibly funny...

 Do you recant some of my best lines with him? 

I won't care if you substitute a fictional character to play your part.
 

RebelGator » 07 Jul 2026, 6:17 pm » wrote: ↑

07 Jul 2026, 6:17 pm

 Do you 

Zzzzz

RebelGator » 07 Jul 2026, 6:17 pm » wrote: ↑

07 Jul 2026, 6:17 pm

 Do you recant some of my best lines with him? 

I won't care if you substitute a fictional character to play your part.

Ultraman?

https://youtu.be/KCBS5EtszYI?si=YllJ3WQ4oNuiWryz

That's no moon.. it's an eggplant..
 

JohnnyYou » 07 Jul 2026, 8:41 am » wrote: ↑

07 Jul 2026, 8:41 am

Let me guess.. you have walls and walls of books...

I couldn't get past page 47... Thanks for sharing..  Maybe I should try..

A Cool Million, as its subtitle suggests, presents "the dismantling of Lemuel Pitkin," piece by piece. As a satire of the Horatio Alger myth of success, the novel is evocative of Voltaire's Candide, which satirized the philosophical optimism of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and Alexander Pope. Pitkin is a typical "schlemiel", stumbling from one situation to the next; he is robbed, cheated, unjustly arrested, frequently beaten and exploited. In a parallel plot, Betty Prail, Pitkin's love interest, is raped, abused, and sold into prostitution. Over the course of the novel, Pitkin loses an eye, his teeth, his thumb, his scalp and his leg, but nevertheless retains his optimism and gullibility to the inevitably bitter end.Pitkin's troubles, however, do not end with his death. He is exploited as a martyr by the National Revolutionary Party, a political organization led by right-wing populist Shagpoke Whipple, a failed banker and manipulative former American president. Pitkin's birthday becomes a national holiday, and American youths march down the streets singing songs in his honor. Whipple speaks out against aliens and calls for a rejection of "sophistication, Marxism and International Capitalism."[1] The novel ends with a series of roaring "hails" from the crowd.

We may be in Savannah soon..  I might be able to dig into this.  Erik Larson is my favorite author.. He was one of the few that distracted me from the internet.. The Grandson is sparked with History recently..  I definitely should give it a go for him.

Erik Larson’s latest book is The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War. It details the intense five months between Abraham Lincoln's election in November 1860 and the bombardment of Fort Sumter

Careful in savannah. It's gone over almost entirely to the nigs. It's a **** hole now. 

I used to love the place. I haven't been back in 20 years, though I lived within a day's ride. I confined myself to Charleston, as it is still run by humans. 
 

Cannonpointer » 07 Jul 2026, 6:32 pm » wrote: ↑

07 Jul 2026, 6:32 pm

Careful in savannah. It's gone over almost entirely to the nigs. It's a **** hole now. 

I used to love the place. I haven't been back in 20 years, though I lived within a day's ride. I confined myself to Charleston, as it is still run by humans.

The Haitian electrical engineer (who wasn't) that I worked with was wierd.

His brother drowned in town while we were working together.

It's not skin color.. but voodoo goes where it do.

Their Tarot cards are worse than AI..
 
 

JohnnyYou » 07 Jul 2026, 6:36 pm » wrote: ↑

07 Jul 2026, 6:36 pm

The Haitian electrical engineer (who wasn't) that I worked with was wierd.

His brother drowned in town while we were working together.

It's not skin color.. but voodoo goes where it do.

Their Tarot cards are worse than AI..

I never once suggested it was skin color. 

*** goes to the bone, son.
 

Cannonpointer » 07 Jul 2026, 6:47 pm » wrote: ↑

07 Jul 2026, 6:47 pm

I never once suggested it was skin color. 

*** goes to the bone, son.

Ya can't mix anti matter with matter Captain.

It's Rule of Law and Freedom.
 

JohnnyYou » 07 Jul 2026, 6:08 pm » wrote: ↑

07 Jul 2026, 6:08 pm

Where's the justice for Platner's Victim??

In the Deep State Platner Files?

At some point ROG, we are going to have to face that we can't drive anymore..

https://youtu.be/ApHM1ct4tdM?si=yul8aO0C_O55G8bu

Justice is either coming or it’s a hit job to oust him…too much baggage….
 

Blackvegetable » 07 Jul 2026, 6:02 pm » wrote: ↑

07 Jul 2026, 6:02 pm

No....you are the ****..

2nd image, 3rd line…feet in sprint blocks…nod, run with feefees in hand…