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  1. Friedrich Kugelschreiber

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    it's about the German Resistance. It was written in 1947, over a period of 24 days a few months before the author died. Only translated in 2009.
     
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    I thought it might be about stoic acceptance of death. Maybe not?
     
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    it probably is
     
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    Looks really interesting and reminds me that Neil Gaimen also wrote a fantasy book about Norse mythology!

    Also, as much as I love the Odyssey, my heart will always belong to the Aeneid
     
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    I've read the Odyssey, have yet to read the Iliad, and have very little idea what the Aeneid is. Heard of it though.
     
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    Ok, I've read the Wiki page on it and stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night, I now consider myself an expert on it. :cool:
     
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    arma virumque cano
     
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    I love the Aeneid. It's so polite sitting there on my bookshelf, never shouting or acting up, just occasionally giving me a little look as if to say, "You know I'm still here, right?" And I just nod back as I grab another book to let it know that it's not forgotten and that we will get to know each other someday. Probably.
     
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    Yeah, Klaatu barada nikto to you too buddy. :agreed:
     
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    the state of Latin education in this country is shameful
     
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    What was that last word? Necktie?
     
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    Or, is it the state of knowledge of classic 50's sci-fi flicks? o_O :cool:
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    Omnis homo gaudet eius peculiare studium.
     
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    More like the state of knowledge of classic '80s horror/comedy flicks, suckah. o_O


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    "This is my boomstick." :supergrin: Now there's a quote everybody will understand.
     
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    Damn straight. Also quite effective in the, er, uh, boudoir, particularly when followed up with "Gimme some sugar, baby." :bigcool:

    So, to bring this around back to topic, has anyone here read Bruce Campbell's memoir, If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor? I've heard plenty of good things about it, but never got around to picking up a copy.
     
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    No, but I (and a few others) noticed a striking resemblance between Ash and a certain former presidential candidate

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    (Sneaks off to Google the same.)
     
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    It's a line spoken by Ash in Army of Darkness, a line of considerable cultural and social importance:
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    Nope. I tried, but I accidentally grabbed a Jay Leno bio by mistake.
     
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    Confused chins, did you?
     
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    Currently reading the third instalment in the life of Detective William Warwick - TURN A BLINDEYE - by Jeffrey Archer.
     

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