But I still think it's ridiculous that chest-beating Manly Men, allegedly aware of the power of language, call themselves any "Puppies".
IKR I think it's supposed to represent some sort of self-awareness, but it just comes across as Really?!
Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Burrell - May 07, 2016 4:05:52 pm PDT #23927 of 28766
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Dana - May 07, 2016 4:37:33 pm PDT #23928 of 28766
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Clearly, we are just humorless females who don't get the hilarity.
Beverly - May 07, 2016 4:39:28 pm PDT #23929 of 28766
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Found Topaz, Sox. Should I read it before Jewel, or does it matter?
Burrell - May 07, 2016 5:26:33 pm PDT #23930 of 28766
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
So they are courting the derisive mocking laughter, Dana? Okie dokie!
erikaj - May 07, 2016 7:26:34 pm PDT #23931 of 28766
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
Actually, I do find it worth a laugh, just probably not the type they prefer.
Toddson - May 10, 2016 5:41:56 am PDT #23932 of 28766
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Currently there's some controversy over naming a law school after the late Supreme Court justice - the Antonin Scalia School Of Law. In addition to the political implications, there's the acronym ....
EpicTangent - May 11, 2016 7:03:34 am PDT #23933 of 28766
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Of interest to many here:
Those Who Hunt the Night by Barbara Hambly ebook is currently $1.99. (Link goes to Amazon, but apparently Kobo is also at this price).
Steph L. - May 14, 2016 6:03:12 pm PDT #23934 of 28766
That which does not kill you should RUN
SOX!!!!! Congratulations on the Andre Norton Award!!!!!!
amych - May 14, 2016 6:04:52 pm PDT #23935 of 28766
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I KNOW RIGHT?????!!!!!!!!!!!!!
amych - May 14, 2016 6:06:05 pm PDT #23936 of 28766
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Also, as smart people have noted on the twitters: Every award so far has gone to a woman (including tons of not-white women). Take that, stupid Hugos!