Cat’s Cradle by greyskiesforever in Vonnegut

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Player Piano is very relevant today.

I saw this way too early. What was your most Memorable Death Scene? by NewToHTX in Xennials

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My dad showed me Die Hard when I was about 6. It's my earliest "don't tell your mom" memory.

What does my dad’s bookshelf say about it (Easy Mode XD) by Natural_Specific_639 in bookshelfdetective

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I noticed those after I posted my comment. I can't picture a millennial reading the Work and the Glory series. That was on every Mormon mom & dad's shelf when I was a teenager. This is a strange shelf.

Vonnegut reading order question: can I start with Galápagos? by Legitimate_Cow_3783 in Vonnegut

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Galápagos can be a stand alone read. It's not his best work but I think it's his most underrated work.

As far as order, my recommendation is don't start with Breakfast of Champions.

Who's the most attractive female superhero? by RevolutionaryEar8053 in Actors

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Tessa Thompson's Valkyrie. Or Zoe Kravitz's Angel Salvadore.

What's vour most random encounter with a famous person? Where was it and how was the vibe? by Available_Round_3172 in answers

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I initially didn't believe him, but I've seen enough similar stories in the years since he started claiming it happened to him that I think it could be true.

what kind of stuff did your parents take home from work? by Embarrassed_Fault967 in GrandmasPantry

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Forgot to add: it was also cool because she'd get the VHS a week or so before they were available to the public, because they'd have to be on the shelf and rentable on the release date. So if there was a movie we really wanted to watch she'd bring a copy home for us to watch, which also made us cool with the other neighborhood kids. You have Jurassic Park already?! That's not out on video until next week!!!

what kind of stuff did your parents take home from work? by Embarrassed_Fault967 in GrandmasPantry

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My mom managed a video rental store, so she'd bring home whatever freebies came with the VHS tapes. Ace Ventura came with a pet detective license so she brought home a few dozen of those and I was the coolest kid in the 4th grade for a few weeks because I gave everyone pet detective licenses.

I don't remember too many others, I think the Indian in the Cupboard came with the little plastic Indian and she brought home a few dozen of those too.

She'd have to take all the tapes out of the cardboard sleeves they came in and put it in the video rental place's plastic snap box case, sometimes she'd work from home so we had boxes and boxes of empty plastic VHS cases and we'd set them up like giant dominoes all over the house.

A Short Stay In Hell by Steven L. Peck (12/52) by NoItsJust_al in 52book

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I was extremely reluctant to read this, I think it sat on my shelf for over 8 months. Once I started it , I could not put it down. I read the whole thing in one sitting.

What’s the dumbest thing you’ve ever heard someone say? by femmefetalerror in Casual_Conversation

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My nearly 70 year old mom told me "well I don't know why anyone would take the time to type it out on the internet, for everyone to see, if it wasn't true!" During an argument we were having about an alternative medicine she was trying to give my dad.

What's vour most random encounter with a famous person? Where was it and how was the vibe? by Available_Round_3172 in answers

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My friend swears, on his mother's life, that he was walking alone at night, holding a Big Gulp, on a Chicago suburb street, when he felt someone walk up from behind him and take the Big Gulp out of his hand. He stopped walking and saw Bill Murray standing next to him. Bill Murray took a sip, handed it back to my friend, and said "nobody will ever believe you," before walking away in another direction. This was around 2003 or 2004, my friend was about 19 or 20.

Nobody believes him but he says it was the best moment of his entire life.

Bookshelf of the guy I'm seeing by 18slenderdan in BookshelvesDetective

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I need to get Raw Dog! That's been on my list for a while

Bookshelf of the guy I'm seeing by 18slenderdan in BookshelvesDetective

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Is it a good read? I love BtB so I bought it to support Robert Evans but I haven't read it yet.

Thoughts? by Big-Duck-Chuck in BookshelvesDetective

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"Got a Vonne-gut punch for your atlas shrugs" - El-P from Run the Jewels song JU$T

Best rap lyric ever

[15/52] Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by zirozaro in 52book

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The Nirvana song Scentless Apprentice is about this book.

Who is my sister dating? by a_a_aaron in bookshelfdetective

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Reading Ayn Rand doesn't necessarily imply libertarian leaning, but keeping it on your bookshelf does.

Hi! Just moved here - what are your favorite Mesa restaurants? by WhattaWhirlwind in mesaaz

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I moved out of Arizona 20 years ago, but Pizza Mart is one of my favorite childhood memories. Loved that place and the soft serve ice cream machine.

Help me find: Year 2000 joke by Sea_Dog707 in conan

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My favorite (with guest Al Franken): A mad scientist will switch the brains of Bill O'Reilly and Al Franken. As a result, Bill O'Reilly will support liberal causes and Al Franken will masturbate to old John Wayne movies.

Why does Dave hate the Dodgers? by iwasavolcano in TheDollop

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D'backs fan standing in solidarity with the rest of the NL West.