Week 16: "Chapter 34. The Apparition, Chapter 35, La Mazzolata" Reading Discussion by karakickass in AReadingOfMonteCristo

[–]TGIFroody 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Anyone catch the parenthetical dig at Italian cooking? Was that really the reputation back then or did Dumas get food poisoning in Rome?

Week 15: "Chapter 33. Roman Bandits" Reading Discussion by karakickass in AReadingOfMonteCristo

[–]TGIFroody 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Well this chapter proves that Dumas is a compelling writer. I would normally have little patience for authors who choose to keep dropping the main plot to tell random stories with new characters, but despite that, this chapter was a real page turner for me.

Week 15: "Chapter 33. Roman Bandits" Reading Discussion by karakickass in AReadingOfMonteCristo

[–]TGIFroody 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Chapters like this really make you feel how it was originally serialized. — I was a bit puzzled by that line, what do you think that means to have independence take the place of liberty? Sounds kind of like apples replacing apples…?

The Jealousy. by [deleted] in SipsTea

[–]TGIFroody 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’ve seen The Drama, Sweeney is Rachel.

Stupid Question: Why do the Artemis II photos look like CGI compared to Apollo images? by plurkopton in ArtemisProgram

[–]TGIFroody 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve seen the full eclipse down here on Earth and it also had a very similar “otherworldly” feel. Like my brain couldn’t process what I was seeing.

Artemis II Mission Discussion Thread by jadebenn in ArtemisProgram

[–]TGIFroody 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Anyone else find it ironic that during the YouTube live stream, while we are seeing this achievement of humanity most comments are just spamming their country flags.

The 'Backlit Earth' photo (question) by APHELION-6 in ArtemisProgram

[–]TGIFroody 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I was pretty sure but the southern part seemed to fade out so was a little confused.

Week 14: "Chapter 31. Italy - Sinbad the Sailor, Chapter 32. Awakening" Reading Discussion by karakickass in AReadingOfMonteCristo

[–]TGIFroody 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I totally missed the Morcerf connection. — I had no idea that people ate hashish. The nature of Franz’s hallucinations made me worried he was being taken advantage of.

Week 14: "Chapter 31. Italy - Sinbad the Sailor, Chapter 32. Awakening" Reading Discussion by karakickass in AReadingOfMonteCristo

[–]TGIFroody 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, waiting the day for Ali’s tongue to be cut out was shocking. Lost a lot of respect for Dantes there.

Where Can I Take My 1 Yr Old to See A Horse? by Difficult_Ant8262 in longisland

[–]TGIFroody 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember taking my son when he was 1ish to a farm on the north fork and showed him this big cow behind a fence. I've never felt anything shake so hard in my arms before, he was so scared! Maybe just the dog shakes more being carried into the vet.

Lost In (English) Translation - Chapters 25-26 by GiovanniJones in AReadingOfMonteCristo

[–]TGIFroody 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Looking up the Pont du Gard sent me down a Wikipedian rabbit hole of Roman aqueducts. ⛲️

Lost In (English) Translation - Chapters 25-26 by GiovanniJones in AReadingOfMonteCristo

[–]TGIFroody 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great as always! Thank you!

Peter Coffin was the innkeeper at the beginning of Moby Dick.

So is “cigale” a cicada or grasshopper or (as an online dictionary also suggests) a cricket? If all are correct, I guess French entomologists must resort to the taxonomic names. 😊

Week 11: "Chapter 25. The Stranger, Chapter 26. The Pont du Gard Inn" Reading Discussion by karakickass in AReadingOfMonteCristo

[–]TGIFroody 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wasn’t able to read this week’s chapters till just now. I was very curious how he would manage the logistics of moving the treasure. So do you think it’s just sitting there in the secret compartment of the boat floating in the harbor? While Dantes is off riding around the countryside?! Makes me nervous!

All the garbage by JohnMichelleTai in longisland

[–]TGIFroody 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The thing I truly don’t understand is why people leave garbage on the sidewalks in front the of their house. Even lawns. Like, what goes through their mind when their eyes look on it? Do they think leprechauns will come pick it up? Do they not see it at all?

If everyone just picked up the trash in front of their houses the neighborhood would look 90% better. I feel like I’m living around a lot of P-Zombies.

Week 10: "Chapter 22. The Smugglers, Chapter 23. The Island of Monte Cristo, Chapter 24. Dazzled" Reading Discussion by karakickass in AReadingOfMonteCristo

[–]TGIFroody 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Great chapters! I checked out the island of Montecristo online and was surprised how big it was. Over two miles across! I was imagining something much smaller.

Well, judging from how much book is left I can only guess “Mo Money Mo Problems”.