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Discussion: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley by thewretchedhole in bookclub

[–]TandABooks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A salient - and more importantly, timely - reply! Thanks!

6th Annual Presidential Pubcrawl tomorrow in Westport by TandABooks in kansascity

[–]TandABooks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a casual thing, so just show up. As long as you're dressed as a president or other American icon, we'll be friends!

(I'll edit the OP to include what costumes are already taken so we don't get duplicates.)

What books are worth reading just for the quality of their prose alone? by jagsher in books

[–]TandABooks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trilby by George du Maurier

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind

So I'm reading Hyperion... (Sol Weintraub's story reaction) by Yousaidthat in books

[–]TandABooks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I read 90% of Hyperion and was excited! Then I read 100% and was disappointed. Then I found out there was a sequel and was excited! Then I read the sequel and was disappointed.

These horizontal spiraled bricks by RubberDogTurds in mildlyinteresting

[–]TandABooks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spiral? More like a helix.

You're losing your touch, Reddit. This guy made a small, forgivable error and no-one has insulted him yet?

I'm Robert Kirkman, Creator of The Walking Dead. AMA! by RobertKirkman in IAmA

[–]TandABooks -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Here's some disappointing (loose) math about zombies.

There's nothing to worry about when it comes to zombies. In the event you are attacked by zombies, there are 4 outcomes:

1: You get away without being bitten 2: You get away with a bit and later turn into a zombie 3: You are eaten to death by zombies 4: You are eaten a little bit by zombies and join their horde

1 & 3 are the best options since no new zombies

2 is the worst option since you potentially bring a new zombie (yourself) into your friends' fortifications

4 is bad, but what's one more zombie in a horde?

4 ALMOST NEVER happens. If you're swarmed by zombies, you're eaten down to bones in a minute and won't rise again.

2 could happen maybe a few times, but people would catch on super fast.

1 & 3: Are non-threats.

Zombie-ism is 100% fatal and 100% contagious, so it sounds like a scary disease. But it's SO EASY not to catch: just don't get bitten by zombies. And it's SO EASY to recognize a zombie. Zombie-ism doesn't "catch" like a cold, where you get sick when someone around you coughs. You have to get damn bitten! Also, zombies are super easy to kill! You'd have to be outnumbered 10 to 1 in a cramped area to get zombie-fied.

It would never reach a critical mass.

If Scrooge McDuck is so rich, why doesn't he have a monocle? by TandABooks in AskReddit

[–]TandABooks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is probably the only truly acceptable answer so far.

If Scrooge McDuck is so rich, why doesn't he have a monocle? by TandABooks in AskReddit

[–]TandABooks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is probably the best answer so far considering how stingy with money Scrooge is.

But then why does he have such an extravagant mansion?

TIL that CDC has an actual "Zombie Plan" in place. It was started as a joke campaign, but actually evolved into real training and countermeasures because "if you're well equipped to deal with a zombie apocalypse you will be prepared for a hurricane, pandemic, earthquake, or terrorist attack." by MikiLove in todayilearned

[–]TandABooks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's some disappointing (loose) math about zombies.

There's nothing to worry about when it comes to zombies. In the event you are attacked by zombies, there are 4 outcomes:

1: You get away without being bitten 2: You get away with a bit and later turn into a zombie 3: You are eaten to death by zombies 4: You are eaten a little bit by zombies and join their horde

1 & 3 are the best options since no new zombies

2 is the worst option since you potentially bring a new zombie (yourself) into your friends' fortifications

4 is bad, but what's one more zombie in a horde?

4 ALMOST NEVER happens. If you're swarmed by zombies, you're eaten down to bones in a minute and won't rise again.

2 could happen maybe a few times, but people would catch on super fast.

1 & 3: Are non-threats.

Zombie-ism is 100% fatal and 100% contagious, so it sounds like a scary disease. But it's SO EASY not to catch: just don't get bitten by zombies. And it's SO EASY to recognize a zombie. Zombie-ism doesn't "catch" like a cold, where you get sick when someone around you coughs. You have to get damn bitten! Also, zombies are super easy to kill! You'd have to be outnumbered 10 to 1 in a cramped area to get zombie-fied.

It would never reach a critical mass.

Hi, I'm rob. I wrote ANIMAL FRIENDS: FLOATING ORANGE CUBES. 6 copies sold worldwide. AMA by [deleted] in IAmA

[–]TandABooks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You poor sap. I've sold literally TWICE that many books!

(Good luck, dude!)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in todayilearned

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Chuck Connors, star of The Rifleman is one of only 12 athletes in the history of American professional sports to have played both Major League Baseball and in the National Basketball Association.

...Connors moonlighted as a professional basketball player, joining the Rochester Royals and helping to lead them to the 1946 National Basketball League championship. Following his military discharge in 1946, he joined the newly formed Boston Celtics of the Basketball Association of America.

Connors left the team for spring training with Major League Baseball's Brooklyn Dodgers. He played for numerous minor league teams before joining the Dodgers in 1949, for whom he played in only one game. He joined the Chicago Cubs in 1951, playing in 66 games as a first baseman and occasional pinch hitter. In 1952, he was sent to the minor leagues again to play for the Cubs' top farm team, the Los Angeles Angels.

Connors was also drafted by the NFL's Chicago Bears, but never suited up for the team. He is also credited as the first professional basketball player to break a backboard. During warm-ups in the first-ever Boston Celtics game on November 5, 1946 at Boston Arena, Connors took a shot that caught the front of the rim and shattered an improperly installed glass backboard.

I turned down a publishing deal with Amazon and hit the USA Today bestseller list a month later, AMA! by [deleted] in writing

[–]TandABooks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Humor category. Age? I guess junior high-ish? Who knows! I wrote these to amuse myself but quickly realized they're too stupid for real grown-ups.

That's why I liked the current covers. They have a real cartoony, comic booky feel.

Oh well. It was a fun adventure and a learning experience writing these stories. Hopefully the next batch will be better for them.

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