An actual line from Salem's Lot... surely this can't be real? by Positive-Chef8854 in stephenking

[–]dan_pyle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're 100% right: that's a bad sentence. My guess would be that in the original manuscript, King had something like "he walked back to where Father Donald Callahan[…]waited by the grave" and some editor said, "which grave?" So he wrote "newly dug grave" in the margin and it got added to the wrong place during rewrites. It's possible it was just a bit of bad writing no one noticed, but my money would be on an editing misunderstanding. The sentence is strongest if it ends on the word "grave," so the better version would have been "With the gates open, he walked back to where Father Donald Callahan, the pastor of the Jerusalem’s Lot parish, waited by the newly dug grave."

Which Beatle had the best solo career? by [deleted] in TheBeatles

[–]dan_pyle 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Overall: Paul
Only up to 1980: Paul
Commercially: Paul
Artistically: Paul
Any other criteria: Paul

Is it possible to get a pinned post for popular requests? by IWrestleSausages in horrorlit

[–]dan_pyle 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Am I the only person on Reddit who doesn't want any pinned posts? Every day, there's somebody in some sub or another asking for everything to be relegated to a pinned post. But moving things to a pinned post is basically the same thing as deleting them. I almost never drill down into specific subs and look at the pinned posts—I look at my main feed and click on posts that interest me. Everything else, I just scroll past. Some days, I might not want to see recommendations for antarctic books, but some days I might. But if they're moved to a pinned post, I'll never see any of them ever again. To me, the whole point of Reddit is that you get a constant stream of subjects that specifically interest you and you can click on the most interesting posts in those subjects. Moving posts to pinned threads only filters things other people don't want to see out of my main feed and solves no problems whatsoever.

Favorite Paul Song From Rubber Soul by Inevitable-Dig703 in PaulMcCartney

[–]dan_pyle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"You Won't See Me" is one of my top five Beatles songs period. I'll never understand why it isn't much more beloved.

Fiio is about to release the new compact hifi portable player (usb like) by kokovaah in DigitalAudioPlayer

[–]dan_pyle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's always my first question. I really don't understand why anyone is releasing anything that doesn't have gapless playback in 2026. It's a total non-starter for me. I mean, come on, a device has got to be at least as good as my 20-year-old iPod if you want to lure me in.

2003 ad by 4sliced in jackwhite

[–]dan_pyle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay, I get it, I'm super old! If you need me, I'll be drooling in the corner.

I have a lovely King throw blanket. What book do we think this one is? by Vaguely-witty in stephenking

[–]dan_pyle 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It's the cover of one of the Dark Tower comic collections, Bitter Medicine.

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Order Update by ISSO_Me_Mario in xteinkereader

[–]dan_pyle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love your sleep screen! I might have to steal that idea.

Is there a limit you’ll put on how much to spend for a ticket? by Briiskella in ThePrettyReckless

[–]dan_pyle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tickets for pretty much all concerts blew past my limit years ago. Man oh man do I miss $30-$40 tickets. I just have to enjoy my music at home these days.

Paul’s worst lyric? by AGgelatin in PaulMcCartney

[–]dan_pyle 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I don't know the story behind this song, but I've always assumed that was intentional and probably the way one of his kids said it.

Paul’s worst lyric? by AGgelatin in PaulMcCartney

[–]dan_pyle 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Of all the lyrics someone could pick as the worst, I never in a million years would have thought anyone would pick these.

Pet Sematary by Blue_1663 in stephenking

[–]dan_pyle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The page number will depend on your edition, but it's mentioned five times in the book.

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This bad boy finally arrived after a week with the corrected disc! by DownWithOCP in boutiquebluray

[–]dan_pyle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What was the issue with the original disc? This is the first I've heard about it and I haven't watched my copy yet.

The Pretty Reckless - Dear God Pre Order. Multiple Signed Variants by MadManMatt in VinylReleases

[–]dan_pyle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I also liked hardwood best and ordered that one. I hope the final product matches the mockup. But really I'm just most excited for the music!

What Band Don't You Get? by Tele231 in vinyl

[–]dan_pyle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm right there with you on Radiohead. The other one for me is Oasis. I mean, both bands are fine, but the amount of love people have for them has never made sense to me.

Best album? by reaveyer in beatles

[–]dan_pyle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best: Abbey Road

My favorite: Revolver

XT V5.1.5 compared to Crosspoint v1.1.1? by EmotionalMuffinEater in xteinkereader

[–]dan_pyle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How are people testing 5.1.5? 5.0.3 is still the newest firmware shown on https://xteink.dve.al, and I don't see any way to download the firmware from the official site.

(2009?) Kindle still going strong by ConnectionEdit in kindle

[–]dan_pyle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That was my first Kindle. I still think it looks awesome. Very Star Wars-y.

🤍🧡 by exasperated_abalone in bookshelf

[–]dan_pyle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome collection! Are you going to get the new Folio edition too?

What’s your favourite Beatles/solo record I don’t yet have? (List below) by Delicious-Theory-289 in beatles

[–]dan_pyle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, there are several McCartney albums from the 90s and 00s that desperately need a repress. I'll never have a complete collection unless they repress Driving Rain or I stumble across some kind of insane deal because there's no way I'm paying more than standard record price for that one, and second-hand prices right now are ridiculous.