What people belive is true on these forums

Esen · Post by **Esen** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:35 am

That whole pentecostal thing really comes across to me as, stupid. Is the babbling in strange (most probably) made up language really necessary?

Zantalos · Post by **Zantalos** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:46 am

Colicedus wrote:oh yea, with that Pic I forgot to ask, is that the Pope?

No it's not the pope. It's just a random picture, not about religion.

Colicedus · Post by **Colicedus** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:44 pm

Something about it seems to remind me of the Catholic Church

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:08 pm

What does the new pope even look like? I heard he was an old dude, because he needed to die quick. But then gain.... religion is the shittiest thing there is.

Colicedus · Post by **Colicedus** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 2:15 am

This Link will tell you, and it also shows his new Sith. http://popesapprentice.ytmnd.com/

rudel_ic · Post by **rudel_ic** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:37 am

Got a nice book for you guys that's kind of on topic:
'Life of Pi' by Yann Martel

A 16-year-old indian son of a zoo owner relocates to Canada with his family and the animals, but the ship sinks on the journey. He ends up with a tiger in the rescue boat and somehow manages to get along with him.

How is that on topic? Your job is to find that out by reading the book.

Colicedus · Post by **Colicedus** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:03 am

Can You read it to me Cause I Probably don't have it in my library.
Other than that, I get my computer to read for me (GO OSx!)

rudel_ic · Post by **rudel_ic** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 7:38 am

It should be available as an audiobook.

zatoichi · Post by **zatoichi** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:00 pm

I didn't really like like that book too much. It was just too strange, plus I heard he stole the idea from some other book. But tigers are awesome anyway.

Renegade_Turner · Post by **Renegade_Turner** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 8:11 pm

You heard he stole the idea so you didn't like it....I see.

There's a place called Ithaca in New York?
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TRIUMPHANT CHAMPION OF ITHACA
I WILL RIGHT ALL THE WRONGS
LET THE GODS SING MY SONG
TRIUMPHANT CHAMPION OF ITHACA
LET A NEW LIFE BEGIN
THIS IS THE END OF MY ODYSSEEEEEEEEEEEY...

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Seems like forever my eyes have been denied.
Home, I'm finally home.
I've been twenty years away from all I ever knew...
I have returned to make my dream come truuuuue....

zatoichi · Post by **zatoichi** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:38 pm

No, I just didn't like the book 'cause the writing style didn't appeal to me. I was just mentioning that somewhere. There are actually a lot of places named after greek and roman places in upstate NY.

Renegade_Turner · Post by **Renegade_Turner** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:16 am

Yeah but....Symphony X.

rudel_ic · Post by **rudel_ic** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:33 pm

zatoichi wrote:I didn't really like like that book too much. It was just too strange, plus I heard he stole the idea from some other book. But tigers are awesome anyway.

The idea can't be stolen from another book - the author talked to the person to whom this thing happened. It's fictionally enhanced nonfiction.

I have to say I read it in german, so I don't know whether the original is actually as good as the translation.

I really liked it, especially the ending. It's a good book if you ask me.

The religious note is a bit over-the-top, but it teaches a lesson.

Tigers are damn awesome. And stronge. SHUT.

zatoichi · Post by **zatoichi** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:12 pm

Plagiarism Controversy

“ Also, I am indebted to Mr. Moacyr Scliar, for the spark of life. ”
This dedication to Moacyr Scliar appears in the preface of his novel Life of Pi and sparked controversy. Many people wonder whether this book was deliberately plagiarized.
Scliar's Max e os Felinos, published in 1981, is a story of a German refugee who crosses the Atlantic Ocean while sharing his boat with a jaguar. Max and the Cats, an English translation by Eloah F. Giacomelli, was published in 1990. The striking similarity caused critics to question Martel.
Martel says he did not read Scliar's book, but he did read a negative review many years prior to writing Life of Pi. What makes it more confusing is that Martel said the review was written by John Updike in The New York Times. However, the newspaper never ran a review of Max and the Cats, nor has Updike ever reviewed the book. When the prize was awarded to Martel in 2002, Scliar said he was perplexed that Martel "used the idea without consulting or even informing him", and considered taking legal action. After talking with Martel, however, he elected not to pursue the matter.

SO THERE!

rudel_ic · Post by **rudel_ic** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:21 am

Interesting.