I am sure he spends a lot time going through archives, reading journals, and editing papers.
In addition to traveling to the locations he writes about, working with archaeologists, etc.
Then there's Wikipedia, of course.
Then there's Wikipedia, of course.
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
I'm sure he spends a lot of time digging out arrow heads in the Mongolian steep too.
A skeleton! Finally, my books will be a genuinely creative work and on the level of Glen Beck novels.
How much archaeological study do your textbook writers do?
Just give up, Mac. You're not changing anyone's mind with your ivory tower nonsense.
Just give up, Mac. You're not changing anyone's mind with your ivory tower nonsense.
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
Macbeth wrote:
Mongolian steep
i already karma corrected him.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
Macbeth wrote:
Mongolian steep
seriously though, the guy posing with skeletons on some sort of dig is pretty funny. whatever next? a photo of dan brown in founder's library?
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Indiana Jones staring into the Arch of the Covenant.
Ark?
Damn you internet spellers.
Damn you internet spellers.
That's a random guy...not the author that Macbeth is slamming, but has never read.aynrandroolz wrote:
i already karma corrected him.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
Macbeth wrote:
Mongolian steep
seriously though, the guy posing with skeletons on some sort of dig is pretty funny. whatever next? a photo of dan brown in founder's library?
Back on topic:
Just finished The Catcher In The Rye. Very enjoyable...a definite recommend.
I can see how some parents have gotten in a dither over the language for having school-age children read it as an assignment. But I read far worse just for leisure when I was in school, so I don't agree at all with their position.
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
- globefish23
- sophisticated slacker
- +334|6575|Graz, Austria
Whoops.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
Ark?
I was going to read a book but then I'd be told I didn't understand it or read the wrong book in the first place so fuck it.
Fuck Israel
I don't understand your post.
You read it wrong. You need an advanced degree in literature to truly appreciate it. Otherwise, kys.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
I don't understand your post.
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
yeah that's exactly what my 4 paragraphs of patient explanation and analysis were aboutFEOS wrote:
You read it wrong. You need an advanced degree in literature to truly appreciate it. Otherwise, kys.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
I don't understand your post.
anyone can get a cursory wikipedia understanding of aestheticism and wilde's oeuvre and then immediately understand what is going on there.
something which you and privatevendetta singularly failed to do, evidently.
my post tried to outline in detail why wilde's work is the way that it is - and why, furthermore, beyond personal quibbles, it is very successful.
but yeah, 3 posts from 3 dudes all age 30+ queefing like little playground bitches because someone tried to tell them something new.
you're all either insecure or boneheaded. my post had nothing to do with 'advanced degrees in literature'. nor any advanced comment.
quite frankly it's secondary-school level knowledge to know the general stylistic gist of aestheticism. you wouldn't even waste your time on such easy generalisations at university level. let alone 'advanced degree' (whatever that supposedly is).
Here's your template!
you're all ______
That's OK, Zique. Don't let what was posted in response to your condescending diatribe in any way affect your posts. Just keep beating that drum.aynrandroolz wrote:
yeah that's exactly what my 4 paragraphs of patient explanation and analysis were aboutFEOS wrote:
You read it wrong. You need an advanced degree in literature to truly appreciate it. Otherwise, kys.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
I don't understand your post.
anyone can get a cursory wikipedia understanding of aestheticism and wilde's oeuvre and then immediately understand what is going on there.
something which you and privatevendetta singularly failed to do, evidently.
my post tried to outline in detail why wilde's work is the way that it is - and why, furthermore, beyond personal quibbles, it is very successful.
but yeah, 3 posts from 3 dudes all age 30+ queefing like little playground bitches because someone tried to tell them something new.
you're all either insecure or boneheaded. my post had nothing to do with 'advanced degrees in literature'. nor any advanced comment.
quite frankly it's secondary-school level knowledge to know the general stylistic gist of aestheticism. you wouldn't even waste your time on such easy generalisations at university level. let alone 'advanced degree' (whatever that supposedly is).
You calling anyone insecure...that's absolutely precious.
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
yeah because me detailing why aestheticism is practically alien to your tastes is related to a massive insecurity complex.
we get it. you don't like wilde. he is flowery and his prose elides its straightforward subject matter, and his tricky narrative conceits irritate you, where you'd prefer some straightforward storytelling. you prefer the dry laconic salinger with his double-bind irony and his taut minimalist style. ok. it doesn't have anything to do with insecurity or 'advanced literature degrees'. you don't have to make dumbcunt comments. i explained in length why you probably didn't like wilde, but why he is still an immense writer of great talent. i thought that boring exchange was done 2 pages ago. evidently 3 dudes still felt buttsore enough about it to beat the dead horse.
we get it. you don't like wilde. he is flowery and his prose elides its straightforward subject matter, and his tricky narrative conceits irritate you, where you'd prefer some straightforward storytelling. you prefer the dry laconic salinger with his double-bind irony and his taut minimalist style. ok. it doesn't have anything to do with insecurity or 'advanced literature degrees'. you don't have to make dumbcunt comments. i explained in length why you probably didn't like wilde, but why he is still an immense writer of great talent. i thought that boring exchange was done 2 pages ago. evidently 3 dudes still felt buttsore enough about it to beat the dead horse.
And your condescending explanation was incorrect. I clearly explained that. It is fully possible to "get" what the artist was trying to do, appreciate the effort, but still not care for the end product. And not caring for the end product doesn't mean you don't like/understand that movement, that artist, or that type of art--it simply means you didn't care for that particular effort.
The comment wasn't about the Wilde exchange specifically--it was about your general pain-in-the-ass attitude and posting style. Your above post is a case in point. Your insecurity comes through with every post. When you feel the need to beat down on perfect strangers, call them everything under the sun, disparage their education and career choices...simply because they disagree with your view on any topic? Yeah. That's called "insecurity."
You haven't the foggiest clue what sort of storytelling I prefer. As stated previously, my tastes in the written word are as varied as my tastes in music--which is to say "extremely so."
The comment wasn't about the Wilde exchange specifically--it was about your general pain-in-the-ass attitude and posting style. Your above post is a case in point. Your insecurity comes through with every post. When you feel the need to beat down on perfect strangers, call them everything under the sun, disparage their education and career choices...simply because they disagree with your view on any topic? Yeah. That's called "insecurity."
You haven't the foggiest clue what sort of storytelling I prefer. As stated previously, my tastes in the written word are as varied as my tastes in music--which is to say "extremely so."
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
yeah im really sure my insecurity is showing through in a book club thread. i'm so insecure over what i know about books!!!!
Who said it was limited to the book club thread?
Seriously...reading comprehension. Work on it.
Seriously...reading comprehension. Work on it.
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
work on my dick with your pretty mouth
^insecurity
Good luck with that.
Good luck with that.
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
are we STILL on this?
rofl. if i'm insecure, what does that make you... the guy that picks up classics he knows he won't like just so he can say he has read them, and talk on the internet of his "broad and varied tastes in the arts"? posturing grunt.FEOS wrote:
^insecurity
Good luck with that.