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#1 Post by NSAS » Mon Nov 29, 2010 7:57 am

That is so wrong

From the NYT Bestseller list
8 SQUIRREL SEEKS CHIPMUNK, by David Sedaris. (Little, Brown, $21.99.) The humorist looks at human nature through stories with animals as characters.
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#2 Post by kayrharris » Mon Nov 29, 2010 8:00 am

NSAS wrote:That is so wrong

From the NYT Bestseller list
8 SQUIRREL SEEKS CHIPMUNK, by David Sedaris. (Little, Brown, $21.99.) The humorist looks at human nature through stories with animals as characters.
I love David Sedaris! I may have to check this out. :)

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#3 Post by littlebeast13 » Mon Nov 29, 2010 8:11 am

When I went to pick up Dad for lunch last Wednesday, Sister #4's Entertainment Weekly was delivered, and while waiting for him to get ready I flipped through it. Saw the cover of the book in the little review they had and stopped dead in my tracks.....

I wonder if this story took place in Colorado......?

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Re: Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk

#4 Post by ulysses5019 » Mon Nov 29, 2010 8:54 am

NSAS wrote:That is so wrong

From the NYT Bestseller list
8 SQUIRREL SEEKS CHIPMUNK, by David Sedaris. (Little, Brown, $21.99.) The humorist looks at human nature through stories with animals as characters.

8 squirrels? And one chipmunk? That's gotta be illegal in most states.
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#5 Post by littlebeast13 » Fri Jan 07, 2011 8:40 am

I received this book as a gift from Santa Claus this Christmas (At least I think it was Santa Claus.... the initials on the tag were definitely S.C.), and finally got around to reading it last night. Brought it to read during downtime at Bingo and finished it off before I went to bed last night......

The title of the book is merely one of the 15 or so short stories in the book.... and when I say short, I mean like maybe 7-15 pages, with medium sized print, and illustrations! While the stories aren't long, they do pack a punch. The stories are anthropomorphic in that the animals take on the characteristic of humans.... however they are shown against the backdrop of real world situations (On a farm, in the forest, as pets in a human family's house, etc... think "Animal Farm") Sedaris takes advantage of the animal angle to poke fun at everyday situations, behavior, and opinions.... the references of which have just the right degree of subtlety as to reward the reader for making the connection, but without sticking out like a sore thumb...

The book is very clever, funny, and many of the stories have rather dark undertones. There is coarse language, non-politically correct references, and a fair share of unapologetically graphic scenes.... some of which are even captured in the remarkable illustrations done by the same guy who illustrates the Olivia series for children. This is definitely not a book for kids though.....

Best of all for me is the fact that it is a quick read. I polished it off in about 2 and a half hours, so a regular reader could probably plow through these modern fables in 2 or less. I highly recommend it, but it could have used more squirrels.....

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#6 Post by Rexer25 » Fri Jan 07, 2011 8:42 am

Love the new avatar.
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#7 Post by littlebeast13 » Fri Jan 07, 2011 8:47 am

Rexer25 wrote:Love the new avatar.

Thank you for your support! It can serve as this year's front runner until a better Sprots or Matias one comes along....

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#8 Post by wintergreen48 » Fri Jan 07, 2011 9:05 am

littlebeast13 wrote:
Rexer25 wrote:Love the new avatar.

Thank you for your support! It can serve as this year's front runner until a better Sprots or Matias one comes along....

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#9 Post by littlebeast13 » Fri Jan 07, 2011 9:06 am

wintergreen48 wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:
Rexer25 wrote:Love the new avatar.

Thank you for your support! It can serve as this year's front runner until a better Sprots or Matias one comes along....

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I'm not sure how it shows up on other people's monitors, but on mine, the avatar is directly upon the tag line
Location: Between the Suavitel and Fabuloso
. Is that actually where Mecca stores the Suavitel and Fabuloso? I think I will pass on buying either one...

Gotta get the bathroom clean somehow..... especially after ES is done.....

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#10 Post by MarleysGh0st » Fri Jan 07, 2011 9:12 am

littlebeast13 wrote:Gotta get the bathroom clean somehow..... especially after ES is done.....
Looks like that hard-to-reach area behind the toilet is no problem for ES. :P
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#11 Post by littlebeast13 » Fri Jan 07, 2011 9:31 am

MarleysGh0st wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:Gotta get the bathroom clean somehow..... especially after ES is done.....
Looks like that hard-to-reach area behind the toilet is no problem for ES. :P

I'm thinking ES may not get many more tail scritches from Sprots....

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#12 Post by earendel » Fri Jan 07, 2011 10:23 am

littlebeast13 wrote:
MarleysGh0st wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:Gotta get the bathroom clean somehow..... especially after ES is done.....
Looks like that hard-to-reach area behind the toilet is no problem for ES. :P

I'm thinking ES may not get many more tail scritches from Sprots....

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"Many more"?? This is just one more reason why sprots is pursuing ES with nuclear weaponry. And if I may quote sprots, "Good grief!"
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#13 Post by SportsFan68 » Fri Jan 07, 2011 2:03 pm

littlebeast13 wrote:
Rexer25 wrote:Love the new avatar.

Thank you for your support! It can serve as this year's front runner until a better Sprots or Matias one comes along....

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Good luck with that.
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#14 Post by SportsFan68 » Fri Jan 07, 2011 2:05 pm

littlebeast13 wrote:
MarleysGh0st wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:Gotta get the bathroom clean somehow..... especially after ES is done.....
Looks like that hard-to-reach area behind the toilet is no problem for ES. :P

I'm thinking ES may not get many more tail scritches from Sprots....

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ES never gets any scritches from Sprots. And never will.
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#15 Post by MarleysGh0st » Fri Jan 07, 2011 2:10 pm

SportsFan68 wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:
Rexer25 wrote:Love the new avatar.

Thank you for your support! It can serve as this year's front runner until a better Sprots or Matias one comes along....

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Good luck with that.
What? You're not going to share any more Matias photos with us? :(
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#16 Post by silvercamaro » Fri Jan 07, 2011 2:16 pm

MarleysGh0st wrote:
SportsFan68 wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:

Thank you for your support! It can serve as this year's front runner until a better Sprots or Matias one comes along....

lb13
Good luck with that.
What? You're not going to share any more Matias photos with us? :(
Sprots, the dog is lovely, but
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Re: Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk

#17 Post by SportsFan68 » Fri Jan 07, 2011 2:35 pm

MarleysGh0st wrote:
SportsFan68 wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:

Thank you for your support! It can serve as this year's front runner until a better Sprots or Matias one comes along....

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Good luck with that.
What? You're not going to share any more Matias photos with us? :(
That was my plan, Marley.

See my reply to SC.
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#18 Post by SportsFan68 » Fri Jan 07, 2011 2:43 pm

silvercamaro wrote:
MarleysGh0st wrote:
SportsFan68 wrote:
Good luck with that.
What? You're not going to share any more Matias photos with us? :(
Sprots, the dog is lovely, but
WE WANT MATIAS!
WE WANT MATIAS!
WE WANT MATIAS!
WE WANT MATIAS!
WE WANT MATIAS!
I HAVE THE SOLUTION!
I HAVE THE SOLUTION!
I HAVE THE SOLUTION!
I HAVE THE SOLUTION!

It's the ES avatars that include Sprots that I hate. The ones with Matias aren't that bad, or rather, his parents haven't threatened me with nuclear weaponry yet.

All LB has to do is promise that there will be no more ES avatars with Sprots in them, and I will start posting Matias photos again immediately. That means no more depictions of ES and Sprots of any kind, not just avatars.
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#19 Post by silvercamaro » Fri Jan 07, 2011 2:53 pm

SportsFan68 wrote:
silvercamaro wrote:
MarleysGh0st wrote:
What? You're not going to share any more Matias photos with us? :(
Sprots, the dog is lovely, but
WE WANT MATIAS!
WE WANT MATIAS!
WE WANT MATIAS!
WE WANT MATIAS!
WE WANT MATIAS!
I HAVE THE SOLUTION!
I HAVE THE SOLUTION!
I HAVE THE SOLUTION!
I HAVE THE SOLUTION!

It's the ES avatars that include Sprots that I hate. The ones with Matias aren't that bad, or rather, his parents haven't threatened me with nuclear weaponry yet.

All LB has to do is promise that there will be no more ES avatars with Sprots in them, and I will start posting Matias photos again immediately. That means no more depictions of ES and Sprots of any kind, not just avatars.
ES is a very talented boy. I bet he could write love songs instead.
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#20 Post by littlebeast13 » Fri Jan 07, 2011 6:04 pm

SportsFan68 wrote:
silvercamaro wrote:
MarleysGh0st wrote:
What? You're not going to share any more Matias photos with us? :(
Sprots, the dog is lovely, but
WE WANT MATIAS!
WE WANT MATIAS!
WE WANT MATIAS!
WE WANT MATIAS!
WE WANT MATIAS!
I HAVE THE SOLUTION!
I HAVE THE SOLUTION!
I HAVE THE SOLUTION!
I HAVE THE SOLUTION!

It's the ES avatars that include Sprots that I hate. The ones with Matias aren't that bad, or rather, his parents haven't threatened me with nuclear weaponry yet.

All LB has to do is promise that there will be no more ES avatars with Sprots in them, and I will start posting Matias photos again immediately. That means no more depictions of ES and Sprots of any kind, not just avatars.

I'm thinking there's a better chance that you'll get those 3 points in LS before that happens......

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#21 Post by SportsFan68 » Fri Jan 07, 2011 6:21 pm

littlebeast13 wrote:
SportsFan68 wrote:
silvercamaro wrote:
Sprots, the dog is lovely, but
WE WANT MATIAS!
WE WANT MATIAS!
WE WANT MATIAS!
WE WANT MATIAS!
WE WANT MATIAS!
I HAVE THE SOLUTION!
I HAVE THE SOLUTION!
I HAVE THE SOLUTION!
I HAVE THE SOLUTION!

It's the ES avatars that include Sprots that I hate. The ones with Matias aren't that bad, or rather, his parents haven't threatened me with nuclear weaponry yet.

All LB has to do is promise that there will be no more ES avatars with Sprots in them, and I will start posting Matias photos again immediately. That means no more depictions of ES and Sprots of any kind, not just avatars.

I'm thinking there's a better chance that you'll get those 3 points in LS before that happens......

lb13
There you have it, Marley and SC. Thanks for your very complimentary interest.
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#22 Post by littlebeast13 » Fri Jan 07, 2011 6:30 pm

SportsFan68 wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:
SportsFan68 wrote:
I HAVE THE SOLUTION!
I HAVE THE SOLUTION!
I HAVE THE SOLUTION!
I HAVE THE SOLUTION!

It's the ES avatars that include Sprots that I hate. The ones with Matias aren't that bad, or rather, his parents haven't threatened me with nuclear weaponry yet.

All LB has to do is promise that there will be no more ES avatars with Sprots in them, and I will start posting Matias photos again immediately. That means no more depictions of ES and Sprots of any kind, not just avatars.

I'm thinking there's a better chance that you'll get those 3 points in LS before that happens......

lb13
There you have it, Marley and SC. Thanks for your very complimentary interest.

How would you expect me to make a countdown with no Sprots/ES avatars? They are the clear-cut Bored favorites.....

I guess since we are getting no fresh Matias pictures, ES will just have to go back to working on that avatar version of "The Kiss" he was planning.....

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#23 Post by Beebs52 » Fri Jan 07, 2011 7:04 pm

Beast, I read that book this week, too. I was a little disappointed only because I've read all of Sedaris's other books and I guess I expected more. It was like eating a Frito when I expected a naked pita chip.
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#24 Post by MarleysGh0st » Fri Jan 07, 2011 8:13 pm

SportsFan68 wrote:There you have it, Marley and SC. Thanks for your very complimentary interest.
You are holding us hostage to beast's drawing of cartoon characters.

That makes me very sad. :(
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#25 Post by SportsFan68 » Fri Jan 07, 2011 10:57 pm

MarleysGh0st wrote:
SportsFan68 wrote:There you have it, Marley and SC. Thanks for your very complimentary interest.
You are holding us hostage to beast's drawing of cartoon characters.

That makes me very sad. :(
Me too. :(
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