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Title: EUOL vs. Scalzi
Post by: Sigyn on March 20, 2007, 04:30:13 PM

So, EUOL has chopped up watermelon with a sword.  But has he ever done this?

http://www.scalzi.com/whatever/004457.html

Title: Re: EUOL vs. Scalzi
Post by: dawncawley on March 20, 2007, 06:25:42 PM

Brilliant!! I am sure the watermelon was too, but having not seen that particular picture I really have no basis for comparison, sorry. But, I love the CatBacon :)

Title: Re: EUOL vs. Scalzi
Post by: Shrain on March 20, 2007, 06:40:02 PM

For one disastrous moment there, I thought you were speaking of a new type of breakfast meat. Catbacon, eww!

But I found that Whatever blog to be hilarious. hahaha. Ahh, now I can survive the rest of the day.

Of course, I do hope the authorities follow up with Scalzi. Wasting bacon is a felony of the highest order.

Title: Re: EUOL vs. Scalzi
Post by: EUOL on March 20, 2007, 07:15:46 PM

SCALZIIIII!!!!!

Title: Re: EUOL vs. Scalzi
Post by: Skar on March 20, 2007, 08:18:02 PM

Who says it was wasted?  Brush off the hair,voila!  Good as new.

Title: Re: EUOL vs. Scalzi
Post by: Shrain on March 20, 2007, 08:33:22 PM

Well, he says he didn't let the cat eat it but I'm pretty darn sure that you *can't* get cat hair off of something once the confounded hairs entrench themselves in whatever it may be. So if Scalzi did consume said post-cat bacon, I think he might soon be dealing with a hair ball or two whilst he is working on his book. I hear this problem is a common one among crazy authors....

Title: Re: EUOL vs. Scalzi
Post by: stacer on March 20, 2007, 09:58:28 PM

Speaking of cat + bacon, and tying this to the SFWA presidency run, take a look at what Theo Black designed for Scalzi's presidency run. (http://www.scalzi.com/whatever/004975.html") Take a look in particular at the third picture's flag.

Title: Re: EUOL vs. Scalzi
Post by: Peter Ahlstrom on March 20, 2007, 10:07:15 PM

This is so last year.

I've been regularly reading The Whatever since after Worldcon.

Title: Re: EUOL vs. Scalzi
Post by: stacer on March 20, 2007, 10:13:13 PM

I have too, actually. Though the LJ feed doesn't always come through, so I apparently have missed a number of posts. However, the cat/bacon flag is so today. ;)

Title: Re: EUOL vs. Scalzi
Post by: Peter Ahlstrom on March 21, 2007, 03:40:13 AM

Well, that is true!

The smear video from a couple days ago is hilarious.

Title: Re: EUOL vs. Scalzi
Post by: Shrain on March 21, 2007, 05:13:43 PM

Ironically, I think I like reading Scalzi's blog quite a bit more than his actual books. After finishing Old Man's War, I am not really moved to read the sequels.

Title: Re: EUOL vs. Scalzi
Post by: Peter Ahlstrom on March 21, 2007, 07:25:55 PM

On Scalzi's blog, you get Scalzi's personality, and it's fun to read. In Scalzi's books, you get...Scalzi's personality, coming from every single character (except the ones you're supposed to detest), and it's distracting.

I read the Ghost Brigades and enjoyed it slightly more than Old Man's War, and will probably read his other books too, but for me, they're not hardback buys.