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Books / Re: other new comics
« on: May 21, 2003, 05:18:09 PM »
Speaking of comic books and TMNT...

I know next to nothing about comics, but I have some of the first TMNT issues.  I have no idea whether they are original releases or reprints (which affects the value, right?)  How can you tell?

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Books / Re: Wheel of Time
« on: May 21, 2003, 05:13:38 PM »
Yeah, to be serious, I'd never get into a heated debate with a student about something like that.  To be honest, I'd never get into a heated (emotionally-charged) debate with a student period.  Keeping your cool is always a good idea.  But if I were able to guide the debate along the lines of witty banter/trash talking, with the occassionally dropped good point, it might be fun, and get the students to think about things.  You know, spend a minute before class, a minute in the hall during passing time, something like this would strengthen the relationship rather than undermine it.  Always keeping it positive, never making personal attacks.

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Books / Re: Wheel of Time
« on: May 21, 2003, 03:01:20 PM »
Hey, we've got pretty strong precedence for pre-emptive action now.  Why don't we just nuke a bunch of them for good measure? ;)

42, you make an interesting point.  Perhaps in future classes I should precede the study of any work of literature by an "Introduction to Hedonism" lesson.  That could be fun.  Aside from the getting fired part.

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Books / Re: Transformers/GI JOE comic
« on: May 20, 2003, 11:43:15 PM »
What war?  Nobody shot at me.

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Books / Re: Wheel of Time
« on: May 20, 2003, 11:38:09 PM »
Maybe they can say "thanks" before they shoot me.  And then legislation banning assault weapons following the outrageous killing (which of course occurred in the classroom.)  They'll call it the "Kije Bill."  And Charleton Heston will hate me.

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Books / Re: Wheel of Time
« on: May 20, 2003, 07:22:59 PM »
To be honest, I was al little angry when they pestered me.  Angry because of what they said, or perhaps their ignorance.  (Yes, I'm a rabid Tolkien fan.)  And what I had to say at the moment wouldn't have been educational.  It would have been mean.

Perhaps ignorance is their punishment.  (Yes, I'm an awful teacher.)  Perhaps they will come to the truth eventually of their own accord and look back with gratitude that I spared them the humilation in front of their peers.  Or maybe they'll be mad that I hadn't stopped them sooner, and hunt me down in ten years with an assault rifle.

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Role-Playing Games / Re: Looking for players in Utah
« on: May 20, 2003, 07:14:13 PM »
I'll be down in August.  Don't wait for me, but know I'll be around for future reference.

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Everything Else / Re: Word Sense
« on: May 20, 2003, 07:02:52 PM »
soap

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Suggestions Box / Re: Current Poll
« on: May 20, 2003, 06:59:12 PM »
**warm, fuzzy feeling**

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Books / Re: So...what's everyone reading?
« on: May 20, 2003, 02:11:42 AM »
Mock away!  Now that I think about it it was a stupid thing to write :).  But to be honest, I really was surprised about that Treasure Island book.  

And I loved the character Pip in Great Expectations.

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Books / Re: Wheel of Time
« on: May 20, 2003, 02:04:34 AM »
When I was doing student teaching I had two juniors who would try and convince me that Robert Jordan was light-years better than Tolkien.  Major tongue-biting time, I tell you.  As teachers, we try and build students up, not lay the smack down, and sometimes that's very hard.  

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Suggestions Box / Re: Current Poll
« on: May 20, 2003, 01:50:33 AM »
Oh, and did anyone else think Cheetara was hot?  Maybe I was just at that age, but I always wondered about the group dynamics with there being only one lady-cat and the rest of them toms, so to speak.  I really don't mean to get off-color here, so it's not my fault if you go there.

And Fell, I always thought Tigra was the coolest.  I didn't like Panthro as much because he was purple.

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Suggestions Box / Re: Current Poll
« on: May 20, 2003, 01:45:51 AM »
Man, this thread is making me realize something about my life as a fringe speculative fiction fan.  I have always been very interested in the genre and everything that goes along with it, but I was always late on the trends and never had the right friends for long enough.  I read about you guys playing Star Wars and Thundercats...the friends in my neighborhood had just moved in from Minnesota and their grandpa owned a semi, so when we played let's pretend it was pick your favorite Milwaukee Brewer and then we'd bust out the toy trucks and go truckin'.  As Brewers.  I never knew anything about the Brewers, so I picked Paul Molitor (3B, now retired) and stayed with him, I think because of his name.  It reminded me of monitor lizards and Komodo dragons.  In a wierd way it made me proud many years later when Paul had a record-breaking hitting streak.  I felt a part of it.  But I digress.  So anyways, I don't mean to whine, but I wish I had had friends that wanted play Thundercats.

I have to give some post-mother's-day thanks to my mom, though.  When I was six and we lived south of San Francisco she drove me all the way across the bay to Oakland so I could see Godzilla vs. the Monster from Planet X.  Even though nobody else we knew was aware that the movie even existed, she supported me.  

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Everything Else / Re: Settlers
« on: May 19, 2003, 10:15:05 PM »
I'm not coming to UT until August.  As it stands, I'm within 20 min. of 2 WotC stores, and probably a half-hour from their headquarters.  

Is this a recent move by Wizards?  'Cause I've seen all kinds of stuff in the stores, from all kinds of companies.

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Rants and Stuff / Re: The state of the Future
« on: May 19, 2003, 06:26:01 PM »
circa 740 BC:

A surly prophet in a tiny kingdom declares, "For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed...for everyone is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly."

 

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