Which one of you sons or daughters of the old sod will confess tonight

The Lone Liberal

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Mon Mar-01-04 10:21 PM
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Which one of you sons or daughters of the old sod will confess tonight

and agree with me that you think James Joyce was nothing but an old sot that wrote nothing but shite?

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Plaid Adder

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Mon Mar-01-04 10:23 PM
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1. I disagree

I think he was a *young* sot who wrote nothing but shite.

Actually I have a real soft spot for *Ulysses.* It's the *Ulysses* geeks who scare me. Worse than Star Trek geeks and a lot less well-adjusted.

Yee ha,

The Plaid Adder

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greatauntoftriplets

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Mon Mar-01-04 10:26 PM
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2. I liked "Dubliners".

How did that go?

As Tyson was riding into Jerusalem,
He fell and hurt his Alex Kafoozelem? (sic)

"Ulysses" and "Finnegan's Wake" -- and I have read both -- are shite.

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The Lone Liberal

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Mon Mar-01-04 10:29 PM
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3. The best thing about Ulysses

is the pub crawl that they do nowadays.

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greatauntoftriplets

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Mon Mar-01-04 10:30 PM
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6. True.

Molly's soliloquoy had it moments also.

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The Lone Liberal

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Mon Mar-01-04 10:33 PM
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9. And I do so hate those unmentionable pink neon signs

quoting his work that are scattered all over Dublin.

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Plaid Adder

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Mon Mar-01-04 10:34 PM
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11. ROTFL

That's a temporary art installation; it's a big fucking deal in the art world, apparently. They'll go away eventually.

C ya,

The Plaid Adder

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greatauntoftriplets

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Mon Mar-01-04 10:39 PM
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12. Pepto Bismol pink?

Grabbing a bucket.

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greatauntoftriplets

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Mon Mar-01-04 10:30 PM
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4. And to the list of shite Irish writers....

...I would add Samuel Beckett.

"Waiting for Godot" is :boring:

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The Lone Liberal

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Mon Mar-01-04 10:31 PM
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7. "Waiting for Godot?" You go much to far

Edited on Mon Mar-01-04 10:34 PM by The Lone Liberal

LOL

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greatauntoftriplets

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Mon Mar-01-04 10:33 PM
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10. Ever sat through a production of it?

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.

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Plaid Adder

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Mon Mar-01-04 10:32 PM
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8. Hey! Leave Beckett alone!

*Endgame* can actually be very entertaining if you do it right. Ditto with *Waiting for Godot.* Later on he went quite mad, but let's not throw the baby out with the soiled nappy.

C ya,

The Plaid Adder

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dflprincess

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Mon Mar-01-04 10:30 PM
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5. Sure and I'd have to agree with you

I've never been able to get through anything of his...I haven't tried for a long time, maybe I should give him another chance.

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