Thread: resignation.

Originally Posted by Max Headroom

Interesting. He seemed (generally) more coherent than Sam Hunt and not disposed to poetry.

I met him once. Outside Olivers in Clyde. He drove a black '64 Chevy. He staggered out fairly pissed, spoke just as he sounded when doing his poems. Talking like that and pissed made it close to impossible to understand him.

Originally Posted by Mr Browning

I met him once. Outside Olivers in Clyde. He drove a black '64 Chevy. He staggered out fairly pissed, spoke just as he sounded when doing his poems. Talking like that and pissed made it close to impossible to understand him.

Who? Kotkuku?

hell, if you want pissed speaking i had to record joe cocker in an interview, he was on par with jordan luck for inebriation

Originally Posted by Max Headroom

It has been said that English borrows words from other languages.

It has also been said that it doesn't borrow words from other languages, it follows them into dark alleys, knocks them down, and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.

Terry Pratchett?

Originally Posted by Driverman

Terry Pratchett?

I don't know what the story is with him. I tried reading one of his books and it hurt my head by page 2.

Same thing with Catch -22 by Joseph Heller. (A review of Catch-22 said that it wasn't written, so much as shouted onto paper. Very true.)

Originally Posted by mimms2

Is it "The Moneymakers"? Moneylenders? something like that.
Quite enjoyed that. Sardonic look at the economy.

I think it was one of his fantasy novels.

Originally Posted by Max Headroom

I don't know what the story is with him. I tried reading one of his books and it hurt my head by page 2.

Same thing with Catch -22 by Joseph Heller. (A review of Catch-22 said that it wasn't written, so much as shouted onto paper. Very true.)

I had a few goes at reading catch 22. The prose wasn't for me but the mini series on tvnz on demand is gold.

Originally Posted by stevodog

I had a few goes at reading catch 22. The prose wasn't for me but the mini series on tvnz on demand is gold.

Watched the movie in the early 70’s and at the end of the movie walked out thinking ‘what the hell was that about?’

Yeah, it's a bit sardonic. The tvnz one is pretty easy viewing

Originally Posted by stevodog

I had a few goes at reading catch 22. The prose wasn't for me but the mini series on tvnz on demand is gold.

Took me a few goes too. All those Booker Prize etc major award books are bloody hard to read, something in the water those major literary types drink I guess.

......About 7 years, 4 months and 2 weeks overdue.........

is @kotuku back yet? anyone got a line to him to see if he's alright?

got txt couple of day after to say he ok.

Crackup, I've had saner shit shouted at me by people that were too pissed to stand up under their own steam. Even better, people bitching about politics free anything, until the tahr get on the agenda - then the cunts can't yell loud enough to mobilise.

Judge the man after you meet him. we all have our place in the world. Strangely enough we may actually stand on common ground and enjoy each other's company !