And then we're going to read "The Catcher in the Rye" to them and there's nothing you can do about it!
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I thought we were supposed to be AGAINST torture?
Dude! That's a great book!
It's okay - as a proponent of a free and independent society, I respect your right to be wrong. :p
Kids these days!
The only things I remember about the story are the protagonist getting a sabbatical from school and getting slashed by the beak of a heron. Did those things happen in that book?
Also, did you like My Side of the Mountain and The Education of Little Tree?
Last question ... Were your parents hippies, too?
(This post might age me somewhat.)
My side of the mountain! I remember that!
I remember two specific parts (sadly without many details):
At one point, the protagonist kills an animal and finds himself staring at a particular organ, apparently craving the nutrients provided by that organ.
At another point, he boils water in a leaf, observing that a leaf will never burn below the top of the water due to the water keeping the leaf moist.
I probably should know whether either of those claims are realistic, but I've never been in a survival situation and I still don't know to this day.
Never tried a leaf but you can boil an egg in a campfire using a paper cup, the fire will only burn down to the waters edge
The information in your post is useful and appreciated.
But Ford was Zaphod's cousin, not nuclear family member, so your username is unacceptable.
Ford Prefect and Zaphod Beeblebrox were both taken on Reddit when I created an account ten years ago. I probably could have got one or the other when I moved to Lemmy but just carried the same one over
Don’t worry it’s all registered at the Galactic Nomenclaturoid Office
Despite my sassy teasing, I liked you already based on our initial interaction.
I like you better now.
👍
I Remember something about him hollowing out that tree that he turns into his house with fire embers or something. It sounded really cool, but thinking back, I'm not sure if any of it's possible
Oh my! All those don't ring any bell at all. I remember him being a self absorbed school kid who tried to have sex with a sex worker lady? Was I hallucinating?
... Possibly. Or at least thinking of a different book.
That sounds familiar.
I wanna read it again now lol
I just remembered, also don't his parents move in with him at some point? That seems weird.
My Side of the Mountain
Oh God, grade school flashbacks.
Greetings, fellow geezer! I don't remember much of it, to be honest. Must be well over thirty years since I read it. But I remember that I liked it.
I was homeschooled from age 7 to age 11 and read the book in a similar timeframe. My parents had some trouble getting bureaucratic approval to take us out of school. IIRC about the book, the main character just took a sabbatical from school, entirely withdrawing without an alternative education plan. I remember wondering about the logistics of that, which I guess is why the point sticks in my mind.
I think the heron slash might have been the catalyst for the whole story, otherwise I don't know why it might have stayed with me.
I do also remember liking all three books, even though Little Tree - presented as an autobiography - turned out to be a lie. It's still enjoyable as fiction.
I've got three guns. I'm going to perform trans surgery on two of them FTM then the last female gun is going to be married to the male guns. And I'll pay the female gun more.
Guns are a losing issue for Democrats, wish they'd wait a bit before pursuing.
Too late. I already aborted a Hatian trans gun.
Yeah agreed, I know so many people that were pushed off the fence by the gun issue. There's much bigger fish to fry and I think if people felt more secure financially and had access to healthcare they'd be more open to the gun discussion because they wouldn't constantly have that "I'm in danger" feeling going on in the back of their mind. Although there's a big set of gun owners who are just never going to budge on that issue.
I agree with you. A majority of the mass shootings (all shootings, really) would disappear overnight if we increased financial security and had free healthcare. Couple it with a cultural push for mental health awareness and care and you wouldn't need too many gun laws on the books.
This is the same kind of attitude as a Texas bumper sticker from the 90s:
I'm the queer That Ann sent here To take your guns away.
this is why im voting for joe biden
He's literally a flying squid. Your guns are screwed.
Well... Maybe not literally...
There’s a guy in Chivalry 2 with your username. What’s it from?
That's right! The agenda is to force all MAGAs to have gay sex. So pucker up, Bubba!
Not just same-gender guns, but FOREIGN same-gender guns! Hah!
Don't forget tho vaccinate the guns.
And their children.
I think I remember an anime about lesbian guns
Oh god whatever you do, DO NOT search for Valkyrie Drive, it’s a trap. It’s filled with lures of lesbian softcore hentai and dubious morals, but fails to deliver ANY message for gun control reform OR firearm safety.
I feel this...
I decided I would rather have to fight for my right to bear arms than my daughter have to fight for her right to be a human fucking being... I've got big shoulders, I don't mind to do more work so she doesn't have to.