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Chat => Sports, Hobbies & Motors => Topic started by: maximusotter on February 01, 2007, 01:06:34 AM

Title: Is that petrol? Yup!
Post by: maximusotter on February 01, 2007, 01:06:34 AM
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20070126/NEWS/101260101
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Post by: Serious on February 01, 2007, 02:34:56 AM
David and Leigh Eddings are very well known fantasy writers, earlier books are good, latest series are pap.

Shame about the damage but it was his own fault.
Title: Is that petrol? Yup!
Post by: redneck on February 01, 2007, 10:02:25 AM
that is hilarious.
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Post by: Pete on February 01, 2007, 17:22:06 PM
lol

I once pulled a fuel line while holding a ciggie. Luckily the ciggie wasnt enough to light it - the petrol just soaked it.
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Post by: Beaker on February 01, 2007, 18:23:50 PM
heh, hell just throw another 3 or 4 books out next month to pay for a new house.

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Post by: Serious on February 01, 2007, 18:47:06 PM
Quote from: Beakerheh, hell just throw another 3 or 4 books out next month to pay for a new house.

Hes got quite a bit stashed away from 27 best sellers ;)
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Post by: Beaker on February 01, 2007, 19:09:44 PM
Quote from: Serious
Quote from: Beakerheh, hell just throw another 3 or 4 books out next month to pay for a new house.

Hes got quite a bit stashed away from 27 best sellers ;)

Yeah, and since The Mallorean they have had only 2 blips on the radar, Belgarath The Sorceror and Polgara The Sorceress, they are a bit one trick pony writers.  

Between them and Robert"Unit Shifter"Jordan I cant decide which irritate me more.  Great starts, but they became victims of Stephen King syndrome.  
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Post by: Serious on February 01, 2007, 19:29:06 PM
The  Latest ones went completely down hill. Totally formulaic, ridiculously repetitive and the baddies (the Vlagh) had no chance of winning from the start. Example do a search on here for The Treasured One...

http://www.bookgiant.co.uk/mag.asp

...Note Im the only person to have actually bothered to review the tripe ... and its still a best seller!
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Post by: Beaker on February 01, 2007, 19:43:05 PM
I tried reading those, borrowed them off a mate.  I gave up about halfway through the 1st book.  It was terrible.

At the moment im on Trudi Canavan, shes actually a damned good writer.  Another im still into is Barbera Hambly.  Though my now published author mate doesnt rate Hambly hes agreed to take a look at Canavan on my recommendation.
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Post by: Serious on February 01, 2007, 20:18:30 PM
Second book is worse than the first, third about equal and the fourth picks up a bit.

Overall I would not suggest anyone except a diehard fan bothers reading them.
Title: Is that petrol? Yup!
Post by: Chris on February 02, 2007, 18:01:27 PM
When my mates dad filled his bike with diesel ( :lol: ) he and his dad spent ages lighting fuel to see if it was petrol, diesel, or a mixture of both :lol:

I expect they had the good sense to do it away from anything important though :lol:
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