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Postby Valentine Z » Wed May 20, 2020 3:31 pm

Heloin wrote:
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We all hate J.K. Rowling now, please keep up

Never read the books and only saw the third movie. No one has ever sold me on reading the books and I've never heard anything good about the author.

I have watched a few movies here and there, but that's just me - a fair-weather movie fan. So err, there's that.

I have never read the books because I'm neutral with them, not out of hate or dislike; it was just something that I missed out on, and I didn't really bother to put an effort into getting a book. ^^;

I usually like thriller stuff. :P Or a bit of horror.
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Postby Ethel mermania » Wed May 20, 2020 3:35 pm

Valentine Z wrote:
Heloin wrote:Never read the books and only saw the third movie. No one has ever sold me on reading the books and I've never heard anything good about the author.

I have watched a few movies here and there, but that's just me - a fair-weather movie fan. So err, there's that.

I have never read the books because I'm neutral with them, not out of hate or dislike; it was just something that I missed out on, and I didn't really bother to put an effort into getting a book. ^^;

I usually like thriller stuff. :P Or a bit of horror.


The first book for a kids book wasnt bad, they just got darker very quickly. The best way I can describe it, The first book was geared at 11 and 12 years old, the rest at 15 year olds.
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Postby Kannap » Wed May 20, 2020 3:39 pm

Heloin wrote:
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We all hate J.K. Rowling now, please keep up

Never read the books and only saw the third movie. No one has ever sold me on reading the books and I've never heard anything good about the author.


I read the books when I was a kid and really enjoyed them. I recently reread them as an adult, and my goodness they're shit.
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Postby Kannap » Wed May 20, 2020 3:41 pm

Ethel mermania wrote:
Valentine Z wrote:I have watched a few movies here and there, but that's just me - a fair-weather movie fan. So err, there's that.

I have never read the books because I'm neutral with them, not out of hate or dislike; it was just something that I missed out on, and I didn't really bother to put an effort into getting a book. ^^;

I usually like thriller stuff. :P Or a bit of horror.


The first book for a kids book wasnt bad, they just got darker very quickly. The best way I can describe it, The first book was geared at 11 and 12 years old, the rest at 15 year olds.


The first three books are good kids books aimed for the former age group you mentioned. The remaining four books are definitely for a later age.
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Postby Valentine Z » Wed May 20, 2020 3:45 pm

First Harry Potter movie / media I've watched was back in Burma, all in the glory of the VCD and "Oh my good God, everything is so dark and I can't see a thing."

I remembered being scared of that one scene where a guy dies because Harry stabbed the book with a Basilisk tooth (I think?), and I was like "Holy shoot, you can die from a random book?"

And it didn't help that I was a bit unwell / normal fever, but damn, I really thought I was slowly dying.

And the cure came in a combination of normal pharmaceuticals... And watching the movie for the second time. I overcame that fear after watching it again.

So, yeah!
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Postby Kannap » Wed May 20, 2020 3:45 pm

Shame there aren't 20 months in a year.

We could have a 20/20/2020
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Postby Heloin » Wed May 20, 2020 3:51 pm

Ethel mermania wrote:
Heloin wrote:Never read the books and only saw the third movie. No one has ever sold me on reading the books and I've never heard anything good about the author.

She gives away very large amounts of her money.

I don't hold much stock in bigoted philanthropists.

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Postby Heloin » Wed May 20, 2020 3:52 pm

Kannap wrote:Shame there aren't 20 months in a year.

We could have a 20/20/2020

On 12/12/1212 Geoffrey, Archbishop of York, died.

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Postby Kannap » Wed May 20, 2020 3:54 pm

Heloin wrote:
Kannap wrote:Shame there aren't 20 months in a year.

We could have a 20/20/2020

On 12/12/1212 Geoffrey, Archbishop of York, died.


Sucks to be him
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Postby Heloin » Wed May 20, 2020 3:58 pm

Kannap wrote:
Heloin wrote:On 12/12/1212 Geoffrey, Archbishop of York, died.


Sucks to be him

You can tell when someone had a hard time when their wikipedia article contains the subtitle more difficulties.
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Postby Kannap » Wed May 20, 2020 4:26 pm

Aw, with everything going on I missed my NS anniversary, 8 years.
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Postby Valentine Z » Wed May 20, 2020 4:32 pm

Kannap wrote:Aw, with everything going on I missed my NS anniversary, 8 years.

Happy Belated 8th anniversary! :hug: We also have the same founding day! :3 Different month, but same day.

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Postby Abserdia » Wed May 20, 2020 4:34 pm

Kannap wrote:Aw, with everything going on I missed my NS anniversary, 8 years.

NS Anniversary is the name of my new emo-influenced rock album.
Black lives matter

Recommend me shoegaze and ambient music.

So long, Frank Lloyd Wright
I can't believe your song is gone so soon...
I barely learned the tune
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Postby Ethel mermania » Wed May 20, 2020 4:37 pm

Heloin wrote:
Ethel mermania wrote:She gives away very large amounts of her money.

I don't hold much stock in bigoted philanthropists.

Bigoted philanthropists pretty much built and modernized lincoln center.
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Postby Hurdergaryp » Wed May 20, 2020 4:40 pm

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Postby Valentine Z » Wed May 20, 2020 4:43 pm

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Ahh, it's the Przyjaciele z wesołego lasu!
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Postby Heloin » Wed May 20, 2020 4:48 pm

Ethel mermania wrote:
Heloin wrote:I don't hold much stock in bigoted philanthropists.

Bigoted philanthropists pretty much built and modernized lincoln center.

And a antisemitic racist jew built up much of New York's public infrastructure but people generally don't praise him anymore.

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Postby Auremena » Wed May 20, 2020 4:51 pm

Kannap wrote:Shame there aren't 20 months in a year.

We could have a 20/20/2020
So much hindsight to be had.
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Postby Rojava Free State » Wed May 20, 2020 4:52 pm

Heloin wrote:
Ethel mermania wrote:Bigoted philanthropists pretty much built and modernized lincoln center.

And a antisemitic racist jew built up much of New York's public infrastructure but people generally don't praise him anymore.


Antisemitic Jew? What?
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Postby Andsed » Wed May 20, 2020 4:54 pm

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Albrenia wrote:For shame that you guys went with a District Attorney pun and not Dumbledore's Army.


We all hate J.K. Rowling now, please keep up

Remember folks, the only one allowed to say if your gay or not is J.K "watch me piss off my fans with dumb pointless changes only done for brownie points" Rowling.
I do be tired


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Postby Auremena » Wed May 20, 2020 4:54 pm

Rojava Free State wrote:
Heloin wrote:And a antisemitic racist jew built up much of New York's public infrastructure but people generally don't praise him anymore.
Antisemitic Jew? What?
Classism really is the root of those other -isms and he was it.
NS's aviation and train sabelotodo.
Post-left anarchist and sad about it.
Killdash, Firsthome, Coffee Cakes, SSC, GCoCS, Snowy, Val, Aeqy, and Replevion are my bitches.
Foot worshipper: Lutvikkia. Dakky's mom, I had her with Nana.
The female Jim Morrison; not as talented, but just as attractive and self destructive. The one true heir to the throne of the Lizard King.
Some poetry I write sometimes
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Postby Hurdergaryp » Wed May 20, 2020 4:56 pm

Kannap wrote:
Heloin wrote:On 12/12/1212 Geoffrey, Archbishop of York, died.

Sucks to be him

Given how he has been dead for more than 800 years, I think it is safe to assume that he got over it.


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Postby Ethel mermania » Wed May 20, 2020 4:56 pm

Heloin wrote:
Ethel mermania wrote:Bigoted philanthropists pretty much built and modernized lincoln center.

And a antisemitic racist jew built up much of New York's public infrastructure but people generally don't praise him anymore.



Moses? Its complicated. A lot of those bridges and highways needed to be built. As horrible as the cross bronx expressway is... it is needed.

The public housing was not always as hideous as it is now.

Jones beach and riis park are still viewed as masterful accomplishments

As for the lincoln center I was more going for the koch brothers as my racist and bigoted protagonists
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Postby Kannap » Wed May 20, 2020 4:57 pm

Andsed wrote:
Kannap wrote:
We all hate J.K. Rowling now, please keep up

Remember folks, the only one allowed to say if your gay or not is J.K "watch me piss off my fans with dumb pointless changes only done for brownie points" Rowling.


The pointless changes are silly and pointless, yes. They're nothing worth hating her for.

The serious trans-exclusionary feminism she's shown time and time again while supporting very vocal anti-trans celebrities and partaking herself as part of a growing louder group of anti-trans UK celebs is problematic and worth being angry about.
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Postby Heloin » Wed May 20, 2020 4:57 pm

Rojava Free State wrote:
Heloin wrote:And a antisemitic racist jew built up much of New York's public infrastructure but people generally don't praise him anymore.


Antisemitic Jew? What?

Robert Moses was a Land of Contrasts to put it lightly. He liked public infrastructure and was a great urban planner. He also really hated black people and didn't like other Jews, so he used his powers to marginalise and segregate minorities with public infrastructure.

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