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Postby Objectiveland » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:25 pm

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Think again. I did say over the last 10 years BTW. Shows relevance.

A generation of people with the attention span of toast preferring to read Atlas Shrugged is supposed to be a badge of honor?


Shows relevance. Check your premiss.
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Postby Mavorpen » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:26 pm

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
The Corparation wrote:50 Shades of Grey is on the bestseller list. Clearly it should be taught in English classes alongside Shakespeare.


Sure, along Twilight and Naruto.

One Piece is the best selling manga in history though.
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Postby Nanatsu no Tsuki » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:26 pm

Mavorpen wrote:
Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
Sure, along Twilight and Naruto.

One Piece is the best selling manga in history though.


I bet One Piece manga's better than Atlas Shrugged.
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Postby Mavorpen » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:26 pm

Objectiveland wrote:
Mavorpen wrote:A generation of people with the attention span of toast preferring to read Atlas Shrugged is supposed to be a badge of honor?


Shows relevance. Check your premiss.

So you're admitting that Atlas Shrugged is for people with no knowledge of economics or politics?
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Postby Gaveo » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:27 pm

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
Gaveo wrote:I feel left out.


Why?

Eh, don't worry about it...
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Postby The Corparation » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:27 pm

Mavorpen wrote:
Objectiveland wrote:
Think again. I did say over the last 10 years BTW. Shows relevance.

A generation of people with the attention span of toast preferring to read Atlas Shrugged is supposed to be a badge of honor?

To be honest I doubt that half the people my age have the intellect and patience to toast bread.
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Postby Mavorpen » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:27 pm

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
Mavorpen wrote:One Piece is the best selling manga in history though.


I bet One Piece manga's better than Atlas Shrugged.

It's sold over 260 MILLION copies. I'm pretty sure One Piece>Atlas Shrugged.
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Postby The Corparation » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:28 pm

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
Mavorpen wrote:One Piece is the best selling manga in history though.


I bet One Piece manga's better than Atlas Shrugged.

Having read Atlas Shurgged and skimmed One Piece. I'd say that's a very good statement.
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Postby Nanatsu no Tsuki » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:28 pm

Mavorpen wrote:
Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
I bet One Piece manga's better than Atlas Shrugged.

It's sold over 260 MILLION copies. I'm pretty sure One Piece>Atlas Shrugged.


I'm sure.
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Postby The Corparation » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:29 pm

Mavorpen wrote:
Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
I bet One Piece manga's better than Atlas Shrugged.

It's sold over 260 MILLION copies. I'm pretty sure One Piece>Atlas Shrugged.

And thus we need to use it as the basis for our economic policy.
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Postby Nanatsu no Tsuki » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:29 pm

The Corparation wrote:
Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
I bet One Piece manga's better than Atlas Shrugged.

Having read Atlas Shurgged and skimmed One Piece. I'd say that's a very good statement.


Having read Atlas Shrugged, anything, even a Dr. Seuss book, is better than having to wade through Ayn Rand's idiocy.
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Postby San Leggera » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:29 pm

Objectiveland wrote:
Mavorpen wrote:A generation of people with the attention span of toast preferring to read Atlas Shrugged is supposed to be a badge of honor?


Shows relevance. Check your premiss.

I totally didn't read that as penis.
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Postby Gaveo » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:30 pm

San Leggera wrote:
Objectiveland wrote:
Shows relevance. Check your premiss.

I totally didn't read that as penis.

I did. :lol2:
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Postby Mavorpen » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:30 pm

The Corparation wrote:
Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
I bet One Piece manga's better than Atlas Shrugged.

Having read Atlas Shurgged and skimmed One Piece. I'd say that's a very good statement.

I can imagine the main character of Atlas Shrugged in the current One Piece arc, where children were kidnapped by a mad scientist and forced to take drugs that would kill them before they reached adulthood.

"Huh? Who cares? Fuck those children. Their parents shouldn't have been poor idiots."
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Postby Objectiveland » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:30 pm

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
The Corparation wrote:Having read Atlas Shurgged and skimmed One Piece. I'd say that's a very good statement.


Having read Atlas Shrugged, anything, even a Dr. Seuss book, is better than having to wade through Ayn Rand's idiocy.


Check your premiss.
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Postby Nanatsu no Tsuki » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:31 pm

Objectiveland wrote:
Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
Having read Atlas Shrugged, anything, even a Dr. Seuss book, is better than having to wade through Ayn Rand's idiocy.


Check your premiss.


Check your spelling.

Premise.
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Postby Objectiveland » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:31 pm

Mavorpen wrote:
The Corparation wrote:Having read Atlas Shurgged and skimmed One Piece. I'd say that's a very good statement.

I can imagine the main character of Atlas Shrugged in the current One Piece arc, where children were kidnapped by a mad scientist and forced to take drugs that would kill them before they reached adulthood.

"Huh? Who cares? Fuck those children. Their parents shouldn't have been poor idiots."


I see you haven't read Atlas Shrugged
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Postby Individuality-ness » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:31 pm

Objectiveland wrote:
Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:Having read Atlas Shrugged, anything, even a Dr. Seuss book, is better than having to wade through Ayn Rand's idiocy.

Check your premiss.

Your point? Just because a book sells x amount of copies in y amount of time doesn't mean that it's good writing.
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Postby Gaveo » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:32 pm

Individuality-ness wrote:
Objectiveland wrote:Check your premiss.

Your point? Just because a book sells x amount of copies in y amount of time doesn't mean that it's good writing.

Then why is Fifty Shades of- Never mind...
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Postby Maudlnya » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:32 pm

Gaveo wrote:
San Leggera wrote:I totally didn't read that as penis.

I did. :lol2:

See? Not innocent at all... He is asking... No begging for sexy time :rofl:
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Postby Gidgetisms » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:32 pm

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Postby Nanatsu no Tsuki » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:32 pm

Individuality-ness wrote:
Objectiveland wrote:Check your premiss.

Your point? Just because a book sells x amount of copies in y amount of time doesn't mean that it's good writing.


Precisely.

What I find the more sad is that Rand thought Atlas Shrugged was her magnum opus. Bitch was deluded from the get go.
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Postby The Corparation » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:33 pm

Objectiveland wrote:
Mavorpen wrote:I can imagine the main character of Atlas Shrugged in the current One Piece arc, where children were kidnapped by a mad scientist and forced to take drugs that would kill them before they reached adulthood.

"Huh? Who cares? Fuck those children. Their parents shouldn't have been poor idiots."


I see you haven't read Atlas Shrugged

We have. In fact we actually paid attention to what she was writing.
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Postby Mavorpen » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:33 pm

Objectiveland wrote:
Mavorpen wrote:I can imagine the main character of Atlas Shrugged in the current One Piece arc, where children were kidnapped by a mad scientist and forced to take drugs that would kill them before they reached adulthood.

"Huh? Who cares? Fuck those children. Their parents shouldn't have been poor idiots."


I see you haven't read Atlas Shrugged

Not all of it. Funnily enough, I dropped it for a manga that is severely better in terms of storytelling.
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Postby Objectiveland » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:35 pm

Individuality-ness wrote:
Objectiveland wrote:Check your premiss.

Your point? Just because a book sells x amount of copies in y amount of time doesn't mean that it's good writing.


Nor does being taught in state schools by incompetent moochers.
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