Beowolf

Your loss.

 

My this thread is full of bait.

Some amateur anglo saxon scholars are probably going to skip it
despite the Gaiman connection.

 

I was most unimpressed by them giving it a happy ending.

Oh for the lost Danes/Pfeiffer massage scene.

 

Blimey, they filmed that...

"Censor! Recut please!".

 

Leaving aside the whole graphic novel issue...

He also produces novels, screenplays and some rather excellent short
stories. His kids books are brilliant as well. After reading Coraline,
not that many years ago, eldest slept with his light on. Mr Gaiman
does dark and disturbing very well.

In the short story arena something about this one reminded me of
you...

http://www.neilgaiman.com/exclusive/shortstories/partiesstorytext/

And I bet if you read Good Omens (joint authored with Pratchett) you'd
really enjoy it.

 

"led" - it's only "lead" when you're plumbing. But you're right about the
suitable reading matter thing: I peruse the occasional graphic novel.

 

<hugz>

 

Merely another means of telling a story. Books, covers, judging?

 

I will confess to rather enjoying his effort with Pratchett, Good Omens.

When I was 13.

 

Long literary tradition of scaring the little darlings. The world
isn't nice and fluffy.

So you'd rather read sweet and lovely stuff with happy endings?

 

C'mon. He reads ukrm.

 

It isn't all entirely dark either. *Some* parts of it are 'nice and
fluffy'.

<Serious question>

What's wrong with happy endings?Do you not believe they are possible?

</SQ>

Phil.

 

Well yes, but sending a child out into the world believing everything
is rosy and nothing bad happens isn't a good idea.

<not so serious answer>

Everything ends in death...

</nssa>

 

I'm struggling to think of how any child that's been to school could
think this.

Balance is good. Especially on tightropes.

Nice diversion. Now back to the original question..

Phil.

 

apart from space and time and a few other things.

 

#Heat is work and work's a curse
#And all the heat in the Universe
#Is gonna cooool down 'cos it can't increase
#Then there'll be no more work and there'll be perfect peace
# Really?
#Yeah - that's entropy, man!

This has been your regular Flanders and Swann programming. Please press
<Next> to return to your regular scheduled output.

Phil.

 

Death is just a change in state. But my fucking shit, what a _release_ all
the same!!

D.