It appears he's dead near the end of the book... but he's not. Lame.
unfortunately the same can be said for people older than 12 who waited in line to purchase the book
this is a thread why?
I appreciate the attempt at ruining the 'surprise' for all Harry Potter dorks. But this clearly doesn't need it's own topic.
Quote from: rjs246 on July 23, 2007, 10:41:33 AM
I appreciate the attempt at ruining the 'surprise' for all Harry Potter dorks. But this clearly doesn't need it's own topic.
Thanks, and I agree. This thread can now be locked.
A+ for me. C- for everyone else.
Too bad the whore who wrote the moronic series didn't, though.
I have yet to read a potter book or see a potter movie, i'm proud of that
I've finished a third of it. There's no way in hell I'd let my <12YO read this book. Or the two that proceeded it.
And before you ask, by the power of the internet, it arrived at my door on Saturday. Staying up til midnight doesn't happen on New Year's Eve anymore, much less to await a popcorn fantasy.
I plan to read all of them. Sue me.
Quote from: Diomedes on July 23, 2007, 06:41:02 PM
I plan to read all of them. Sue me.
My attorneys are drafting a letter as we speak.
I'm tempted to pick one up just to see what the fuss is about. I kind of don't get the whole phenomenon; sadly, that applies to many phenomena.
i wish all wizards elves and robots would just go away
You're going to be inadequately prepared for the zombie apocalypse.
ill just scoop you up on my way to greenland
he spoke nothing of zombies
Quote from: rjs246 on July 24, 2007, 10:00:05 AM
You're going to be inadequately prepared for the zombie apocalypse.
Glad I'm not the only one to think that way. I actually want one of these for my "man room" (basement)
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Quote from: FastFreddie on July 23, 2007, 10:56:44 AM
Quote from: rjs246 on July 23, 2007, 10:41:33 AM
I appreciate the attempt at ruining the 'surprise' for all Harry Potter dorks. But this clearly doesn't need it's own topic.
Thanks, and I agree. This thread can now be locked.
A+ for me. C- for everyone else.
Yet still, you either read the book (very quickly), took the time to look for the spoiler, or hang out somewhere spoilers are posted.
Nerd.
My brother-in-law looked it up on Wikipedia and volunteered the information without me having to do any research to find it. Total nerdery!
your nerdom was well established long ago
Quote from: SunMo on July 23, 2007, 10:33:14 AM
unfortunately the same can be said for people older than 12 who waited in line to purchase the book
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Quote from: FastFreddie on July 25, 2007, 01:05:42 PM
My brother-in-law looked it up on Wikipedia and volunteered the information without me having to do any research to find it. Total nerdery!
Yeah - you couldn't have read it, since if you did you would have found a better spoiler than that. Having just finished it myself (best of the series, BTW) this has to be the most "meh" surprise of the book.
Quote from: Zanshin on July 24, 2007, 08:48:33 AM
I'm tempted to pick one up just to see what the fuss is about. I kind of don't get the whole phenomenon; sadly, that applies to many phenomena.
Don't forget that it is brain candy - this is not intended to be great literature. The first three books are a bit formulaic, but the complexity and intensity rapidly ratchet up in the last 4. As MMH points out, the last 3 are really PG-13. One of the unique aspects of the series is that many of the fans got to grow up with the character, but now that all the books are out it will be harder to introduce the series to kids at an appropriate age without artificially dragging it out.
If you just want to find out what the fuss is about, I wouldn't bother reading all 7 - watch the first 3 movies and read the last 4 books. The author made sure that none of the key bits of information were left out of the movies. The 4th movie has all the necessary info, but there is some good storyline that had to be cut in the interest of time. The last 3 movies will probably suck unless they are willing to cross the 3 hour barrier.
I'll wait until there's a paperback set of all seven, then read 'em.
Order of the Phoenix was painfully rushed, skipped over a ton of shtein. It was still a reasonably good film, but man.
The first few worked better on film because they were short, and because there wasn't enough back-story for the side plots to be relevant. The forth worked because there was so much dead weight at the beginning of the book. I was afraid that Order would be rushed and butchered. I'll have to re-read the 6th book, but they might be able to make the last book work by compressing the slow middle. There was a lot of effort put into a "here we go again" set up to emphasize the moment of epiphany where Harry finally gets his head out of his ass.
Apparently neither does Voldemort:
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losers
Quote from: FastFreddie on July 23, 2007, 10:30:42 AM
It appears he's dead near the end of the book... but he's not. Lame.
I avoided opening this thread until I finished the book. Now that I have:
1. Eat a fleshpop.
2. I'm going to deck your puss next time I see you.
3. Eat a fleshpop.
wow...i never would've guessed.
Yeah... black guys can read.
:-D
Quote from: EagleFeva on July 31, 2007, 04:25:05 PM
Yeah... black guys can read.
i'm worried about whether you are calling in a strike on the blackphone, so i'm just going to leave this all alone now
Wise choice.
Yay! I got one!
You got someone to read a children's book written by a woman who should be cleaning fish for a living.
You rule.
Unfortunately I was dragged to waiting in line for almost two hours with my girlfriend for this. But the night got interesting when a bunch of kids rolled up with megaphones and yelled out what were apparently spoilers. Turns out whatever they were saying wasn't true but it was enjoyable for at least 45 minutes.
I'm so glad I'll never have to hear about Harry farging Potter ever again.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on August 02, 2007, 03:11:58 PM
You got someone to read a children's book written by a woman who should be cleaning fish for a living.
You rule.
Wrong. I ruined the ending for one the toolbags who was already going to read it.
I get bonus points because he's a Mets fan.
Don't kid yourself. No one in this conversation get bonus points for anything other than killing themselves.
Arsenic for everyone!
I prefer cyanide
Quote from: rjs246 on August 02, 2007, 09:28:00 PMDon't kid yourself. No one in this conversation get bonus points for anything other than killing themselves.
No one, including you or me douchebag.
I make no claims to the contrary, hipster.
I'm a hipster.
Yes. We know.
if i hear the word hipster one more time, i'm going to go ape shtein
Here's to hoping.
Dio is a Hipster.
LOL, joke is on you! i can't hear that!1!
The depths of my embarrassment know no bounds.
7?
If she's old enough to be seven, she's old enough to be ate.
that may be some kind of canned line, but I've never heard it before so you get an A+
Quote from: Diomedes on August 02, 2007, 10:28:28 PM
that may be some kind of canned line, but I've never heard it before so you get an A+
I think I just had a seizure. In my pants.
The imagery of Dio and a 7-year-old just can't be beat, huh?
Quote from: FastFreddie on August 02, 2007, 09:22:35 PM
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on August 02, 2007, 03:11:58 PM
You got someone to read a children's book written by a woman who should be cleaning fish for a living.
You rule.
Wrong. I ruined the ending for one the toolbags who was already going to read it.
I get bonus points because he's a Mets fan.
You didn't ruin anything, dickspit. I never thought he was going to die, anyway. I only waited to open the thread incase there was some other stuff in here I didn't want to see until I was done.
In any event... your puss... decked.
I ain't afraid of any man that actually loves his family.
you boys are so cute together
Put your johnson back in your pants, sir.