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...are down St Marys Leagues Club on the piss.
Bacon, eggs and wedges and on the piss.
Horn and Crawford are a few fights away and then I get to do my Michael Buffer when they hit the ring.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Driver Plows Into Auto Parts Store, Needed Brake Fluid[^]
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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But I need some recommendations on BOOKS
I don't really read books, never have, except for The Ultimate Hitchhikers Guide, Harry Potter and LOTR.
However, I recently discovered Audible[^], an Amazon service for buying and listening audio books.
Since I still have a huge commute of over an hour, single trip, traffic not included, I decided to give it a go.
I prefer self development books like Think and Grow Rich, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, and How to Win Friends & Influence People (because that way I'll learn while commuting).
I also have Kenn Follett's The Pillars of the Earth on my wish list because I really liked the TV series 
So shoot
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Never heard of this book or this author.
I googled the guy, but he seems like a real d-bag with all his knowledge and experience and good looks.
But if you recommend it to me I'll give it a try though
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For almost 20 years i had a 45 minute commute (one way). Got a speeding ticket in the first 5 years and I turned to audio books ( on cassettes before audible) and I have now listened to over 200 books. I have listened to things I would've never otherwise read.
98% have been nonfiction.
Here's my #1 knock-down all-time favorite and it is a weird book but there is so much in it that I have listened to it 8 times.
Linchpin by Seth Godin (Audible)
It is about how business really works. It exposes so much and will make you think about it all differently.
I've listened to numerous books about how the brain works and they really help you understand how people think and how we are all different.
One that particularly stands out is about memory and how it works:
Moonwalking With Einstein Audible
It is a gripping narrative about the author's quest to win the Annual National Memory contest which includes things like memorizing 3 decks of cards in 3 minutes.
And one that will teach you amazing stuff about how your brain works is
Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain Audible Audiobook
Some of the stuff you will learn about the way brains work will spook you. Amazing.
You cannot go wrong with any of those. And I have at least 20 more solid recommendations.
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Thanks, didn't know those yet.
Especially Linchpin sounds really interesting 
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raddevus wrote: And I have at least 20 more solid recommendations.
Would you mind to send me them per PM? 
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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I will try to pull the list together over the next few days and PM them to you.
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cool... thanks
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Anything by Charles Stross - particularly the Laundry Files series.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
modified 9-Jun-18 15:08pm.
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Audible has a lot by Charless Stross, but not The Laundry Files... 
I'll check it out, thanks
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That's odd - the Laundry Files series is in the UK version:
The Laundry Files Series Audiobooks | Audible.co.uk[^]
Try checking for the individual titles:
- The Atrocity Archives
- The Jennifer Morgue
- The Fuller Memorandum
- The Apocalypse Codex
- The Rhesus Chart
- The Annihilation Score
- The Nightmare Stacks
- The Delirium Brief
- The Labyrinth Index (coming in October)
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Ah, was searching for a book with the title "The Laundry Files"
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Maximilien wrote: I hate audio-books; I hate self development books.
Let me guess, you also hate Smurfs?
Maximilien wrote: Get a e-reader instead.
Well I hate reading... 
I'll check out your recommendations, thanks!
Dune is actually a series I've always wanted to check out, heard good things about it
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Sander Rossel wrote: Maximilien wrote: Get a e-reader instead.
Well I hate reading...
you know "hate" is such a strong word, these days almost considered un-PC, but anyway
reading is fine, still can't get into e-reading (particularly technical books), I find it difficult to 'flip' back to previous sections to refer to something written earlier - using a slider moves the pages too fast (and if it's some sort of logarithmic slider no proper feel for how far I am along), page-up/downing-ing too slow, and word searching doesn't cut it when I know sort-of how far along in the book what I'm looking for is by thickness rather than page number.
Anyway unless you read almost all day everyday a real book (even better if 2nd hand) is more environmentally friendly than an e-reader, and lately recognised as better for your eyes (health) too.
This internet thing is amazing! Letting people use it: worst idea ever!
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Lopatir wrote: you know "hate" is such a strong word, these days almost considered un-PC, but anyway
I really hate you for saying that
Lopatir wrote: lately recognised as better for your eyes (health) too
Audiobooks are even better for your eyes!
I really miss ctrl+f in print books sometimes.
When I'm on vacation I usually read a print book, last one was about one and a half LOTR book
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Uhm - he drives! I'd rather he listened to audible books that read ebooks while driving!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Sander Rossel wrote: Since I still have a huge commute of over an hour, single trip, traffic not included, I decided to give it a go.
That's nearly three hours wasted each day.
Maybe Elon Musk can help you with that problem. You obviously need to be taking the high-speed tunnel system to your office. Maybe we can get an ejection seat installed and shoot you directly into the office while you are sitting in the chair.
Don't bother eating breakfast... if you pay extra for the Deluxe fare... you can get the intravenous breakfast at no additional cost. Caffeine is included free of charge.
Best Wishes,
-David Delaune
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Randor wrote: That's nearly three hours wasted each day.
Yeah, that's why I'm trying to make it productive
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Sander Rossel wrote: So shoot
Bang!
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Marc Clifton wrote: Bang!
Was that a rimshot?
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Daniel Pfeffer wrote: Was that a rimshot?
Yes. 
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I enjoyed Pratchett very much, as well as currently the series of Raymond Feist
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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