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#1 Jeff N.

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Posted 16 July 2009 - 05:20 PM

So I've been thinking about this and I want to try getting a new version of this up and running. There will be some small changes though. First off though I want to get an idea of whether or not there would be any interest. I'm thinking of a maximum of 30 people and once we get interest going we can look into book choice.

So who's interested?

This post has been edited by Jeff N.: 16 July 2009 - 05:23 PM

QUOTE(Antonius @ Oct 22 2008, 01:02 AM)

If you open, they will be dumb... :D

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Heh, you said 'heroic erection.'

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Posted 16 July 2009 - 09:06 PM

Interested

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Posted 17 July 2009 - 01:47 AM

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Interested

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Posted 17 July 2009 - 11:25 AM

sure, why not?

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Posted 17 July 2009 - 12:12 PM

I'm in!

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Posted 17 July 2009 - 01:54 PM

Yes indeed

Anybody offering odds on which book I receive first?

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Posted 17 July 2009 - 04:02 PM

I would be interested.

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Posted 19 July 2009 - 08:28 AM

I'm in too.

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Posted 20 July 2009 - 12:39 AM

ME! Of course I want to be involved!

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#10 Jeff N.

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Posted 21 July 2009 - 10:12 PM

Awesome! Glad to hear there's some interest. Anyone have a particular book they would be interested in as a possible choice? I'll be compiling a list of options from my shelves tonight and post it shortly thereafter in the first post.

QUOTE(Antonius @ Oct 22 2008, 01:02 AM)

If you open, they will be dumb... :D

QUOTE(Useless Trivia Man @ Jun 28 2008, 08:03 AM)

Heh, you said 'heroic erection.'

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Posted 11 September 2009 - 02:30 PM

I'm in too. For book suggestions, I'll toss out Neuromancer by William Gibson, or The Princess Bride by William Gibson, or one of the classics by Robert Heinlein. Stranger in a Strange Land, perhaps?

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Posted 13 September 2009 - 01:57 PM

I could go for The Princess Bride. I've never read that, but I've always wanted to read it. I cast my vote for that.

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QUOTE(dreamchaser @ Mar 1 2007, 03:05 PM)

QUOTE(I_SitAtTheKidsTable @ Mar 1 2007, 03:23 PM)

I'm in!
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#13 Jeff N.

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Posted 27 September 2009 - 01:01 AM

The Princess Bride sounds like a winner. Looks like this is all that's interested too. Now to figure out the order...

QUOTE(Antonius @ Oct 22 2008, 01:02 AM)

If you open, they will be dumb... :D

QUOTE(Useless Trivia Man @ Jun 28 2008, 08:03 AM)

Heh, you said 'heroic erection.'

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Posted 27 September 2009 - 07:47 PM

I suspect demand will be higher if/when this thing goes live

Never read the Princess Bride either (and I've never seen the movie) so I could be up for it.

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Posted 30 September 2009 - 11:42 AM

The Princess Bride is one of my favorite movies and I've never gotten around to reading it, so I'm totally in.

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Posted 30 September 2009 - 04:05 PM

i'm in, if y'all will still have me.
As for books considering the general... theology of the LICD forums, I think UTM's suggestion Stranger in a Strange Land very apt. and if selected I'd even spring for the new hard cover copy of the book. (And be the starting point of course

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Posted 02 October 2009 - 10:58 PM

I'm totally okay with either book; but I do have to add that my hardbound copy of Princess Bride is in fine shape for world-traveling as well.

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Posted 12 October 2009 - 06:50 PM

I'm down with the Princess Bride. I'll give late-comers a chance to join but for now I'd like to get the ball rolling. I'll PM UTM and the first victim shortly.

QUOTE(Antonius @ Oct 22 2008, 01:02 AM)

If you open, they will be dumb... :D

QUOTE(Useless Trivia Man @ Jun 28 2008, 08:03 AM)

Heh, you said 'heroic erection.'

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Posted 12 November 2009 - 02:01 PM

This has been sitting dormant for a month. Are you guys still interested? I can get the book mailed out this weekend if someone wants to volunteer to be the first in line.

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