Praise for Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
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Re: Praise for Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
Even better, I used it after climbing that ultra high mountain.
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D Pope wrote:Amp, isn't that second picture missing a pair of legs?
This was before Avatar, so no I think it only had 4 legs.
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Re: Praise for Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
lotek wrote:Even better, I used it after climbing that ultra high mountain.
14evin wrote:...I do get inspired by watching sunsets and going through
the mountains—and hiking. In fact, I did two Fourteeners yesterday,
Mt Evans and Mt Bierstadt across a Class 3 ridge, which was miserable
because it was storming, but still an epic and gratifying climb.
Whatta man!
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Can we strike 'epic' from the English language please?



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Freakzilla wrote:Can we strike 'epic' from the English language please?
That's funny. I'll bet he never thought that anyone would actually look up a picture of his EPIC hike. There are roads in Minneapolis with Class 3 potholes that look worse than that hill. Add a storm and traffic to the mix and that's danger.
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Re: Praise for Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
I would like to add, just this once, that there is nothing in that image for scale, so we don't really know how big the terrain is. I'm sure we all remember the thing with the Tusken Raider on Mars, only to it end up being a tiny rock formation.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,324800,00.html
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,324800,00.html
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Re: Praise for Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
http://www.14ers.com/classes.html
If you use your hands, how do you hold the dictahike?
I can see that.
http://www.14ers.com/routemain.php?rout ... 0Bierstadt
Mountains are epic. Bulls are epic.
Class 3 Scrambling or un-roped climbing. You must use your hands most of the time to hold the terrain or find your route. This may be caused by a combination of steepness and extreme terrain (large rocks or steep snow). Some Class 3 routes are better done with rope.
If you use your hands, how do you hold the dictahike?
Scrambling
I can see that.
http://www.14ers.com/routemain.php?rout ... 0Bierstadt
The Bierstadt-Sawtooth ridge requires some Class 3 scrambling, but the ledges across the west face of The Sawtooth are much easier than they appear from the trailhead.
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Re: Praise for Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
Merritt at his best:


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freakbanned ?
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how to fully interact with people. ~ "Spice Grandson" (Bryon Merrit) 08 June 2008
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SandRider wrote:freakbanned ?
Regularly banned. But not for this post but for one where I suggested another member to not read the Atrocities and stick to the originals.
"... the mystery of life isn't a problem to solve but a reality to experience."
“There is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors.”
Sandrider: "Keith went to Bobo's for a weekend of drinking, watched some DVDs,
and wrote a Dune Novel."
“There is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors.”
Sandrider: "Keith went to Bobo's for a weekend of drinking, watched some DVDs,
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ah-ha ... did not know that was you ...
congratulations !
congratulations !
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Re: Praise for Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
14evin wrote:...I do get inspired by watching sunsets and going through
the mountains... In fact, I did two Fourteeners yesterday...epic and gratifying...
Takes me back to Chigger's "Scouting for Boys" thread.
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Old thread, and diverged from the original discussion...
But I just can't resist pointing out that a person using the words of positive critics as proof of the invalidity of the words of negative critics sounds like something Frank Herbert would have used to characterize a character as...shall we say...not very adept?
But I just can't resist pointing out that a person using the words of positive critics as proof of the invalidity of the words of negative critics sounds like something Frank Herbert would have used to characterize a character as...shall we say...not very adept?
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Bronso wrote:Old thread, and diverged from the original discussion...
But I just can't resist pointing out that a person using the words of positive critics as proof of the invalidity of the words of negative critics sounds like something Frank Herbert would have used to characterize a character as...shall we say...not very adept?
Fucking hell these bots are good.
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lotek wrote:Bronso wrote:Old thread, and diverged from the original discussion...
But I just can't resist pointing out that a person using the words of positive critics as proof of the invalidity of the words of negative critics sounds like something Frank Herbert would have used to characterize a character as...shall we say...not very adept?
Fucking hell these bots are good.

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Re: Praise for Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
Bronso wrote:Old thread, and diverged from the original discussion...
But I just can't resist pointing out that a person using the words of positive critics as proof of the invalidity of the words of negative critics sounds like something Frank Herbert would have used to characterize a character as...shall we say...not very adept?
For clarity I should point out that I was harping on the original post. I realized I had to come back and point that out because the original poster is obviously a KJA fan...yet the insult was one with subtlety which required comprehension and thought on the part of the insulted in order to know they were being insulted. I daresay assuming that those two things would go together was a noob mistake, it won't happen again.
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Bronso wrote:Bronso wrote:Old thread, and diverged from the original discussion...
But I just can't resist pointing out that a person using the words of positive critics as proof of the invalidity of the words of negative critics sounds like something Frank Herbert would have used to characterize a character as...shall we say...not very adept?
For clarity I should point out that I was harping on the original post. I realized I had to come back and point that out because the original poster is obviously a KJA fan...yet the insult was one with subtlety which required comprehension and thought on the part of the insulted in order to know they were being insulted. I daresay assuming that those two things would go together was a noob mistake, it won't happen again.
Not only was he a fan, he directly profits from the hack's work. He's a shill and betrayed his grandfather's legacy for a few bucks.
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Byron's fighting to be the biggest fuck-up of the entire Herbert partnership.


"... the mystery of life isn't a problem to solve but a reality to experience."
“There is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors.”
Sandrider: "Keith went to Bobo's for a weekend of drinking, watched some DVDs,
and wrote a Dune Novel."
“There is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors.”
Sandrider: "Keith went to Bobo's for a weekend of drinking, watched some DVDs,
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I'm not sure I understand his answer.
That's a good start, isn't it ?
That's a good start, isn't it ?
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yes it is ...
"... the mystery of life isn't a problem to solve but a reality to experience."
“There is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors.”
Sandrider: "Keith went to Bobo's for a weekend of drinking, watched some DVDs,
and wrote a Dune Novel."
“There is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors.”
Sandrider: "Keith went to Bobo's for a weekend of drinking, watched some DVDs,
and wrote a Dune Novel."
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I think Byron would be good as a reality show.


Leto II is gone for good, except for OM. The "pearl" was just that; a miniscule portion of what Leto was, and not a compressed version of the whole. The pearl that the worms have do not make them Leto, or in any way similar to him.
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D Pope wrote:I think Byron would be good as a reality show.
Yeah, it would just be him eating cereal in his robe and then going to the bank to cash a check. Every month or so he would check his forum to make sure that none of us came back.
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Nekhrun wrote:D Pope wrote:I think Byron would be good as a reality show.
Yeah, it would just be him eating cereal in his robe and then going to the bank to cash a check. Every month or so he would check his forum to make sure that none of us came back.
That and his self righteous indignation when haters ask him about the mysterious pre-scattering that took place during Leto IIs reign.
... or the happy trips to his monthly author support group.
Leto II is gone for good, except for OM. The "pearl" was just that; a miniscule portion of what Leto was, and not a compressed version of the whole. The pearl that the worms have do not make them Leto, or in any way similar to him.
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Re: Praise for Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
D Pope wrote:Nekhrun wrote:D Pope wrote:I think Byron would be good as a reality show.
Yeah, it would just be him eating cereal in his robe and then going to the bank to cash a check. Every month or so he would check his forum to make sure that none of us came back.
That and his self righteous indignation when haters ask him about the mysterious pre-scattering that took place during Leto IIs reign.
... or the happy trips to his monthly author support group.
please don't say "mysterious pre-scattering". Now we can expect another Interquel trilogy...
Winds of Dune.
Throne of Dune.
...
Scat of Dune.
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