He's a bit of an obscure English author... a little like Douglas Adams on crack or acid.
If you've never read any of his works, then I would seriously recommend doing so. He blends together elements of Vodoo, Witchcraft, Sci-Fi, Urban Myths, Parallel Realities, Demonology, Religion, Net-Humor and general weirdness to create some absolutely mind-blowing stories.
If you need a place to start, then I would recommend one of:
The Book of Ultimate Truths (The character Hugo Rune should be a Discordian saint)
Check that one here (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/055213922X/qid=1089205130/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-2856068-9469603?v=glance&s=books)
Nostradamus Ate My Hamster (Alien invasions, stealing spines, time travel and the truth about Hitler)
Check this one here.. (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0552143553/qid=1089205288/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-2856068-9469603?v=glance&s=books)
A Dog Called Demolition (Witchcraft, zombie pets, demonic possession, and injured feet)
And finally check this one.. here (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0552142131/qid=1089205350/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-2856068-9469603?v=glance&s=books)
If you live in the US, you might have to order them, but they are well worth the read.
I put these on my Amazon wish list. I don't know about these,
but I really like the title of one of his other books, "The Hollow Chocolate
Bunnies of the Apocalypse." Sounds like someone I know!
Quote from: fluffyI put these on my Amazon wish list. I don't know about these,
but I really like the title of one of his other books, "The Hollow Chocolate
Bunnies of the Apocalypse." Sounds like someone I know!
That's also a very good book... won some kinda sci-fi book award. It's set in Toy Town and involves... well... hollow chocolate bunnies, the end of the world, and the serial killing of famous nursery rhyme characters. (Humpty Dumpty gets boiled alive in his swimming pool.) I wont spoil the rest.
Read it! :P
Quote from: EvilCheeseQuote from: fluffyI put these on my Amazon wish list. I don't know about these,
but I really like the title of one of his other books, "The Hollow Chocolate
Bunnies of the Apocalypse." Sounds like someone I know!
That's also a very good book... won some kinda sci-fi book award. It's set in Toy Town and involves... well... hollow chocolate bunnies, the end of the world, and the serial killing of famous nursery rhyme characters. (Humpty Dumpty gets boiled alive in his swimming pool.) I wont spoil the rest.
Read it! :P
Oooh I like the sound of this last book..........I think Trollax was recommending it a while, back. Or not.
Thanks for the head's up.
I'm going to put him on my list, as well.
That wouldn't be related to "The Little Sisters of the Apocalypse," would it? That book was about a bunch of harley riding nuns and, um, well, other stuff.
Quote from: gnimbleyThat wouldn't be related to "The Little Sisters of the Apocalypse," would it? That book was about a bunch of harley riding nuns and, um, well, other stuff.
Only in the very loosest sense of the word "related" (they are both books and that's about where it ends) :P
Quote from: fluffyI put these on my Amazon wish list. I don't know about these,
but I really like the title of one of his other books, "The Hollow Chocolate
Bunnies of the Apocalypse." Sounds like someone I know!
I'm reading this one right now (well, not
now now), I'm about at the middle, but personally I liked Witches of Chiswick (http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1889) and the Brentford quintology best. Brentford quintology probably isn't right, but it's a series of 5 books happening mostly in Brentford (books are: the antipope, the brentford triangle, east of ealing, the sprouts of wrath and the brentford chainstore massacre)
But you must admit...
If you see a book entitled "The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies Of The Apocalypse", it's pretty hard not to buy it out of curiosity...
I often buy books based solely on the title...
Me, too. I often buy books because the title is irresistible.
That's why I bought "Island of the Sequined Love Nun", "The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove", and "Wild Witches Don't Get the Blues."
I think I have one called sex drugs and sausage rolls.... weird stuff this guy.
Quote from: chaosgraves:agentoferisI think I have one called sex drugs and sausage rolls.... weird stuff this guy.
:roll: You made that up.
Didn't you?
Quote from: chaosgraves:agentoferisI think I have one called sex drugs and sausage rolls.... weird stuff this guy.
Either I have this one as well, or I saw it lying in the bookstore...
Too lazy to run up to my bookshelf a second time to find out...
Quote from: SssBella, Oracle of DoomQuote from: chaosgraves:agentoferisI think I have one called sex drugs and sausage rolls.... weird stuff this guy.
:roll: You made that up.
Didn't you?
I wish... cause then I would have a writing carrer rather then just hopeing for one.
You'll have one.
you have not read anything i've wrote... how woulfd you know if i'm going to make it or not?
Doh!
I'm a psychic!
Quote from: SssBella, Oracle of DoomDoh!
I'm a psychic!
so am I good girl bait...
The cards say yes, but you're being more choosy because you want things to be different in your life.
so your cards are psychic?!?!?
No, my cards are merely my tools.
so why use them....?!?!?
They help me focus.
I can do without them, but it takes more energy.
well I guess it makes sense for a discordian to claim that random chance helps them focus.
I believe that out of all the many symbols in the tarot deck, the ones
most useful to me at that moment will surface when i draw the cards.
Don't know how or why, but it seems to work.
Quote from: SssBella, Oracle of DoomI believe that out of all the many symbols in the tarot deck, the ones
most useful to me at that moment will surface when i draw the cards.
Don't know how or why, but it seems to work.
interpretation?!?!?
Interpretation is the correct answer.
Each card has many layers of meanings, some of them traditional, some I've chosen for myself, and some that come from the figures and scenes on each particular deck. I focus on those meanings and pick and choose among them for the message my intuition tells me the client needs to hear. It's almost like the cards form a storyline or tapestry that I can read. Does this make sense? I use the cards to focus my intuition and my psychic sense on the problem at hand.
I don't know if it works because random chance presents me with the right combination of cards, or if it works because my subconscious sorts through whatever just happens to show up and comes up with the information I need.
I suspect it's the latter, but don't know for sure.
It sorta sounds foney to me...
It's still
you who decides what
you think or feel they want to hear...
A saleswoman... (which takes
skill... skill I can't seem to learn no matter what... respect!)
In reality, tarot is probably only useful if you do it only for yourself...
Quoteif it works because my subconscious sorts through whatever just happens to show up and comes up with the information I need.
I think this comes closest...
Everyone has intuition when solving problems (although I prefer to call it instinct because it's roughly the same, and has less syllables.), but few people trust it enough to listen to it...
There isn't *one correct way* to get in touch with your instincts, that's one of the many things you will have to figure out for yourself...
People who do not trust their instinct tend to turn to other people for advice when facing an enigma...
I have the sort of mind that can easily switch the focus to problem-solving mode, and then I just go on "feeling" to select the right solution...
If I look convinced enough that it was the right decision, then other people will easily believe that it was indeed the right decision...
In a way, I will have made
the right decision...
It is, after all, accepted by everyone as being right... What else defines reality?
But in effect it's just the right decision for
me, while the rest will just continue to walk around with their heads in their asses...
Quote from: EvilCheese on July 07, 2004, 01:55:04 PM
He's a bit of an obscure English author... a little like Douglas Adams on crack or acid.
If you've never read any of his works, then I would seriously recommend doing so. He blends together elements of Vodoo, Witchcraft, Sci-Fi, Urban Myths, Parallel Realities, Demonology, Religion, Net-Humor and general weirdness to create some absolutely mind-blowing stories.
If you need a place to start, then I would recommend one of:
The Book of Ultimate Truths (The character Hugo Rune should be a Discordian saint)
Check that one here (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/055213922X/qid=1089205130/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-2856068-9469603?v=glance&s=books)
Nostradamus Ate My Hamster (Alien invasions, stealing spines, time travel and the truth about Hitler)
Check this one here.. (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0552143553/qid=1089205288/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-2856068-9469603?v=glance&s=books)
A Dog Called Demolition (Witchcraft, zombie pets, demonic possession, and injured feet)
And finally check this one.. here (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0552142131/qid=1089205350/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-2856068-9469603?v=glance&s=books)
If you live in the US, you might have to order them, but they are well worth the read.
I gave a copy of
Armageddon, The Musical to Nigel, and she hasn't been seen since.
Armageddon: the Musical is amazing.
I read it when I was about 13, and it explains a lot about how I turned out.
I've only been able to get my hands on a few Rankin books; Chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse, the da de da de da code (or w/e) Apocalypso, brigtonomicon...
All really fucked up, great books.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on October 25, 2010, 08:21:13 PM
Quote from: EvilCheese on July 07, 2004, 01:55:04 PM
He's a bit of an obscure English author... a little like Douglas Adams on crack or acid.
If you've never read any of his works, then I would seriously recommend doing so. He blends together elements of Vodoo, Witchcraft, Sci-Fi, Urban Myths, Parallel Realities, Demonology, Religion, Net-Humor and general weirdness to create some absolutely mind-blowing stories.
If you need a place to start, then I would recommend one of:
The Book of Ultimate Truths (The character Hugo Rune should be a Discordian saint)
Check that one here (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/055213922X/qid=1089205130/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-2856068-9469603?v=glance&s=books)
Nostradamus Ate My Hamster (Alien invasions, stealing spines, time travel and the truth about Hitler)
Check this one here.. (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0552143553/qid=1089205288/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-2856068-9469603?v=glance&s=books)
A Dog Called Demolition (Witchcraft, zombie pets, demonic possession, and injured feet)
And finally check this one.. here (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0552142131/qid=1089205350/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-2856068-9469603?v=glance&s=books)
If you live in the US, you might have to order them, but they are well worth the read.
I gave a copy of Armageddon, The Musical to Nigel, and she hasn't been seen since.
Oh yeah! I started reading it, and it now lives on Mr. Language's bedside table.