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And, as Flanders and Swann wrote a song about them, they are superior to turkeys in every way. *Goes off to stick head in the sand*

Yes, refashion them with my 1337 |-|4><><0r1ng m4d5k1ll5... ¬_¬ As for the second point remember that 'bush' is quite common as an actual word (as in plant) as well as a name.

I'm not an avid reader of fantasy, but I adore Tolkien's work and so I'll give you the few fantasy titles that I have read and really enjoyed. First and definitely foremost is Robin Hobb's Fitz series - The Farseer Trilogy and The Tawny Man. Wonderfully-written books combining political...

The idea from Altered Carbon was used in a recent 2000AD strip called 'Tyranny Rex,' and I thought it was a very interesting concept, however little was made of it and it was burdened with an otherwise dreadful series.

I know, I was quite angry that it was such a pathetic word.

Actually Nepal has its own semi-official acronym (pasted across various tourism-related buildings in Kathmandu), along similar lines: Never End Peace And Love

Soup Dragon > Clangers

The new official best word in the English language is 'becomes.' Why? Because it's 1337.

I don't read much in that genre but I can certainly recommend Robert Harris' books: Archangel is my personal favourite, but Enigma and Fatherland are both worth a read as well.

Since when have 'qbd,' 'tellas,' and 'gigging' been words?

It recognises 'moila' and 'yadav' as words, but neither 'prolixity' nor 'procrastinate.' What the hell?

I feel that I need to use "Gadzooks!" more in everyday conversation.

Yes, but you make up for it with that damn' cool avatar! Princess Mononoke is one of my favourite films, and Miyazaki is a certifiable genius. Back on topic, isn't this film, for one that markets itself on 'historical accuracy,' a pile of crap? Bearing in mind this is based entirely on...

15, though my thick layer of hardened cynicism belies my tender years.

I use the tactic mentioned above of comparing a reviewer's opinion of a book you feel strongly about to gauge whether you share similar tastes, but the reviews that count most to me are the ones from this site and those of an Irish guy I met on the PC Gamer UK forum.

Candide! Now there's a book that I really have to read. Having heard so much about modernism and the enlightenment philosophes as far as they impacted on history, I'm determined to find out more. The icing on the cake? Today Voltaire was mentioned in Deus Ex as I eavesdropped on a conversation...

That would seem an excellent suggestion, and in addition another of Jostein Gaarder's books, the Solitaire Mystery, which is, in my opinion, even better. The other one that springs to mind is "His Dark Materials," which raises some important philosophical/theological issues.

Supremely interesting stuff, and of course beautiful pictures. This thread also seemed the logical place to post: The lonely astronaut!

Started 'The Republic' by Plato and I have to say that, so far at least, I have found some of his reasoning really quite weak and am not too impressed with it. However, I shall reserve judgement until I've finished it.

Has anyone read any Alfred Bester? I had 'The Stars my Destination' recommended to me by some random friendly guy whilst browsing in Waterstones', and it seems to be critically acclaimed from many quarters, so I was wondering if there was a second opinion on offer.