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  1. barryboek

    Forum group dynamics

    I agree , even my typing skill is dubious . Found reading it myself pretty embarrassing ! Can we not agree to put one enormous space between the first and the last letter of these ramblings , to ease the pain and call it a day . Always preferred reading to writing .:blush:
  2. barryboek

    Good quality thrillers,detectives,

    Sorry , read Birdman , really hated it , not my taste , grew a bit sick of the mucking about with birds and corpses . I am not a great horror fan . Dont know Cody McFadyen ,thanks Sleepy , hope my bookdealer will survive the creditcrunch lots of new books to try out .:D
  3. barryboek

    Forum group dynamics

    Maybe a synopsis of my experiences in a Dutch readers forum might be of interest here . First I must state I had no experience with forums (fora?)other then to jump in and ask a question . So no introducing myself , no participating , just pragmatically using the know how of a forum .Had no idea...
  4. barryboek

    Mustard? Really?

    This is IT ???? Wondered if I strolled into the wrong place . Thought the smell of sulpher and smoke would be overwhelming in the middle of a mature discussion . Well thats a bit of a surprise , by accident stumbled onto this thread , without realising this meant I have been admitted to the...
  5. barryboek

    Good quality thrillers,detectives,

    Read a lot of Hiaasen , liked the first ones very much but became bored around the 6th or 7th one . Certainly will have a look at Dorsey and Barry , dont know them . If you mean John D. McDonald , I have read most of his work . The Travis McGee series some of his best work , quality of the early...
  6. barryboek

    What have you planted recently?

    I am afraid I will have to stick to dreaming about ....Finally succeeded to stop smoking (16 month) dont fancy to start all over again .:sad:
  7. barryboek

    What have you planted recently?

    Since I stopped smoking and the electric bill is allready going through the roof ,I only dream of planting an attic full of ....:D
  8. barryboek

    Banned

    Cosimah2o: It seems a little linguistic chaos . Not really , the language you are learning is the civilized , generally accepted Dutch , taught in both flemish and dutch schools . Of course this doesnt guarantee you will be understood . Probably similar linguistic problems can be found in...
  9. barryboek

    Banned

    Yes, but PLEASE lets keep this quiet ! Your collegue forgot to mention that this alien race of amfibians-the dutch- also willy nilly kill of their elders and their unborn ( info based on the expertise of Dr.Phil)and spend most of their time clog dancing , stoned out of their skull visiting...
  10. barryboek

    Banned

    There really are no belgians , you are either flemish (dutch speaking) or walonian (french speaking) and there is a lot of (political) friction between those ,,belgians,,As far as understanding the flemish , I often watch their television because the programs often are better than our own TV...
  11. barryboek

    Banned

    Certainly not Cosimah2o , no trauma there, the flemish and the dutch just like to tease each other , I guess like lots of other neighbors (scots and english , americans from the south and the north , the list is endless ) You should be able to think of a spanish example , of course its all...
  12. barryboek

    Best Western Ever

    Greatest slapstick , spaghetti western , My name is nobody . Great role by Henry Fonda , probably silly but liked this one a lot , long time ago however , so not sure it would still hit the right spot .
  13. barryboek

    Best Western Ever

    I dont care , I like shallow , especially where Eastwood movies are concerned . But what I wanted to say was I enjoyed the acting effort involved , to sell to the viewer the metamorphosis from alcoholic slob to stone cold psychopathic killer (hero I now see might not be the best description of...
  14. barryboek

    Best Western Ever

    Always wanted to plague as many people as possible with this theory : The Unforgiven by Clint Eastwood is the best western ever made . Seeing the general quality of films today , I dare to predict this will not change in the future . I was most impressed by the fact that the ultimate hero...
  15. barryboek

    Last seen...

    Must see movie for everyone who likes the TV series the office : In the Loop (2009) Never heard so much creative strong language in my life , anywhere ! So dont go if your toes are sore or your shins are vulnerable , great actors (see link) found the actor playing the fulminating scotsman Malcom...
  16. barryboek

    Banned

    Really thought I was onto something here ! All the years of studying (reading about) crimes and investigative techniques , finally paying off . Exposing this horrible virtual brainwashing experiment called mature discussion , might even have led to a bookdeal . Sorry got carried away , realise...
  17. barryboek

    Banned

    Aaahh , I seeee Peder, total misunderstanding ! Getting paranoid in my old age , thought this meant you were forced to discuss maturely ! But you have no inside information on the workings of this sinister group ,you can only confirm they have excellent soundproofing. [/HTML]sparkchaser It's...
  18. barryboek

    Banned

    Abducted by a strongarm team , forced to maturely discuss , so sorry Peder . What have I done , I volunteered ! Luckily I am probably unacceptable substandard material , not serious enough . It keeps our thoughts clear and our heads empty My God even brainwashing part of the treatment ?
  19. barryboek

    Good quality thrillers,detectives,

    Problem is not really finding other writers(see fantastic fiction info about 25000 of them) but getting advice from someone with a similar taste , so you dont drown in information . I am still surprised by the huge amount of attention paid to someone like Dan Brown and the invisibility of a...
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