Nollaig Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 *wants to make a Willy Wonka related comment* .............. The old movie is better, people!!! The new was like the book yes, but the original movie (Gene Wilder) was brilliant. meep *runs away* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Good one, do you think she bought it? Thank you. I'm pretty proud of it myself. And so far, so good. Of course she could be off-line, so I'll have to get back to you tomorrow. You managed to swing it around back ON topic, so I'll let it go this time! *wants to make a Willy Wonka related comment* .............. The old movie is better, people!!! The new was like the book yes, but the original movie (Gene Wilder) was brilliant. meep *runs away* It's a good job you mentioned the book in there somewhere! Of course, I was going to direct you all to a thread that I'm SURE I started in the dim and distant past, discussing just this subject.. but I think the archive fairies have been at it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Oh that's typical, she appears when *I* go off-topic! Though to be fair to me, I'm usually pretty on-topic. I agree with everything ii said, people at the start of this thread starting commenting on what makes one a 'reader' which is entirely a different thing - it would be interesting to see the same people comment on the 'well-read' thing too, as they're quite different. ^ See? On-topicness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Jacobs Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 BOOKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie2008 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 BOOKS Haha. That is true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipread Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Well, ON topic... in my view, if you read more than one book, you're a reader. If you read, and have read, a variety of books which develop your mind and challenge your intellect, you're 'well read'. couldn`t have said it better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Jacobs Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 (edited) Well one should read the children's classics and of course Harry Potter, and read as many as books as they can. I really must get into Terry Pratchett. That is my life's challenge. Well, ON topic... in my view, if you read more than one book, you're a reader. If you read, and have read, a variety of books which develop your mind and challenge your intellect, you're 'well read'. Unless you read the Sun, Edited February 5, 2009 by Janet Merged consecutive posts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ii Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Unless you read the Sun, Sorry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 And that leads to another question that is bound to trouble the human kind for centuries to come: which movie is better? Not 'more like the book', but better? Ooh, here we go again! I think this debate just about deserves its own thread in the debating room Willy Wonka's not that good, but the oompa-loompas are brilliant. Of course the scene where the kids come to the factory for the first time, that's waaaaay better in the new one. Willy Wonka is way better in the original! I agree with you on the oompa-loompas though. The old movie is better, people!!! The new was like the book yes, but the original movie (Gene Wilder) was brilliant. meep *runs away* Hooray! I have another Gene Wilder fan on my side! Welcome aboard Roxi! I love Gene Wilder. He IS Willy Wonka. What a terrific guy And, er, I think anyone who reads is a reader, although, as others have stated, being well-read is another thing altogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Sorry? The Sun is a trashy newspaper here in the UK (and I prefer the old film too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ii Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 The Sun is a trashy newspaper here in the UK (and I prefer the old film too) Thank you. But how is that related to anything, especially my quote Colin used? And the films are now getting their own debate thread. Will poll. *goes off to start that one* Any further discussion on this particular off-topic s kindly to be taken there, and any other random off-topic can go to my brand new Off-Topic thread in the Members' Area, before Michelle gives us all a good sound spanking for misbehaving. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I guess he meant you're not well read if you read The Sun, but that's only a guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Jacobs Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Yes just a joke, Ok ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrysalis_stage Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 (edited) I like to think i'm a real reader, someone who is open to a variation of genres and reads anything and everything. However the other day i realised i had not read the true classic "Animal farm". I felt it was one book i had to read. I then thought of other books that you cant call yourself a reader if you have not read. For example "catcher in the rye" " to kill a mocking bird", " Curious incident of the dog in the night", " Rebecca" by daphane du Maurier, " memoirs of a Geisha", "Angelas Ashes" etc...... This is just in my opinion. What book woould you say must be read if you want to call yourself a reader? Well I'm open to a variety of genres and topics, and I've read 'Animal farm' and attempted 'Memoirs of a Geisha', not read any of the others you mentioned, it depends on individual taste, you could be a real reader of classics or a real reader of fantasy and not touch any other genre and still be classed as a real reader, if you read books and more than the usual common/ popular books such as 'Harry Potter' (which is ramed down out throats - no offence) then I class you as a reader and like you . You cannot call yourself a reader unless you've read - full stop for me;) yes i agree as long as you read books foremost as well as magazine articles or newspapers Edited February 8, 2009 by Maureen Punctuation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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