100th Idiot Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Quick hello now that I have joined BCF. Spend quite a bit of time reading and have a reasonably mixed taste from classics through modern novels to techno thrillers and scifi. Maybe a bit of history thrown in. I'll list some favourite authors later but for now there are bonus points for anyone that can get the literary reference from my forum name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Welcome to the forum. Hmm, not sure about the '100th' bit. The only idiot I can think of at the moment is Dostoyevsky's The Idiot. A Clockwork Orange is one of my favourite novels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie2008 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 to the forum :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawr Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbielleRose Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Hello and welcome to BCF! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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100th Idiot Posted August 14, 2010 Author Share Posted August 14, 2010 Welcome to the forum. Hmm, not sure about the '100th' bit. The only idiot I can think of at the moment is Dostoyevsky's The Idiot. A Clockwork Orange is one of my favourite novels. Afraid the 100th bit is a critical part of the reference. Not Dostoyevsky. Nothing quite so deep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixie Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 "100 idiots make idiotic plans, and carry them out. All but one justly fail. The hundredth idiot whose plans succeeded through pure luck, is immediately convinced he’s a genius.” -Iain Banks from Matter Welcome to the forum. I have to admit I cheated and looked it up, because I have never read anything by that author. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladd Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 (edited) "100 idiots make idiotic plans, and carry them out. All but one justly fail. The hundredth idiot whose plans succeeded through pure luck, is immediately convinced he's a genius." —Iain Banks, Matter Welcome to the forum, remember post and they shall reply Damn Pixie beat me to it Edited August 14, 2010 by Vladd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixie Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Damn Pixie beat me to it By the skin of my nose, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookworm44 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Welcome to the forum! Enjoy! =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100th Idiot Posted August 14, 2010 Author Share Posted August 14, 2010 Pixie and Vladd get the bonus points. Iain Banks is one of my favourite authors for both his novels and scifi. Other favourites are John Irving, Vladimir Nabokov, Christopher Brookmyre and Milan Kundera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixie Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Pixie and Vladd get the bonus points. Iain Banks is one of my favourite authors for both his novels and scifi. Other favourites are John Irving, Vladimir Nabokov, Christopher Brookmyre and Milan Kundera. Excellent taste! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100th Idiot Posted August 14, 2010 Author Share Posted August 14, 2010 Excellent taste! I found "Invitation to a Beheading" quite strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brida Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Hello umm Idiot welcome to the BCF, I'm sure you've already noticed you'll love it here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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