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Yes, they obviously based that episode on The Dice Man (though I am blissfully ignorant of what Pokemon dice are). I do like the comment, "The dice giveth and the dice taketh away" which I'm pretty sure is a direct ripoff from the book. There are clearly limitations on allowing the dice to control ALL of one's decisions. I never got to the point where I allowed the dice to dictate when I would relieve myself.
As an English major, I try to quantify for my non-literate friends what good literature is. Often, it has nothing to do with the quality of the prose; rather, is it original? The Dice Man is one of the most original books I have ever read in my life, and I've read a lot of books. As mentioned before, it had an enormous influence on my life.
The same can be said for The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey. I have read that book so many times and I am simply amazed by its originality. Abbey's prose isn't great, but the idea of that book inspired the Earth First movement. It could inspire you to dump a little sand and sugar into the fuel tank of some earth-moving equipment!
Well it looks like lady luck was on your side
And you didn't roll snake eyes lol
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English majors...self-anointed keepers of the flame.
I do agree with you about Ed Abbey...we owe him much.
Dave
"Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self."~~~May Sarton
I still like the bare-naked look of this method.
Last edited by SilvrSurfr; 12-09-2011 at 00:30. Reason: added adjective
I can't take credit for it. I got it from harrell79cj5 in post #21 in this thread.
The nice thing is that it can be added to a whoopie sling at any time. It's just one of many good ideas buried in the forum that needs to be brought up once in a while for the newer members.
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