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1. 2 Much Whine
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   I'm starting a book club for men only. We are going to tell everyone we are reading cool books like Catch 22, Slaughterhouse-Five, Dharma Bums and Naked Lunch but in reality we'll just drink beer and watch football or play poker (or watch soccer/baseball/golf/fishing/snowmobiling/curling). Summaries of the books will be provided to help us appear more legitimate. We may decide to review a book or two on grilling or fishing. No Oprah books allowed. Actually, I would never think to exclude someone that is interested as I have been conditioned to believe that's a bad thing so anyone of any gender is invited to join!

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2. datamuse
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   What, do you harbor secret guilt about beer and football or something? ;)

   Mmm, beer.

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3. Jiggers
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   Didn't Seinfeld have an episode like this...

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4. JoB
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   and i was so hoping this was on the level
   there is something so sexy about a man who reads

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5. rdm
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   And something more sexy about a woman that doesn't

   Its a joke

   Cant you people get sarcasim over the internet....lol

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6. datamuse
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   If I got it, can I send it back?

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7. Jiggers
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   I found out long ago that women don't like to be the brunt of a joke..but I said screw it. For me, I'll like you even better if you can laugh. I don't want to be around women who don't have a sense of humor., or anyone for the matter. I can't be myself.

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8. datamuse
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   I just don't think I'm rdm's kind of girl, Jiggers. ;)

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9. Sue
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   As a woman, I'll admit I laughed at rdm's joke, but then I've got a twisted sense of humor. And I love the idea of 2MW's book club. Frankly, it sounds a lot more fun to me than one where I'd sit around and discuss Oprah picks.

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10. JoB
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    Sue..

    oprah picks?
    some of them have been pretty good... the last bok i read that i am still thinking of was an Oprah pick.. and is now a movie.

    i know.. i wouldn't have believed it myself.

    Rdm...

    i only read in bed when there is nothing more interesting going on ;-0

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11. datamuse
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    This is my book club.

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12. chrisma
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    @datamuse: thanks for linking to that site. Now I have some gift ideas for my favorite voracious reader.

    I love the "Never Forget" shirt. Takes me back to grade school days.

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13. AlkiKmac
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    Rdm....nice, thx.

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14. DBP
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    Battle of the Book Clubs! Yaaaaaay!

    The men's and women's club will both read the same book – if they can ever agree on one. A panel of transgender judges will then be chosen by lottery to quiz both sides on the meaning of the book they just read.

    Points will be deducted from the men's team whenever they try to change the subject.

    Points will be deducted from the women's team whenever they become emotional (read: hysterical.)

    Sound fair?

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15. datamuse
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    Ooh! Ooh! Can we have a Thunderdome? Can we can we can we?

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16. JoB
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    may the best bitch win ;-)

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17. miws
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    Can we belch and cuss at the Men's Book Club?

    Mike

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18. 2 Much Whine
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    Mike, you are kicked out if you DON'T belch and cuss. . . . . .plus, we'll have snacks but no napkins AND we get to leave the toilet seat up (not mandatory - only if we want to).

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19. DBP
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    Very good, 2MW! It's not an for-real guys' club unless we spend most of our time making rules and talking about who gets to be in the club in the first place. (No girls, of course. DUH!)

    Once we get all the rules down, it's just a matter of deciding who to kick out of the club first.

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20. metrognome
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    I WAS interested, but you lost me at 'curling'. I'm pretty much bald, so I got nothing to curl.

    If the clubs are going to compete in person, you boys might want to develop a dress code for the girls to avoid having the 'Cleavage Phenomenon' affect the competition. On the other hand, losing isn't always a bad thing.

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21. chrisma
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    I' not sure if your joking metrognome, but in case you're not:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curling

    I generally have no interest in sports of any kind, but I'm always riveted by curling. It's the only part of the Olympics I try to watch.

    It's pretty fun to actually play, too. Granite Curling Club up on 130th near Aurora. Great for parties.

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22. metrognome
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    oh, he meant that sissy Canadian sport, eh? Why is it all Canadian sports involve freezing to death? Ok, kidding; it just looks pretty boring. And cold. I don't like being cold. Or bored. I grew up in Spokane. Nuff said.

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23. JoB
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    metrognome...
    a men's club that bans women's cleavage?
    really... this i gotta see
    i have old cleavage
    and i still catch guys looking
    it have always figured cleavage diving was hardwired

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24. 2 Much Whine
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    Cleavage is always welcome especially if it is accompanied by a nice sandwich and a cold beer. . . . . OK, things are getting out of hand now. I'm really not this bad - I just can't resist having fun sometimes. All of our club members are equals and whoever's up can make and bring sandwiches regardless of gender. It's just that the ones with a side of cleavage taste so much better.
    ---
    I'm thinking instead of calling our book club a club we should be a Book Gang. We can go head-to-head (or toe-to-toe?) with a Kootchman/HMC Rich Book Gang and watch the feathers fly. . . . .

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25. datamuse
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    I like the idea of a Book Gang...when I got married I had a Bridal Posse. (Two of them were men, so "bridesmaids" was a misnomer, and all of them have guns, so...posse!)

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26. DBP
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      Oprah digs books, but books don't know that.
      Meanwhile, books dig goats.
      Problem: Goats don't dig books back.

      Goats dig Oprah.

    http://www.youtube.com/user/arjen92#p/u/7/K-CFEPBWI78
     

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27. kootchman
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    Only if the books must come from a PO Box in Southern California... in a brown paper wrapper .... with no return address. As to reading get rich schemes... the employee handbook from the City of Seattle is too droll.

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28. rw
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    I've enjoyed the humor and irreverence expressed in this thread. But all joking aside, I would love to have a literary group that combines reading and discussing some interesting books, irreverence, humor ... and a healthy quotient of beer and pub grub. Heck, imagine how enjoyable it would have been to toss back a few brews or shots with Dylan Thomas or Kerouac or Hemingway. Book discussion groups are great, but they shouldn't be dominated by female energy (though female participation is always welcome). So I was disappointed when I read the other book group thread and found that it was for women only, just as I was a bit let down when I found that this thread was all in jest (although I thoroughly enjoyed the jest).

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29. datamuse
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    To be honest, rw, I was a little surprised at the women-only stipulation, simply because I've never encountered a book group that had ANY men in it. (Aside from an online one that I participate in sometimes.)

    If I found one I'd be more likely to join it, really.

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30. JoB
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    hubby and i attended a book group in the junction for a while that was mixed.
    unfortunately, i felt the guy energy dominated the discussion which is why i prefer women only groups...

    dw...

    in my jaded past i did manage a drink or two with poets..
    and a novelist or two of note.
    i even did the Haight Ashbury tour once upon my lifetime:)

    My only regret is that i was not older.. or uglier..
    It turns out that too often uncommon writers are no more than common men when a young woman enters the room:(
    wine women and song has more appeal if you are not the woman.

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31. kootchman
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    JoB... is right. There is too much energy for the wiser women who live amongst us... no cleavage? Are you nuts? Dylan Thomas would roll in his grave and Hemingway shoot you on the spot..womanizers and drunkards of the first order.you dishonor their memory sir...we are not supposed to "go gently into that good night"... hooter hawking is one of the last stands before going grudgingly into the box and you don;t need reading glasses (for the most part) . ......

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32. kootchman
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    I say...be it resolved, that we form a mens book club, where upon such a forming shall include the funds for a serving wench with a decided limp anda liberal penchant which she may not comment upon whilst serving libations or witnessing card cheating. JoB?

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33. JoB
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    kootch...

    you go for it...
    the writers i encountered in my mis-spent youth will be cheering you on ..

    good luck finding the perfect wench...

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34. DBP
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    I don't want girls making me sammiches, distracting me with "cleavage," or telling me what to do.

    Why are girls even snooping on this thread? This is a guy's-only thread.

    Girls: Scram!

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35. datamuse
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    Mua ha ha, I got girl cooties on your thread!

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36. miws
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    I'm tellin'!!

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37. DBP
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    I Knew an Eccentric

    I once knew an eccentric electrician.
    We had a lot in common.
    He wrote poetry and I did.
    We both liked pasta.

    His poems were complex.
    Reading them was like riding a funnel-shaped wind inward.

    Finally, I said, “Don’t show me any more of them
    and don’t keep talking about unknown galaxies
    and how small we are.
    I already know that,” I said.

    “And fragile,” he added.

    –Helen Conkling

      {sent to me by WSB member mirabile}
     

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38. miws
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    *Waves at mirabile*

    Mike

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39. 2 Much Whine
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    Hey, I just read that poem from Dee-Pee (courtesy of mirabile). I think that counts as a piece of literature. Time for beer! This book gang thing is really taking off. Time for the secret handshake. . . . . ===@

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40. redblack
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    the first rule about the men's book club is you do not talk about the men's book club.

    and if this is your first night at the men's book club, you have to

    bring sandwiches.

    we could start the fake reading with chuck palahniuk...

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41. 2 Much Whine
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    Sounds intriguing. I might just pick up "Survivor" and see what it's all about. But, if we can't talk about the book club gang thingie how will we know when to meet and who gets the French dip sandwich and who gets the Reuben?
    ---
    It is funny, I originally posted as a joke (ok, more of an attempt at sarcastic humor) but it might be sorta fun to attempt a not-too-serious-book-club-gang-beer-drinking-sandwich-eating-thingie.
    ---
    What would happen if someone proposed to meet at a certain place (Feedback Lounge, Talarico's or Pizzeria 22 come to mind) on Saturday, October 22nd (Huskies play Stanford and Sounders play Chivas that day)? That would be enough time for some of us to pick up and read "Survivor" by Chuck Palahniuk at a leisurely pace. . . . . if someone was so inclined.

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42. DBP
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GStNxVTZ8_8

    What would happen if someone proposed to meet at a certain place . . . . ?

    –OK, but just make sure the girls don't get wind of it, because if they do, all kinds of 'em are gonna be showing up there "accidentally on purpose."

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43. JoB
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    Not if there's a game playing

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44. kootchman
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    Job... do you want to be one of the boys? ... redblack got me to thinking ... saw one on C-Span. why I suggest it... my involvement in safe water. As we tear down the Elwha dam to restore on of the worlds premier salmon rivers... hopefully. Water use and water management..essential for all... some basic questions we will have to answer.. to or for ....

    http://www.amazon.com/Ripple-Effect-Fresh-Twenty-First-Century/dp/1416535454/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1315977517&sr=1-3

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45. JanS
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    not exactly book club material, , methinks, Kman - lol...

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46. redblack
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    [ring ring]

    "umm, kootch? yeah, the meeting has been canceled. nope. no meeting. no, we'll let you know. okay? okay. thanks. bye."

    [click]

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47. kootchman
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    maybe two levels of book club then redblack?

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48. redblack
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    you kind of missed the spirit of the OP, kootch. the idea is to pretend to read books while drinking beer and playing pool or whatever. we don't need to actually read the things.

    anyone who's seen or read fight club will understand my post and why i suggested we fake read chuck palahniuk.

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49. anonyme
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    DBP: I've observed that goats actually find books to be quite tasty.

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50. DBP
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    Hmm... Spidey sense tingling . . . telling me that girls are still spying on this thread.

    By the way, has anyone dropped in on the "Women's Book Club" thread lately? Not that I'm interested or anything.

    See, girls like to read books where the WHOLE STORY is used up with characters either BEING IN LOVE or worse, TALKING ABOUT being in love.

    Of course males are optional in this scenario, and even the ones that do shuffle in are totally fake-ass. How do I know they're fake? –Because these guys seem to enjoy yapping as much as the girls!!

    WRONG!!!

    I'm like: Psshhhh! Whatever! –Look, ladies . . . you're either in love or you're not, ok? So just make up your minds and get on with it already so we can get to the bar fight, the car-chase, and the satisfying explosion at the end.

    Bed scene? –Oh all right. Just don't drag it out to no ten minutes, because you KNOW that would never even happen.

    (Guys are all about the REALISM, see. Not all this fakey emotional CRAP.)

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