You’re updating like a crazy person - Frakkin’’ awesome!!
Well played, sir!
You’d probably have to go elsewhere for a dose of cranky sourpuss. 
As someone who generally subscribes to the Sean Paradigm, I’ve gotta say: Sean, man, you REALLY got hosed by starting the Hitchhikers’ trilogy with book 3. If I remember right, all the really funny, cool stuff happens in the first two books. And if I remember right, they’re pretty easy reading, too…
Starting with III is like starting to listen to the Rolling Stones with Steel Wheels, or the Star Wars trilogy with Return of the Jedi, or going to the Olive Garden and just having the piece of chocolate they give you at the end. With all respect to Adams’ other work, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that his reputation as one of the greats would have permanently sealed (though a bit smaller) if he’d only written the first book.
That was one of my Grandma-isms. She came up with the most odd, hilarious stuff to say.
I remember that song! But if I played that, she’d slap me up with her bible before she fell into a dead faint! lol! If you only knew…!
Now I have to listen to Cake…
Exact-ly. The third book is a labor of love. Some funny bits, but for the most part a death march.
LOL. About as good a summary as I’ve read.
Sean, next time you’re in a bookstore just read the first chapter of the first book. You’ll end up buying it.
Just got done listening to the pcast and have to say, TOTALLY agree with Sean on the “I never would have read” idea. Same for me with Ender’s Game AND Starship Troopers (though, I happened to love the movie before I read the book, so thanks for ruining that for me Chuck;) ) Ender’s Game was amazing, as were the books with Ender that followed (I never went on to the Shadow series, Beaner was never my favorite character…).
I had never heard of Firefly either, so that was a total score. And, though I have no intention of going out and buying comics, I have really enjoyed the discussion. I had NO idea that they involved social issues or had any literary merit, and now it all seems to make more sense. Fascinating!
Just need to also say I was happy to hear you not gushing over Martian Chronicles. I was forced to read this in middle school and was chastised by my English teacher for not appreciating it. I just kept thinking - if they went to Mars and everything is different, how come all of the domestic scenes resemble a visit to my Aunt and Uncles who love Lawrence Welk and love peppermint shnapps?!
And, just for the record, if there is ever a national meet-up, and Sean comes, I am TOTALLY going to follow him into the bathroom!!! Remember, however, that I also am really into Tigh - if it were a toss up between Tigh and Sean, … I’d choose Anders…
Spinal Tap quote:
“Whot’s wrong wif being sexy?”
“No, it’s sex-IST.”
First chapter? You will be sold by the first page. Seriously. It is a brilliant opening.
Not a good analogy. I go to Olive Garden FOR the chocolate at the end.
I mean…why else go? 
Breadsticks.
Unlimited salad and breadsticks (when they have it)
Buca di Beppo!
Lol, dxf.
Shark Sandwich? Two words: s*** sandwich.
Let the Spinal Tap quote fest begin!!!
“I’m sure I’d be more upset if I wasn’t so medicated.”
“Currently in the where-are-they-now file.”
“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”
-Robert A. Heinlein
I do not, for one, think that the problem was that the band was down. I think that the problem may have been, that there was a Stonehenge monument on the stage that was in danger of being crushed by a dwarf.
Okay last ight confirms…Lost is scifi, and bloody brillent scifi!
Hey Chcuk, should I record an mp3 of “Galactica watercooler…where we talk about cools tuff…which often includes scifi”? hahahaha
That’s twice today this line has come up! Earlier I was teaching my Beatles class and we’ve hit the transition from live to studio band and I showed them the infimous “butcher cover,” which I compared to Smell the Glove and brought up the line.
Weird!:eek: