It still makes the audiobook painful to listen to. I have never seen my mom hit the eject button so fast before.cthulhu wrote: ↑Wed Jul 19, 2017 12:57 amThis is a classic rule of writing dialogue in good realistic fiction. Parker is from the Raymond Chandler school of detective fiction, although nowhere near as good as Chandler, who was one of the giants of good realistic fiction.TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:03 pm I know of Robert B. Parker because he blatantly refuses to use anything other than "said" for dialogue, which my mom and I found out the hard way makes his audiobooks absolutely excruciating to listen to.
Monday, July 17, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
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Re: Monday, July 17, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
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Re: Monday, July 17, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
Which is the difference between poisonous (you eat it and it tries to kill you) and venomous (it gets you while it tries to eat you).This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2017 1:27 amObviously sharks are boned fish, but are there actually poisonous sharks? Not that I'm aware of.
edit: well, yes, sort of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_shark#As_food
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Re: Monday, July 17, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
By this definition wouldn't you consider a jellyfish to be venomous rather than poisonous?teapot37 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 19, 2017 7:34 amWhich is the difference between poisonous (you eat it and it tries to kill you) and venomous (it gets you while it tries to eat you).This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2017 1:27 amObviously sharks are boned fish, but are there actually poisonous sharks? Not that I'm aware of.
edit: well, yes, sort of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_shark#As_food
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Re: Monday, July 17, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
Yes, and "most venomous" is what the clue was asking for.This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Wed Jul 19, 2017 10:22 amBy this definition wouldn't you consider a jellyfish to be venomous rather than poisonous?teapot37 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 19, 2017 7:34 amWhich is the difference between poisonous (you eat it and it tries to kill you) and venomous (it gets you while it tries to eat you).This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2017 1:27 amObviously sharks are boned fish, but are there actually poisonous sharks? Not that I'm aware of.
edit: well, yes, sort of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_shark#As_food
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Re: Monday, July 17, 2017 Game Recap & Discussion [SPOILERS]
You're right.heppm01 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 19, 2017 10:38 amYes, and "most venomous" is what the clue was asking for.This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Wed Jul 19, 2017 10:22 amBy this definition wouldn't you consider a jellyfish to be venomous rather than poisonous?teapot37 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 19, 2017 7:34 amWhich is the difference between poisonous (you eat it and it tries to kill you) and venomous (it gets you while it tries to eat you).This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2017 1:27 amObviously sharks are boned fish, but are there actually poisonous sharks? Not that I'm aware of.
edit: well, yes, sort of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_shark#As_food