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Clark Gable was miscast as Rhett

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I agree. Nothing like what I pictured while reading the book, smiling all the time, easy going etc. He lacked a sharpness.

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My copy is on the way. I’m becoming much more comfortable with the style of House of Leaves. The Ed. note near the end of one chapter that calls Truant’s writing “impenetrable” is pretty accurate. Things are picking up, though

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Just got through reading this. The book definitely tries to break the reader from trying to understand the writing completely, with the back and forth of every literary device, format. Really pushes the boundaries of variation. It’s a Roulette of novels; you’ll go crazy trying to master it, use only for entertainment.

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but I guess you can’t ‘rent’ a bull? Why is that so expensive

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Because of the responsibility. He could die, get out of the pasture, or hurt you. And if I own a bull, I want him breeding my cows. If I own multiple bulls, then I have them by themselves since they’ll fight if cows are around , and want to sell them before any of those three things happen

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Was it effective

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It is for bulls. Surprised no one has mentioned that, what with LSU having a vet school.

I go several times a year and have thought the opposite more often than not. Never been skiing on the East coast though

He didn’t respect Betty. Out of the first two women we see him cheat on her with, one is an artist and the other runs her own business. Plus, one of the scenes where he was on the couch with Rachel he says that “this is all there is” when talking about life. He could get that feeling with Betty sometimes, but not enough to fill the void.

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On the bright side, they had submissive women

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How about the one who was with the author of that gif you posted?

It would help if the cotton industry came back. All these corn acres in the South used to be cotton and everyone was happy.

To those that saying that there’s no automated fuel shut off mechanism, what happens if there is a flame out? Do the igniters automatically kick on? Seems like that would be extremely dangerous if the plane kept pumping fuel into the hot section after the reaction had been broken?

Lou Pinella may not have the best one, but his catalog is the best imo. The way he’d toss his hat, jerked his head around, the faces he made, the antics etc. Just pure expression

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Some people won't like this, but practicing yoga is 100% an open door to the demonic

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Romans 14:14 Nothing is unclean in itself.

But I agree that if you believe that yoga is demonic, or if you chant and focus on energies, chakras, or anything related to Buddhism, then it is evil. But so is meditation with that mindset, and we know that mediation is encouraged throughout the Bible. Even Jesus practiced it.

Yoga is a form of meditation, coupled with fitness, that can foster peace if your heart is in the right place. Similar to drinking alcohol. Demons have used abusing alcohol as a way in throughout history. But if alcohol was inherently evil, then Jesus would not have turned the water into wine.