DameiThiessen
Master
Beavis, yo.
Make your fantasy world real OR Go into another author's world?
Make your fantasy world real OR Go into another author's world?
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This or That?
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Elder the Dwarf
Scribal Lord
I'd say go into another. I would head into Salvatore's Drizz't series (yes, I know it is the D&D world, but let me have my own fantasies) and meet Drizz't and the gang. My world is interesting to me, but it isn't fully fleshed out yet. Don't want to disappear when I step on a blank space 
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Would you rather your favorite author stick with the same characters through several novels or move on to a new set with each book?
. Would you rather your favorite author stick with the same characters through several novels or move on to a new set with each book?
Stick with the same characters through several novels. The novel format allows, more than any other, characters to grow and develop in a way that can make later developments immensely impactful. E.g., the Red Wedding, the epic stuff that happens later in the Harry Potter series, etc.
That said, I'd rather have the characters' story eventually come to an end, and not be revisited. Characters who have adventures for decades just get old eventually, with rare exception -- in fact, only one good exception I can think of: Miles Vorkosigan.
Next: What goes better with peanut butter: bananas or raisins?
That said, I'd rather have the characters' story eventually come to an end, and not be revisited. Characters who have adventures for decades just get old eventually, with rare exception -- in fact, only one good exception I can think of: Miles Vorkosigan.
Next: What goes better with peanut butter: bananas or raisins?
Sparkie
Dark Lord
Elvis may disagree, but there's nothing better than peanut butter on raisin toast.
(Anyone understand the Elvis reference?)
Medieval Legos or Space Legos?
(Anyone understand the Elvis reference?)
Medieval Legos or Space Legos?
Medieval Legos, without question...ooh...except for the Star Wars Legos, those are super cool...
Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings?
Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings?
Elder the Dwarf
Scribal Lord
That is a good one. Lord of the Rings for me. As far as the movies go, there is no question. With the books it is closer, but that is probably because I grew up with Harry, so those stories are special to me and my generation.
Skiing/snowboarding or surfing?
Skiing/snowboarding or surfing?
Skiing/snowboarding. Surprisingly less likelihood of shark attack.
Dogs or cats?
Dogs or cats?
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Elder the Dwarf
Scribal Lord
Me too, but then again I've never surfed. Dogs all the way! Ugh, cats...
American football or European football (soccer)?
American football or European football (soccer)?
American football (and cats, though I like dogs fine).
Buffy or Firefly?
Buffy or Firefly?
Leuco
Lore Master
I say Buffy. I think they did a better job developing characters. Firefly didn't really run long enough.
Next: King Arthur or Robin Hood?
Next: King Arthur or Robin Hood?
Elder the Dwarf
Scribal Lord
That's a really good one. I love both, and the King Arthur movie with Clive Owen was great, but I would go with Robin Hood. It's just a more interesting tale to me.
Troy or 300?
Troy or 300?
300 and Troy were both overblown nonsense, but 300 at least had style. It was memorable. Troy was a very generic sword-'n'-sandals epic.
Rand or Mat? (If that makes no sense, then you may choose from "Arya or Tyrion" instead. If that makes no sense, then, I guess, "Merry or Pippin")
Rand or Mat? (If that makes no sense, then you may choose from "Arya or Tyrion" instead. If that makes no sense, then, I guess, "Merry or Pippin")
Rand and Arya. I'm indifferent to Merry and Pippin.
Grace Kelly or Audrey Hepburn?
Grace Kelly or Audrey Hepburn?
myrddin173
Scribal Lord
Mat, Rand has just gotten odd... Though I would probably choose Perrin over those two.
Where would you rather go, Neverland or Wonderland?
Edit: curse you Steerpike!
Audrey Hepburn, I haven't heard of the other...
Where would you rather go, Neverland or Wonderland?
Edit: curse you Steerpike!
Audrey Hepburn, I haven't heard of the other...
Grace Kelly - beautiful woman, and a good actress. Left Hollywood to become the Princess of Monaco.
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Audrey Hepburn. Although Grace is a very close second.
Monty Python or Benny Hill?
Monty Python or Benny Hill?
The one with a flying circus wins over the one who mixes slapstick with oddly childish jokes whose punchlines involve seeing a naked girl. (At age 13, my preference was the other way around.)
Sopranos or Boardwalk Empire?
Sopranos or Boardwalk Empire?
Sopranos, but only because my Mom lives in Kearny, NJ (pronounced carnie) and walks past "Satriale's" deli (seen in the opening credits and is really an abandoned building) on her way to church every Sunday.
Dr.Pepper or Mr.Pibb?
Dr.Pepper or Mr.Pibb?
Mr. Pibb. (Miss Pepper sounded so much sexier before she got her PhD.)
I don't know if I should ask... it's too political, and I'm afraid people might know where I stand. And God help the person who steps up and replies...
Oh the hell with it! Here it is:
(...hesitates...)
Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks?
I don't know if I should ask... it's too political, and I'm afraid people might know where I stand. And God help the person who steps up and replies...
Oh the hell with it! Here it is:
(...hesitates...)
Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks?
Sparkie
Dark Lord
Mmmm, dooooonuuuuuts.
Wave runner or four-wheeler?
Wave runner or four-wheeler?