New Forum Game. Grab the nearest book...

[spaceghost21]

Hoping to overcome this writer's block-

 

[skim milk]

"While we know that history flows forward, it is difficult to realize that we envision it backward"

 

[GagHalfrunt]

"And Jed grabbed Ellie May, roughly throwing her onto Jethro's bed..."

 

[SlitheryDee]

"It represented a concept so dazzling that he was allowed to discuss it only with Von Braun and Breutzl".

The Book is "Space" by James A. Michener.

Edit: The only reason this book was closest to me is because I'm using it as a microphone stand along with Rush Limbaugh's "See I Told You So". At least one of those books isn't suitable for any other purpose. Thank god Rush wasn't on top...

 

[Bryophyte]

It is my eternal curse.

 

[ElFenix]

See, now, Rule 103.

 

[StevenYoo]

We know the plane will crash, the train will be derailed.

 

[LordMaul]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
"And Jed grabbed Ellie May, roughly throwing her onto Jethro's bed..."

Erm, WTF?

Someone a fan of trashy redneck romance novels, apparently?

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: LordMaul

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
"And Jed grabbed Ellie May, roughly throwing her onto Jethro's bed..."

Erm, WTF?

Someone a fan of trashy redneck romance novels, apparently?

It's not trashy, it's a fine character-driven exploration of alternative lifestyle interfamily um, um, yeah, okay, it's trashy.

 

[boomerang]

But does it make sense in the real business world?

 

[A5]

"We encourage you to consider the following question as you work your way through this book: What can computer network designers do to defend against DoS attacks?"

From my Networking textbook - 2nd closest was Watchmen

"Edgar William Jacobi, also known as Edgar William Vaughn, also known as William Edgar Bright...also known as Moloch."

 

[Oceandevi]

While with a black boy he stood out like a festival clown with his monkey.

 

[Evadman]

It is extremely fast and is the best choice for NT clients local to the sever machine (under win9x, the shared memory NetLib is the best option).
--Professional SQL Server 2000 Programming by Robert Vieira, Wrox Publishing.

 

[Gibsons]

In order to make a strong, meshlike polymer, chains of linked peptidoglycan subunits must be joined by cross-links between the peptides.

 

[LtPage1]

Rather, what is notable are these two very different schemata for determining the value of the firm: accounting and audit on the one hand, and corruption on the other.

 

[TipsyMcStagger]

Excess Net Capital Loss - Carry forward an unlimited time until exhausted. It maintains its character as long-term or short-term in future years.

 

[Green84061]

Number of consecutive intercept tests failed by the Army's $15.8 billion high-altitude anti-missile system between 1995 and 1999: 6

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

...accurately portrays the dynamics of alcoholism on families?

 

[schneiderguy]

Vice Admiral Brinkmann and Rear Admiral Schulz ordered the evacuation far too late, and coastal batteries blew up their guns on the sea voyage to Romania.

 

[AmdEmAll]

Expressions can be placed in output statements.

 

[SSSnail]

"Thus the operating system stores the data in clusters 9 and 11, marking the FAT entry for cluster 9 with the value for cluster 11, and cluster 11 is marked as EOF".

 

[Whitecloak]

Her Majesty's Government will not let this go unpunished...

 

[Kreon]

The process of synthetic division arises from rewriting the long division in a more compact form

 

[yhelothar]

When I find myself depressed over present conditions, I can, within one hour, banish worry and turn myself into a shouting optimist.

This thread actually made me want to read this book now that's been sitting on my shelf for years...

 

[Injury]

"The plane takes off."