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JumpingFrog · Post by **JumpingFrog** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:10 am

Hello I'm Neil and here's my seven answers with the correct (at least if you're British) spelling of favourite!

1. Favourite Genre - Classic Adventure/ fantasy

2. Favourite Author - H. Rider Haggard or Mark Twain it varies.

3. Favourite Author that's not in Favourite Genre - P. G. Wodehouse.

4. How/Why you picked your Member-Name - The best short story ever Mark Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" I use the name on most of the other forums I belong to and I've got a good picture to go with it!

5. How you found IBDoF - through IBL.

6. Name one book you would never recommend to a friend - Hmm "Never recommend" probably one of Rider Haggard's worst "Stella Fregelius" although certainly not the worst book I've ever read I certainly wouldn't want to introduce somebody to Haggard with it far better to start with say King Solomon's mines or even Montezuma's daughter.

7. Top 5 books/series: (I'm going to do one per author):
H. Rider Haggard's Allan Quatermain (book and/or series)
Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Terry Pratchett's Discworld series (Small Gods is prob. best)
P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves books of which Right Ho, Jeeves may be the best.
L. Frank Baum at the age of 33 I've started rereading and enjoying again the Oz books, I'm just starting reading for the 1st time those by Ruth Plumly Thompson and the other authors who took over from Baum. the best in the series I've always thought was "The Patchwork Girl of Oz"

Post by **clong** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:23 am

Welcome, JumpingFrog!

sweetharleygirl · Post by **sweetharleygirl** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:24 am

Hello JumpingFrog make your self at home.

Post by **StefanY** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:02 pm

Welcome aboard, Jumping Frog!

I've always loved The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County myself!

CodeBlower · Post by **CodeBlower** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:47 am

Welcome!

gpackin · Post by **gpackin** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:13 pm

Hi Neil, welcome!

the grim squeaker · Post by **the grim squeaker** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:34 am

Hello and salutations.

Post by **rip8fan1** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:45 am

1. Favorite Genre

--- 1. Science Fiction 2. Fantasy 3. Mystery

2. Favorite Author

--- 1. Isaac Asimov 2. Piers Anthony 3. Lawrence Block

3. Favorite Author that's not in Favorite Genre

--- 1. Dean Koontz 2. Stephen King 3. Clive Cussler

4. How/Why you picked your Member-Name

--- Cal Ripken Jr. is my favorite Baseball player of recent times, #8 is the number he wore throughout his career, and I'm his NUMBER 1 FAN!

5. How you found IBDoF

--- Don't quite remember, but probably from google.

6. Name one book you would never recommend to a friend

--- Can't really come up with one right now!

7. Top 5 books/series

--- 1. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
2. Robot Series - Isaac Asimov
3. Foundation Series - Isaac Asimov
4. Lighting - Dean Koontz
5. Hal Spacejock Series - Simon Haynes

more
6. Xanth - Piers Anthony
7. Dirk Pitt Series - Clive Cussler
8. Bernie Rhodenbarr Series - Lawrence Block
9. The Stand - Stephen King
10. Stephanie Plum Series - Janet Evanovich

Post by **laurie** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:34 pm

rip8fan1 wrote:l4. How/Why you picked your Member-Name

--- Cal Ripken Jr. is my favorite Baseball player of recent times, #8 is the number he wore throughout his career, and I'm his NUMBER 1 FAN!

My name on the Red Sox boards is "laurfan1fisk27".

Welcome, rip8fan1.

Post by **StefanY** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:18 pm

Welcome aboard! Thanks for all of your contributions so far!

CodeBlower · Post by **CodeBlower** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:37 am

Welcome!

gpackin · Post by **gpackin** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 4:08 pm

Hey rip8fan1, welcome from another O's fan.

the grim squeaker · Post by **the grim squeaker** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:26 am

rip8fan1, likewise.

Hope you enjoy your stays here.

umsolopagas · Post by **umsolopagas** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:54 pm

A big hello to all and welcome.

JumpingFrog wrote:Hello I'm Neil and here's my seven answers with the correct (at least if you're British) spelling of favourite!

1. Favourite Genre - Classic Adventure/ fantasy

2. Favourite Author - H. Rider Haggard or Mark Twain it varies.

3. Favourite Author that's not in Favourite Genre - P. G. Wodehouse.

4. How/Why you picked your Member-Name - The best short story ever Mark Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" I use the name on most of the other forums I belong to and I've got a good picture to go with it!

5. How you found IBDoF - through IBL.

6. Name one book you would never recommend to a friend - Hmm "Never recommend" probably one of Rider Haggard's worst "Stella Fregelius" although certainly not the worst book I've ever read I certainly wouldn't want to introduce somebody to Haggard with it far better to start with say King Solomon's mines or even Montezuma's daughter.

7. Top 5 books/series: (I'm going to do one per author):
H. Rider Haggard's Allan Quatermain (book and/or series)
Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Terry Pratchett's Discworld series (Small Gods is prob. best)
P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves books of which Right Ho, Jeeves may be the best.
L. Frank Baum at the age of 33 I've started rereading and enjoying again the Oz books, I'm just starting reading for the 1st time those by Ruth Plumly Thompson and the other authors who took over from Baum. the best in the series I've always thought was "The Patchwork Girl of Oz"

I like your selections especially Rider Haggard and nothing can beat Wooster and Jeeves for absurd comedy. If the call comes, he can buttle with the best of them.

About Haggard - everyone's entitled to c**p once in a while (well, may be he overdid it).

BookBrownie · Post by **BookBrownie** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 7:23 pm

Hi, im Sage!
1.Favorite Genre: Fantasy/ Historical fiction
2.Favorite Authors:Shannon Hale;Tamora Pierce; Angie Sage; JK Rowling;Louisa May Alcott;Eoin Colfer; PB Kerr; Stephanie Meyer; and lots lots MORE!!!
3.Favorite Author who's not in Genre:Eoin Colfer- Sci-Fi
4.How/Why u picked ur Member Name:Dragon Rider, and Books!
5.How u found IBDoF: Through IBL
6.One book u would never reccomend to a friend: Elmo
7.Top 5 books/series:
All Tamora Pierce
Harry Potter(JK Rowling)
Children of the Lamp(PB Kerr)
All Louisa May Alcott
Princess Academy(Shannon Hale)/Septimus Heap(Angie Sage)

Post by **Darb** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 8:22 pm

Forgive the belated entry ...

1. Favourite Genres: I'm completely onmivorous, but if I had to narrow it down to what I actually own and review the most of, it's have to be Culinary, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Hard Science.

2. Favourite Author: Again, I'm onmivorous ... but I confess to a soft place in my heart for (in no particular order) Joseph Campbell, Harlan Ellison, Neil Gaiman, Robert Heinlein, J.R.R.Tolkien, Frank Herbert, Robert E. Howard, and ... and ... heck, I'll stop there, or I'll never finish.

3. Favourite Author that's not in Favourite Genre: Xaviera Hollander

4. How/Why you picked your Member-Name - That's the name I was prophesied to have, at the dawn of time. The first letter (B) being formed by the number of Creation (1), and the number of the Divine (3). The next two letters being Ra, the Egyptian God of the all-illuminating Sun, and King of the Gods. The last letter (d) for destiny and destruction. I, B-ra-d am the alpha and the omega, and my incarnation is the mortal lands is "The Roving Punster" ... who was scrambled for his sins on page 49 of the WoTD Thread, and was hatched again, in accordance with the scriptwriters.

5. How you found IBDoF: <strike>With a keyboard and a dream.</strike> Actually, Kevin Palmer founded it ... I just ran it for him for a few years, while he was off playing God it in Micronesia. Some people referred to those days as the (ahem) Evil Overlord's Reign of Terror. I eventually deposed myself out of boredom, so I could start over from scratch and reconquer the world a second, third, and later a fourth time. I haven't decided yet whether or not to seize supreme power for a 5th time. I've found that supreme power, whilst good for my libido, is very bad for my cholesterol, so I'll probably give it a rest for a while.

6. Name one book you would never recommend to a friend: Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead".

7. Top 5 books/series: Egads, that's like asking a mother to choose favorites from her children. How about 5 semi-random gems from the classics aisle ... Joseph Campbell's "Power of Myth" series, Neil Gaiman's "Sandman" series, Frank Herbert's "Dune" series, Doc Smith's "Galactic Patrol" series, Heinlein's "Future History" saga.

BookBrownie · Post by **BookBrownie** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 8:27 pm

You are very--- quotable- in a funny way!!

Post by **Darb** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 8:30 pm

The roving punster** wouldn't be worth his salt and pepper if he weren't quotable.

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** It's a long inside joke, but the roving punster's first incarnation was revealed to be Humpty Dumpty, who appropriately had a great fall in the aforementioned thread reference ... hence the salt and pepper gag.

BookBrownie · Post by **BookBrownie** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 8:31 pm

Nice.

umsolopagas · Post by **umsolopagas** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:00 pm

Welcome BookBrownie and enjoy yourself here.

Brad wrote:Forgive the belated entry ...

.

double digit thousand posts later goes over the top of belated.

After I signed up I went through lots of older posts and "The Roving Punster"'s puns & jokes cracked me up (I have to remember where I saved the best).

Post by **laurie** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:31 pm

umsolopagas wrote:
Brad wrote:Forgive the belated entry ...

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double digit thousand posts later goes over the top of belated.

We're all aware of Brad's... slowness... but he's made remarkable progress in overcoming this obstacle.

Now, if we could just make him forget the Evil Overlord garbage...

Welcome, BookBrownie!

Post by **Darb** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:30 pm

Now, if we could just make him forget the Evil Overlord garbage

To borrow a line from our erstwhile Evil Empress ...

"You ... Goulash Pits ... Now !"

CodeBlower · Post by **CodeBlower** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 8:39 am

Welcome BookBrownie .. and (belatedly) his supreme eminence, Brad ..

Post by **Darb** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 8:49 am

Ack ! Where are my manner ?! Yes, welcome aboard to all new members !

Codeblower: "Supreme Eminence" ? Aww cmon, CB .. I was just taking my pet ego out for a drag, a nostalgic yip or two, and a quick poop on the lawn. He's harmless, and long since lost all his teeth.

sweetharleygirl · Post by **sweetharleygirl** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:38 pm

You guys crack me up!!