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Question: Why would more people spend their money seeing movies Like “The Da Vinci Code” and?
“The Last Temptations of Christ” than going to church or reading their Bible? IF these movies are “fiction” and IF you’re one to believe the Bible is fiction, than why not read IT??
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Answer by paperworkpaul
its all about having an open mind and enjoying the views of others!
Question: Would you rather be in the prison shower in “American History X” or up the river in “Deliverance”
or in the basement with Zed and The Gimp in “Pump Fiction.”
Your choice!
Whoops — meant “PULP Fiction.” lol!
You can only choose one!
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Answer by Scooby Doo
is there something you need to tell us?
Question: What would happen if fiction and reality were combined together?
A friend of mine said that if fiction and reality would combine together, it would be called “nuclear fiction” or “nuclear reality” and the whole world would explode.
It would be cool to travel back in time using a time machine and undo the bad aspects of history such as World War II, horror and slasher movies, September 11, 2001, etc. so that I would have a happier and better life. It would be cool to travel back in time and alter the past.
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Answer by dvandom
If you combine fiction and reality, you get fiction.
Question: What fantasy and/or science fiction audiobooks would you recommend?
Please tell me your favorites so I can listen to them! =)
If possible, I would like a list under categories “fantasy,” “science fiction,” or “both.” A special notification if the title has good music would also be nice – good music is a nice bonus but not a requirement.
As always, thank you for participating and helping out!
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Answer by marbehraglaim
A great one I listened to was “Spirits in the Wires” by Charles de Lint. It is not necessarily my favorite de Lint book, but the audiobook presentation is one of the best I’ve ever heard. It features two speakers, a male and a female, and they alternate depending on the character’s gender, but they each know how to do a variety of voices and accents.
“Spirits in the Wires” is part of de Lint’s Newford series. Another good book from that series is “The Onion Girl,” which has been recently made into an audiobook, though I haven’t heard it yet. I’m hoping my library will one day carry it, and I may order it from Amazon, if the price goes down.
I am currently listening to the audiobook of Richard Matheson’s “What Dreams May Come,” which is one of my favorite books, and it is about Heaven and Hell. For a more mainstream Matheson title, you might try “I Am Legend,” though I haven’t listened to the audiobook version of it.
Question: What is the meaning of ” the nightly gas leak would steal forth to frolic in the highways” in The Pendulum
It is found in the Fiction “The Pendulum” by O. Henry
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Answer by Answers1
My guess is that the gas was denser than air and would move along the ground until dispersed by the wind.
Question: What would be a realistic name for this device?
It’s for a sci-fi/futuristic story I’m working on, so by realistic I don’t necessarily mean “non-fiction” but rather something believable/understandable/that makes sense. Bear with me here for a second as I describe it.
It’s basically a high-tech walking cast that a person could wear during the final stages of healing from a broken leg or foot. It’s about knee-high or so and has a sole that can be adjusted to match the the height of the shoe on the other foot so that the person isn’t hobbling around while wearing it. I guess you could say it’s a metal exoskeleton — it would almost be like wearing a robot as a boot, except it’s not quite as “alive” as a robot. It can somehow be adjusted to stabilize the specific injury, unlike a regular cast that would immobilize a greater portion of the body. The point of this device would be to get the person back on their feet and make them capable of doing things as if their leg were in perfect condition.
Like I said the story is sci-fi/fantasy so they have the technology to do this sort of thing. I wanted to include “bio” somewhere in the name, but I’m terrible with prefixes and their meanings so I don’t know if that would really work. What could I call this thing?
Answer:
Answer by Alison
bio-intuitive stabilization system or bio-intuitive stabilizer
Question: Would snorting heroin like in “Pulp Fiction” cause the reaction that Uma Thurman had.?
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Answer by zeldaslexicon
Yes, it’s possible. Uma’s character overdosed on heroin, which can cause respiratory depression, aspiration, pulmonary edema, and death. While there may have been a certain amount of Hollywood drama added to the movie, heroin overdose can and does cause many deaths.
The only thing that wasn’t very accurate was the whole “stab someone in the chest with a really big needle and they’ll magically come back to life”. Intracardiac epinephrine hasn’t been used in years.
Question: Could someone recommend me any books that would be considered “boxing fiction”?
Like the Rocky movies, only I’m looking for novels or short stories. Any at all would be appreciated.
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Answer by Vannah R
Try the short stories of F.X. Toole. I got the collection when I was bargain hunting for books- it has his famous short stories, based on his time working in the boxing world. This includes “Million Dollar Baby,” which is what the movie is based off of. It’s really good.
The short stories are in a collection titled “Rope Burns.”
Toole also wrote a novel titled “Pound for Pound.” Try purchasing that one, too.
Question: I was thinking of including these quotes in my novel. Are they too stupid or would it be OK?
I wanna make my main character, Jocie, to be likable. Funny, clever, and sarcastic, so it would be fun to write about her, but are these quotes good for that? How should I change them? Opinions?
Jocie: “Who is that?”
Tori: “Oh, yeah. That’s Oliver. My dad hired him as assistant manager. He’s cute, isn’t he?”
Jocie: “I kind of want him Oliver my bod. Is that bad?”
Jack: “Hey, Jocie…”
Jocie: “Oh, uh, hi.”
Jack: “Wanna go out with me?”
Jocie: “Are you serious?”
Jack: “Um… Yeah.”
Jocie: “Sorry. No. I’d rather be spelunking.”
Harry: “Hey. You must be Jocie? I’m Harry Cox.”
Jocie: “Harry Cox? You can’t be serious.”
Harry: “I am.”
Jocie: “Woah, I’m so sorry. Your parents must be cruel.”
Jocie: “Is it fun being a demon? You probably always win ‘Best Costume’ on Halloween, right?”
Oliver: “One of the rules is that we can’t reveal our true form to anyone.”
Jocie: “Bummer… When do I get to see it? 
”
Jocie: “Um, Jack, I thought you were with Tori? Or did that relationship just fly over my head?”
Jack: “She’s not you. Every time I look into your eyes, I just get so lost. I feel like I need a map.”
Jocie: “I’m sorry. What brand of “cheesy jackass” are you? So I know never to buy it.”
Jocie: “Hey, hey, hey, Tori! Been missing for awhile, eh? I thought you, like, evaporated or something.”
Tori: “I was only on vacation for a week.”
Jocie: “And such a long week it was…”
Jocie: “Hey, where’s the tip?”
Guy at table: “Oh, I’ve got a tip for you: Don’t do drugs!”
Jocie: “Thanks… I’ll try to keep that in mind. Seriously. Where is it?”
Guy at table: “You’re not getting one, pretty girl.”
Jocie: “Are you joking or do I have to stick my foot up your ***?”
Jocie: “Hey, Ollie. Is it just you or is it hot in here?”
Oliver: “No? What are you doing, Joc?”
Jocie: “Breaking the ice. What, is it not working?”
Oliver: “Hah, sadly, it is.”
Rinn: “Sometimes I just think I am acting like such an idiot…”
Jocie: “You think right, my friend.”
Her name isn’t Joice. It’s Jocie. Nickname for Jocelyn.
Yeah, I was afraid she was gonna seem bitchy. I’m gonna try to fix that.
When people are sarcastic, they always seen so much like jerks, but the people that she is mean to pretty much deserve it. Like, Jack is a total jackass and broke her best friend’s heart (that’s why I named him Jack) and she was having a bad day when the guy at the table refused to give her her tip.
and she’s joking with Rinn because she’s her friend, too…
Thanks all for the constructive criticism. First, I was gonna write her introverted, but then I made her too outgoing and kinda bitchy. I’m fixing it now. When I first wrote this, I had the voice picked out in my head where you could definitely tell she was joking and being “lovable”, but then I read it again after reading the answers, and now I realize how she came across.
I’m gonna keep the quotes, but make sure that she seems only mean to the people that she’s supposed to be mean to, sticking up for herself or her friends. When she’s be sarcastic with her friends I’ll add giggles or/and “Just kidding, sweetie.” so she won’t seem like a bitch.
Oliver like “all over”. A stupid cliche… her being sarcastic… Sometimes it’s hard to tell through writing.
AND the Harry Cox bit, I’m gonna make her apologize after he says, “I am.” and he laughs and says, “I know. My parents aren’t cruel, though. Unfortunate accident.”
Answer:
Answer by Daddy’s Baby Girl
thy’re kinda corney
~~~Daddy’s Baby Girl~~~
Question: What mental disorder would Will Farrell be diagnosed with in the movie “Stranger Than Fiction?”?
Not really looking for Schizophrenia, what would be the delusional disorder that would make a person think that they are the main character in a book or movie?
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Answer by sctag1015
It’s going to sound like a copout, but the disorder best characterized is Psychotic Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. Delusional Disorder is ruled out, since he experiences frequent auditory hallucinations in addition to his delusions. Schizophrenia is ruled out due to the incomplete constellation of symptoms (no disorganize symptoms, for example). In fact, one could argue that his only symptom is persistent auditory hallucinations, persisting for over a month (ruling out Brief Psychotic Disorder). The only thing left is Psychotic Disorder Not Otherwise Specified.