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Old 06-25-2003, 08:47 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Today is George Orwell's 100th birthday
and William Gibson has an Op-Ed piece on him in The New York Times (FRYYY).

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Old 06-25-2003, 08:57 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Animal Farm is one his finest. We had it as part of Literature in English Class in High School (Grade 9) and it hold true to this day.
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Old 06-25-2003, 05:25 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Can't celebrate a birthday if you are dead.

Let's call it an anniversary of his birth, shall we?

I agree, Animal Farm was his finest writing, IMO. Didn't really like 1984 that much.

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Old 06-25-2003, 06:39 PM   #4 (permalink)
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i liked 1984...and animal farm was good too. BTW: mick. animal farm the movie will be shown on new years eve on sex between soccer. it's shown there every year!
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Old 06-25-2003, 06:45 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Thanks TBC. Never seen the movie - maybe 'cause I don't watch SBS much, eh?

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Animal farm was good, but I liked 1984 better. The ending and the small details in the novel make it a truly disturbing experience.
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Hey, mickwish, I celebrate Washington's Birthday every year -- or I did until the Feds changed the name to Presidents Day.

I'm pretty sure Washington's dead.
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