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TownieDeac said:
I said it was my favorite American novel!
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To be fair, yes, you did post this first:

TownieDeac said:
no but i do think moby dick is the best american novel
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But I was responding to (and quoted) this post in particular, which did not specify American and in fact implied a wider field of consideration:

TownieDeac said:
as you know i don't have particularly refined tastes for an english major, but i do love sprawling epics--infinite jest and gravity's rainbow and house of leaves are other favorites. i like it when novels play around with storytelling and aren't just a simple thing for you to latch onto. i think melville manages to tell a story and play with the novel in a way that the rest of the books I mentioned wouldn't be able to exist without (though i'm not an academic qualified to make a statement like that). it feels like the literary forebear for the kinds of books i like reading from teh 20th/21st centuries.
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If you're interested in literary forbears, even for these "postmodern" American novels, I'd recommend looking even further backward in time! There's always a precursor.
 
I am so damn tired this week. Trying to make it through to tomorrow night for edibles and noodles. Then Deacs and trying out a new place in Carrboro for dinner on Saturday.
 
mako1331 said:
This is not a troll. This is Palma's actual perspective.
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I'm cool once they get to an age where they aren't crying all the time, like 3 or 4. 1 might be ok, I don't know that much. But when they're 2 just stay home.
 
+1 for two roosters. The one in Durham is basically next door to hi wire brewing. Good spot to kill a couple of hours.
 
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stugotz said:
I'm cool once they get to an age where they aren't crying all the time, like 3 or 4. 1 might be ok, I don't know that much. But when they're 2 just stay home.
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The younger the better; once they get mobile it's a different ball game....much easier to dine out with a young baby than a toddler.
 
leftcoastdeac said:
The younger the better; once they get mobile it's a different ball game....much easier to dine out with a young baby than a toddler.
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Yep, baby in suitcase stage is the best.
2 yr old... not so much. "ALL DONE! PLAY!"
 
YoungBuck95 said:
+1 for two roosters. The one in Durham is basically next door to go wire brewing. Good spot to kill a couple of hours.
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Come to think of it the new pizza spot that is going in Golden Belt will be open by then as well. So you could have a good half day hanging out right in that little plaza. But Two Roosters though. It’s so damn good.
 
Probs been posted a gazillion times, but what're a couple of the best pizza spots in Asheville? Not looking for deep dish.
 
leftcoastdeac said:
The younger the better; once they get mobile it's a different ball game....much easier to dine out with a young baby than a toddler.
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Yeah this is generally why we only eat in outdoor spots with areas for the kids to run around where they don’t irritate the shit out us or others
 
wakephan09 said:
To be fair, yes, you did post this first:



But I was responding to (and quoted) this post in particular, which did not specify American and in fact implied a wider field of consideration:



If you're interested in literary forbears, even for these "postmodern" American novels, I'd recommend looking even further backward in time! There's always a precursor.
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Yea sure but mako and I were going back and forth about American novels for a while, so that was still my train of thought. You know I love Tristram Shandy.
 
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