Ternaugh Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 Mazes and Monsters by Rona Jaffe. Trash novel written about a fictional role-playing game and the lives it ruined. I have a hard cover copy somewhere in my books, that I found in a thrift store for twenty-five cents; I might have over-paid. It was converted into a made-for-TV movie in 1982, which is most notable for starring Tom Hanks in his first movie role. Pariah and Joe Walsh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 I have that Tom Hanks film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 Lady P would like to nominate Who Moved My Cheese? I will happily second the nomination. Corporate-driven tripe, rife with platitudes formulated to keep the peasants from getting too uppity. Logan D. Hurricanes, Joe Walsh, assault and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 33 minutes ago, Pariah said: Lady P would like to nominate Who Moved My Cheese? I will happily second the nomination. Corporate-driven tripe, rife with platitudes formulated to keep the peasants from getting too uppity. Back when I worked at an office supply store, Who Moved My Cheese? was frequently bought by the higher-ups to give to middle managers, who had to implement cost-cutting measures (usually layoffs and job consolidations). We would know the situation was really bad at the company if said higher-ups also bought What Color Is Your Parachute? Pariah and Lawnmower Boy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 My boss at my last job used to quote The Fountainhead at me now and then. assault and Tjack 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Pariah said: Lady P would like to nominate Who Moved My Cheese? I will happily second the nomination. Corporate-driven tripe, rife with platitudes formulated to keep the peasants from getting too uppity. Apperently it was smuggled into Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union during the Cold War in an attempt to "inspire" dissent against "Communism". During a period of unemployment, it was given to me by a hack from the privatised Australian unemployment system in an attempt to "inspire" me. I refrained from throwing it at him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 10 minutes ago, assault said: Apperently it was smuggled into Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union during the Cold War in an attempt to "inspire" dissent against "Communism". During a period of unemployment, it was given to me by a hack from the privatised Australian unemployment system in an attempt to "inspire" me. I refrained from throwing it at him. I would say "I admire your restraint." But frankly, I'd admire it more if you'd hit him with it. The book was highly insulting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted March 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 10 hours ago, Pariah said: Lady P would like to nominate Who Moved My Cheese? I will happily second the nomination. Corporate-driven tripe, rife with platitudes formulated to keep the peasants from getting too uppity. The principal at my first school wanted everyone in the staff to read that. I had just started, but I thought that was a bad sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 9 hours ago, Old Man said: My boss at my last job used to quote The Fountainhead at me now and then. Good, that’s one of the best ways to identify an a$$hole. Nobody with any regard for others quotes Ayn Rand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 Rand hole? (Haven’t read any of her books, got put off them by others, and consider them more comedy thAn anything) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 1 minute ago, Bazza said: Rand hole? Randroid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 When a business makes its employees read Who Moved My Cheese, that's a sign that the business is planning on screwing over its employees and is actively planning to keep finding new ways to screw its employees. Hey, change is inevitable. But you don't make change any easier by getting employees all worked up about changes which haven't happened yet and which might never happen. An anxious and fearful employee is not a happy nor a productive employee. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 I've read Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series and listened to early Rush. I figure I don't actually need to read Ayn Rand at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted March 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 I finished the first Sword of Truth book out of stubbornness. I read the first few chapters of the second and knew I didn't want to read anymore. I could have sworn I read something of Goodkind's that I liked, but nothing on his list is familiar. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted March 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 Speaking of books that get no love... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 Thankfully, I never felt the pull to read Rand even after 2112. And, more thankfully, Neil evolved past her too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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