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Daily Discussion Thread: 🍪Monday, 17 February 2025 (aussie.zone)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by Seagoon_@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 6 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

off to the book shop

anyone need anything? 🙂

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

2&3 of Master Li and Number 10 Ox please

[–] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Eight Skilled Gentlemen and The Story of the Stone?

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes. I adore the first one but have never found the others in the wild.

[–] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Will keep an eye out for them for you. Minotaur might help as that's where I got my copies. When you do, enjoy the most fascinating autopsy in history - of the monk who specialised in abject confessions. Yeah, and the cannibal feast and puppet show. Mr Hughart is a certifiable genius - well, certifiable anyway.

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

Much obliged. I look online every so often but the shipping tends to be a dealbreaker.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I thought you meant the classic , Hongloumeng, there are a few different translations . I've read them all, the modern 2 vol is best.

But instead of reading it I would personally watch the tv series instead, it is so very good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw9Wlq9bZso&list=PLzX3GuY8oecomKqF2wiu9vsJEOyMuF0nw Once the title music starts I'm totes into it all over again.

This new book version by Barry has my interest piqued. 🙂

[–] Nath@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

A Toscano Gluten Free Pizza Base. $7.
I went to 2x Woolies and 2x Coles on the weekend in a futile search for the bloody thing. Can't have family pizza night without it.

Update: Dad went down to Coles this afternoon and found one! Pizza night is on!