Episode 32 - Ctrl-V, Repeat
Added 2019-02-15 13:53:21 +0000 UTCWho is the Sheriff of 372 Pages?
Sorry, just trying out our new catchphrase. Nobody better be laughing!! We have an absolutely jam packed episode this week, because despite maybe 40% of this week's assigned reading being the same block of typo-ridden copy/paste text, there was a lot to talk about. Potential suspects! Power couples doing cool things! Multiple cases of treason, perpetrated without a second thought!
There's a lot of new characters introduced so make sure to have a copy of your 64-SQUARES org chart that many of you chipped in to make! And if you find yourself in any biweekly meetings, take a look at this mock agenda that listener Travis made so you'll know when to take your three breaks and which 40-50 action items you're discussing.
For next time, finish the damn book!
Comments
this is, shall we say, *not* an uncommon interpretation
372 Pages We'll Never Get Back
2019-02-24 17:28:00 +0000 UTCI kinda suspect it's precisely why he found himself needing to make money and found "Write eBooks" on a blog article titled "15 Weird Ways to Make Money Online. (Don't tell anyone about number 12!)"
Thomas Jones
2019-02-24 09:33:45 +0000 UTCJust finished as well. Holy hell. Next episode is going to be intense... without giving away anything, I have a hunch the ending/moral of the story came from the author's personal experience.
Mark Burger
2019-02-22 17:19:38 +0000 UTCMy theory is that he wrote the final 2-3 chapters by setting his spellchecker to automatic correction and rolling his face on his keyboard for about an hour.
Theodore Lehman
2019-02-22 05:50:57 +0000 UTCI like the idea that the author opens himself up to the risk of spoiling his own surprises with his, uhh... 'writing' technique.
Travis Lynn
2019-02-22 05:04:10 +0000 UTChave to imagine the last few chapters were all *written* in about 20 minutes total. There was defintiely some timeline issues with the final "reveal"
372 Pages We'll Never Get Back
2019-02-21 22:49:38 +0000 UTCI think I blacked out during reading the final section. Titus Uno says that the CBT was sentenced and then refers to a certain character's scheme as being the catalyst. Did that actually happen, or was that section victim to a Dwight David Thrash Copy/Paste error?
Josh Mueller
2019-02-21 20:40:41 +0000 UTCIt'd be his most baller move if he DIDN'T have a line on the resume about "sheriff of 64-SQUARES©" - mjn
372 Pages We'll Never Get Back
2019-02-20 00:05:43 +0000 UTCYou can almost hear the "sets up appointments (*sotto* and blows up 64 floor buildings)" in your head as you read it. - mjn
372 Pages We'll Never Get Back
2019-02-20 00:03:24 +0000 UTCIs anyone working on a Jack Starr resume?
amolove
2019-02-19 23:55:18 +0000 UTCI'm so glad others had this same experience because I read the last bit right after taking some Night Nurse for my cold and with the sheer amount of repetition of nonsense I swear there was some kind of out-of-body disconnect happening.
Elizabeth Foote
2019-02-19 00:39:48 +0000 UTCAfter reading that and seeing all of his tweets of cheerleaders I have a feeling he may be on some law enforcement watch lists.
Dave Ward
2019-02-18 19:07:59 +0000 UTCAlso, am I the only one who, given the prose at the end, believes that Mr. Thrash has personal experience with restraining orders?
Moviegique
2019-02-18 17:29:31 +0000 UTCI finished last night as well, and I swear at several points I was leaving my body. This has some sort of weird mantra-ish powers I have not heretofore experienced in my literature.
Moviegique
2019-02-18 17:27:30 +0000 UTCYou broke my heart, D. D. Thrash. You broke my heart.
Theodore Lehman
2019-02-17 18:44:19 +0000 UTCI just started reading Chapter 15. If the Xerox repair man turns out to be the mastermind behind everything, this book will almost reach "The Eye of Argon" level.
Theodore Lehman
2019-02-17 03:52:40 +0000 UTCI just finished as well. WTF did I just read?? I'll give it credit for messing with me more than I expected. And, by the way, I would like to go on official forensic record as saying that "Melody Tune" was the invention of my husband who hasn't read a word of this book.
M Williams
2019-02-17 03:17:00 +0000 UTCI read the ending last night, and if you thought Moses Gavel was the worst name you've ever heard, just wait until you get a load of the cat burglar terrorist's.
Christopher Dazey
2019-02-16 23:03:25 +0000 UTCEditor really dropped the ball on this one! Hope someone at Random House got fired!
372 Pages We'll Never Get Back
2019-02-16 13:17:20 +0000 UTCReporting in from Chapter 16. "The janitors clean the offices and throw away papers that might like letters contain sensitive information." and next paragraph: "The security guards are there to protect the 64-SQUARES building for visitors, solicitors, or guests of the employees of 64-SQUARES." ****BUT**** In Chapter 6, It CLEARLY states: "... used high technology drone robots for security and to answer all the cellphone calls. The drones were also used to clean and perform janitorial work." So, because of this discrepancy, I think I've figured it out. It's a robot uprising.
M Williams
2019-02-16 02:56:51 +0000 UTCYup. I was in the single adult stake when I lived in Boise. I don't think we ever called it a "career singles department," though. That would be weird.
Theodore Lehman
2019-02-15 22:33:08 +0000 UTCNot sure about other churches, but the LDS church, in some concentrated areas of members, will have a separate war(congregation) just for single adults 18-32(and sometimes singles wards for folks older than that).
Jeremy Rieske
2019-02-15 22:01:56 +0000 UTCI'm starting to think Veronica Jackson is the "cat burglar" terrorist. She makes appointments, but she's hidden in plain sight.
Shelley Collum
2019-02-15 21:27:36 +0000 UTCWe can't all be Pam Valentine!
372 Pages We'll Never Get Back
2019-02-15 20:30:54 +0000 UTC"372 Pages We'll Never Get Back" will slowly evolve into a support group for victims of "372 Pages We'll Never Get Back".
Moviegique
2019-02-15 19:16:29 +0000 UTCI started to watch a video on YouTube after listening to this, and was treated to an ad for a CPA study program, which informed me of how hard it is to pass the CPA exam.
Laura Journey
2019-02-15 18:32:40 +0000 UTCHonestly, reading this chunk of the book made me feel like I do when I'm really sick and have taken heavy duty cold meds and have no idea where I am or what's going on. And as a secretary, I'm disgusted that Veronica can only schedule stuff??? They are apparently audio and video monitoring like twenty people and it never occurred to them that maybe Veronica can help??? Granted, that is the least of my problems with this part. I had this uncomfortable feeling that the "author" is creating characters that he really wishes were his bestest friends... Basically I have no idea how to go back into society after reading this...
Sharon R
2019-02-15 13:59:51 +0000 UTC
