vanfullofretards Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Anyone remember the name of that short story about the kid that was born at sea and spent most of his life at sea all the while this shark patiently followed him his whole life? Then the man lived on ground for some years but whenever he went to the ocean he'd always see the shark waiting for him? I dont remember how it ended... How about that human sacrifice story The Lottery? EVERYONE has read that Thinking about these stories almost makes me want to get a HS english text book. it's funny because all i remember thinking when i was in english class is how much I didn't like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CancerDancer Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishCarBombs Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 lord of the flies. the old man and the sea speak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordyo Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 What was the one where some dude hunts people when there boats crash onto his island? that one was dope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicenemyno.3 Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 the giver was one of my favorite books as a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicenemyno.3 Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 What was the one where some dude hunts people when there boats crash onto his island? that one was dope the most dangerous game. that was a good one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realism Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Flowers for Algernon, A Good Man is Hard to Find, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I can't stand people who try to act intellectual when they talk about The Lottery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
person Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 "People get stoned. ahaaaahaha. 's fucking tight" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanfullofretards Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 Harrison Bergeron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_gacy Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Does Penthouse Forum count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toluene_causes_tumors Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 the wall by sartre http://chabrieres.pagesperso-orange.fr/texts/sartre_thewall.html plato's allegory of the cave. not really a short story but still short and profound. http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/platoscave.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toluene_causes_tumors Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 http://fiction.eserver.org/short/occurrence_at_owl_creek.html occurence at owl creek bridge...civil war. i think it was made into a twilight zone episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopsticks Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 /thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsmbfan Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 the dog that bit people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuco Salamanca Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 plato's allegory of the cave. not really a short story but still short and profound. http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/platoscave.html YES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Incognito Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 IPECAC by Vonnegut was always a favorite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheepOrDie Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I've been meaning to look for Welcome to the Monkey House. Anything by Vonnegut is guaranteed awesome. The Lottery was kinda gay. I don't even understand why the fuck they made us read that nonsense. The same thing with The Most Dangerous Game, although that was actually pretty bad ass. Even in the best English classes the kids around would read like they've never seen a book. Dude you're 16 how did you make it this far reading like the kid from Billy Madison?? Group reading was wack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injury Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I FUCKING HATED "THE LOTTERY" the worst short story ever written. i had to read it three times in three different grades not counting when it was used in county assessments. the fucking worst trite country ass bullshit story ever written. not deep or meaningful at all. useless. i am fucking mad as shit that that story got brought out of the dark inaccessible corner in my mind that i had tried to tuck it into. i dare someone to defend that story. i really do. try and tell me its well written and meaningful and not the swollen abcess of the literature world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuco Salamanca Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 The Communist Manifesto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanfullofretards Posted December 10, 2010 Author Share Posted December 10, 2010 ^^:lol::lol::lol: Group reading was wack. Agreed. I kind of have a stammer so i always cringed when we had to do this. Does anyone know what the fuck story i was talking about in my top post?? It's driving me nuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~KRYLON2~ Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 the jungle - upton sinclair. one of my favorites in highschool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightmareOnElmStreet Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 i like where this is going... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Incognito Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 we never had to read the lottery, now im curious since everyone said it sucked so bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crocodile Tears Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 you'll have plenty of time to live in a van down by the river, when, your living. in a van..... down by the river. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BELTOLEUM Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 sad that i graduated last year and don't remember a single short story besides gulliver's travels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realism Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 you'll have plenty of time to live in a van down by the river, when, your living. in a van..... down by the river. ...a van that is full of retards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanfullofretards Posted December 10, 2010 Author Share Posted December 10, 2010 SHUT THE FUCK UP!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydigital Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 i liked The Giver and The Hatchet was a favorite but i dont think i read it in high school maybe middle school.. also read this short story called The Maul or The Mall which was the story of a shopping mall that decided to maul the shoppers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanfullofretards Posted December 10, 2010 Author Share Posted December 10, 2010 Anyone remember the name of that short story about the kid that was born at sea and spent most of his life at sea all the while this shark patiently followed him his whole life? Then the man lived on ground for some years but whenever he went to the ocean he'd always see the shark waiting for him? I dont remember how it ended... It was called The Colomber. If anyone cares. I just went to my old transitional school and talked with a couple of my old teachers who are really cool dudes. They let me grab an old english text book that has a bunch of short stories in it. cool story br0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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