I know I have always read my Dungeon upon the Porcelian Throne as well. I guess now I have to read more than just the movie/book/culture review articles in my Nation subscription. And finish all the articles in Scientific American, and completely read my NAtural History magazines, and maybe even get to Soljourner, if I can that is.
Damn you WoTC!! *Shakes fist at the heavens*
Damn you WoTC!! *Shakes fist at the heavens*
You need to shake your fist at the ground.
Once I secured a series of Dungeons several years ago (i.e. 1-X), I've been kinda OCD about my set. I got comic covers for them all, and replaced all the ones I got damaged in the mail. Not I got an NM/X collection.
I'd never take one to the bathroom. One of my spares, though, they're OK.
Anyone intersted in an old issue #19, with the Deck of Cards cut out?
I swear I washed my hands afterwards.
Might I suggest The Brothers Karamazov? If you only read it on the john exclusively, even bringing it on trips to read in johns along the way, you might be able to finish it by the end of your natural lifespan. And you'll have all kinds of existential "fun".
Might I suggest The Brothers Karamazov? If you only read it on the john exclusively, even bringing it on trips to read in johns along the way, you might be able to finish it by the end of your natural lifespan. And you'll have all kinds of existential "fun".
Haha! You may want to keep a copy of the Iliad in there too. Just to mix it up a bit.
You can add to that list two long books by Russian authors that I have yet to complete more than 50 pages of, yet want to read:
"The History of the Russian Revolution" By Leon Trotsky (bound in one edition with bible paper thin like pages)
&
"The Great French Revolution" by Peter Kropotkin.
Damn those late 19th century-mid 20th century Russian Authors were wordy eh? I guess long winters in youth and some exile in old age really make one verbose.
You may as well add Mikhail Bulgakov's "The Master and Margarita" to the mix.
However, it won't stay in your s!&&ter long, because you won't stop reading it until you finish it.
Uncle John's Bathroom reader series; a must for any bathroom; there is an article for any time period you might spend in; uhm, contemplation. These books are full of all kinds of random stuff and I highly recommend them.
My guess is, when WotC puts out an online version of Dungeon and Dragon, that a hardcopy will still be useful in the bathroom.
Just not in the same way :/
My guess is, when WotC puts out an online version of Dungeon and Dragon, that a hardcopy will still be useful in the bathroom.
Just not in the same way :/
Did you ever hear that Flaming Lips song, "She Don't Use Jelly"?
"I know a guy who
Goes to shows
When he's at home and
Blows his nose
He don't use napkins
Or his sleeve
He don't use tissues
Or any of these
He uses
Maaagaaaziiinnes"
Oh, wait. You meant using it in ANOTHER different way.
You'll find any of the Complete series and Spell Compendium on the sink counter in my buddy's bathroom. The porcelin throne must afford a +4 circumstance bonus to min/maxing strategies.
This is an awesome thread, and I totally sympathize!
The problem I have is that my kids are way to young to be looking at some of the pictures in either magazine. So leaving them lying around in the bathroom is not an option. Unfortunately, I usually don't take the time to head off and grab a magazine before I go to the bathroom. So if it isn't anything there to begin with, I don't read it there.
Greg
I don't want my Dungeon or Dragon magazine to get moisture damage if I leave them in there too long and someone takes a shower, so my throne room reading is reserved for manly staples such as "American Rifleman" and the latest Shotgun News catalog.
I also used to keep Golf Digest in there, but I don't subscribe to that any more. My golf game is as f'ed up as it's going to get and I don't need any more putting advice from 7' tall 16 year old girls that can outdrive me by 50 yards.
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Did you ever hear that Flaming Lips song, "She Don't Use Jelly"?If I recall correctly, the girl in question used vaseline, did she not?
She did indeed. Now that is one yummy sammich...
Aside from rage, it is actually the issue that'll kill the digital initiative at least for me. I have a nigh-infinite number of ways to waste my time when I'm plopped in front of my laptop connected to the internet, one more isn't going to be special.
I'm *always* looking for good stuff to read on a bus, or the john. D&D stuff works better than novels because it's often incremented into short interesting sections such that a person can read it for short periods of time and not have to reorient themselves to teh plot such as is the case in a novel. I've always made sure to save up an unread dragon issue for each time I go on vacation.