@EllipticSmile: Smiley— have you ever asked yourself what exactly makes a children's story, and what exactly makes an 'adult' story?

And no disrespect, but Wangerin's book was 1000 times better.

1978 was a good year for books. Same vintage as Wangerin's Book of the Dun Cow.

@EllipticSmile: Ad hominem attacks don't have jedi powers, either.

@EllipticSmile: You're entitled to your opinion, and I'm entitled to mine. My opinion doesn't factor in things like toy sales, but rather is based around the artistic legitimacy of the films.

George is smoking midichlorians. Hasn't he done enough damage to the legacy of his crowning achievement already? Lucas has lost it, becoming a sad imitation of his former self, playing in the ashes of the legacy he himself set a match to.

@FrankN.Stein: Exactly what I was thinking.

@JudasAsparagus: Embedding disabled? Ack! How do I delete this mofo?

Isn't Victor too busy playing the gypsy gardener in Point Dume?

I don't know. I view Heinlein's advice as just that: advice. And the same advice doesn't apply to everyone. I think Richard Hugo summed it up nicely in this passage from The Triggering Town:

Kraft™ Deluxe Deus Ex Machina. It's the Cheesiest!

The bones were placed there by Satan to discredit creationism.

@Death_By_SnuSnu: Ha. But seriously, doesn't the universe end when little Tommy Westphall grows up?

@canadianlemming: Haha!

You mean I have to wait 3.7 billion years for the Crisis on Infinite Earths sequel? Damn you, rocket scientist oddsmakers!

Use a neti pot to avoid colds/reduce cold-like symptoms.

How in God's name can he think that looks like Jesus?

THEY TOOK OUR JERBS!!!

In space, no one can hear you steam.

@Roklimber: Meh. I can't imagine that Rowling would ever attack her fan-base in such a fashion. She has protected the Harry Potter brand from being diluted by inferior works of derivative fiction, as is her right.