And I don’t even live in an English-speaking country. At least among well-educated Brazilians with some knowledge of literature, Hemingway’s books are widely known. If not through the book itself, A Farewell to Arms is known by the 1932 movie adaptation with Gary Cooper as the leading man:

Since when one of Hemingway’s most famous books - A Farewell to Arms - is considered “obscure”? Or was it a joke? I’d understand if you said something like At Swim-Two-Birds by Flann O’Brien, but A Farewell to Arms?

Oh, boy! I guess I’ve been in front of the computer for too long now...

I’m coming late to this discussion.

I love your mother!

Senna was a brilliant driver - one of the best ones - but nothing other than that. He was a driver, not a hero. Piquet - another exceptional racer - came from a similar background (a very wealthy family). However, I don’t recall Piquet ever being a hypocrite. He never ever pretended he was defending anything other…

Thanks for the offer! Unfortunately, Amazon doesn’t sell tea to Brazil. I do have some people coming down in November and I’m checking ways of having it shipped at a reasonable price in the meantime. So far, it’s more expensive to ship than to buy it. I just checked with USPS and it would cost $21.38 to ship up to 4…

You probably know because you seem to be a fan of YG, but imagine if Patrick Stewart were allowed to say “Tea. Yorkshire Gold. Hot.” instead of having to follow the script.

For crying out loud! Senna was a talented driver. Period. He was neither a hero nor did he do anything at all for mankind. He did it for his huge ego and his pockets. Nothing more, nothing less. And, in addition, he was a fucking “filhinho de papai” (spoiled brat) who always had everything he wanted. If not, he’d…

Not quite sure about the Live TV, but Hulu’s new interface for Fire TV sucks big time! I haven’t watched Hulu today, so I don’t know how the new offer will affect the computer interface (it seems the interface is still the same).

In Brazil (which is in Latin America), “thumbs up” are pretty usual and fine to use. People use it all the time and it has a positive meaning. It’s a shorthand for “everything is fine.” It’s not offensive at all.

Here’s the short answer:

Here’s the short answer:

I’m completely lost for words at the mere idea of making tea using a microwave oven.

I’m completely lost for words at the mere idea of making tea using a microwave oven.

My sister experienced something like that in Mexico a few years ago. For some reason (wheather?), they had to land somewhere in Mexico (apparently, it wasn’t part of the plan) and had to go to Mexico City by bus to catch another plane and fly back home (don’t know how far and how long, but it wasn’t anything close to…

Stupidity never ceases to amaze.

In another century I once went to the countryside and came home with a tick attached to my neck. I only realized it a few days later, when I noticed that a tiny black dot (that at first I thought was caused by some scratch) was no longer tiny. So at first I tried to take it off and it didn’t come off. Then I simply…

I bet it must be crunchy and filled with jam.

I’m in a similar situation. But FSGo San Diego didn’t stream LM24. Is it possible to shift to another region?

So sad. Like many others, I was rooting for Kamui. Hopefully, next year, he’ll have better luck.. Well, I still believe in the #8 victory. There are still over 13 hours to go and loadsa shit can still happen. Anyway, wouldn’t it be brilliant if an LMP2 ends up being the overall winner?

Janet(?) and CB (Sept. 1988) at the stairs of the building where Thereza’s Pension was located.