Sep
26
The Responsibilities of an Author of Fiction
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D Field asked:
When you write fiction, by what code are you held? What principles bind your work into a coherent whole? Do you need principles at all or can you write an anarchic story line governed by no other law except that it should be exciting to read? Should you analyze and agonize or should you just let your mind take its course along some route no matter how rough a track it may follow - a little like this sentence? I am writing here not of the great genius author but of the plodding novelist, 99% perspiration, 1% inspiration, whose chief concern is to get the work out on time to a publisher who may accept it, that is, an author who cannot afford to hear the lovely whooshing sound of a deadline racing by, as Douglas Adams put it.
Let’s just think of young adult fiction, which is what I write. Young adult fiction is intended to be read by those who, as we grown-ups like condescendingly to say, are at an ‘impressionable age’. Let’s measure up our standards against the only moral code that most of us know, the ten commandments. Of course this is a religious code too. First, we recognise that the ten commandments are distinct from a code of laws, such as the Humarrabi code which includes such gems as ‘If a slave say to his master: “You are not my master,” if they convict him his master shall cut off his ear’ a law from 3750 years ago. The ten commandments are more a set of encouragements or exhortations, of which perhaps only five should be attempted at any one time. Let’s ignore the clearly religious commandments such as ‘I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. Do not have any other gods before me’. Instead we can progress to more practical matters.
What about ‘You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name’? Okay, this suggests that when the mean and wicked father in your tale returns home to find that his son, in pure self defence, has set up a 1000 volt electric fence around his house, he must not say ‘Christ all bloody mighty’. On the other hand he could without violating this commandment shout ‘Fuck you’, perhaps a more likely though still less rational response. Right you are then, no blasphemous swearing or keep it to a minimum in your novels for young adults - if you are to obey the ten commandments.
Turning to the next commandment, we have, ‘Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. For six days shall you labour and do all your work, but the seventh is a Sabbath to the Lord your God, you shall not do any work - you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns.’ Obedience to this, especially the rather obscure reference to aliens (extra-terrestrials?), might well interrupt the flow of the narrative. Of course the narrative flow may well fail due to much more mundane events if you were true to real life. For example in the American civil war, the greatest army ever assembled in that part of the world got tired on July 16th 1861, sat down or dispersed, many to pick blackberries out of boredom. Is this story true? Actually, yes, but we return to the truth and how it should be treated elsewhere. Whatever, it would be quite a challenge to hold the reader’s interest in even a James Bond if he were to keep the Sabbath, female slaves or no female slaves. The Aston Martin running out of petrol would lack persuasive impact. So probably this commandment of observing the Sabbath must go by the wayside.
Honour your father and your mother. Now this is an interesting one. There can be no doubt that any hero absolutely has to be nice to his mother and maybe also to his father - but definitely his mother and to honour her. ‘You leave my mother out of this, or I’ll drill you fuller of holes than a sieve’ is an immortal Hollywood line. At any rate the hero must honour his mother so long as she is not a monster. I mean, Haggis MacBeth, the only son of Lady Macbeth, could probably distance himself from his mum without attracting too much disapproval. (Again this statement raises the question of truth: was Lady Macbeth really the monster that Shakespeare made her out to be?). A heroine has possibly less of an absolute requirement to honour her mother, especially if the mother is Clytemnestra. Perhaps a heroine has more need to honour her father in order to be a proper and successful heroine. So the verdict on this commandment is that it can be followed with impunity, though it would be boring if taken to extremes.
You shall not kill. Now this is a right bastard, as the saying goes. You might as well forget it immediately unless you add the little word ‘except……’. Certainly the Catholic Church had some explaining to do when they used to exhort the population to make black puddings of the blood of Protestants; either they do not take their own teaching seriously or they admit the word ‘except’. The Protestants themselves, when not providing the ingredients of black puddings, were great burners of witches. But why was burning the choice of death for witches? Because there is an exhortation in the bible that men of the Church should not spill blood. If you burnt someone, you did not, literally, spill their blood, did you? So went the argument. Within your own novels, such reasoning would dismiss you as a crank or as a writer making a poor attempt at wit. So, what may we reasonably conclude? Notwithstanding the commandment against killing, your villains can strangle, shoot and murder, but surely not your heroes (or even the ‘goodies’).Or perhaps the hero may kill but feel remorse, or the opposition may die at the hero’s or heroine’s hands in self-defence or to defend another? So we must admit the word ‘except’. Without it, there would barely be a ‘crimi’ written and people would have to devote themselves to reading decent novels instead. This would be a pity.
Looking down the list of commandments, we come now to, ‘You shall not commit adultery’. To digress for once a moment, there was a ‘Wicked bible’ published in 1631 in England which had a misprint in it and read ‘Thou shalt commit adultery’. When this scandalous error was detected, the print run was immediately recalled by order of the King and almost all the copies burnt. Nevertheless, this edition of the Bible would seem to have had an impact far beyond its circulation, especially when we consider that only 11 copies are extant. The same bible also referred in Deuteronomy to God’s ‘great arse’ instead of ‘greatness’. The influence of this latter misprint is not known but would provide an interesting research project, a posteriori, so to speak, for those interested in these matters. To return to the first misprint, should adultery be condemned, or even referred to, in books for the young? Of course many youthful readers may have seen adultery at first hand in real life, since the most popular game of the suburbs appears to be musical beds (a variation on musical chairs whose rules are similar and can be imagined by the reader). But if adultery is to be condemned, it must first be portrayed, providing a dilemma for the author. In fact since hero and heroine tend to be very youthful in novels for young adults, the problem may not arise in connection with them. But how should one portray adultery in their parents, for example? Should one miss out all reference to it; should the story line be so influenced by your moral considerations that adultery should be banned from the pages of books for young adults? Should they be protected to this extent? Should young adult novels be a flight from reality or should they be ready to prepare teenagers to face reality? Novels should surely be neither one nor the other but as a writer you must sometimes face the question ‘is this morally suitable?’ even though inclusion within your book of something on the wrong side of the bedclothes is an accurate reflection of the world. Unlike some Victorians, with all their enviable certainties, we do not generally set out to write moral tracts disguised as novels. Which wins, the moral or the storyline imperative?
The next commandment is not so troublesome, ‘You shall not steal’. This raises no moral problems in today’s world. The banker-gansters (’banksters’) have perfected stealing to such a fine art that, to use the words of the Arabian nights ‘if it were written with a needle in the corner of the eye, it would serve as a lesson to the circumspect’. Stealing is so much a part of modern finance that no novel dealing with that aspect of the modern world can miss out stealing without becoming completely unrealistic. No matter what subject you broach, there is bound to be a perverted financial interest somewhere in it. Of course, the hero or heroine may not steal, save in the Robin Hood style (now commuted into ‘to take from the bankers and give back to the investors’). Of course, to steal can certainly take on an heroic appeal, if the amount stolen is great enough. This can generate an ‘anti-hero’ which could make for a great young adult novel, because it cocks a snook at authority. So my advice would be that petty stealing should be frowned upon, but stealing on the grand scale, especially by outwitting the thick-headed establishment, is quite legitimate in a young adult novel. I also have the impression that the ten commandments really refer to petty stealing. When Jacob steals the birthright from Esau, a major theft, he is something of a hero.
Now we come to ‘You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.’ It is funny isn’t it, how half-heartedly the English of the bible has been revised. This commandment is not intended to imply that it is perfectly okay to circulate nasty stories about the family down the street - but not the old man next door. Actually, this commandment against slandering others would seem to be a rule which wipes out almost all journalism. Rita Skeeter in Harry Potter is a really nice example of what I mean. I think that slander rewarded could make a great story-line so long as ultimately, in Book 3, the slanderer is exposed as an immoral monster (or a financial analyst or similar).
To crown all these exhortations, we end with ‘You shall not covet your neighbour’s house; you shall not covet your neighbour’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbour.’ The idea that your neighbour’s wife may be classed with his ox and donkey (or Chevrolet Corvette) is interesting and may cause comment, but let that pass. At all events, the Ten Commandments try to contain human nature and keep society on the rails - and this is never more obvious than here, in this last commandment. Exciting young adult novels are very often about what is pushing society off the rails, through human nature out of control. So I feel absolutely no need to attempt to hold to this one in my young adult novels. King David is a hero in the bible and he didn’t hold to it. He fancied his neighbour’s wife when he saw her in a bikini in the swimming pool and you can read the bible for the rest. Nowadays of course it would turn out that she was a whizz-kid lawyer and he’d get his butt sued off for so much as glancing at her.
So where does this leave me - and you? It would seem that the Ten Commandments are like items in a supermarket. You take what you want and leave the rest.
Modern Lighting Choices
When you write fiction, by what code are you held? What principles bind your work into a coherent whole? Do you need principles at all or can you write an anarchic story line governed by no other law except that it should be exciting to read? Should you analyze and agonize or should you just let your mind take its course along some route no matter how rough a track it may follow - a little like this sentence? I am writing here not of the great genius author but of the plodding novelist, 99% perspiration, 1% inspiration, whose chief concern is to get the work out on time to a publisher who may accept it, that is, an author who cannot afford to hear the lovely whooshing sound of a deadline racing by, as Douglas Adams put it.
Let’s just think of young adult fiction, which is what I write. Young adult fiction is intended to be read by those who, as we grown-ups like condescendingly to say, are at an ‘impressionable age’. Let’s measure up our standards against the only moral code that most of us know, the ten commandments. Of course this is a religious code too. First, we recognise that the ten commandments are distinct from a code of laws, such as the Humarrabi code which includes such gems as ‘If a slave say to his master: “You are not my master,” if they convict him his master shall cut off his ear’ a law from 3750 years ago. The ten commandments are more a set of encouragements or exhortations, of which perhaps only five should be attempted at any one time. Let’s ignore the clearly religious commandments such as ‘I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. Do not have any other gods before me’. Instead we can progress to more practical matters.
What about ‘You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name’? Okay, this suggests that when the mean and wicked father in your tale returns home to find that his son, in pure self defence, has set up a 1000 volt electric fence around his house, he must not say ‘Christ all bloody mighty’. On the other hand he could without violating this commandment shout ‘Fuck you’, perhaps a more likely though still less rational response. Right you are then, no blasphemous swearing or keep it to a minimum in your novels for young adults - if you are to obey the ten commandments.
Turning to the next commandment, we have, ‘Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. For six days shall you labour and do all your work, but the seventh is a Sabbath to the Lord your God, you shall not do any work - you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns.’ Obedience to this, especially the rather obscure reference to aliens (extra-terrestrials?), might well interrupt the flow of the narrative. Of course the narrative flow may well fail due to much more mundane events if you were true to real life. For example in the American civil war, the greatest army ever assembled in that part of the world got tired on July 16th 1861, sat down or dispersed, many to pick blackberries out of boredom. Is this story true? Actually, yes, but we return to the truth and how it should be treated elsewhere. Whatever, it would be quite a challenge to hold the reader’s interest in even a James Bond if he were to keep the Sabbath, female slaves or no female slaves. The Aston Martin running out of petrol would lack persuasive impact. So probably this commandment of observing the Sabbath must go by the wayside.
Honour your father and your mother. Now this is an interesting one. There can be no doubt that any hero absolutely has to be nice to his mother and maybe also to his father - but definitely his mother and to honour her. ‘You leave my mother out of this, or I’ll drill you fuller of holes than a sieve’ is an immortal Hollywood line. At any rate the hero must honour his mother so long as she is not a monster. I mean, Haggis MacBeth, the only son of Lady Macbeth, could probably distance himself from his mum without attracting too much disapproval. (Again this statement raises the question of truth: was Lady Macbeth really the monster that Shakespeare made her out to be?). A heroine has possibly less of an absolute requirement to honour her mother, especially if the mother is Clytemnestra. Perhaps a heroine has more need to honour her father in order to be a proper and successful heroine. So the verdict on this commandment is that it can be followed with impunity, though it would be boring if taken to extremes.
You shall not kill. Now this is a right bastard, as the saying goes. You might as well forget it immediately unless you add the little word ‘except……’. Certainly the Catholic Church had some explaining to do when they used to exhort the population to make black puddings of the blood of Protestants; either they do not take their own teaching seriously or they admit the word ‘except’. The Protestants themselves, when not providing the ingredients of black puddings, were great burners of witches. But why was burning the choice of death for witches? Because there is an exhortation in the bible that men of the Church should not spill blood. If you burnt someone, you did not, literally, spill their blood, did you? So went the argument. Within your own novels, such reasoning would dismiss you as a crank or as a writer making a poor attempt at wit. So, what may we reasonably conclude? Notwithstanding the commandment against killing, your villains can strangle, shoot and murder, but surely not your heroes (or even the ‘goodies’).Or perhaps the hero may kill but feel remorse, or the opposition may die at the hero’s or heroine’s hands in self-defence or to defend another? So we must admit the word ‘except’. Without it, there would barely be a ‘crimi’ written and people would have to devote themselves to reading decent novels instead. This would be a pity.
Looking down the list of commandments, we come now to, ‘You shall not commit adultery’. To digress for once a moment, there was a ‘Wicked bible’ published in 1631 in England which had a misprint in it and read ‘Thou shalt commit adultery’. When this scandalous error was detected, the print run was immediately recalled by order of the King and almost all the copies burnt. Nevertheless, this edition of the Bible would seem to have had an impact far beyond its circulation, especially when we consider that only 11 copies are extant. The same bible also referred in Deuteronomy to God’s ‘great arse’ instead of ‘greatness’. The influence of this latter misprint is not known but would provide an interesting research project, a posteriori, so to speak, for those interested in these matters. To return to the first misprint, should adultery be condemned, or even referred to, in books for the young? Of course many youthful readers may have seen adultery at first hand in real life, since the most popular game of the suburbs appears to be musical beds (a variation on musical chairs whose rules are similar and can be imagined by the reader). But if adultery is to be condemned, it must first be portrayed, providing a dilemma for the author. In fact since hero and heroine tend to be very youthful in novels for young adults, the problem may not arise in connection with them. But how should one portray adultery in their parents, for example? Should one miss out all reference to it; should the story line be so influenced by your moral considerations that adultery should be banned from the pages of books for young adults? Should they be protected to this extent? Should young adult novels be a flight from reality or should they be ready to prepare teenagers to face reality? Novels should surely be neither one nor the other but as a writer you must sometimes face the question ‘is this morally suitable?’ even though inclusion within your book of something on the wrong side of the bedclothes is an accurate reflection of the world. Unlike some Victorians, with all their enviable certainties, we do not generally set out to write moral tracts disguised as novels. Which wins, the moral or the storyline imperative?
The next commandment is not so troublesome, ‘You shall not steal’. This raises no moral problems in today’s world. The banker-gansters (’banksters’) have perfected stealing to such a fine art that, to use the words of the Arabian nights ‘if it were written with a needle in the corner of the eye, it would serve as a lesson to the circumspect’. Stealing is so much a part of modern finance that no novel dealing with that aspect of the modern world can miss out stealing without becoming completely unrealistic. No matter what subject you broach, there is bound to be a perverted financial interest somewhere in it. Of course, the hero or heroine may not steal, save in the Robin Hood style (now commuted into ‘to take from the bankers and give back to the investors’). Of course, to steal can certainly take on an heroic appeal, if the amount stolen is great enough. This can generate an ‘anti-hero’ which could make for a great young adult novel, because it cocks a snook at authority. So my advice would be that petty stealing should be frowned upon, but stealing on the grand scale, especially by outwitting the thick-headed establishment, is quite legitimate in a young adult novel. I also have the impression that the ten commandments really refer to petty stealing. When Jacob steals the birthright from Esau, a major theft, he is something of a hero.
Now we come to ‘You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.’ It is funny isn’t it, how half-heartedly the English of the bible has been revised. This commandment is not intended to imply that it is perfectly okay to circulate nasty stories about the family down the street - but not the old man next door. Actually, this commandment against slandering others would seem to be a rule which wipes out almost all journalism. Rita Skeeter in Harry Potter is a really nice example of what I mean. I think that slander rewarded could make a great story-line so long as ultimately, in Book 3, the slanderer is exposed as an immoral monster (or a financial analyst or similar).
To crown all these exhortations, we end with ‘You shall not covet your neighbour’s house; you shall not covet your neighbour’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbour.’ The idea that your neighbour’s wife may be classed with his ox and donkey (or Chevrolet Corvette) is interesting and may cause comment, but let that pass. At all events, the Ten Commandments try to contain human nature and keep society on the rails - and this is never more obvious than here, in this last commandment. Exciting young adult novels are very often about what is pushing society off the rails, through human nature out of control. So I feel absolutely no need to attempt to hold to this one in my young adult novels. King David is a hero in the bible and he didn’t hold to it. He fancied his neighbour’s wife when he saw her in a bikini in the swimming pool and you can read the bible for the rest. Nowadays of course it would turn out that she was a whizz-kid lawyer and he’d get his butt sued off for so much as glancing at her.
So where does this leave me - and you? It would seem that the Ten Commandments are like items in a supermarket. You take what you want and leave the rest.
Modern Lighting Choices
Sep
21
My 1969 Corvette–What size aftermarket speakers will fit behind the kick panels–and what would sound best?
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Gene C asked:
I’m going to be using a stock-looking radio that has upgraded/updated circuitry, and I’d like to use the best speakers that will fit the spaces behind the kick-panels in my 1969 Corvette. Is 4×6 the largest that will fit, or something larger? Since it’s just two speakers and I only want to do this once, cost is less of an issue. What would you recommend as the best-sounding modern speakers that would fit? Thank you very much!
Decorate Fireplace Mantel
I’m going to be using a stock-looking radio that has upgraded/updated circuitry, and I’d like to use the best speakers that will fit the spaces behind the kick-panels in my 1969 Corvette. Is 4×6 the largest that will fit, or something larger? Since it’s just two speakers and I only want to do this once, cost is less of an issue. What would you recommend as the best-sounding modern speakers that would fit? Thank you very much!
Decorate Fireplace Mantel
Sep
20
Ducati32 asked:
I have a 2006 Corvette Z06 with a crack engine block that I’m considering selling. Where would I sell something like this and how much could I get for it?
I have a 2006 Corvette Z06 with a crack engine block that I’m considering selling. Where would I sell something like this and how much could I get for it?
The dealer want $28,500 to replace the engine but I have others that will do a 650-hp replacement for $13,000
Bulk Vending Machines
Sep
20
Andrew asked:
I have a 73 Nova and I’ve been trying to look up corvette hood dimensions and I haven’t come up with a thing so far. Anyone know the answer?
Give Me The Steps Of CPR
I have a 73 Nova and I’ve been trying to look up corvette hood dimensions and I haven’t come up with a thing so far. Anyone know the answer?
Give Me The Steps Of CPR
Sep
18
How can i find my dads old 1976 corvette?
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roxi asked:
When i was younger my dad had a 1976 c3 corvette that he loved. he still does and kicks himself for selling it. its was like a red-ish maroon color i would love to find it ( which its prlly in a pile some place) or one like it. help?
Wagner Paint Sprayers
When i was younger my dad had a 1976 c3 corvette that he loved. he still does and kicks himself for selling it. its was like a red-ish maroon color i would love to find it ( which its prlly in a pile some place) or one like it. help?
Wagner Paint Sprayers
Sep
17
Different Types Of Security Systems
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Barney Garcia asked:
In the early 1980’s Goodyear Tire prepared a few high performance cars, mostly the Chevrolet Corvette. The tire’s roots were based in formula one racing. The tire’s design was very different than most passenger car tires and was an overnight victory with devotees of the race car. The tire featured a low profile side wall, large tread blocks for good dry traction grip, a very stiff sidewall and a nylon cap over the steel belts to hold the tire together at high speeds. The tire received a unique sidewall rating and it was designated with a “V” which meant the tire had been safely tested in the laboratory to stay together at speeds as high as 149 mph. This is the first time the high performance tire was made in America.
This tire was an instant hit and were also very costly, even by today’s standards. It was not uncommon for them to cost over $200.00 each. This was an immense price for a tire considering the average tire cost around $45.00 at the time.
Since then however, the high performance tire has made its way onto almost every modern car. This is because automobile manufacturers found that high performance tires helped cars handle better, corner better, stop better, steer better, were safer and worked well with anti-lock brake technology.
During this time tire manufacturers began to produce a multitude of intermediate high performance tire known as “touring” tires which were designed to accede to high performance demands and lessen ride and wear issues. Within a few years, there was an entire list of high performance tire categories which include Ultra-high performance, performance, touring, cosmetic performance, touring performance, etc.
As technology advanced, automobile manufacturers began to equip nearly everything with a performance tire even the mini van because of one simple reason: they help sell cars because they are attractive and because of the benefits they add to the cars steering and braking.
The of this was that a consumer would buy a family sedan and then end up unexpectedly having to pay up to 700 dollars for replacement tires. This creates problems because consumers don’t want to pay for this because they don’t believe they are “performance” drivers so, instead of replacing them, they end up driving on bald tires. But the fact is that we are all performance drivers. Everyone profits from performance tires because they are safer, stop better, react quicker, steer better and are less likely to blow out on the highway. They react and work much better with modern car systems, and so, it is a good idea to look into getting performance tires, if not for your flashy sports car, at least for your own safety.
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In the early 1980’s Goodyear Tire prepared a few high performance cars, mostly the Chevrolet Corvette. The tire’s roots were based in formula one racing. The tire’s design was very different than most passenger car tires and was an overnight victory with devotees of the race car. The tire featured a low profile side wall, large tread blocks for good dry traction grip, a very stiff sidewall and a nylon cap over the steel belts to hold the tire together at high speeds. The tire received a unique sidewall rating and it was designated with a “V” which meant the tire had been safely tested in the laboratory to stay together at speeds as high as 149 mph. This is the first time the high performance tire was made in America.
This tire was an instant hit and were also very costly, even by today’s standards. It was not uncommon for them to cost over $200.00 each. This was an immense price for a tire considering the average tire cost around $45.00 at the time.
Since then however, the high performance tire has made its way onto almost every modern car. This is because automobile manufacturers found that high performance tires helped cars handle better, corner better, stop better, steer better, were safer and worked well with anti-lock brake technology.
During this time tire manufacturers began to produce a multitude of intermediate high performance tire known as “touring” tires which were designed to accede to high performance demands and lessen ride and wear issues. Within a few years, there was an entire list of high performance tire categories which include Ultra-high performance, performance, touring, cosmetic performance, touring performance, etc.
As technology advanced, automobile manufacturers began to equip nearly everything with a performance tire even the mini van because of one simple reason: they help sell cars because they are attractive and because of the benefits they add to the cars steering and braking.
The of this was that a consumer would buy a family sedan and then end up unexpectedly having to pay up to 700 dollars for replacement tires. This creates problems because consumers don’t want to pay for this because they don’t believe they are “performance” drivers so, instead of replacing them, they end up driving on bald tires. But the fact is that we are all performance drivers. Everyone profits from performance tires because they are safer, stop better, react quicker, steer better and are less likely to blow out on the highway. They react and work much better with modern car systems, and so, it is a good idea to look into getting performance tires, if not for your flashy sports car, at least for your own safety.
Wholesale Scented Jar Candles
Sep
15
Ten Must Own Playstation 2 Games
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Calvin asked:
Tonnes of games were released for Playstation 2 during the console’s lifetime. There are so many, that it can be hard to choose which you want to buy for your collection since every game developer claims that they are the best and first class ahead of others. Below is a list of the ten must own games for the PS2 and why they should be in your collection.
1. God of War - Great graphics, epic story, nearly perfect controls. This is the best game on Playstation 2 and one of the better games released the past generation. Play as Kratos as he makes his way through ancient Greece fighting mythological creatures and using his fallen foes powers to vanquish future enemies. A best seller, highly reviewed, and all around great game.
2. Gran Turismo 3 - Hands down the best racing simulator. Gran Turismo 3 is a realistic racing game with real cars, real tracks and real life attributes for all of them. Racing a VW Bug will feel different than racing a Corvette. Different acceleration, speed, and handling for each car and track. And I didn’t even mention the impressive graphics yet. If you love cars, this is the best racing game you can get.
3. Resident Evil 4 - Originally released as a Gamecube game, Resident Evil 4 for Playstation 2 has all the same features plus more levels. It is an action packed, heart pounding horror game as Leon tries to save the President’s daughter. With a 95% review score from gamerankings.com it is the best-reviewed PS2 game of all time.
4. Grand Theft Auto III - The smash hit that went on to create it’s own genre. In GTA 3, you can do almost anything you want. Want to follow the story, go ahead. Just want to steal cars and get into police chases, you can do that too. It led to multiple sequels and countless copycat games and helped spark the massive success of the Playstation 2 during its first year.
5. Metal Gear Solid 2 - The sequel to Metal Gear Solid for the original Playstation. Play as Solid Snake as tries to stop a resistance group from gaining control of a high-tech weapon. Unlike other action games, you have to use stealth and planning to get through the game. You can just kill everything. In-depth story and great cinematic help to solidify its place in the top ten.
6. Kingdom Hearts - Square Enix combines the Final Fantasy and Disney characters into one role playing adventure. You play as Sora but fight along side Donald and Goofy and meet Ariel, Aladdin, and other great Disney characters along the way. Kingdom Hearts is great for RPG fans and fun for Disney fans too. You will love all the cameos from the Disney movies and cartoons.
7. Ico - The game didn’t sell very well, but has great story, good puzzle design, and environments that make you forget you are playing a game sometimes. You play as a boy who is destined to be sacrificed to appease the Gods. He must make his way through the world and solve puzzles or face his grim fate.
8. Katamari Damacy - A very strange premise, but very fun game. Roll a ball around a level. Smaller objects get stuck to the ball making it bigger, and then you can roll over bigger objects. You have to grow your ball to a certain size to clear every level. Tons of replay ability, random and funny cut-scenes, and solid game play make this a very unique but great game for the Playstation 2.
9. Guitar Hero - Live your rock and roll dreams in Guitar Hero. Use a real guitar controller to play all your favourite rock ballads and guitar solos. Hours of songs to play, multiple difficulty levels for even master players, and a song list with tons of classics. This game is great for casual players because it is so easy to pick up, but will keep you coming back with the steady increase in difficulty.
10. Final Fantasy X - The first Final Fantasy game on Playstation 2 successfully evolves the best selling RPG franchise. FFX has a very deep battle system with even more complex stat upgrades. Your characters can literally take on hundreds of combinations of skills and abilities.
If any of these games aren’t in your Playstation 2 collection you should buy them. All ten games of these games are great gaming experiences that every gamer should experience. You can get more Top Playstation 2 Games Here
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Tonnes of games were released for Playstation 2 during the console’s lifetime. There are so many, that it can be hard to choose which you want to buy for your collection since every game developer claims that they are the best and first class ahead of others. Below is a list of the ten must own games for the PS2 and why they should be in your collection.
1. God of War - Great graphics, epic story, nearly perfect controls. This is the best game on Playstation 2 and one of the better games released the past generation. Play as Kratos as he makes his way through ancient Greece fighting mythological creatures and using his fallen foes powers to vanquish future enemies. A best seller, highly reviewed, and all around great game.
2. Gran Turismo 3 - Hands down the best racing simulator. Gran Turismo 3 is a realistic racing game with real cars, real tracks and real life attributes for all of them. Racing a VW Bug will feel different than racing a Corvette. Different acceleration, speed, and handling for each car and track. And I didn’t even mention the impressive graphics yet. If you love cars, this is the best racing game you can get.
3. Resident Evil 4 - Originally released as a Gamecube game, Resident Evil 4 for Playstation 2 has all the same features plus more levels. It is an action packed, heart pounding horror game as Leon tries to save the President’s daughter. With a 95% review score from gamerankings.com it is the best-reviewed PS2 game of all time.
4. Grand Theft Auto III - The smash hit that went on to create it’s own genre. In GTA 3, you can do almost anything you want. Want to follow the story, go ahead. Just want to steal cars and get into police chases, you can do that too. It led to multiple sequels and countless copycat games and helped spark the massive success of the Playstation 2 during its first year.
5. Metal Gear Solid 2 - The sequel to Metal Gear Solid for the original Playstation. Play as Solid Snake as tries to stop a resistance group from gaining control of a high-tech weapon. Unlike other action games, you have to use stealth and planning to get through the game. You can just kill everything. In-depth story and great cinematic help to solidify its place in the top ten.
6. Kingdom Hearts - Square Enix combines the Final Fantasy and Disney characters into one role playing adventure. You play as Sora but fight along side Donald and Goofy and meet Ariel, Aladdin, and other great Disney characters along the way. Kingdom Hearts is great for RPG fans and fun for Disney fans too. You will love all the cameos from the Disney movies and cartoons.
7. Ico - The game didn’t sell very well, but has great story, good puzzle design, and environments that make you forget you are playing a game sometimes. You play as a boy who is destined to be sacrificed to appease the Gods. He must make his way through the world and solve puzzles or face his grim fate.
8. Katamari Damacy - A very strange premise, but very fun game. Roll a ball around a level. Smaller objects get stuck to the ball making it bigger, and then you can roll over bigger objects. You have to grow your ball to a certain size to clear every level. Tons of replay ability, random and funny cut-scenes, and solid game play make this a very unique but great game for the Playstation 2.
9. Guitar Hero - Live your rock and roll dreams in Guitar Hero. Use a real guitar controller to play all your favourite rock ballads and guitar solos. Hours of songs to play, multiple difficulty levels for even master players, and a song list with tons of classics. This game is great for casual players because it is so easy to pick up, but will keep you coming back with the steady increase in difficulty.
10. Final Fantasy X - The first Final Fantasy game on Playstation 2 successfully evolves the best selling RPG franchise. FFX has a very deep battle system with even more complex stat upgrades. Your characters can literally take on hundreds of combinations of skills and abilities.
If any of these games aren’t in your Playstation 2 collection you should buy them. All ten games of these games are great gaming experiences that every gamer should experience. You can get more Top Playstation 2 Games Here
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confused514 asked:
I went on a date with a guy (he’s 32 years old) and he seems really down to earth, but then we walked out to his car and it was a bright yellow corvette convertible. It completely threw me off, so I’m curious if I have a skewed stereotype of the type of guy who would drive one. Any thoughts?
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I went on a date with a guy (he’s 32 years old) and he seems really down to earth, but then we walked out to his car and it was a bright yellow corvette convertible. It completely threw me off, so I’m curious if I have a skewed stereotype of the type of guy who would drive one. Any thoughts?
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12
American Muscle Cars
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David asked:
American Muscle Cars
When you think of a car that is born tough, incredibly masculine and delivers high-performance, actually you are thinking of a muscle car. All these attributes and many such others are known to be a part of the classic muscle car, and those who own one can readily agree with all the above. Since a long time, the muscle cars are thought t be some of the classic examples of the era when American automobile production had reached its peak. These classic American muscle cars, with all their sensual aerodynamic design and remarkable suitability for events such as drag racing, have helped them to attain a fame that has earned it a place in the history. Moreover, these cars are regarded as one of the signature vehicle design movements of modern automobile history.
The design of the classic American muscle car is all about power and appearance blended together to produce a stunning vehicle. It is contrary to the conception that classic muscle car emphasized power over appearance. A look at the classic muscle car can stop you in your tracks and a drive will take you to a different world. And this is why the American muscle cars developed a craze among car enthusiasts. Looking at the design elements of the muscle cars, you will find that these vehicles have bigger engines than conventional cars, and are in fact bigger than the average sports car, and are bounded by the toughness of the frame that other cars can only envy. A typical Muscle car is the one which is made in the years between 1964 to 1973. Among the most popular models of the American muscle cars are the Dodge Charger, the Chevrolet El Camino, and the Plymouth Road Runner and the Ford Mustang. In addition to these cars the Ford Fairlane 500, Ford Torino, the Mercury Montego, Chevrolet Camaro, Corvette, Pontiac GTO, Firebird, and Tempest, Olds 442, American Javelin, Plymouth ‘Cuda, and Dodge Challenger and the Charger are some of the highly adored American Muscle cars. Presently, the only Mustang and Corvette have retained their designs whereas the Dodge Charger has restructured as a four door muscle car along with its sibling, the hot Dodge Magnum wagon.
The American muscle cars won the record of topping the popularity charts just after their brief introduction to the market. The market penetrating factor was the popularity the racing trend among the youth, which was the only emerging segment in terms of spending power at that time. Riding on the racing euphoria, the muscle car manufacturing companies began to design tougher cars that appealed to the sense of aesthetics that the youths had and combined it with technical and performance features that made them suited for street racing. Meanwhile the implementation of the new designs and technical upgrades resulted in doubling the costs of the car, many companies eventually developed “budget muscle” models that compromised some of the performance and design aspects in favor of reducing costs. This was the right move as of now, both the classic muscle car and budget muscle car designs were accepted into the market and began to drive their way into the American youth’s mind.
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American Muscle Cars
When you think of a car that is born tough, incredibly masculine and delivers high-performance, actually you are thinking of a muscle car. All these attributes and many such others are known to be a part of the classic muscle car, and those who own one can readily agree with all the above. Since a long time, the muscle cars are thought t be some of the classic examples of the era when American automobile production had reached its peak. These classic American muscle cars, with all their sensual aerodynamic design and remarkable suitability for events such as drag racing, have helped them to attain a fame that has earned it a place in the history. Moreover, these cars are regarded as one of the signature vehicle design movements of modern automobile history.
The design of the classic American muscle car is all about power and appearance blended together to produce a stunning vehicle. It is contrary to the conception that classic muscle car emphasized power over appearance. A look at the classic muscle car can stop you in your tracks and a drive will take you to a different world. And this is why the American muscle cars developed a craze among car enthusiasts. Looking at the design elements of the muscle cars, you will find that these vehicles have bigger engines than conventional cars, and are in fact bigger than the average sports car, and are bounded by the toughness of the frame that other cars can only envy. A typical Muscle car is the one which is made in the years between 1964 to 1973. Among the most popular models of the American muscle cars are the Dodge Charger, the Chevrolet El Camino, and the Plymouth Road Runner and the Ford Mustang. In addition to these cars the Ford Fairlane 500, Ford Torino, the Mercury Montego, Chevrolet Camaro, Corvette, Pontiac GTO, Firebird, and Tempest, Olds 442, American Javelin, Plymouth ‘Cuda, and Dodge Challenger and the Charger are some of the highly adored American Muscle cars. Presently, the only Mustang and Corvette have retained their designs whereas the Dodge Charger has restructured as a four door muscle car along with its sibling, the hot Dodge Magnum wagon.
The American muscle cars won the record of topping the popularity charts just after their brief introduction to the market. The market penetrating factor was the popularity the racing trend among the youth, which was the only emerging segment in terms of spending power at that time. Riding on the racing euphoria, the muscle car manufacturing companies began to design tougher cars that appealed to the sense of aesthetics that the youths had and combined it with technical and performance features that made them suited for street racing. Meanwhile the implementation of the new designs and technical upgrades resulted in doubling the costs of the car, many companies eventually developed “budget muscle” models that compromised some of the performance and design aspects in favor of reducing costs. This was the right move as of now, both the classic muscle car and budget muscle car designs were accepted into the market and began to drive their way into the American youth’s mind.
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A Transformation From Old To New 1963 Split Window Corvette
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David C. Atkin asked:
I got a call form a guy today, it made me all happy and giddy, just like a little school girl anticipating the senior prom, of course if you know me at all this does relate to a car, a very cool car, and a totally new idea to build a custom car, a very custom car.
It’s a must that I tell all of you about this particular idea, if you know me at all, then you know that I always say anything is possible, your only limited by your imagination, and you pocket book, now that we have that out of the way, let me explain why I’m all giddy.
This old boy called wanting to know if my shop could take his 2009 ZR1 Corvette, and put the body of a 1963 split window stingray Corvette, this is so cool, you’d have a 2009 ZR1 Corvette, with the look of a 1963 split window Corvette, one of the most sought after cars on the planet today.
The reason that it excites me so much is this simple fact, you take a 1963 split window Corvette, and in one step you get rid of all of the problems of the past, like horrible ride, lack luster handling, and no creature comforts.
You step up to a brand new 1963 split window Corvette with modern braking systems, modern fuel infection, and a supercharged engine putting out 620 hp, and 585 LBFT of torque, this without question builds one super cool hot rod of the modern times, with a classic retro styling like no other car.
For those of you who aren’t car freaks, let me try to explain it so you can feel the same way that I do, what you need to do is take the most exciting thing that has ever happened to you, and times it by ten, that will get you about half way to the way that I feel about this, this is creating a brand new car, by taking the best of the past, and combining it with the present.
It in to consideration the very best of the past years, and updates it to the present, so in essence you’d be driving a brand new 1963 Corvette, that does everything that the 2009 ZR1 Corvette does, I’ve wanted to do something like this for myself for a long time, and it’s a great day even if it’s not my car.
This car a a hot rod in the truest form of the word, except instead of doing the mods one at a time, we do them all at once, this is just like the movie back to the future, accept so much more cool then that, because it happens to be real, a real car, a classic and a new car combined to achieve the best of both.
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I got a call form a guy today, it made me all happy and giddy, just like a little school girl anticipating the senior prom, of course if you know me at all this does relate to a car, a very cool car, and a totally new idea to build a custom car, a very custom car.
It’s a must that I tell all of you about this particular idea, if you know me at all, then you know that I always say anything is possible, your only limited by your imagination, and you pocket book, now that we have that out of the way, let me explain why I’m all giddy.
This old boy called wanting to know if my shop could take his 2009 ZR1 Corvette, and put the body of a 1963 split window stingray Corvette, this is so cool, you’d have a 2009 ZR1 Corvette, with the look of a 1963 split window Corvette, one of the most sought after cars on the planet today.
The reason that it excites me so much is this simple fact, you take a 1963 split window Corvette, and in one step you get rid of all of the problems of the past, like horrible ride, lack luster handling, and no creature comforts.
You step up to a brand new 1963 split window Corvette with modern braking systems, modern fuel infection, and a supercharged engine putting out 620 hp, and 585 LBFT of torque, this without question builds one super cool hot rod of the modern times, with a classic retro styling like no other car.
For those of you who aren’t car freaks, let me try to explain it so you can feel the same way that I do, what you need to do is take the most exciting thing that has ever happened to you, and times it by ten, that will get you about half way to the way that I feel about this, this is creating a brand new car, by taking the best of the past, and combining it with the present.
It in to consideration the very best of the past years, and updates it to the present, so in essence you’d be driving a brand new 1963 Corvette, that does everything that the 2009 ZR1 Corvette does, I’ve wanted to do something like this for myself for a long time, and it’s a great day even if it’s not my car.
This car a a hot rod in the truest form of the word, except instead of doing the mods one at a time, we do them all at once, this is just like the movie back to the future, accept so much more cool then that, because it happens to be real, a real car, a classic and a new car combined to achieve the best of both.
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