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Dazrin · 07-31-2018, 08:33 PM

I say we just take them all. That puts us out about a year from now but given how well themes have been going to this point that doesn't bother me at all.

If we do want to have a more formal discussion about how the club is going and any possible changes we might choose to just schedule through January (1 full year) with the remaining as "tentative" until that discussion.

Bookpossum · 07-31-2018, 09:19 PM

Thanks Dazrin, I think you are right about the order. How about:

Naturally Gifted: Prodigies of all kinds

which leaves it open to both human prodigies and those in nature as well.

CRussel · 07-31-2018, 09:49 PM

Was that prodigies? I thought you were going for a Canadian food category, perogies.

Bookpossum · 07-31-2018, 11:24 PM

Well, if it's amazing, maybe there's a book about it that would fit!

Bookworm_Girl · 07-31-2018, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Dazrin

I think the orphans right now are Trade Secrets, Courtly Behavior, Open to Interpretation, and (although I said it in jest) I Feel a Breeze (issybird had some good suggestions.)

If Bookworm_Girl still wants to nominate retellings and doesn't have a second choice, I would change to (rolls dice) Trade Secrets to get another one on the list. If not, I still really like retellings so want to make sure it sticks around.

Sure. I haven't had time to think about other ideas and review the old ideas. If you want to pick something else, then I'll take Retellings.

CRussel · 08-01-2018, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Bookpossum

Well, if it's amazing, maybe there's a book about it that would fit!

https://smile.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb...%2Ck%3Apierogi

Two PAGES of them. And that's not even Canada, where we take our Pierogis _seriously_. Heck, even Australia has a lot...

https://www.amazon.com.au/s/ref=nb_s...ywords=pierogi

Which doesn't even get us into the field of the sausages that one might cook with them, or the mushrooms (linking back to the wildlife theme) that I might also cook with them. (I'm determined to get a food category somehow.

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Bookpossum · 08-01-2018, 01:03 AM

Fungi are absolutely amazing and indispensable in keeping trees alive, and without trees, we would all be in a pretty sorry state.

CRussel · 08-01-2018, 01:23 AM

No kidding! Really, it's all fecund out there, if we'd just let it be. But the mushroom we eat is just the fruit, after all, so I'm sure it doesn't particularly mind if I fry up a few with my pierogi and kielbasa.

Dazrin · 08-01-2018, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dazrin

If Bookworm_Girl still wants to nominate retellings and doesn't have a second choice, I would change to (rolls dice) Trade Secrets to get another one on the list. If not, I still really like retellings so want to make sure it sticks around.

Sure. I haven't had time to think about other ideas and review the old ideas. If you want to pick something else, then I'll take Retellings.

That works for me. In that case, I will nominate Trade Secrets: Profitable books.

(Please suggest other tags for that, I'm not sold on this one.)

CRussel · 08-01-2018, 10:07 AM

Hmmm, yes, something that hits both trade and secrets would be good, but I'm not firing yet this morning.

Catlady · 08-01-2018, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

No kidding! Really, it's all fecund out there, if we'd just let it be. But the mushroom we eat is just the fruit, after all, so I'm sure it doesn't particularly mind if I fry up a few with my pierogi and kielbasa.

What's the Canadian connection to Polish foods like pierogi and kielbasa? And do you put ketchup or mustard on your kielbasa?

issybird · 08-01-2018, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Dazrin

And I think Dngrsone's needs an exclamation point at the end but doesn't need a tag. If we really want a tag, it could be "having a blast!" which opens up other ideas and still fits the "Just plain fun!" part.

I was thinking of "The Lighter Side" or "Lighten Up" as a tag. Dngrsone, what do you think?

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Originally Posted by Bookpossum

Thanks Dazrin, I think you are right about the order. How about:

Naturally Gifted: Prodigies of all kinds

which leaves it open to both human prodigies and those in nature as well.

I cut out "of all kinds" to make it punchier (as the topics/tags are wide open anyway).

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dazrin

That works for me. In that case, I will nominate Trade Secrets: Profitable books.

(Please suggest other tags for that, I'm not sold on this one.)

How about "Transactions"?

A few other suggestions for the orphans; let's hear from the original proposers!

Lost in Translation: Other Tongues
Into the Labyrinth: Amazing

CRussel · 08-01-2018, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Catlady

What's the Canadian connection to Polish foods like pierogi and kielbasa? And do you put ketchup or mustard on your kielbasa?

Not so much Polish as Ukrainian. The pierogi comes in from the plains, Saskatoon and especially Manitoba, where there are large immigrant populations. The kielbasa could be almost any sausage (or often in hard times none), but my roots in Detroit make kielbasa a basic soul food. I make my own, and it's seriously good, if I do say so myself.

issybird · 08-01-2018, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

Not so much Polish as Ukrainian. The pierogi comes in from the plains, Saskatoon and especially Manitoba, where there are large immigrant populations.

(Emphasis mine.)

Charlie, Charlie, how very unCanadian of you! I've had my head handed to me by more than one Canadian friend for saying "plains" instead of "prairies."

We have plains; you have prairies.

(Sorry, I couldn't resist twitting you.)

CRussel · 08-01-2018, 12:34 PM

You are Soooo right! (I knew it was wrong, but that's what happens when you write stuff before you have your coffee!)

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07-31-2018, 08:33 PM	#76
Dazrin Wizard Posts: 2,735 Karma: 75825105 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: PDXish Device: Kindle Voyage, various Android devices	I say we just take them all. That puts us out about a year from now but given how well themes have been going to this point that doesn't bother me at all. If we do want to have a more formal discussion about how the club is going and any possible changes we might choose to just schedule through January (1 full year) with the remaining as "tentative" until that discussion.

07-31-2018, 09:19 PM	#77
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Thanks Dazrin, I think you are right about the order. How about: Naturally Gifted: Prodigies of all kinds which leaves it open to both human prodigies and those in nature as well.

07-31-2018, 09:49 PM	#78
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,322 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Was that prodigies? I thought you were going for a Canadian food category, perogies.

07-31-2018, 11:24 PM	#79
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Well, if it's amazing, maybe there's a book about it that would fit!

08-01-2018, 01:03 AM	#82
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Fungi are absolutely amazing and indispensable in keeping trees alive, and without trees, we would all be in a pretty sorry state.

08-01-2018, 01:23 AM	#83
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,322 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	No kidding! Really, it's all fecund out there, if we'd just let it be. But the mushroom we eat is just the fruit, after all, so I'm sure it doesn't particularly mind if I fry up a few with my pierogi and kielbasa.

08-01-2018, 10:07 AM	#85
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,322 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Hmmm, yes, something that hits both trade and secrets would be good, but I'm not firing yet this morning.

08-01-2018, 12:34 PM	#90
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,322 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	You are Soooo right! (I knew it was wrong, but that's what happens when you write stuff before you have your coffee!)