Totally off-topic:
I'm right now putting together a book with quotes, interesting (or weird) facts and anecdotes about fathers - both historical and modern, concerning their relations to their sons or daughters, the fatherhood matter and other things.

Anyone who has any suggestions? It could just be a hint that I should look up some certain historical person and his weird actions against his son... or something completely different. Or some fun fact that you think I should be aware of. I'm an expert in finding things on the Internet, but I need some small hints to know what to look for.

I really need more material! Please, help!

/Mattias
(No connection to Mathias, the horse)

...hmm, the weirdest father, that comes to my mind is of course Walter Shandy, but he's a fictional person, so I don't know if this is of any help to you.



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Hi Mattias

Don't know if you've heard of the British sociologist Laurie Taylor? Anyway, he's pretty famous over here, as he does a lot of broadcasting, and a few years back he was in the news when he made some comments/wrote an article about how much he regretted being/becoming a father.

Then a bit later on he co-wrote, with his son Matthew (who had recently become a father for the first time), a book entitled "What are children for?"

There's a review of it here.

Sounds like the kind of thing you're looking for.

Guy



Jesus saves; Buddha does incremental backup.

Thanks, Guy, for the Laurie Taylor info! I will absolutely use this, maybe as the danger of having a sociologist father...

/Mattias

Violet - yes, I have some fictional fathers in the book. Thanks for the recommendation!

/Mattias

Hating to even mention his name, but our current president and his father would be an interesting addition I would imagine. George W. Bush and George Bush Sr.

<pah!>

Sorry, he leaves a nasty taste in my mouth.

Wish I hadn't said that now...



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There's a hole in my creativity bucket and it's all leaked out.

Plus all the other little Bushes following daddy into politics, and all the little girls of George W following him into a bar. Whoops!

I said I hated even saying his name. The man makes wish I lived anywhere else but here. I take solace in knowing that I didn't vote for the idiot. We'll see if daddy buys him another election. Oops, did I say that?

Well, he can afford to pay for it himself by now . . .



Jesus saves; Buddha does incremental backup.

"totally off-topic"

Can you be off-topic if you create the post? :) Just wondering :)

I think I can be anything when I create the post. It is my privilege.

And BTW, this answer to your question is very off-topic from what this thread should be about. :-)

/Mattias
(No horses around)

To be off topic when creating a thread, name a thread, and talk about something else. Everybody else will.

Or, start a thread about an 'off' subject to make it an 'off' topic.

Has there ever been a thread in the Nextian Chat that has only been about the writings of Jasper Fforde? Only. Nothing else. Well?

/Mattias

Daedalus and Icarus? William Tell and.... Tell junior? Darth Vadar and Luke?

sorry I can't think of amyone original or useful

Rob

Thursday and her dad? A dad who doesn't exist is quite unusual :o)



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I think the only topic that is *off-topic* for this fforum, is the books !

Just shows that we think surprisingly little about books, then, and are just a bunch of partygoers, as I'd suspected.

Doing what we're supposed to? Can't have that!!!

So, er, don't you think mauve is a nice colour for a bedroom?



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