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>Meeting somebody IRL who has also read Infinite Jest

>> No.11478617
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>tfw 'everybody' has read IJ

>> No.11478665

Wasn't aware you lived in Brainlet, South Dakota, OP.

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>tfw don't know anyone who reads

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>Meeting somebody IRL who also reads

>> No.11478702

I don't think I've met a single person who reads since middle school.

>> No.11478742

I met this guy at a party who was as equally obsessed as I was with Bataille. I had this image in my head of a Bataille reader looking like Rasputin or some shit but the dude seemed like a total normie.

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>>11478607
dont know why this thread reminded me of this tweet

>> No.11478903

>read infinite jest in highschool and talk to lit friend about it over steam chat a few times
>friend of said friend then asks to borrow it
>he never stopped making tenuous discussion about the book with me to seem smart in front of a group of art hos that surrounded my desk in us government
wanted to kms desu
it's better nobody knows what I like

>> No.11478905

>>11478607
>being able to say reddit!

>> No.11479672

>>11478607
Don't forget to douche your anus

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>>11478607
>Meeting someone IRL who has read books you haven't read

>> No.11479683

>gave my boss Infinite Jest to read
>he got thirty pages in and gave up

he still hasn't given it back

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>meeting somebody irl

>> No.11479688

>>11478665
Who is this why are you trashing on my home state, buddy? Shane?

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>meeting somebody

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>meeting

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this lad who's sailing round the world has read it
https://youtu.be/TKm2FX9kKZ4?t=2m45s

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>>11479715
Did someone say meeting? Schedule me in at 4 Janet.