Insane cafe 3 Discussion

Nick22 · **Reply #520 on:** July 07, 2009, 01:37:53 AM

we'll try to work at a slower pace for the next one, we started off at a really rapid pace on this one..

Drake · **Reply #521 on:** July 08, 2009, 11:54:50 AM

My participation in the fourth one will all be based on whether I can keep up with it. I've got work and a group on fanfiction.net that I'm busy with.

Nick22 · **Reply #522 on:** July 13, 2009, 01:31:29 AM

understood dRake, we all have demands on our time..

Kor · **Reply #523 on:** July 16, 2009, 12:04:57 PM

Thought It would not be to bad to mention a char from a mystery series I use to read/listen to. Jim Qwilleran is from The Cat Who Series, in case anyone ( I doubt anyone is interested) is curious.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cat_Who

Nick22 · **Reply #524 on:** July 16, 2009, 08:04:15 PM

when did that sreries air Kor? I'm not familiar with it, but it looks inrteresting

Kor · **Reply #525 on:** July 17, 2009, 12:23:04 AM

It's a book series. Done by Lilian Jackson Braun. It can be said to be in 2 eras. There is the 1 where Jim is working for a news paper in a large town. She wrote 3 books then quit for some reason for almost 20 years. 1-3 came out over 1966-68, book 4 came out in 1986 & she's been doing 1 book a year, more or less, since 86. It's up to 34, but I've only read/listened to up through book 24.

Nick22 · **Reply #526 on:** July 17, 2009, 12:25:49 AM

sio what is the series about?

Kor · **Reply #527 on:** July 17, 2009, 12:34:11 AM

Jim (I won't try to spell his last name, I'd have to copy paste it) and his 2 cats. Though he doesn't get his 2nd cat till book 2 or 3. Jim starts out working for a newspaper in a large city, having been a alcoholic for years and luckily when he now wants to straighten out his life a friend of his is an editor for a newspaper in the large town. He solves murders, mostly it's his cat koko who gives him clues and most of the time he's as much of a dunce at missing them as Jimmy and Lois are at not noticing that clark looks exactly like superman except he has on glasses. It seems koko is a very smart cat and a bit psychic maybe, with Jim having bits now and then, supposedly all tied to his mustache, or koko having more whiskers then normal cats.

He does eventually piece the clues together. Often the books have odd background characters. & once Jim moves up north in the 5th book then often keep the same odd background characters instead of having new ones with every book.

So I thought why not mention them.

No non humans in the book, unlike Anonymous Rex and the prequel I've not read.

Nick22 · **Reply #528 on:** July 17, 2009, 12:42:14 AM

Oh so its kinda likle cased Closed where no one knows that Conan is really Jimmy even through it is obvious that he is.. Jimmy solves murders, usually, and is a great admirer of Sherlock Holmes..

Kor · **Reply #529 on:** July 17, 2009, 12:47:41 AM

Maybe, I've not heard of that. I like the books since they do have some comedy in them, or at least to me.

Nick22 · **Reply #530 on:** July 17, 2009, 12:54:28 AM

you can find clips of cased closed on Youtube probably.. its a good show, from the episodes I watched..

Kor · **Reply #531 on:** July 17, 2009, 12:57:18 AM

Ok. Though Jim isn't to dense. He does eventually start noticing clues on his own.

Nick22 · **Reply #532 on:** July 17, 2009, 01:00:41 AM

one would hope so, after all he's the one getting the glory for solving those cases, even though his cats do all the work..

Kor · **Reply #533 on:** July 17, 2009, 01:39:46 AM

Koko often does.

I saw a bit of the Case closed thing. The guy reminds me of a char from a book series I read decades ago, Encyclopedia Brown. & the girl seemed a bit like his friend and partner, Don't recall what her name was. Though Encyclopedia Brown's female friend & partner is much nicer then the girl in the case closed is, except to Bugs Meany.

Nick22 · **Reply #534 on:** July 17, 2009, 02:04:54 AM

Sally I think he name was. And I read a bunch of those books growing up. Bugs always tried to get even with Leroy)his real name) for busting up his scams, and never managed to do it..there is a thing called photographic memory, leroy had it..

Kor · **Reply #535 on:** July 17, 2009, 03:16:56 AM

He'd never touch Encyclopedia brown since Sally could punch him out I think. I doubted anyone ever heard of those books since they are pretty old.

Nick22 · **Reply #536 on:** July 17, 2009, 09:16:42 AM

No, I've read them, and theyt were quite opopular inb the 70s. Yeah Sally Kimball I think was her full name, shje was pretty much Leroy's girlfriend..

Kor · **Reply #537 on:** July 17, 2009, 10:01:29 AM

I really enjoyed the series. I may look it up again to read, someday.

Nick22 · **Reply #538 on:** July 17, 2009, 10:11:22 AM

Yes, It was a fun series, what 12 yeaar old boy wouldn'tr want to help out thier folks and solve cases?

Kor · **Reply #539 on:** July 17, 2009, 10:45:43 AM

Very true. I doubt they have the books in e-book format. Those take up less room then paper books.