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The Grasshopper [chat]s Heavy
simonwolf
i can feel a differencetoday, a differenceRegistered User regular
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Hey, so, I know we're not really supposed to talk about it - being banned here in the United States of America and all - but: have any of you guys read 'The Grasshopper Lies Heavy', by Hawthorne Abendsen? It's a real trip!
Here's what my copy looks like - my friend snuck it in a package from Britain! Lucky it didn't get picked up, huh?
Bear with me here, I'm going to summarise the plot, but: basically, it's an alternate history novel where Germany didn't win the Second World War. A ridiculous scenario, I know! But they explain it by saying that Roosevelt survived his assassination in '33, and goes on to serve two terms. The next president does some things, like move the Pacific fleet, and that means America isn't crippled by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour.
Basically Britain survives and goes on to join the Soviets and together they defeat Germany! Then some crazy stuff happens, America defeats Japan and abolishes segregation, the British Empire becomes super racist and the two superpowers end up in some kind of "cold war" against each other, like Japan and Germany are in real life. I won't spoil the ending, but one side comes out on top!
Oh, but, there's this really cool part where Hitler gets tried for war crimes and gets executed! I mean, it'd be quicker than how he actually went out (syphilis, ew), but I can understand why the authorities don't want you reading it. People might get ideas, huh!
So have any of you guys read it? I want to discuss the implications of what life would be like if we weren't under occupied rule.
Hold on, someone's knocking at my door, I better go get it. But start talking! I really want to know what you think about this!
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-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
Incidentally, *adjusts oversized hat* what if I told you the story of Grasshopper could be made a reality if you *fiddles with tie* came to a meeting I'm setting up?
To prove you're really an American, tell me what's on top of Faneuil Hall.
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
Glory for the Reich, that's what's on top of Faneuil Hall.
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
Very funny. Everyone knows the grasshopper (was that what you were going for? honestly...) was replaced by a gold Reichsadler after the war ended in '47.
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
You mean those Japanese fans of American animation? I know, right, everyone knows that Tezuka's work blew anything by that Disney guy out of the water.
I don't know if anyone else noticed the cosmic irony of my [chat] being about a song that roughly translates to "losing by a head" but I sure did
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
Disney had good ethics though, making sure undesirables like those sommunists or however you pronounce it didn't thrive.
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I was reading The Grasshopper Lies Heavy before it was wunderbar
Im getting the feeling that this series is ramping up a mystery that's going to have no resolution though
I've never served in the military.
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
Not in this reality
Maybe it's a roundabout way of getting you to enlist.
I'm sure they really want a morbidly obese 34 year old with chronic renal failure.
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
Apparently Canadian whisky has been winning awards recently.
I feel that takes a certain kind of chutzpah. I'll have to look into that.
http://satwcomic.com/epic-battle
spoiler but not really a spoiler at all (a few minutes in)
I wouldn't even call that a spoiler since it's in every trailer and the first few minutes and the premise of the show
So has Japanese.