This is one of my favorite short stories. I’m sure most of you have read it. It’s pretty popular. Glad I found this instance. I’ll be posting a few things that I haven’t seen here. Let me know if I overdo it lol.

    • KingJalopy OP
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      10 months ago

      That’s funny. I just commented to somebody here on the thread that there’s an audio version out there. That’s pretty good. And you sent that almost the exact same time I sent the comment talking about it lol. Thanks!

      • carl_dungeon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Yeah!! I saw this years ago, it’s a great re-watch. I always assumed it was a skit first- cool to see the short story!

      • carl_dungeon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Thanks, it was a direct copy/pasta from the YouTube app and I didn’t edit the link- but I’m all for not being google’s product, so thanks for the tip!

    • Lacanoodle@literature.cafeM
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      10 months ago

      Twin peaks vibes there with the eerieness and the 80s american town feeling. I imagined this story with more of a Seinfeld style when I read it. Thanks for the link!

    • KingJalopy OP
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      10 months ago

      It’s your name related to the dungeon crawler series? I just finished it and it amazing. Can’t wait for more.

        • KingJalopy OP
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          10 months ago

          It was sooo good. I’m reading Kaiju Battle Surgeon right now by Matt, but it doesn’t hit the same. Can’t wait for more Carl and Donut! Have you checked out the full cast audio “season” they did of the first book? Not the regular audio book, which is great, but it has the same dude playing Carl but has tons of others. The funny part is Patrick Warburton plays Carl’s dad which is hilarious because in the audio books Jeff Hayes voice for Carls Dad sounded exactly like Patrick Warburton lol.

          • carl_dungeon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            10 months ago

            Yes! I’m a big fan of sound booth theater- they really kick the audio book game up a notch. Maybe some disagree, but I don’t feel like adding some sound effects, music, or a large cast detract from a narrators performance if done well, and they do a great job. I discovered the series because I stumbled on https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36469357-morningwood and had a lot of fun listening to it- the audio book is narrated by the same guy as Carl. Fun series if you like raunchy D&D inspired stories- in this one, the hero is the monster- a mimic.

            • KingJalopy OP
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              10 months ago

              Oh shit that sounds great. Thanks for that, getting it now.

              And yeah soundsbooth is great, I’m with you, I know some don’t like it, but I think it doesn’t detract from it at all. If anything in the Carl series it helps.

              I’ll try to remember to come back and tell you what I thought of Morningwood. Perfect name too if it fits into the Carl type category.

                • KingJalopy OP
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                  10 months ago

                  I work in pest control so most of my day is spent outside or driving around in my truck and all I do is listen to audiobooks all day long at work. So I probably go through a book every one and a half to two days so I’m excited for something that sounds so much like the Carl style. I don’t even play games but back when I did. I did mess around with RPGs but I’m actually surprised I’m so into litRPG as I am. I already bought it, gonna listen tomorrow.

                  • carl_dungeon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                    10 months ago

                    Bitchin! I only really get to listen to/from work and before bed- I’m a software engineer and I cant listen to audio books and code at the same time, it just doesn’t work- but I did recently cross the 400 audible book mark last year, so at least I’m making the effort!