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So, you want to write?
A primer on how to do it well (with diagrams!).
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StonedInCourt


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YOU KILLED ALL MY FEELINGS.




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if I used my love powers, to turn the middle east to ash, then melt
that ash and condense it, then mix it with some really crazy gas and
condense it until it glowed orange, my love would be the size of that
gigantic condensed glowing ball

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the real anti christ


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Why cater to the lowest commen denominator anyway?

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StonedInCourt


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Because the post is targeted towards the lowest common denominator, obviously. If you're trying to help the stupids, you have to start out talking a little bit stupid.

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if I used my love powers, to turn the middle east to ash, then melt
that ash and condense it, then mix it with some really crazy gas and
condense it until it glowed orange, my love would be the size of that
gigantic condensed glowing ball
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Quote: from StonedInCourt at 3:28 pm on Mar. 23, 2006
Because the post is targeted towards the lowest common denominator, obviously. If you're trying to help the stupids, you have to start out talking a little bit stupid.
I'm not out to help the stupids. I explicitly stipulated that my post would not deal with language fundamentals such as grammar and vocabulary; I am assuming of my audience a certain level of literacy.

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the real anti christ


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kindergarten perhaps...

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StonedInCourt


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Quote: from chalkboard sonata at 11:33 pm on Mar. 22, 2006
Quote: from StonedInCourt at 3:28 pm on Mar. 23, 2006
Because the post is targeted towards the lowest common denominator, obviously. If you're trying to help the stupids, you have to start out talking a little bit stupid.
I'm not out to help the stupids. I explicitly stipulated that my post would not deal with language fundamentals such as grammar and vocabulary; I am assuming of my audience a certain level of literacy.

I don't necessarily mean stupid in the sense of illiteracy, either. But, if you take a group of "teeny-boppers and maladjusted adolescents" and expect this to improve their literary output, I think your expectations are a little high. It's a beautiful and brilliant post, regardless, but we apparently have different ideas about whom your target audience is.

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if I used my love powers, to turn the middle east to ash, then melt
that ash and condense it, then mix it with some really crazy gas and
condense it until it glowed orange, my love would be the size of that
gigantic condensed glowing ball
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the real anti christ


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I thought his target audience was kola bears.

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Possibly useless in context. In fact, probably more than useless to the majority of posters in this forum, which is a pity.

H'wever, I'm reading it, I might gain something from it, and if so, it'll have been some use and I'd expect more people to benefit than just moiself. Clearly some already have, so what-hey.

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Quote: from cutie2 at 3:16 pm on Mar. 25, 2006
Possibly useless in context. In fact, probably more than useless to the majority of posters in this forum, which is a pity.

H'wever, I'm reading it, I might gain something from it, and if so, it'll have been some use and I'd expect more people to benefit than just moiself. Clearly some already have, so what-hey.

...I like your goatee.

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hehe, neato.

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If anything gained, another round of smug shots in our elitist circle-jerk of literary fags. <3

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StonedInCourt


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Well, in that case, it has my full support. Because, really, who doesn't like to circle-jerk over a good literary diagram?

(Edited by StonedInCourt at 8:22 pm on Mar. 30, 2006)

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if I used my love powers, to turn the middle east to ash, then melt
that ash and condense it, then mix it with some really crazy gas and
condense it until it glowed orange, my love would be the size of that
gigantic condensed glowing ball

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the real anti christ


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Thats right.

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chalkboard sonata , the champion in plagiarism.
You are no smart.

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osmoticdespair


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I'm too stupid to get anything from this post.

Self awareness hurts.

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