This guy said screw you to junk mail...

[nfg22]

Read this (http://www.goodthink.com/writing/view_stories.cfm?id=11&page_id=3)

[Abe Sargent]

That's a pretty old story. If I remember, there's a book and he did the talk show circuit in the mid or late 90's


-Anxiety

[nfg22]

yeah I noticed that now but was a great read.

[korme]

kept me up til 130 with school tomorrow, damn it

nice link though despite being dated, pretty cool nfg

[corbes]

good share

[Franklinnoble]

Bah. I want that hour of my life back.

[cthomer5000]

Bah. I want that hour of my life back.
Mail me a check for $95,000 and I'll give you that hour back.

[Raven Hawk]

The author needs to learn the definition of "brevity," then excercise some.

[GoSeahawks]

I really enjoyed that read. Thanks

[SackAttack]

The author needs to learn the definition of "brevity"...

The soul of WIT!

[nfg22]

LoL I liked the detail, it was a great read, though it wasnt our usualy one page story

[cthomer5000]

The author needs to learn the definition of "brevity," then excercise some.
You know, people publish things much longer than this regularly. Those objects are called books.

[nfg22]

yeah I know, GOSH WHY DO YOU HAVE TO DEMEAN ME WITH YOUR INSULTS...............IN FACT THIS IS A BOOK, AN E BOOK TO BE EXACT. It makes me so mad when people demean my intellegence. I will now go shoot myself.

[Raven Hawk]

You know, people publish things much longer than this regularly. Those objects are called books.
I didn't realize that he had posted this to Barnes & Noble.com. It would have been a better read as a journal where you could get updates to the story as it went along. That's how it appears that it was originally published. I'm just bitching because I should have read this while I was at home, not while I was at work. Obviously if I thought the story sucked, I would have stopped reading after the first page.

[cthomer5000]

I didn't realize that he had posted this to Barnes & Noble.com. It would have been a better read as a journal where you could get updates to the story as it went along. That's how it appears that it was originally published. I'm just bitching because I should have read this while I was at home, not while I was at work. Obviously if I thought the story sucked, I would have stopped reading after the first page.
So why rip the author for a lack of brevity? I doubt his target audience was "people who want something to read at work."

[Raven Hawk]

So why rip the author for a lack of brevity? I doubt his target audience was "people who want something to read at work."
Point taken. Insult rescinded.

[Rizon]

Point taken. Insult rescinded.

I think he wants a letter.

[Raven Hawk]

I think he wants a letter.
Lol, or maybe lunch. :)

[Poli]

You do buy good lunches.

[Desnudo]

I like the summary format and I found the story engrossing. Once it's over, there's no need to maintain a diary format. Give me a beginning, a middle, and an end.

[Poli]

I like the summary format and I found the story engrossing. Once it's over, there's no need to maintain a diary format. Give me a beginning, a middle, and an end.

This thread has scared me into not reading the link.

[JeeberD]

I remember reading that back in '97 or so... :)

[Desnudo]

This thread has scared me into not reading the link.
It's a great story worth your time. But make sure you have an hour or so to read it.

[Cuckoo]

It's a great story worth your time. But make sure you have an hour or so to read it.

An hour? How slow do you guys read? ;)

You can get through it in twenty, thirty minutes tops.

[Marc Vaughan]

Cool story ... very tempting ;)