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It's quite funny really. How something as stupid as a length of copper can leave you in such a deadly position, I thought as I stared up at the wires above my head. The crackles of electricity brought incredible fear into my heart and I couldn't stop thinking about how I spent my life.
Ever since I was a toddler I was always causing trouble but not the regular, Oh God I was something special. I had a thing with wires. I loved strangling toys and creating booby traps for unsuspecting passers-by.
As I grew older I begun to work on bigger projects, small bombs and trip-wires. The other kids used to laugh at me and call me a nerd and other hurtful names. But the more I hated them the more my passion grew for wires. Until they occupied my every thought, dream and waking moment.
By the time I was thirteen I was isolated from the other students and my parents still didn't care much about me. The other kids gave me a nick-name and I suppose it was'nt that bad really. Stat. Short for Static it was used so frequently even my parents call me that. I can't even remember my real name. Though I know my surname is Morgan.
At the age of fourteen I had stopped caring about my school work and my mind was a matrix of copper. My complexion had become pasty and my ginger was dull and lifeless. I knew I had a calling in life. I started building a bomb so complex I wasn't sure it was real. But I knew what I was doing.
By fifteen it was finished a creation the likes of man had never seen before hidden away in my garden shed. I pressed a button on the side of its door to open it, then stepped inside. Everything was ready and I waited for a thunderstorm and the final imput. Lightning.
So there I was Snakes of death hanging from the ceiling grinning at me and humming an electrical theme-song. Suddenly a bolt of lightning struck the machine and I had energy flowing through me like water through a drainpipe. I could feel my heart beating at an incredible rate and I find it difficult to explain, it was as though I was connected with every electrical impulse in the entire galaxy and as I crumpled to the ground dying I knew my destiny had been fulfilled.
Ever since I was a toddler I was always causing trouble but not the regular, Oh God I was something special. I had a thing with wires. I loved strangling toys and creating booby traps for unsuspecting passers-by.
As I grew older I begun to work on bigger projects, small bombs and trip-wires. The other kids used to laugh at me and call me a nerd and other hurtful names. But the more I hated them the more my passion grew for wires. Until they occupied my every thought, dream and waking moment.
By the time I was thirteen I was isolated from the other students and my parents still didn't care much about me. The other kids gave me a nick-name and I suppose it was'nt that bad really. Stat. Short for Static it was used so frequently even my parents call me that. I can't even remember my real name. Though I know my surname is Morgan.
At the age of fourteen I had stopped caring about my school work and my mind was a matrix of copper. My complexion had become pasty and my ginger was dull and lifeless. I knew I had a calling in life. I started building a bomb so complex I wasn't sure it was real. But I knew what I was doing.
By fifteen it was finished a creation the likes of man had never seen before hidden away in my garden shed. I pressed a button on the side of its door to open it, then stepped inside. Everything was ready and I waited for a thunderstorm and the final imput. Lightning.
So there I was Snakes of death hanging from the ceiling grinning at me and humming an electrical theme-song. Suddenly a bolt of lightning struck the machine and I had energy flowing through me like water through a drainpipe. I could feel my heart beating at an incredible rate and I find it difficult to explain, it was as though I was connected with every electrical impulse in the entire galaxy and as I crumpled to the ground dying I knew my destiny had been fulfilled.
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Just like every joke has to have a political background then?
Man walks into a bar, is taken to hospital: catches the MRSA bug and dies 6 months later. It's all Labours fault.
*Ba-dum-tsch*
Man walks into a bar, is taken to hospital: catches the MRSA bug and dies 6 months later. It's all Labours fault.
*Ba-dum-tsch*
Hedfix wrote:
> It's not my fault none of you got the reference about the teacher who
> attacked Margret Thatcher's statue with a cricket bat now is it?
>
> [URL]http://ukchatforums.reserve.co.uk/display_messages.php?threadid=122797&forumid=4011[/URL]
I'm less likely to get how its related to heart and soul.
> It's not my fault none of you got the reference about the teacher who
> attacked Margret Thatcher's statue with a cricket bat now is it?
>
> [URL]http://ukchatforums.reserve.co.uk/display_messages.php?threadid=122797&forumid=4011[/URL]
I'm less likely to get how its related to heart and soul.
For this forum your criticism is good but that's not saying much.
and if you want to talk about flailing accusations I might just point you at this:
'And as for you, Hedfix, you can shut the feck up. Come back when you've made a half decent contribution to the forums, or at least attempted to, yeah? So far all you've done in CW is litter it.'
It's not my fault none of you got the reference about the teacher who attacked Margret Thatcher's statue with a cricket bat now is it?
[URL]http://ukchatforums.reserve.co.uk/display_messages.php?threadid=122797&forumid=4011[/URL]
and excuse me if I found this funny [URL]http://ukchatforums.reserve.co.uk/display_messages.php?threadid=122752&forumid=4011[/URL]
and if you want to talk about flailing accusations I might just point you at this:
'And as for you, Hedfix, you can shut the feck up. Come back when you've made a half decent contribution to the forums, or at least attempted to, yeah? So far all you've done in CW is litter it.'
It's not my fault none of you got the reference about the teacher who attacked Margret Thatcher's statue with a cricket bat now is it?
[URL]http://ukchatforums.reserve.co.uk/display_messages.php?threadid=122797&forumid=4011[/URL]
and excuse me if I found this funny [URL]http://ukchatforums.reserve.co.uk/display_messages.php?threadid=122752&forumid=4011[/URL]
Hedfix wrote:
> Nope. Once again you mis-interpreted. You may have notcied the rest
> of my post was talking about the forum in general.
"remove the stick from your ass and work on your constructive criticism instead of being a mong with an inflated ego because he won an internet writing competition"
Surely if I need to work on my constructive criticism it means its not very good, and probably lower than the average standard here. To me it just sounds like you made a flailing accusation without having a proper look, Hedfix.
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Hedfix wrote:
> Ashman wrote:
>
> And if you're expecting this realm of amazing feedback if you post
> something in LIFE, I think you're sadly mistaken.
>
> Possibly now BG's not around much. But I expect a few people who are
> loathe to come in here would give it a decent shot and that's more
> than happens here.
Glovey is around, and he posts here, in Creative Writing. So that pretty much voids your first point.
> Nope. Once again you mis-interpreted. You may have notcied the rest
> of my post was talking about the forum in general.
"remove the stick from your ass and work on your constructive criticism instead of being a mong with an inflated ego because he won an internet writing competition"
Surely if I need to work on my constructive criticism it means its not very good, and probably lower than the average standard here. To me it just sounds like you made a flailing accusation without having a proper look, Hedfix.
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Hedfix wrote:
> Ashman wrote:
>
> And if you're expecting this realm of amazing feedback if you post
> something in LIFE, I think you're sadly mistaken.
>
> Possibly now BG's not around much. But I expect a few people who are
> loathe to come in here would give it a decent shot and that's more
> than happens here.
Glovey is around, and he posts here, in Creative Writing. So that pretty much voids your first point.
Ashman wrote:
>
> And if you're expecting this realm of amazing feedback if you post
> something in LIFE, I think you're sadly mistaken.
Possibly now BG's not around much. But I expect a few people who are loathe to come in here would give it a decent shot and that's more than happens here.
>
> And if you're expecting this realm of amazing feedback if you post
> something in LIFE, I think you're sadly mistaken.
Possibly now BG's not around much. But I expect a few people who are loathe to come in here would give it a decent shot and that's more than happens here.
Ashman wrote:
> Hedfix wrote:
> I've just skimmed around and aside from Ashman's feedback all i can
> see are a lot of post which go 'that was lovely', 'really liked it'
> blah blah blah.
>
> But...but hang on just one shining second. Wasn't it my feedback that
> you originally criticised for not being good enough?
Nope. Once again you mis-interpreted. You may have notcied the rest of my post was talking about the forum in general.
> Hedfix wrote:
> I've just skimmed around and aside from Ashman's feedback all i can
> see are a lot of post which go 'that was lovely', 'really liked it'
> blah blah blah.
>
> But...but hang on just one shining second. Wasn't it my feedback that
> you originally criticised for not being good enough?
Nope. Once again you mis-interpreted. You may have notcied the rest of my post was talking about the forum in general.
Hedfix wrote:
> Ha ha!
>
> The point is I'm trying poke you lot into getting around to actually
> coming up with some detailed feedback.
>
> I've just skimmed around and aside from Ashman's feedback all i can
> see are a lot of post which go 'that was lovely', 'really liked it'
> blah blah blah.
>
> How about:
>
> 'I thought you could have changed this because it sound awkward'
>
> 'I want to know more about this character - can we have a sequel?'
>
> 'I think the location could have been better'
>
> 'I think you could have avoided the cliche here by...'
>
>
> Just a few examples but for a writer looking for credible feedback
> that stuff is gold, even if they don't agree with it it gets a
> discussion going and everyone thinks a little bit more about things
> instead of just nodding like sheep.
>
> You may just see some feedback from me a little sooner than I
> expected, if only to give you some ideas of how to challenge writers
> to make better work rather than just nodding them along.
If that's the case, then why don't you post similar feedback?
> Ha ha!
>
> The point is I'm trying poke you lot into getting around to actually
> coming up with some detailed feedback.
>
> I've just skimmed around and aside from Ashman's feedback all i can
> see are a lot of post which go 'that was lovely', 'really liked it'
> blah blah blah.
>
> How about:
>
> 'I thought you could have changed this because it sound awkward'
>
> 'I want to know more about this character - can we have a sequel?'
>
> 'I think the location could have been better'
>
> 'I think you could have avoided the cliche here by...'
>
>
> Just a few examples but for a writer looking for credible feedback
> that stuff is gold, even if they don't agree with it it gets a
> discussion going and everyone thinks a little bit more about things
> instead of just nodding like sheep.
>
> You may just see some feedback from me a little sooner than I
> expected, if only to give you some ideas of how to challenge writers
> to make better work rather than just nodding them along.
If that's the case, then why don't you post similar feedback?
Hedfix wrote:
> I've just skimmed around and aside from Ashman's feedback all i can
> see are a lot of post which go 'that was lovely', 'really liked it'
> blah blah blah.
But...but hang on just one shining second. Wasn't it my feedback that you originally criticised for not being good enough?
...
And if you're expecting this realm of amazing feedback if you post something in LIFE, I think you're sadly mistaken.
> I've just skimmed around and aside from Ashman's feedback all i can
> see are a lot of post which go 'that was lovely', 'really liked it'
> blah blah blah.
But...but hang on just one shining second. Wasn't it my feedback that you originally criticised for not being good enough?
...
And if you're expecting this realm of amazing feedback if you post something in LIFE, I think you're sadly mistaken.
I disagree.
Ha ha!
The point is I'm trying poke you lot into getting around to actually coming up with some detailed feedback.
I've just skimmed around and aside from Ashman's feedback all i can see are a lot of post which go 'that was lovely', 'really liked it' blah blah blah.
How about:
'I thought you could have changed this because it sound awkward'
'I want to know more about this character - can we have a sequel?'
'I think the location could have been better'
'I think you could have avoided the cliche here by...'
Just a few examples but for a writer looking for credible feedback that stuff is gold, even if they don't agree with it it gets a discussion going and everyone thinks a little bit more about things instead of just nodding like sheep.
You may just see some feedback from me a little sooner than I expected, if only to give you some ideas of how to challenge writers to make better work rather than just nodding them along.
The point is I'm trying poke you lot into getting around to actually coming up with some detailed feedback.
I've just skimmed around and aside from Ashman's feedback all i can see are a lot of post which go 'that was lovely', 'really liked it' blah blah blah.
How about:
'I thought you could have changed this because it sound awkward'
'I want to know more about this character - can we have a sequel?'
'I think the location could have been better'
'I think you could have avoided the cliche here by...'
Just a few examples but for a writer looking for credible feedback that stuff is gold, even if they don't agree with it it gets a discussion going and everyone thinks a little bit more about things instead of just nodding like sheep.
You may just see some feedback from me a little sooner than I expected, if only to give you some ideas of how to challenge writers to make better work rather than just nodding them along.
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