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    Sticky: Hi Logos. I tried to respond to the private...

    Hi Logos. I tried to respond to the private message you sent me, but according to the PM menu nothing has been sent...

    I wasn't saying anything that couldn't be published so I'm copying it below.
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    Sticky: Hi. Returnee here. Have tried to register a new...

    Hi. Returnee here. Have tried to register a new account several times over the past two months. I need a new account because my old email address used with 'em onty' was thoroughly compromised. I'm...
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    British diplomats are apparently fond of saying...

    British diplomats are apparently fond of saying of the 'special relationship' that the USA is Rome & the UK is Athens. In other words USA is the muscle & the UK is the intellect. An unfortunate...
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    @Kryiakos There's an old joke; A Greek &...

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    There's an old joke;

    A Greek & an Italian are arguing over which of their civilisations had the greatest impact on history. After an hour or so the Greek pulls out his trump card,...
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    @Darcy88 You make a good case for London, but...

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    You make a good case for London, but I think you're choosing the wrong measure of influence for Athens. Athens (& to a lesser extend the other Greek city states) was the first time in...
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    Most Influential Cities in History

    I've seen this topic a few times in various corners of the web, but it usually boils down to one or two people getting ridiculed by a dozen others for suggesting New York or London. So as I'm on a...
  7. I read somewhere (more than once, I think) that...

    I read somewhere (more than once, I think) that the simplest way of getting your hooks into a reader at the start of a long story is to begin with the saddest scene you can think of. I've mentally...
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    A Tail Told By A Dyslectic

    A Tail Told By A Dyslectic
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    This is a really good starting point, thanks!...

    This is a really good starting point, thanks! I'll take some time to go through them all and make up a shortlist of the most likely candidates.
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    A Recurring Character

    Hello all,

    I looking for some assistance in assembling a literary puzzle. I need to gleam one powerful recurring character from various literary great works. The character has to be sinister...
  11. Thread: Eternal Father

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    I shall give him a look. Shall be after a new...

    I shall give him a look. Shall be after a new read once I've got to the end of Dirk Gently.
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    You comment about the wretched and Christ makes...

    You comment about the wretched and Christ makes for an interesting moment's thought. Peoples' relationships with their God, Gods or lack of either is fascinating. I find myself, more and more,...
  13. Thread: Eternal Father

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    Might I enquire on what thoughts it provokes for...

    Might I enquire on what thoughts it provokes for you, Sweety? I only ask because I generally manage to provoke little but bemusement.
  14. Thread: Delaware Bull

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    Surely one keeps writing on hard discs, floppy...

    Surely one keeps writing on hard discs, floppy discs, USB sticks and paper print-outs for oneself; not on public forums?

    I'm something of a newcomer here, but the impression I'd got was that it...
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    "And at this rate the number of registered users...

    "And at this rate the number of registered users will keep reducing."

    Ohh, that's a nasty sense of humour you've got there. Perhaps this reduction will make it easier to follow the plot in future...
  16. Thread: Eternal Father

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    Thank you Manichaean. I wrote the prayer first,...

    Thank you Manichaean. I wrote the prayer first, months ago, then, just last night, decided to work back from it until I had an appropriate context for it.
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    I'm guessing, but not at all sure, that you wrote...

    I'm guessing, but not at all sure, that you wrote that exchange. If you did I'm impressed if slightly distressed. If its from a real forum then, well, that's the 'web ain't it?
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    That was a nice, accommodating read. Many UK TV...

    That was a nice, accommodating read. Many UK TV dramas have less plot per hour-long episode than that! Actually, I think it might be worth fleshing out the part about the tourist, make it a little...
  19. Thread: Delaware Bull

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    Well, I read it through. Like Steven said, it...

    Well, I read it through. Like Steven said, it isn't easy with those kinds of paragraphs but, on the other hand, once one gets past that its easy to read. More CR+LFing please.

    You have imagined...
  20. Thread: Eternal Father

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    Eternal Father

    But for me, the church is empty. I say that, I'm not supposed to feel truly alone in church, am I? I'm with the Eternal Father. But then, I'm always with him, right? Always. All this winter I've been...
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    Isn't the Internet wonderful?

    Isn't the Internet wonderful?
  22. Thread: Myself

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    Curious. I like the concept and think it could be...

    Curious. I like the concept and think it could be extended into a cryptic short story if you desired to do so.

    Not sure you needed to capitalize 'myself' in every instance, or indeed any. The very...
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    Somehow beautiful, though I haven't worked out...

    Somehow beautiful, though I haven't worked out what it actually says yet. I get the impression you had fun with this one ... ?
  24. Thread: A life.

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    Not sure I worded it very well. In fact, not sure...

    Not sure I worded it very well. In fact, not sure what I was saying. I must have known at the time ... :confused5:

    Anyway, I thought it was powerfully melancholic---and intriguing enough to have...
  25. Thread: A life.

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    I enjoyed learning a new word. On the piece:...

    I enjoyed learning a new word.

    On the piece: It was interesting to see a writer's regret. I'm of the opinion that a lot of writers deliberately stymie their own life experiences because regret...
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