One not so fantastic fantasy

[cafolini]

Hours after the bombing of Guernica ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Guernica ) A wooden Christ was unloaded from a truck in front of the Cathedral of Burgos with a ladder attached to its back. An hour later Generalissimo Franco arrived, climbed the ladder and stood on the shoulders of the Christ. After a Roman salute, he commenced a speech very few heard and thus went down in history as a fantasy: "People have to understand and understand well that unto us a child was born, and in particular, above all, the government shall stand upon his shoulders...

[Jack of Hearts]

It lived up to its title.







J

[cafolini]

It was learned later that he had this vision during his first incarnation, singing with Handel.

[Jack of Hearts]

Oh. Now it's a good story.







J

[WolfLarsen]

Watch this Cafoni. At least he's original. At least he writes like Cafoni.

[Jack of Hearts]

Watch this Cafoni. At least he's original. At least he writes like Cafoni.

How can anybody read this response as sincere? You didn't even type the author's name correctly. This suggests you weren't very enchanted with the piece since you didn't even look at it twice. It also undermines the author as a person.

It's evident that you're treating cafolini (yes, it's spelled like that) as nothing more than a tool; a means to your personal ends. And here's the first thing that Jack of Hearts has ever said about WolfLarsen as a person, may the mods have their way with it: WolfLarsen behaves as nothing but a worse version of what he pretends to hate. The things that constrict other people's creativity, sensitivity, artistry- you're the one doing that. You don't treat these posters as people. Your commentary isn't about their pieces; it's about them. You translate them into your 'statement' rather than considering what they have offered in terms of their work.








J

[WolfLarsen]

WOW! That was mean!

It was late at night and I was very tired but I kept reading posts anyway that night because I was surprised by the amount of creativity that I was suddenly seeing on this board and so since I was tired I spelled someone's name wrong. Is that a good reason to get all ballistic on me?

Wasn't it Mozart that said of Beethoven watch him, as in he may do great things?

So Jack of Hearts and I disagree about the creative writing on this thread. I like it. Jack of Hearts doesn't. Can’t we still all be civil to each other?

Look people, calm down! This is not just to Jack of Hearts but to certain others as well: You're going to have to learn to accept that some people have a different point of view then you, and some people have different tastes in literature than you do, that's the way it is. It doesn't mean that we can't be polite to each other.

[cafolini]

Well, I could argue creativity. I don't think it occurs. I think anything is a transformation of what's given.
I could argue originality. I don't think it's possible.
"Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it." ~ Laurence J. Peter. I agree with that much more than in the obvious satirical sense pointing to copycats.
So I'm not getting entangled in these issues. Have fun. Thank you both.

[Jack of Hearts]

This reader will say that his first response to WolfLarsen probably was a case of "taking it too seriously." That ought to feel like a 'win' for WolfLarsen, though- perhaps that was the provoked response he was looking for? Anyways, genuinely sorry for any 'meanness.' Whatever.

Uh, no dude. This wasn't about 'creative differences' or 'different tastes.' This was about your response to the thread. This reader still thinks you didn't even read it in any meaningful sense of the concept. But so what? This reader assumed a bad posture in replying to you in the first place.

Anyways, sorry for hijacking your thread, cafolini.


Lovepeacechickengrease,



Jack of Hearts

[cyberbob]

cafolini's prose. <3