Let's Write Another Story Together

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Originally Posted by neilgee

Okay since an edit might be rather lost at this late stage in the discussion how about i paste the whole post with the year changed:

"Excuse me a moment, Horatio" replied Lancelot, reaching across the desk beside them and taking hold of Pilkington's pad and his pen, "but would you spell that name for me..."

As Horatio obliged the name was written out in large shaky letters, taking up half of the page before them. "I have contacts at the airport who may be able to check if Mr Lieberwitz has entered this country recently, it would be nice to be of some use in this damn sorry affair. He was a good sort, Locky". Lancelot smiled and apropos nothing wrote the year 1863 under the name of Ignace Lieberwitz because, as he explained, "this could take awhile".

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Nice try but there were no airports in 1863.

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Originally Posted by Emil Miller

Nice try but there were no airports in 1863.

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Change it to a train station, Emil, there were some of those around in 1863 (the Metropolitan Railway opened that year, I assume you won't mind it being in London as I notice that's where you are), but you'll have to paste and edit it yourself because I've had enough of you. Nice try?!? You hardly know me at all and you think you can talk to me like that?

It is unfortunate that you have read into a casual remark something that wasn't intended but your suggested alteration about Lancelot having contacts at a railway station wouldn't meet the narrative's requirements and I have altered it accordingly.

"Excuse me a moment, Horatio" replied Lancelot, reaching across the desk beside them and taking hold of Pilkington's pad and his pen, "but would you spell that name for me..."

As Horatio obliged, the name was written out in large shaky letters, taking up half of the page before them. "I have contacts who may be able to check if Mr Lieberwitz has entered this country recently, it would be nice to be of some use in this damn sorry affair. He was a good sort, Locky". Lancelot smiled and apropos nothing wrote the year 1863 under the name of Ignace Lieberwitz because, as he explained, "this could take awhile".