the best thing about being a writer -- part XCVII
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it's squeezing every possible hope for any lasting joy out of
everyone.
it's posing as profound in order to appear wise.
(using math and other hard statistics).
it's destroying dreams.
it's cutting people's balls off.
it's encouraging cowardice and supplication.
it's creating obedient easily controlled suckers.
it's bureaucracy.
it offering up ugliness as beauty.
war as peace.
sadism as kindness.
resignation as triumph.
slavery as freedom.
rejection as acceptance.
irony as truth.
foolishness as heaven.
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the best thing about being a writer -- part XCVI
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.writing/msg/ab3379338ff0517f
Mark
> the best thing about being a writer -- part XCVII
>
> it's squeezing every possible hope for any lasting joy out of
> everyone.
That explains miscellaneous writing ng.
I get it now!
> it's posing as profound in order to appear wise.
That *is* deep.
> (using math and other hard statistics).
Well there you go. Statistics don't lie.
> it's destroying dreams.
Green peppers before bedtime does the
same thing.
> it's cutting people's balls off.
Well hang me in a closet, I had no idea.
Remind me to avoid the writer's bar.
> it's encouraging cowardice and supplication.
Hell Yeah! Kluck like chicken! You can do it!
> it's creating obedient easily controlled suckers.
I understand. Is there anything else you'd like me
to do? Just tell me and I will.
> it's bureaucracy.
I didn't get the official memo yet
> it offering up ugliness as beauty.
Susan Boyle
> war as peace.
Iraq
> sadism as kindness.
The animal shelter
> resignation as triumph.
American education system
> slavery as freedom.
Prostitution
> rejection as acceptance.
Street Gangs
> irony as truth.
Islam
> foolishness as heaven.
Money