tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post116610502005449859..comments2024-03-26T18:28:06.391-04:00Comments on Evil Editor: New Beginning 173Evil Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1166238440877265612006-12-15T22:07:00.000-05:002006-12-15T22:07:00.000-05:00Oh.my.gawd. I giggled way too much on that one. Wh...Oh.my.gawd. I giggled way too much on that one. What a visual!Rashenbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03495120136277921981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1166162933504713272006-12-15T01:08:00.000-05:002006-12-15T01:08:00.000-05:00You can change the wipers? DAng, my dealer told me...You can <I>change</I> the wipers? DAng, my dealer told me I had to buy a whole new car...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1166150689706503812006-12-14T21:44:00.000-05:002006-12-14T21:44:00.000-05:00Wipers are about as easy to change as lightbulbs a...Wipers are about as easy to change as lightbulbs and practically as cheap. Don't be intimidated by the fact that we're talking about repairing a car.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1166141880289635612006-12-14T19:18:00.000-05:002006-12-14T19:18:00.000-05:00december quinn,Better than Rain-X is a bag of Bull...december quinn,<BR/>Better than Rain-X is a bag of Bull Durham rubbed wet over the windshield. Sheets the water away everytime and it's cheaper.<BR/><BR/>The opening reminded me some of an old Cheech & Chong record.... not bad, just past that stage in my life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1166140099254429132006-12-14T18:48:00.000-05:002006-12-14T18:48:00.000-05:00Do you want a few more openings?I thought some of ...<I>Do you want a few more openings?</I><BR/><BR/>I thought some of the minions just ripped him a new one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1166124200110567582006-12-14T14:23:00.000-05:002006-12-14T14:23:00.000-05:00I thought the voice was great, even if the subject...I thought the voice was great, even if the subject matter wasn't the most thrilling.<BR/><BR/>The continuations were amazing, especially the last one.<BR/><BR/>(I've been having computer troubles lately... if this goes through a billion times, EE, I apologize).kiss-me-at-the-gatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18289100980388975854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1166139100589659822006-12-14T18:31:00.000-05:002006-12-14T18:31:00.000-05:00The opening seems written in the voice of somebody...The opening seems written in the voice of somebody I'm meant to start off hating. If the purpose of that is to get me to understand that the narrator is a flake (and probably an idiot), then I'm going to need to see space aliens and rayguns to balance it out somewhere in the next three pages.<BR/><BR/>The continuations are, well, demented. The bit about compact discs is pretty good, and the "Momma never did make much sense" line was the moment where I stopped hating the story and just settled into a vaguely dissatisfied irritation. It was the point where I first got a hint that the author's voice may not be the same as the narrator's, so it wins for that reason.<BR/><BR/>I have to agree with a poster above. First person idiots are really annoying. You'd better be annoying me to good effect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1166135765929181632006-12-14T17:36:00.000-05:002006-12-14T17:36:00.000-05:00EE, the box that the cassette comes in makes a muc...EE, the box that the cassette comes in makes a much better scraper than the cassette itself.<BR/><BR/>I used one for years. Hello, walrus.McKoalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01457446171624585099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1166139648350901612006-12-14T18:40:00.000-05:002006-12-14T18:40:00.000-05:00Do you want a few more openings? We're desperate f...<I>Do you want a few more openings?</I> <BR/><BR/>We're desperate for openings. A few continuations wouldn't hurt either.Evil Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1166129479069404312006-12-14T15:51:00.000-05:002006-12-14T15:51:00.000-05:00Anyone got some more suggestions for dealing with ...<I>Anyone got some more suggestions for dealing with worn wipers? <BR/></I><BR/><BR/>I had a blown wiper motor for months once. Like SW, I was too poor to fix it. I drove with a squeegee, and stopped to use it every time I had a chance. I had that Rain-X stuff on the windhsield which did help a little too--but if it was really pouring, I simply had to stay home.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Do you want a few more openings?Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969399927758009095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1166125841254066362006-12-14T14:50:00.000-05:002006-12-14T14:50:00.000-05:00At my workplace in the south, one of the first thi...At my workplace in the south, one of the first things we are told during orientation is never to use our badge as an ice scraper. In fact, they even give out ice scrapers with the company logo on them during orientation.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06927630155994067676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1166122657851753422006-12-14T13:57:00.000-05:002006-12-14T13:57:00.000-05:00I just like the line from momma, "You need to do o...I just like the line from momma, "You need to do other things before you get the sausage out." I used to have a girlfriend who said that a lot, but I wasn't sure what she meant.pacatruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125048243775811714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1166118751596563012006-12-14T12:52:00.000-05:002006-12-14T12:52:00.000-05:00I don't mind the stream-of-consciousness approach,...I don't mind the stream-of-consciousness approach, but other than that, I'm with Dave. It's about an asshole with a car. The only thing you can hope for is that the next day the car won't start and there will be one less asshole on the road.<BR/><BR/>I would definitely not read more.HawkOwlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08506953701159624542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1166119315270298372006-12-14T13:01:00.000-05:002006-12-14T13:01:00.000-05:00If you don't have a dog like Schlep around, just t...If you don't have a dog like Schlep around, just take a big drink of water yourself just before you leave the house. Works just as well...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1166119635361221462006-12-14T13:07:00.000-05:002006-12-14T13:07:00.000-05:00Sorry. I had trouble reading either the opening o...Sorry. I had trouble reading either the opening or continuation. All I could think was "What kind of lamebrain loser won't even shell out 77 cents for a small scraper?" I don't find first person idiots entertaining. Third person idiots should normally come in small doses, because idiocy at that level just makes me want to slap some sense into them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1166116185322341882006-12-14T12:09:00.000-05:002006-12-14T12:09:00.000-05:00Am I the only one who genuinely liked the opening?...<I>Am I the only one who genuinely liked the opening?</I><BR/><BR/>No, I thought it was subtly hilarious. In fact, with the continuation and the comment from S.W., I think we're on our way to a <I>New Yorker</I> essay. Anyone got some more suggestions for dealing with worn wipers?Evil Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1166115878817063152006-12-14T12:04:00.000-05:002006-12-14T12:04:00.000-05:00Am I the only one who genuinely liked the opening?...Am I the only one who genuinely liked the opening? I was thinking, "Wow, I'd totally keep reading this!"Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969399927758009095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1166115015296778462006-12-14T11:50:00.000-05:002006-12-14T11:50:00.000-05:00SW, it's easier just to stick your head out the wi...SW, it's easier just to stick your head out the window, since you have it open anyway.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1166113249536429642006-12-14T11:20:00.000-05:002006-12-14T11:20:00.000-05:00"and wrote only the one paragraph" How perspicacio..."and wrote only the one paragraph" <BR/>How perspicacious of you! ;)Dave Fragmentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985158361431606939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1166113009378134842006-12-14T11:16:00.001-05:002006-12-14T11:16:00.001-05:00EE, you got it goin' on! Come down to the 'hood so...EE, you got it goin' on! Come down to the 'hood some time and hang.<BR/><BR/>I'd pick this apart but, ya know, I've been there, so I can't. Hell, I'm still there. But at least I can find my ice scraper now. :-)<BR/><BR/>Yes, I'm disagreeing with the minions. No, I'm not kissing ass. I'm <I>relating</I>, man! I once spent an entire spring operating my windshield wipers via a piece of rope tied to each of them and circuiting through the front windows, tugging back and forth as I drove to my job at McDonalds.<BR/><BR/>Poverty. It's what's for dinner. :-)s.w. vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102544611773720262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1166112993752502912006-12-14T11:16:00.000-05:002006-12-14T11:16:00.000-05:00That is a fascinating opening! I thought it might...That is a fascinating opening! I thought it might have been something by Shakespeare, but then the prose made me think it was Chaucer! What genius wrote this? <B>After</B> I post this comment I'll scroll through comments and see if I can identify the brilliant writer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1166111972826158052006-12-14T10:59:00.000-05:002006-12-14T10:59:00.000-05:00On the openings page where you read it, it was lab...On the openings page where you read it, it was labeled "short story." <I>Very short</I> story, actually, as I dashed it off in my car while waiting for the ice to melt, and wrote only the one paragraph.Evil Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1166111467950568772006-12-14T10:51:00.000-05:002006-12-14T10:51:00.000-05:00I read this on the openings page and almost ran fr...I read this on the openings page and almost ran from the room ill. <BR/>It's the stream of consiousness style that is so hard for me to read. I admit it's personal preference but if I read this as the first paragraph of a book, I'd put it down. <BR/><BR/>I'm not sure it says anything about the character other than he is so obsessed with something (or maybe a Monk OCD clone), has poor taste in music, and is too impatient to wait for the car to heat up or even to have a good car. Here we have a person so (what's a good colloqial for crazy) off base and out-of-control that he or she is doing silly and idiot things. Where is this novel going? I don't know and I have no reason to care. <BR/><BR/>This is a life not ordered by sanity or run by common sense that the reader might not want to particiapte in several hundred pages of their recovery. <BR/><BR/>Now this may be the scientist in me, but I didn't read it as funny or even humorous. Reading the continuations made me think the excerpt might be humor. But it doesn't work for me. In the middle of Douglas Adam's total lunacy or in Palahniuk’s wildness, we always had sympathy for the heroes as hapless as they are. I didn't find anything in the paragraph to make me like or sympathize with the hero.<BR/><BR/>I'm not grumpy today, either.Dave Fragmentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985158361431606939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1166111162847864342006-12-14T10:46:00.000-05:002006-12-14T10:46:00.000-05:00No, you're consigned to sending in a more interest...No, you're consigned to sending in a more interesting opening.Evil Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1166110955286812152006-12-14T10:42:00.000-05:002006-12-14T10:42:00.000-05:00Sorry, EE, I found it boring.Am I now consigned to...Sorry, EE, I found it boring.<BR/>Am I now consigned to Outer Hells?Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.com