Posted by lissa on July 12, 2001, at 3:22:17
In reply to Re:Bedtime story...'cuntaminated'? Say WHAT? » dreamer, posted by kazoo on July 11, 2001, at 1:43:40
> Read this sentence aloud at a steady clip:
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> "Mary stood by the window, her thoughts a million light years from home, silently listening to the soup hissing in the pot."
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> Now try to imagine reading that in front of 50 creative writing students, followed by 50 screams of diction horror.
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> (lispy) kazoo
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i can imagine! ... and then after screaming they'd dive at the head of the seminar table, pocketknives ready (or at least those pointy fountain pens the rich kids use), and gauge (?) out your eyes to teach you to pronounce properly. I know how that works. A diction horror story.lischpy lischa
ps i hope you see i am kidding. i like your posts. am an admirer, kazoo.
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