So a UFO.....

[TeyshaBlue]

Think about what you just said.

I did. You probably ought to give it a shot.

[TeyshaBlue]

It's telling that I tried to engage you in a discussion of Heinlein's ideas on God/Satan re J.O.B., your response was to talk about how vast your sci fi collection is and how much you've read.

[CuckingFunt]

I have had my art sent overseas, won contests yet never made a dime off it. Am I an artist?

You're an artist now, too?

[Avante]

It's telling that I tried to engage you in a discussion of Heinlein's ideas on God/Satan re J.O.B., your response was to talk about how vast your sci fi collection is and how much you've read.

You simply mentioned I need to read Heinlien, I mentioned I have and others in the sci fi world.

[Avante]

You're an artist now, too?

I always have been.

There I am in 6th grade drawing pictures when up walked my teacher, she looks down at my drawings and says.....follow me to the principles office and bring that along (drawings)

Once there...

Principle...so you like to draw?
me..love it.
Prin..(looking at my work)...this is really good.
me..thanks,
Prin...how would you like to represent the school in an exchange art program?
me..ok.

Was the ships artist in the Navy. Do art work for my wifes church.

[TeyshaBlue]

You simply mentioned I need to read Heinlien, I mentioned I have and others in the sci fi world.

Here's how this is supposed to work:

Moi: You really need to read some Heinlein. J.O.B. has a pretty good take on this...seriously.
You: Yeah, I read it. The best line in there was "Is this or is this Texas?"
or
You: No, I haven't read it. What's RH's take on God/Satan?
or
You: I've read almost all his books along with those of all those great/classic sci fi authors. My sci fi library ...vast/immense.


Although, I appreciate the Olaf reference. Not sure it's completely germane to a discussion of God and Satan, but I'll give it a spin.

[CuckingFunt]

I rode a horse once. Yep.....I'm an equestrian.

I made dinner for myself tonight. Yep.......a chef.

After I watch a movie with my friends, I like to go out to dinner and talk about it. Bam.......film critic!

[Avante]

Here's how this is supposed to work:

Moi: You really need to read some Heinlein. J.O.B. has a pretty good take on this...seriously.
You: Yeah, I read it. The best line in there was "Is this or is this Texas?"
or
You: No, I haven't read it. What's RH's take on God/Satan?
or
You: I've read almost all his books along with those of all those great/classic sci fi authors. My sci fi library ...vast/immense.


Although, I appreciate the Olaf reference. Not sure it's completely germane to a discussion of God and Satan, but I'll give it a spin.

You don't go around pestering somebody like you do then all of a sudden expect some serious conversation.

[TeyshaBlue]

You don't go around pestering somebody like you do then all of a sudden expect some serious conversation.

Of course I do. I just did.

[TeyshaBlue]

Of course I do. I just did.

Do you think, for even the briefest second, that I take any of this banter serious? That's laughable.

[TeyshaBlue]

I'll even stop down and talk coffee beans with boutons_deux.

[Avante]

Do you think, for even the briefest second, that I take any of this banter serious? That's laughable.

I couldn't less what you I just wish you felt the same about me.

[Avante]

I rode a horse once. Yep.....I'm an equestrian.

I made dinner for myself tonight. Yep.......a chef.

After I watch a movie with my friends, I like to go out to dinner and talk about it. Bam.......film critic!

Bingo~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~

[CuckingFunt]

I rode a horse once. Yep.....I'm an equestrian.

I made dinner for myself tonight. Yep.......a chef.

After I watch a movie with my friends, I like to go out to dinner and talk about it. Bam.......film critic!

Bingo~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~

[Blake]

Bingo~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~

I've never known a good messageboard use for "~" other than pictures

O/O==========> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

oh look! Now I'm an artist!

[CuckingFunt]

poets, copywriters, technical writers, journalists, court stenographers, etc....

Stenographers don't get paid to write. They get paid to transcribe. All of the others you listed could be considered authors.

now show us those omgz3rs

Once was plenty.

[TeyshaBlue]

I couldn't less what you I just wish you felt the same about me.

In English, please. Thx.

[mrsmaalox]

I couldn't less what you I just wish you felt the same about me.

In English, please. Thx.

I think he's tired of your one sided relationship. All he does is give, give, give....

[CuckingFunt]

and i believe avante's contention in the context of this thread is that an author differs from a paid writer in that one requires creativity and the other doesn't necessarily

Avante's contention is that his hobbies and middling accomplishments are worthy of les that typically connote a level of training, study, and/or professional achievement he has not met.

and once may have been plenty but it apparently wasn't enough

Sure it was. Would have been there for posterity, had Kori and LJ not gotten rid of the Troll forum.

[johnsmith]

all authors are writers

not all writers are authors

the word author connotes the sense of creating something - if you look at merriam-webster (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/author) the word is derived from the latin 'auctor' - http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/auctor - with the close association to adding something or augmenting something

on the other hand

the word writer (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/write) seems to refer to the physical act of writing itself.

and i believe avante's contention in the context of this thread is that an author differs from a paid writer in that one requires creativity and the other doesn't necessarily

(to add to my previous examples of writers who aren't authors -- marketing/ad writers, speechwriters, press release writers...)

and once may have been plenty but it apparently wasn't enough

At ,east you have been consistently bad at the internet for all these years. You're garbage.

[Avante]

Avante's contention is that his hobbies and middling accomplishments are worthy of les that typically connote a level of training, study, and/or professional achievement he has not met.



Sure it was. Would have been there for posterity, had Kori and LJ not gotten rid of the Troll forum.

You always seem to never really get it.

I'm a reader, and anytime I get into anything I do the work. I search out what books I need. I have read everything I need to read on all those pet subjects of mine, this goes far beyond just a hobby, collecting stamps is a hobby. I could sit down in front of anyone in the world and go toe to toe with them on those pet interests of mine. I have had the trianing, I have done the study. Nobody has done more study to be blunt.

I cannot believe you haven't figured this yet.

There are no pewar blues cats, world class sprinters, pro footballers I'm not aware of. Why you have some need to continue to act like that isn't reality....????

I'd love to see you/anyone here try to stump me on those topics, it cannot be done.

Look at you ..."an artist now"....oh no just lying.

[TeyshaBlue]

lol training. lol e-peen

[Avante]

lol training. lol e-peen

I have a map I made of the south, on that map is all the towns those old blues cats came from, the year they were born and the year they first recorded. I also have a tablet full of stuff like this...

Recorded pre 1930 Mississippi Delta...then the list of all those who did just that.

Al those NFL1000 yd rushers out of all the colleges.

All the sub10.40 sprinters to ever play in the NFL, those 26 foot long jumpers, those sub 14.00 hurdlers.

I have every sub 10.00 sprinter were ever lived.

Then there's all those great tracksters from the HBCU.

Essential...Texas, Piedmont, Aklabama, Georgia, Memphis, St.Louis, Mississippi...blues.

All the 1000 yard wide receivers in NFL history.

Wanna talk the origins of the old AFL? How about the Dallas Cowboys?

Just finished recording...

The Dixon Brothers'
Johnnie Temple
Walter Davis
Kid Prince Moore
The Callahan Brothers
J.P.Nestor
Black Boy Shine
Maggie Jones

....I know....who?

And it goes on and on and on.......

[TeyshaBlue]

Put your e-peen away. Nobody is impressed. Nobody.

Except you.

[TeyshaBlue]

Well, maybe SBM.