and though I know you can't appreciate it, I'm only happy when it rains

Aug 30, 2005 06:48

Ten Feet By One Foot: The Story of an Uncompleted Quest

[See how the narrator cleverly demonstrates her current circumstances, viz., working in a highly academic bookstore, with the title that recalls so many academic books. She has also made good use of the devices of foreshadowing and irony. This will be on the test.]Sunday, August 28 ( Read more... )

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basseykay August 30 2005, 12:16:17 UTC
Great story :-D

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^_^ maria_braun August 30 2005, 12:49:59 UTC
No offense, but at the point where androids are simply a part of the natural order of things, who in the heckity-heck d'you think will handmake them?

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dragonladyflame August 31 2005, 17:58:53 UTC
Handcrafted, not handmade. There's a difference!, viz., one is an advertising catchphrase.

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maria_braun August 31 2005, 18:01:22 UTC
Ahhh...Very Clever, Mlle. Cleverface! I see my arch-nemesis has been up to some cleverness!

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rowtree August 30 2005, 13:22:06 UTC
Nice! I didn't know they still printed two-dollar bills! I so have to order some so I can use them as really cool birthday/holiday presents!

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dragonladyflame August 31 2005, 17:58:15 UTC
The government is trying to take them out of circulation, but if you can get your bank to order them through the Federal Reserve, you can get as many as your little heart desires.

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chrisvenus August 30 2005, 13:45:32 UTC
That's a great story. How much did people offer to buy the sign for out of interest? I bet you almost wish you'd sold it now... :)

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dragonladyflame August 31 2005, 17:57:24 UTC
No one offered a price; they just offered to buy it. And I do not regret my refusal to sell it! Our love was worth far more than mere, petty cash ....

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anonymous August 30 2005, 14:07:32 UTC
what a wonderful, and wonderully-told, story.

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foxfour August 30 2005, 14:08:23 UTC
forgot to log in.

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dragonladyflame August 31 2005, 17:59:26 UTC
you fool! I'll never forgive you!

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