If I've been quiet the past few days it's vecause i've been wrapped up in reading from beginning to end The Chosen Few Affair

Now I remember why i hate You SGC*

Reading your prose i know how Antonio Salieri must have felt when the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wafted through the royal court. I may be a good writer but you sir are an unsurpassed genius .

I look forward to reading Deadly Doppelganger and no doubt i will be singing your praises over that as well. But i think i shall leave it for now..for fear that if i read that as well i may never put pen to paper again


*Only joking of course.(well somebody's bound to think i was being serious)
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Originally posted by Moxx of Balhoom:
If I've been quiet the past few days it's vecause i've been wrapped up in reading from beginning to end The Chosen Few Affair

Now I remember why i hate You SGC*

Reading your prose i know how Antonio Salieri must have felt when the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wafted through the royal court. I may be a good writer but you sir are an unsurpassed genius .

Ah shucks, Moxx... how sweet of you to so generously compliment your ol' verbal sparring mate! I'm embarrassed and touched by such wonderful praise, even though it's quite well-deserved if I do say so myself*.

I look forward to reading Deadly Doppelganger and no doubt i will be singing your praises over that as well. But i think i shall leave it for now..for fear that if i read that as well i may never put pen to paper again

I'm sure you'll enjoy Deanna Taylor's Deadly Doppelganger , and there's more madness coming down the pike soon for Deanna, Katie, Jill...and Paddington Z. Pointdexter!

*Only joking of course.(well somebody's bound to think i was being serious)

* And I'm only joking, too!

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I'm not obnoxius!
Whaaa... Steve and Deanna are trying to see who will be the one to embarass me the most...

Anyway, I think the third chapter is the best so far. Deanna's doppelganger is a very evil girl and I'm sure she will give me an Katie a lot of troubles. I hope to read the fourth installment soon!

ps: Steve, you used the word "spiffy" talking about my upcoming look. I've found two meanigs for that word on my web dictionary. Do you mean I'll wear something elegant or something fitted? Or both?

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I'm not obnoxious!

You're right: It's me they claim is obnoxious!

How about if we say that you are just very opinionated. Feel better?

Whaaa... Steve and Deanna are trying to see who will be the one to embarrass me the most...

That's because we adore you here on GDIT and everyone wants only the best for our beloved Jill. 8)

Anyway, I think the third chapter is the best so far. Deanna's doppelganger is a very evil girl and I'm sure she will give me an Katie a lot of troubles. I hope to read the fourth installment soon!

Thanks!!!

The next chapter should arrive end of September or first week in October.

ps: Steve, you used the word "spiffy" talking about my upcoming look. I've found two meanings for that word on my web dictionary. Do you mean I'll wear something elegant or something fitted? Or both?

The word spiffy can mean a number of things in English, but what I meant was you should wear something very stylish and attractive in appearance.

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I'm afraid of Paddington J. Poindexter already. I went to high school with a fellow that looked very much like your picture. He was a good friend, but some of his antics scared me to death!
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Originally posted by Bluegag:
I'm afraid of Paddington J. Poindexter already. I went to high school with a fellow that looked very much like your picture. He was a good friend, but some of his antics scared me to death!

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I think the picture sums up perfectly what the textbook definition of "nerd" is. However, don't you think Paddington and Jill are going to make a cute couple? Huh? Gotta get 'em together first, though...and that tumultuous and traumatic event will be coming up pretty darn soon. Heaven help us all when it occurs, too!

This might be a British thing but whenever i hear the name Paddington I get a real craving for a Marmalade Sandwich anyone else?
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Originally posted by Moxx of Balhoom:
This might be a British thing but whenever i hear the name Paddington I get a real craving for a Marmalade Sandwich anyone else?

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Here in the backwards colonies, Marmalade is more famous for being a comic strip character rather than a sandwich ingredient. Or is that Marmaduke ? However, please be my guest and indulge your cravings.

BTW: care for some pickles and milk, too?

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I think the picture sums up perfectly what the textbook definition of "nerd" is. However, don't you think Paddington and Jill are going to make a cute couple? Huh? Gotta get 'em together first, though...and that tumultuous and traumatic event will be coming up pretty darn soon. Heaven help us all when it occurs, too!

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I think the picture sums up perfectly what the textbook definition of "nerd" is. However, don't you think Paddington and Jill are going to make a cute couple? Huh? Gotta get 'em together first, though...and that tumultuous and traumatic event will be coming up pretty darn soon. Heaven help us all when it occurs, too!

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I can see it now, the "happy" couple sitting under a tree with Paddington feeding grapes to his beloved Jill while he gets eaten alive by mosquitos... how romantic!

Jill, I know you could do better than this one, but we'll let Steve have his "fun"... for now.

Should be another crazy read though.

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Now let's be fair towards our new buddy Paddington. I intend for him to be a cool dude, despite some of his obvious...uhhh, shortcomings.

Just wait and see. Ladies, eat your hearts out because that homeboy is gonna be a regular chick magnet!

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Let me assure you: I'd prefer Snoopy over just about any other American so-called "author" these days. For the most part, the average Yank scribes are pathetic and a far cry from even those just decades ago. The crap published in the USA is yet another indication of the decline of Western civilization as we know it.

Glad you enjoyed the story so far!

I just had surgery on my left foot a few days ago. I'm currently hobbling around on crutches...shades of a Charles Dickens Christmas and Tiny Tim!

I'll be doing the crutch gig for the next 4-6 weeks, then also have a recovery period of a few months after that. I expect to have a lot of time on my hands during January and February which will allow me to continue the latest chapter of Doppleganger . Hopefully, I'll be able to post the newest offering soon after the holidays.

[color=red][b]I just had surgery on my left foot a few days ago. I'm currently hobbling around on crutches...shades of a Charles Dickens Christmas and Tiny Tim!

Dare I ask which bodily orafice you had it removed from and who's?

It's been quite a long time since I introduced one of my size 13 boondockers to some tent-peg's aft side, so that wasn't the problem this time around. However, all those years of "heart breaking and life taking" finally begin catching up after a while, even at my still fairly young age. Not having claimed any sort of service-related disabilities with the VA upon my discharge (and rightfully so, at least as far as I knew at the time), I'm now forced to come to terms with my own mortality at times. Such is life. 8)

Still wouldn't have traded my almost 12 year tour of active duty as one of Uncle Sam's Misguided Children for anything; hopefully the surgery I just had (as well as the surgery done 2 years ago for another issue) will improve the outlook of things.
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Well, hopefully things will start picking back up health-wise.

After all the "advertising" for your "Doppelganger" story, it'll be nice to finally be able to read it.

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Well, hopefully things will start picking back up health-wise.

After all the "advertising" for your "Doppelganger" story, it'll be nice to finally be able to read it.

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The next chapter of Doppelganger (and all future chapters for that matter) will be uploaded if and when I'm satisfied the writing meets my standards...not a minute before. I've never just thrown up material for the sake of posting.

I'm confident the quantity (almost 200,000 words as of today's date) and quality of the various tales authored by me here on GDIT since joining the group in May of 2005 provide witness to such an incontrovertible fact.

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Well, hopefully things will start picking back up health-wise.

After all the "advertising" for your "Doppelganger" story, it'll be nice to finally be able to read it.

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The next chapter of Doppelganger (and all future chapters for that matter) will be uploaded if and when I'm satisfied the writing meets my standards...not a minute before. I've never just thrown up material for the sake of posting.

I'm confident the quantity (almost 200,000 words as of today's date) and quality of the various tales authored by me here on GDIT since joining the group in May of 2005 provide witness to such an incontrovertible fact.

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Now my Christmas break is here (inasmuch as anyone self employed actually gets a break), I've had a chance to sit down and chill with a glass of something suitable and read The Chosen Few Affair.

OK, I know it's not brand new, but I'm the new girl around here, remember?

I had to mug up on the history of the Vietnam War a bit (I was remarkably hazy despite it being within my lifetime) but that really brought home the effort that had been put into giving the story a good solid background and providing a convincing McGuffin.

All in all, the effort I invested in reading something that long was amply rewarded by the enjoyment of doing so. Many thanks, SGC.

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Now my Christmas break is here (inasmuch as anyone self employed actually gets a break), I've had a chance to sit down and chill with a glass of something suitable and read The Chosen Few Affair.

OK, I know it's not brand new, but I'm the new girl around here, remember?

I had to mug up on the history of the Vietnam War a bit (I was remarkably hazy despite it being within my lifetime) but that really brought home the effort that had been put into giving the story a good solid background and providing a convincing McGuffin.

All in all, the effort I invested in reading something that long was amply rewarded by the enjoyment of doing so. Many thanks, SGC.

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I think the fairest comment I can make is that Bridgett's dialogue is almost always convincing. I recall a few speeches that didn't sound right, but I wasn't making notes, so I can't readily point them out as examples.

I felt that Evonne was slightly less successful, probably because you were trying a little too hard to make her sound Australian and slipping into parody at times. There was only one instance where this really irritated me and that was because you lost the pace in a scene by making Evonne use some completely incomprehensible turn of phrase which the others then had to query. (Again, I would have to go searching for this instance as I wasn't expecting to have to answer questions on the text!)

Please regard this as friendly criticism. There were shortcomings, but they were minor and didn't spoil my enjoyment of the story. I have come across far worse representations of British English in books that I have paid good money to read!

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I think the fairest comment I can make is that Bridgett's dialogue is almost always convincing. I recall a few speeches that didn't sound right, but I wasn't making notes, so I can't readily point them out as examples.

I felt that Evonne was slightly less successful, probably because you were trying a little too hard to make her sound Australian and slipping into parody at times. There was only one instance where this really irritated me and that was because you lost the pace in a scene by making Evonne use some completely incomprehensible turn of phrase which the others then had to query. (Again, I would have to go searching for this instance as I wasn't expecting to have to answer questions on the text!)

LOL!!! Well, I guess I did OK then...at least for a guy trying to imitate two teenage subjects of Her Majesty!

Please regard this as friendly criticism. There were shortcomings, but they were minor and didn't spoil my enjoyment of the story. I have come across far worse representations of British English in books that I have paid good money to read!

Speaking of the differences in American, British and Aussie English: whenever you get a chance to read The Nefarious Nuns Affair , you'll find this piece of rather interesting dialogue:

Calico knew she spoke English, as it was her native tongue. She also knew English was the native tongue of Evonne and Bridgett. So how come half the time no one knew what these gals were saying? It boggled the mind.

Ask Bridgett where her clothes were that needed dry cleaning and she said:

“Look in the boot of the car, luv. I’d be happy as Larry if you’d drop them off for me so as I don’t get an ear bashing from one of the Sisters or her mates on Monday.�

Translation: my clothes are located in the trunk of the car. I would be so very pleased if you would take them to the cleaners so numerous people don’t yell at me on Monday.

Ask Evonne how her evening jog was and she said:

“Super, mate! Saw the worst bingle down the road a bit. Some maid was having a blue with her bloke and they cracked up.�

Translation: I had a wonderful run and thanks for asking. By the way, while running I observed a car accident caused by a man and his wife arguing in their car.

Of course! Silly old American Jennifer! Why couldn’t she have figured that out by herself?

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I think the fairest comment I can make is that Bridgett's dialogue is almost always convincing. I recall a few speeches that didn't sound right, but they were minor and didn't spoil my enjoyment of the story. I have come across far worse representations of British English in books that I have paid good money to read!

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