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Always knew you lived in a fantasy world Paul but I never knew it would be that one. Tim A. On 19 Sep 2010, at 18:28, Paul Green wrote: > The exact details of my showboat “The Brother Paul” are classified. > It is normally submerged, cruising at a depth of 50 fathoms, > propelled by its giant fusion-reaction Intervoid warp-drive motors. > It carries a number of missiles with bio-plasmic warheads targeted > at various literary establishments in North America and Europe. > These are only meant to be fired in retaliation, but malfunctions > have been known to happen. Like Captain Nemo’s Nautilus it is > fitted out with an excellent library and advanced inter-media > communication systems. On its rare appearances on the surface “The > Brother Paul” can be recognised by its prominent shining periscope. > > Over the years, there have been some problems with the top-secret > guidance system, code-named “Moral Core” but experts work > constantly 24/7 to address these. > > Good point about Wagner, by the way. Now, back to the control > room. I must give the order to dive... > > > On 19/9/10 17:56, "colin herd" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Agreed, Tim. And, Jim. >> >> Paul Green, does your showboat have a name? Mine's the good ship >> Billy Collins. >> >> On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 5:53 PM, Paul Green <[log in to unmask] >> > wrote: >>> I'm just going to get on with polishing my show-boat. >>> >>> >>> On 19/9/10 17:48, "Jim Andrews" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> >>> >> Simple and welcome: " Bad writing is characterized by >>> obfuscation, >>> >> showboating, narcissism, lack of a moral core, and style over >>> substance. >>> >> Good writing is exactly the opposite." >>> > >>> > concerning bad writing, let's not forget over-simplification >>> expressed with >>> > perfect conviction. >>> > >>> > i associate most of the characteristics he mentions with >>> questionable >>> > character. there are many writers who are upstanding citizens in >>> character >>> > but of no consequence as writers. i've never noticed any >>> correlation between >>> > the quality of a writer's work and the strength of their moral >>> character. >>> > also, it is simple to pretend, in writing, that one does have >>> strong moral >>> > character. >>> > >>> > his statement that 'good writing is exactly the opposite' is >>> false. writing >>> > characterized by non-obfuscation, no showboating, no narcissism, >>> a moral >>> > core, and substance over style can be dull earnest journalism. >>> > >>> > but it's interesting to read his attempts to box up the wind. >>> > >>> > ja >>> > http://vispo.com >>> >> >