I resigned
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bumblemusprime
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I resigned from writing comic book columns for a magazine owned by Orson Scott Card. http://spencerellsworth.blogspot.com/20 ... -igms.html
Best First wrote:I didn't like it. They don't have mums, or dads, or children. And they turn into stuff. And they don't eat Monster Munch or watch Xena: Warrior Princess. Or do one big poo in the morning and another one in the afternoon. I bet they weren't even excited by and then subsequently disappointed by Star Wars Prequels. Or have a glass full of spare change near their beds. That they don't have.
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bumblemusprime
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Thanks, Karl. [edit] and Hotshot, of course.
Best First wrote:I didn't like it. They don't have mums, or dads, or children. And they turn into stuff. And they don't eat Monster Munch or watch Xena: Warrior Princess. Or do one big poo in the morning and another one in the afternoon. I bet they weren't even excited by and then subsequently disappointed by Star Wars Prequels. Or have a glass full of spare change near their beds. That they don't have.
Maybe I'm out of the loop on this, but why is this a good thing? I take it that it is, given you left on your terms, but why? Are we speaking about the "Ender's Game" Orson Scott Card here?
"But the Costa story featuring Starscream? Fantastic! This guy is "The One", I just know it, just from these few pages. "--Yaya, who is never wrong.
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Sunyavadin
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(Oversimplified TL:DR version - JFGI)
I'm guessing this is over the fact that he's generally regarded as a fantastic author, but a generally crap human being.
I'm guessing this is over the fact that he's generally regarded as a fantastic author, but a generally crap human being.
bumblemusprime wrote:
When I picture Simon Furman's direct ancestor, squatting in dingy furs, singing songs about the glory of the Saxon tribe, I imagine him as the very first to gather his buddies around the campfire and say "There was this dude named Beowulf..."
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bumblemusprime
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Mostly over his involvement with the National Organization For Marriage, one of the primary organizations battling against gay marriage rights.Sunyavadin wrote:(Oversimplified TL:DR version - JFGI)
I'm guessing this is over the fact that he's generally regarded as a fantastic author, but a generally crap human being.
Best First wrote:I didn't like it. They don't have mums, or dads, or children. And they turn into stuff. And they don't eat Monster Munch or watch Xena: Warrior Princess. Or do one big poo in the morning and another one in the afternoon. I bet they weren't even excited by and then subsequently disappointed by Star Wars Prequels. Or have a glass full of spare change near their beds. That they don't have.
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bumblemusprime
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(takes Sadie's cookie)
Best First wrote:I didn't like it. They don't have mums, or dads, or children. And they turn into stuff. And they don't eat Monster Munch or watch Xena: Warrior Princess. Or do one big poo in the morning and another one in the afternoon. I bet they weren't even excited by and then subsequently disappointed by Star Wars Prequels. Or have a glass full of spare change near their beds. That they don't have.
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bumblemusprime
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Mob! Thanks, Mob.KingMob wrote:Just want to chime in and say nice one, mate, that can't have been too easy, I seem to recall you were a big fan of his. Onwards and upwards!
Best First wrote:I didn't like it. They don't have mums, or dads, or children. And they turn into stuff. And they don't eat Monster Munch or watch Xena: Warrior Princess. Or do one big poo in the morning and another one in the afternoon. I bet they weren't even excited by and then subsequently disappointed by Star Wars Prequels. Or have a glass full of spare change near their beds. That they don't have.