[quote]theBeth wrote:
[quote]theBird wrote:
You can’t make this shit up. This is real life. Born this way.
And I am…
… theBird.
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Word.[/quote]
Heh
I had a Polish chemistry teacher, who called me “Master Smith” in a pretty heavy accent.
[quote]MaazerSmiit wrote:
[quote]theBeth wrote:
[quote]theBird wrote:
You can’t make this shit up. This is real life. Born this way.
And I am…
… theBird.
tweet[/quote]
Word.[/quote]
Heh
I had a Polish chemistry teacher, who called me “Master Smith” in a pretty heavy accent.
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pretty cool actually
[quote]squat69 wrote:
My favorite day is squat day and I like having sex with a lot of girls[/quote]
1 of those things is not true.
VHAT IS THE VASTELAND FOR VOUR HUNDRED ALEXEI
DAH
JLABS IS MY ALTER EGO. My original ego was huge so it split into two.
I enjoy violence
I’ve always thought that Germans were cool and that the Nazi’s were awesome looking. Little did I know, The “3rd Division Totenkopf” group was actually in charged of killing most of the Jews. -Shrugs- Shit Happens. Now I know better.
[quote]Chushin wrote:
[quote]theBeth wrote:
My favorite work by T.S. Eliot. And it shocks me that a T-head would be familiar with his work.
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You’re obviously new around here.[/quote]
Wasn’t there a guy a couple years back who was trying to establish himself as a writer? Did some horror stuff, was starting to get some of his short stories published online, I think. Not poetry, but still.
[quote]TheJonty wrote:
[quote]Chushin wrote:
[quote]theBeth wrote:
My favorite work by T.S. Eliot. And it shocks me that a T-head would be familiar with his work.
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You’re obviously new around here.[/quote]
Wasn’t there a guy a couple years back who was trying to establish himself as a writer? Did some horror stuff, was starting to get some of his short stories published online, I think. Not poetry, but still.[/quote]
It’s surprisingly difficult to get your work published in even the smallest literary magazines. The Moon City Review here in Springfield is very much local and still gets in the hundreds of submissions, taking only a handful to publish. Now, if you’re looking at the more esteemed literary magazines, such as Tin House, One Story, or the Southern Review (big one), it’s very much the norm for them to receive thousands of submissions and usually only take around ten or so.
[quote]Jlabs wrote:
VHAT IS THE VASTELAND FOR VOUR HUNDRED ALEXEI
DAH
JLABS IS MY ALTER EGO. My original ego was huge so it split into two.[/quote]
Were you Jasmincar?
[quote]Chushin wrote:
[quote]theBeth wrote:
My favorite work by T.S. Eliot. And it shocks me that a T-head would be familiar with his work.
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You’re obviously new around here.[/quote]
I was going to say the same thing. I wouldn’t have hung around this website for the past ten years if it were filled with a bunch of imbeciles.
[quote]J. Prufrock wrote:
[quote]TheJonty wrote:
[quote]Chushin wrote:
[quote]theBeth wrote:
My favorite work by T.S. Eliot. And it shocks me that a T-head would be familiar with his work.
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You’re obviously new around here.[/quote]
Wasn’t there a guy a couple years back who was trying to establish himself as a writer? Did some horror stuff, was starting to get some of his short stories published online, I think. Not poetry, but still.[/quote]
It’s surprisingly difficult to get your work published in even the smallest literary magazines. The Moon City Review here in Springfield is very much local and still gets in the hundreds of submissions, taking only a handful to publish. Now, if you’re looking at the more esteemed literary magazines, such as Tin House, One Story, or the Southern Review (big one), it’s very much the norm for them to receive thousands of submissions and usually only take around ten or so.
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Dead tree is dead anyway. If poetry ever sees any sort of revival in popularity (I don’t think it will), it will be via an online avenue. I had a few things published (not in Southern Review or Poetry or anything so big). I consider myself a pretty talented writer of poetry, fiction and prose (I know, so does everyone, right?), but I would not bother trying to get published in the big dead tree pubs. I mean, seriously, the biggest poets today aren’t even well known by other authors.
I think mine is quite obvious
[quote]theBird wrote:
You can’t make this shit up. This is real life. Born this way.
And I am…
… theBird.
tweet[/quote]
Lady Gaga fan I see.
[quote]browndisaster wrote:
wanna know how I got these scars???[/quote]
BD I would like to know the story behind your profile picture. It is reminiscent of a certain other poster profile picture on here. Am I right or is it just coincidence.
[quote]TheJonty wrote:
[quote]Chushin wrote:
[quote]theBeth wrote:
My favorite work by T.S. Eliot. And it shocks me that a T-head would be familiar with his work.
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You’re obviously new around here.[/quote]
Wasn’t there a guy a couple years back who was trying to establish himself as a writer? Did some horror stuff, was starting to get some of his short stories published online, I think. Not poetry, but still.[/quote]
Are you speaking of Roguevampire. He was an aspiring writer among many other things. I miss that fellow. I really enjoyed his no nonsense strictly business persona.
In honour of someone I really admired-the late great Australian billionaire Kerry packer.
Tried to find an article that kept the story brief:
"Do you know what puts the fear of God into any casino executive? it’s a whale. We talk about whales and high rollers but really there are only a few true whales out there that can shake the timbers and threaten to bring the house down like no other. One of those was the late great Kerry Packer from Australia.
His exploits are legendary. The head guru here actually had the honor of being in a high-limit room with the behemoth… I’ll let him tell it in his own words, …“I was lucky enough back in the day to actually witness this gentleman sign several markers one night for at least 6 million while sitting in the high limit room of one of Vegas finest casinos, I’ll never forget that…”
Now that’s not going to put the house in jeopardy but it’s reported that Mr. Packer would play in the $500 to $1,000 per hand range until he was winning then up his bets to as much as $300,000 a hand in Baccarat. He was also fond of Blackjack and wasn’t shy about betting millions then quitting while he was ahead. Some called him “Hit and Run Packer”.
He was far more than that though, he was splash and style and lit up a room like no other when he entered and something more; he was a man of no fear. It’s been reported and corroborated by many that an obnoxious oil millionaire from Texas was running his mouth flappers at the table one night and Kerry was annoyed with him. He asked the man to tone it down a bit and the man just got more abrasive, going on to say to Packer… “You know who I am partner? I’m worth $60,000,000!” Kerry was quiet for a moment then pulled out a coin and said, “I’ll flip you for it”
[quote]flipya4it wrote:
In honour of someone I really admired-the late great Australian billionaire Kerry packer.
Tried to find an article that kept the story brief:
"Do you know what puts the fear of God into any casino executive? it’s a whale. We talk about whales and high rollers but really there are only a few true whales out there that can shake the timbers and threaten to bring the house down like no other. One of those was the late great Kerry Packer from Australia.
His exploits are legendary. The head guru here actually had the honor of being in a high-limit room with the behemoth… I’ll let him tell it in his own words, …“I was lucky enough back in the day to actually witness this gentleman sign several markers one night for at least 6 million while sitting in the high limit room of one of Vegas finest casinos, I’ll never forget that…”
Now that’s not going to put the house in jeopardy but it’s reported that Mr. Packer would play in the $500 to $1,000 per hand range until he was winning then up his bets to as much as $300,000 a hand in Baccarat. He was also fond of Blackjack and wasn’t shy about betting millions then quitting while he was ahead. Some called him “Hit and Run Packer”.
He was far more than that though, he was splash and style and lit up a room like no other when he entered and something more; he was a man of no fear. It’s been reported and corroborated by many that an obnoxious oil millionaire from Texas was running his mouth flappers at the table one night and Kerry was annoyed with him. He asked the man to tone it down a bit and the man just got more abrasive, going on to say to Packer… “You know who I am partner? I’m worth $60,000,000!” Kerry was quiet for a moment then pulled out a coin and said, “I’ll flip you for it”
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That was an awesome story, thanks.
[quote]RATTLEHEAD wrote:
I like Megadeth.[/quote]
Good shit! I figured as much.
Requin means “shark” in French.