Oh, and someone asked what the chances were the guy would reach parole. He's been in custody since he was arrested last January, and they said he's not doing well in prisons. He's involved in fights, and he's the agressor. Even if he lives another thirty years, it seems unlikely he'll be paroled.
Now, I can hold a note for a long time...actually I can hold a note forever. But eventually that's just noise. It's the change we're listening for. The note coming after, and the one after that. That's what makes it music.
Host ,'Why We Fight'
Natter Area 51: The Truthiness Is in Here
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Dana - May 18, 2007 1:54:59 pm PDT #8193 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Connie Neil - May 18, 2007 1:56:27 pm PDT #8194 of 10001
brillig
Me: Really? What do you do?
Him: I rob banks.
Me: No kidding.
Him: Yeah. I'm working to finance the violent overthrow of the government.
Me: Howze that going?
I like the present tense of the "I rob banks". And "Howze that going?" seems the only reasonable answer to any statement of planning the violent overthrow of the government.
DavidS - May 18, 2007 1:56:54 pm PDT #8195 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Even if he lives another thirty years, it seems unlikely he'll be paroled.
Doesn't sound like he's going to live that long in prison.
beekaytee - May 18, 2007 1:58:18 pm PDT #8196 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
That fellow was doing a 10 year stretch...one of many in his life. But he DID speak in the present tense as if the 8 years he had left were going to fly by and he'd be right back at his trade. Patience.
eta: Pat, I'd like to buy an 'e'.
Allyson - May 18, 2007 2:00:42 pm PDT #8197 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
We settled on a subtitle.
Drumroll
Will the Vampire People Please Leave the Lobby?
And Other Unusual Stories from a Life Online
Connie Neil - May 18, 2007 2:02:24 pm PDT #8198 of 10001
brillig
But he DID speak in the present tense as if the 8 years he had left were going to fly by and he'd be right back at his trade. Patience.
I'd say patience makes for a good bank robber, but the multiple 10-year stretches would seem to mitigate against that.
beekaytee - May 18, 2007 2:05:21 pm PDT #8199 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
Right. He had conviction, but apparently not a lot of finesse. Seemed to get caught every. single. time. A case in which persistence does not make perfect.
Jesse - May 18, 2007 2:09:16 pm PDT #8200 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh, that seems good, Allyson!
Connie Neil - May 18, 2007 2:09:19 pm PDT #8201 of 10001
brillig
He had conviction, but apparently not a lot of finesse.
LOTS of conviction, by the sound of it. He's not the sort you want to cheer on with a perky, "Keep at it, bunky, and one day you'll succeed!" but you hate to see such determination go to waste.
edit: (If ever you see this guy in a fic/book somewhere, check for my name, then check for a credit. He's too good not to steal.)
DavidS - May 18, 2007 2:10:49 pm PDT #8202 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
We settled on a subtitle.
It works better without a subtitle.
The title is good and interesting. The subtitle is explainy and dilutes the impact.
Oh well. You like the cover though?
Maybe you could use a parenthetical like James Brown: "Funky President (People It's Bad!)"