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The Sleepwalker 
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 Posted: November 30 2009 at 16:22 |
 Vompatti wrote:
Dear Dr. Dingo, I have the following problem:
I used to write short stories with some Kafkan humour but very little porn in them. After trying to send them to magazines & writing competitions & even one publishing company I came to the conclusion that nobody wants to publish the kind of stuff I write. All they publish is
a) suspense thrillers,
b) poor Bukowski imitations,
c) artistic, prize-winning, pretensious nonsense.
Should I:
a) keep writing & sending my stuff to people who don't want to publish it,
b) try to find someone who wants to publish my stuff & send it to him,
c) start my own magazine & sell it to people at street corners,
d) start writing (more) porn,
e) watch another Dario Argento movie & forget about the writing thing?
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I vote for F) Combine your short stories with music (not background music, but music that expresses the mood of the story) and create a new genre, or rediscover a genre which I have never heard of.
I, of course, am not a doctor like Dr. Dingo. So don't take my advice all too serious.
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Vompatti
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Posted: November 30 2009 at 16:15 |
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Dear Dr. Dingo, I have the following problem:
I used to write short stories with some Kafkan humour but very little porn in them. After trying to send them to magazines & writing competitions & even one publishing company I came to the conclusion that nobody wants to publish the kind of stuff I write. All they publish is
a) suspense thrillers,
b) poor Bukowski imitations,
c) artistic, prize-winning, pretensious nonsense.
Should I:
a) keep writing & sending my stuff to people who don't want to publish it,
b) try to find someone who wants to publish my stuff & send it to him,
c) start my own magazine & sell it to people at street corners,
d) start writing (more) porn,
e) watch another Dario Argento movie & forget about the writing thing?
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el dingo
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Posted: November 30 2009 at 15:31 |
Any Colour You Like wrote:
Dr. Dingo, I can't help but lash out at people who mock our national sport, I mean we have so much expectation of victory that the stress is starting to make me ag... ag... agitated. |
Hey! Woah! There's no need to lash out. Don't be agitated  I think the level at which you guys have consistently played the game ever since I can remember sparks the required amount of terror in the rest of the world. I sure don't think anyone mocks you in terms of strength, power, flair, commitment. From the moment the Haka begins the opposition knows exactly what to expect for the next eighty minutes - or for however long it takes to play a game of tiddlywinks these days.
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It's not that I can't find worth in anything, it's just that I can't find worth in enough.
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Any Colour You Like
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Posted: November 30 2009 at 14:37 |
el dingo wrote:
Any Colour You Like wrote:
Dr. Dingo, I can't help but lash out at people who mock our national sport, I mean we have so much expectation of victory that the stress is starting to make me ag... ag... agitated. |
You can remain agitated till I've had my tea  |
See people this is the reason why the British Empire collapsed. Get yer Union Jack off our Stars! 
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el dingo
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Posted: November 30 2009 at 14:35 |
Any Colour You Like wrote:
Dr. Dingo, I can't help but lash out at people who mock our national sport, I mean we have so much expectation of victory that the stress is starting to make me ag... ag... agitated. |
You can remain agitated till I've had my tea
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It's not that I can't find worth in anything, it's just that I can't find worth in enough.
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el dingo
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Posted: November 30 2009 at 14:33 |
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True FiP. Katya and I are closing the surgery for 30 minutes to share bacon sandwiches, brown ketchup sauce and fries. On return i will be serious and solve problems as I was before. Badly. Professionally.
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It's not that I can't find worth in anything, it's just that I can't find worth in enough.
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Any Colour You Like
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Posted: November 30 2009 at 14:31 |
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Dr. Dingo, I can't help but lash out at people who mock our national sport, I mean we have so much expectation of victory that the stress is starting to make me ag... ag... agitated.
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The Sleepwalker
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Posted: November 30 2009 at 14:29 |
You're starting to get a bit informal, doctor. 
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el dingo
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Posted: November 30 2009 at 14:28 |
Any Colour You Like wrote:
el dingo wrote:
(Sorry for the delete I was in a medical emergency style rush to post this):
I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT ALL THESE GUYS HAD BUNIONS)
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And they still beat you.
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They bloody well did too (it was 1905) 
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It's not that I can't find worth in anything, it's just that I can't find worth in enough.
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jampa17
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Posted: November 30 2009 at 14:25 |
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jajaja... for sure...
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Change the program inside... Stay in silence is a crime.
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Any Colour You Like
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Posted: November 30 2009 at 14:24 |
el dingo wrote:
(Sorry for the delete I was in a medical emergency style rush to post this):
I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT ALL THESE GUYS HAD BUNIONS)
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And they still beat you.
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The Sleepwalker
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Posted: November 30 2009 at 14:20 |
el dingo wrote:
Somebody came in the surgery the other day and said: "Dr Dingo, I feel like a pair of curtains"
I advised: "Now come on, pull yourself together Sir" |
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el dingo
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Posted: November 30 2009 at 14:17 |
Somebody came in the surgery the other day and said: "Dr Dingo, I feel like a pair of curtains"
I advised: "Now come on, pull yourself together Sir"
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It's not that I can't find worth in anything, it's just that I can't find worth in enough.
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The Sleepwalker
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Posted: November 30 2009 at 14:13 |
Any Colour You Like wrote:
el dingo wrote:
I'm glad ACYL didn't change the title - it might have devalued the serious mission of the thread |
Don't tempt me. I hold infinite power in my hands.
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Please chage it ACYL, I'm sure Katya will be glad as well!
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el dingo
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Posted: November 30 2009 at 14:12 |
(Sorry for the delete I was in a medical emergency style rush to post this):
I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT ALL THESE GUYS HAD BUNIONS)
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It's not that I can't find worth in anything, it's just that I can't find worth in enough.
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Any Colour You Like
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Posted: November 30 2009 at 14:10 |
el dingo wrote:
I'm glad ACYL didn't change the title - it might have devalued the serious mission of the thread |
Don't tempt me. I hold infinite power in my hands.
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Any Colour You Like
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Posted: November 30 2009 at 14:09 |
el dingo wrote:
As soon as ACYL gets here the thread falls apart
Now, do you guys need any advice about your bunyons? |
Who? Me? Never.
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The Sleepwalker
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Posted: November 30 2009 at 14:06 |
I googled "bunion". Some... interesting... pictures showed up. No advice needed yet, and I hope I'll never need any.
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el dingo
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Posted: November 30 2009 at 14:03 |
It's actually spelled bunion and it's a horrible big old lump on the foor usually just below the big toe. Old people mostly get them nowadays thru having worn ill-fitting shoes because of poverty in the past. They're comparatively easy to treat these days.
see i did that without Wiki so I must be fit to run a surgery after all.
Don't do that Katya. Not yet anyway.
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It's not that I can't find worth in anything, it's just that I can't find worth in enough.
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The Sleepwalker
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Posted: November 30 2009 at 13:56 |
el dingo wrote:
As soon as ACYL gets here the thread falls apart
Now, do you guys need any advice about your bunyons? |
Yes, I've got a question...
What is a bunyon? 
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