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Points: 13795 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 28 2012 at 10:58
Congratulations David. Nice review, and well done from one who is still trying to get his debut novel published!
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Like the story about the girl feigning the asthma attack. Wouldn't it be better to just release the tiger? Just kidding sounds like an interesting read and some good witty advice for protecting yourself against dimwits. I was almost beaten by a gang of punks in a Rotten Ronnie's one night a few years back  but fortunately the cops were having a Mac Attack and showed up.
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Points: 37575 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 28 2012 at 13:02
Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

Congratulations David. Nice review, and well done from one who is still trying to get his debut novel published!
Go to Lulu.com or createspace.com and just do it man. Wink
 
 
Congrats David - love the title btw, very Monty Python, but in a serious way of course.
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Points: 166183 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 28 2012 at 13:40
Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

thanks Phil (the book includes a kite you can seduce and ravish)

 
Youre just searing my salmon steaks now. Wink
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Points: 65606 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 28 2012 at 22:02
Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Nice one David - congratulations on being published.

Just read the freebie section on Amazon & very impressed; nice writing style.
Many thanks Jim, coming from you that's quite a compliment.
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Points: 65606 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 28 2012 at 22:03
Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

Congratulations David. Nice review, and well done from one who is still trying to get his debut novel published!
you're in the right genre, peoples loves them some stories!
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Points: 65606 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 28 2012 at 22:17
Originally posted by Vibrationbaby Vibrationbaby wrote:

Like the story about the girl feigning the asthma attack. Wouldn't it be better to just release the tiger? Just kidding sounds like an interesting read and some good witty advice for protecting yourself against dimwits. I was almost beaten by a gang of punks in a Rotten Ronnie's one night a few years back  but fortunately the cops were having a Mac Attack and showed up.
Nice--  actually Ian I was kinda curious about the military perspective, so thanks.  Any other reg. army or ex-cops wanna chime in?   Jody?  Wink









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Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

Originally posted by Vibrationbaby Vibrationbaby wrote:

Like the story about the girl feigning the asthma attack. Wouldn't it be better to just release the tiger? Just kidding sounds like an interesting read and some good witty advice for protecting yourself against dimwits. I was almost beaten by a gang of punks in a Rotten Ronnie's one night a few years back  but fortunately the cops were having a Mac Attack and showed up.
Nice--  actually Ian I was kinda curious about the military perspective, so thanks.  Any other reg. army or ex-cops wanna chime in?   Jody?  Wink









You might get light-sword advice and Force-control advice instead. Tongue
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I'm hugely impressed David (that's barely on the cusp of being a penis joke I hope?) Clap
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Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

Originally posted by Vibrationbaby Vibrationbaby wrote:

Like the story about the girl feigning the asthma attack. Wouldn't it be better to just release the tiger? Just kidding sounds like an interesting read and some good witty advice for protecting yourself against dimwits. I was almost beaten by a gang of punks in a Rotten Ronnie's one night a few years back  but fortunately the cops were having a Mac Attack and showed up.
Nice--  actually Ian I was kinda curious about the military perspective, so thanks.  Any other reg. army or ex-cops wanna chime in?   Jody?  Wink








 We were told to avoid fights at all costs. Some special forces guys ( Australian SAS I think they were )  told us the best policy is to walk away  without a scratch if possible. Go for that option first. Only had one ocacsion in a pub when some drunken piece of sh*t didn't like our uniforms and wanted to prove what a bunch of wimps we were by picking a fight with the biggest guy in our group who happened to know some form martial arts. Sounds like the movies but I never saw a guy go down so fast.
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Points: 65606 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 29 2012 at 21:16
Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

Congratz David! Clap The review is great, too. 
thank you my friend
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Points: 65606 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 29 2012 at 21:18
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

love the title btw, very Monty Python, but in a serious way of course.
of course--  I actually had a back&forth on the title but I decided why not just spell it out in honest terms
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Points: 65606 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 29 2012 at 21:20
Originally posted by ExittheLemming ExittheLemming wrote:

I'm hugely impressed David (that's barely on the cusp of being a penis joke I hope?) Clap
I don't know but "cusp" is very phallic--  many thanks Iain, I appreciate it a lot
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Points: 17304 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2012 at 09:35
David!  I just saw this, congrats dude!!!!  ClapClapClap
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Points: 15784 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2012 at 09:37
Congrats man. 
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Points: 8815 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2012 at 09:56
Very nice and that review sounds quite flattering! Nice work!
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2012 at 11:26
Excellent, David.  Well done!  Did you not already have a book published though, or is this it?  I seem to remember you mentioning a book you wrote when I first got to know you all those years ago.
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Points: 65606 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2012 at 19:11
 ^ yup, this is the one; after all this time, numerous publishers, and a "contract" not worth its paper, it's finally here

thank you James, my first and best PA buddy!
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Points: 65606 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2012 at 19:16
Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

David!  I just saw this, congrats dude!!!!  ClapClapClap
ah I was hoping I'd here from you Jim, many thanks--  and to Pat and Stephen too
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2012 at 20:03
Never a problem, David.  I'm not sure if it'll be my thing or not but I'll try and check it out anyway.

I still have that edited version of that short-story I wrote by the way.


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