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Old 01-11-2009, 08:32 AM   #271
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I believe the 40D only takes CF cards - not SD. Also, if the protagonist had a 5D Mark II they could capture their own glory in 1080p HD video.

I'm just saying...

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Corrected. --- Thanks -- (But you did see that the narrator is a caring, loving individual, if somewhat colonial in his views)...
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Old 01-11-2009, 08:34 AM   #272
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Corrected. --- Thanks -- (But you did see that the narrator is a caring, loving individual, if somewhat colonial in his views)...
one just hopes he wore the correct headgear ....
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Old 01-11-2009, 08:35 AM   #273
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Dearest: I must love you because I no longer leave you - my car is out of gas and, well with the price of gas being what it is these days, I don't think it would be prudent for me to refill it now, and then there's that game on the tube tonight, and I'm pretty beat from hanging out at MR all day, anyway so here are some kisses and hugs for you - muyyyhhh.
I love that.

It's always good to have both sides (mine and yours). Now we need some contributors to write from the man's perspective.




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Old 01-11-2009, 09:34 AM   #274
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It was one of those hot days in June, when the tigers in Africa in the little village of Mirbago wanted to eat all the funny little natives wearing their strange multi-colored loin-cloths (if that’s what they’re called), and singing in that falsetto way that natives like to sing in, but I wanted only to photograph their happy, ignorant faces as they scavenged for food in their avoidance of getting eaten by the tigers; however, I was unsuccessful in getting that one, great photo of this fat-bellied little child being dragged away into the bush by three very large tigers, although I followed them with my camera clutched in my hand, taking photo after photo of the struggling animals and the pudgy little boy (was it the rice that made him so fat, I wondered?), my white trousers and white shirt now somewhat soiled as I continued to follow them, clicking away with my Canon 40D, very thankful indeed that I had a fresh set of batteries and a 10-gig CF card installed in this wonderful camera that, even now, seemed to have a mind of its own as I moved closer to try to capture that one elusive photo that I knew would make me the toast of town and would show all my fellow Americans back home that I cared so much that I, too, was willing to be eaten by tigers.


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And so it was that Dr Drib's quest for the longest ever opening sentence sensed the blank page ahead, slipped into second gear and accelerated towards an unspecting literary world with all the panache of a herd of Gaultier clad hippopatami.
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Old 01-11-2009, 09:36 AM   #275
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And so it was that Dr Drib's quest for the longest ever opening sentence sensed the blank page ahead, slipped into second gear and accelerated towards an unspecting literary world with all the panache of a herd of Gaultier clad hippopatami.
that metaphor should be framed. a quote was easier though.
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Old 01-11-2009, 09:39 AM   #276
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It was, it had to be said, the most ridiculous thing she had ever heard about.
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Old 01-11-2009, 10:10 AM   #277
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And so it was that Dr Drib's quest for the longest ever opening sentence sensed the blank page ahead, slipped into second gear and accelerated towards an unspecting literary world with all the panache of a herd of Gaultier clad hippopatami.
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Old 01-11-2009, 08:05 PM   #278
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Corrected. --- Thanks -- (But you did see that the narrator is a caring, loving individual, if somewhat colonial in his views)...
Most certainly, kind doctor. My technical pedantry was intended as a bit of (false) empathy with your protagonist.

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Old 01-12-2009, 08:09 AM   #279
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As Larry stared at his pink underwear and ate his green bologna, while sitting in his tent with the outdoor temps at 110degrees, he REALLY wished he hadn't pissed off Sheriff Joe.....

Its an Arizona joke.


As Larry stared at his pink underwear and ate his green bologna, while sitting in his tent with the outdoor temps at 110 degrees, he REALLY wished he had pissed on Sheriff Joe.....
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Old 01-12-2009, 08:32 AM   #280
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Now compiling the book from our contributors.

ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION

Needed:
Artwork, graphics for the ebook, Memorable First Sentences To Books That Don't Exist.

Tell me what passage your artwork accompanies.


WRITTEN CONTRIBUTION

If you did not follow the rules, then your contribution will NOT be included in this anthology. The Rules were stated at the beginning: One sentence only and of your creation. Anything else will be discarded and not included.

NOTE:
By and large, the thread has probably run its course, hence the reason for now assembling the anthology. I haven't announced a cut-off date, but at some point I must say, "Enough" - if only to finish the assembly of the book. At this moment, I'm busy putting every "acceptable" contribution [those who followed the rules] into BookDesigner. If you have jewels of despicable, memorable prose, then by all means contribute now.


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Old 01-12-2009, 10:43 AM   #281
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And so it was that Dr Drib's quest for the longest ever opening sentence sensed the blank page ahead, slipped into second gear and accelerated towards an unspecting literary world with all the panache of a herd of Gaultier clad hippopatami.
Plus he has tigers in Africa. So this is a surrealist or fantasy novel!
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Old 01-12-2009, 10:46 AM   #282
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Old 01-12-2009, 10:46 AM   #283
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She had the kind of face you see on an embalming table where the bullet hole is barely visible, unless you bend down real close and kind of squint your eyes up tight, like you’re looking down a rifle-barrel when you’re robbing someone and accidentally pull the trigger and the person falls over, upsetting a display of carbonated drinks that then scatter all over the floor, and the people are all screaming and blood is thick everywhere on the floor as more commotion leads to more chaos, with a kind of domino effect that continues on out into the street as people run around the parking lot like chickens with their heads cut off, clucking and screaming insane things, really bad things, their faces agitated and their eyes on fire with fright, like the corpse that you’re looking at right now on the embalming table, the one you killed, as if the eyes can still remember what the mind no longer comprehends – that kind of face, you know what I mean?



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Old 01-12-2009, 10:51 AM   #284
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Tigers exist in Africa and can be quite deadly in their habitat: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4548494.stm
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Doesn't sound very likely to me.

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I wonder where that fish has gone?
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