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    I would write a book about....oh, say an entertainer. No, bigger..say, ...the BIGGEST entertainer of the century.

    I'd make him the richest entertainer there ever was. He could buy up the world if he wanted. Anywhere in the world he visited, women would throw themselves in front of him. But, I'd make him very eccentric person privately, almost wacko. But everyone would love him, and he'd be one of the most, if not THE most talented vocalist/dancer/entertainer, hit after hit after hit.

    Anyway, then, I'd have his eccentricities consume him in later life. His private life would be full of accusations, money grabbers, schemers, law suits, backstabbing friends, extravagent spending sprees and outlandish mansions...life in the fast lane.

    I'd have this character lose all his money by the time middle age rolled around...a seemingly impossible scenario. From the extreme high, to the extreme low, forcing himself into an almost protected, isolated existence. Hiding from the public and disguising himself when he went out.

    But THEN!...I'd have this character regroup...and schedule a long anticipated comback of the ages. His BIGGEST concert tour EVER! 50 sites around the world...London, Tokyo, Paris, New York, LA....this would be his finest hour.

    Of course, due to the financial hardships, his attorney would draft up contracts with the 50 sites, to support the tour, this entertainer, the biggest entertainer of our time...would be paid by each site in ADVANCE of the tour. MILLIONS upon millions would once again come pouring into his bank account.

    And just days before he was to start his tour....he'd suffer a life ending injury, or heart attack or something. The cause of death would be controversial, but in the end, ruled to be a common occurance after weeks of speculation.

    However, THIS entertainer would get the last laugh. While everyone was focused on his passing, and after the furor has ebbed away with the passing weeks....MY entertainer, my STILL ALIVE entertainer, would slip away, undetected, and take his millions to quitely live his remaining days on a private island somewhere off in a remote part of the world. No more controversy, no more papparazzi, ....life....a peaceful life with everything he always wanted.



    That's how I would write my book anyway.
    "Newton's First Law of Motion: ...things at rest tend to stay at rest. Things in motion, tend to stay in motion...."

    Hmm... Good motivation for me to remain active I guess.

  • #2
    let's rewrite an ending that fits...

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    • #3
      What? ...this ending doesn't fit for you???
      "Newton's First Law of Motion: ...things at rest tend to stay at rest. Things in motion, tend to stay in motion...."

      Hmm... Good motivation for me to remain active I guess.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by The Borg View Post
        What? ...this ending doesn't fit for you???
        It's perfect. Just like a paperback novel.

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        • #5
          Ahhhh....got it. Yes....I'm slow!
          "Newton's First Law of Motion: ...things at rest tend to stay at rest. Things in motion, tend to stay in motion...."

          Hmm... Good motivation for me to remain active I guess.

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          • #6
            Let's rewrite the thread title.
            "Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
            The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --Solon

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            • #7
              Originally posted by wuapinmon View Post
              Let's rewrite the thread title.
              If I were him, I'd want to rewrite it, too.
              Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss

              There's three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who's got the same first name as a city; and never go near a lady's got a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, everything else is cream cheese. --Coach Finstock

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              • #8
                Originally posted by wuapinmon View Post
                Let's rewrite the thread title.
                Originally posted by Donuthole View Post
                If I were him, I'd want to rewrite it, too.
                Come on, boys, calling a cyborg out on omission of the subjunctive? It's not like we're dealing with a communications protocol droid here.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Babs View Post
                  Come on, boys, calling a cyborg out on omission of the subjunctive? It's not like we're dealing with a communications protocol droid here.
                  I have use for you on the master's sail barge!
                  "Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
                  The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --Solon

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Babs View Post
                    Come on, boys, calling a cyborg out on omission of the subjunctive? It's not like we're dealing with a communications protocol droid here.
                    Babs, if we don't instruct others to use the subjunctive in the protasis of a present contra-factual conditional statement, how else will they learn?
                    τὸν ἥλιον ἀνατέλλοντα πλείονες ἢ δυόμενον προσκυνοῦσιν

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by All-American View Post
                      Babs, if we don't instruct others to use the subjunctive in the protasis of a present contra-factual conditional statement, how else will they learn?
                      uuuuhhhhh.....yeah.....what he said
                      "The first thing I learned upon becoming a head coach after fifteen years as an assistant was the enormous difference between making a suggestion and making a decision."

                      "They talk about the economy this year. Hey, my hairline is in recession, my waistline is in inflation. Altogether, I'm in a depression."

                      "I like to bike. I could beat Lance Armstrong, only because he couldn't pass me if he was behind me."

                      -Rick Majerus

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by All-American View Post
                        Babs, if we don't instruct others to use the subjunctive in the protasis of a present contra-factual conditional statement, how else will they learn?
                        Unfortunately, School House Rock ignored teaching the subjunctive. Folks will have to depend on you, AA.

                        I'm more curious as to what would happen if a protasis didn't know who the boss was.
                        "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill


                        "I only know what I hear on the news." - Dear Leader

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by wuapinmon View Post
                          I have use for you on the master's sail barge!
                          I imagine I'll fill in nicely.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by The Borg View Post
                            ....That's how I would write my book anyway.
                            I never knew you were French. Enchanté.

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                            • #15
                              Ha!! ....yes....I'm an idiot!

                              Internet humiliation...does it get any lower than that??
                              "Newton's First Law of Motion: ...things at rest tend to stay at rest. Things in motion, tend to stay in motion...."

                              Hmm... Good motivation for me to remain active I guess.

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