The Place For My Writers Notes

original posting: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 09:56:56 EST

Today, you have been crowned head of fools and given the great scepter of burlesque. You have three chances to excite laughter or contempt by extravagant images, to lampoon, to put someone or something into the limelight of ludicrous representation, exaggerated parody, and grotesque satire. Yes, for a short time, you can ridicule a topic of your choice, presenting a ludicrous imitation, caricature, complete and utter travesty, or even a gross perversion.

What are the three topics? People, places, events, whatever...humor comes in many colors (and melts in your mind, not in your hand:) I'll even provide the numbers for you:

1.
2.
3.

As the crowned head, of course, you may choose to wield your wand yourself and bash them, bash them, knock them on their keisters... or you can ask one of your subjects to pin the tail on the donkey. So, please, either write up the buffoonery or tell us who you would like to write--and how?

(incidentally, what kind of wood has burlesques?)

original posting: Sun, 8 Mar 1998 13:05:56 EST

[this could be addictive...tink]

Multiple Choice:

a. Do you lie online?
b. Do others lie online?
c. Do you tell the truth online?
d. Do others tell the truth online?
e. Some of the above
f. None of the above
g. I'll take the State of Confucious for $200, Eubulides
h. How can you tell?

Truth, Jaundice, and the Internet Way?

Don't forget to tell us a bit about why and wherefore thou dost unbind thy lantern when searching for honesty in all the bits and bytes, and which blindfold hangs over the beamish eyes of us all...

"If a man, sitting all alone, cannot dream strange things, and make them look like truth, he need never try to write romances." Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter [1850] The Custom-House.

tink

(oh, and if you want to send me suggestions for other poll topics, please do...)