[Andrew_S]

@ Omnitir

Aha! So you're gonna let Gordon Gordon live?

As a flashback to youth, I thought it wouldn't interrupt whatever madness you guys were up to and could connect late in the story.

Mine was a sort of "camomile tea" subplot with potential to be more interesting than tea, though.

Plenty of violence from you guys but I thought where's the sex?

[PenultimateManStanding]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '/')/EDIT: Post deleted. Sorry for trying to end this disaster.

[Granny-May]

Critics of the tale could learn a bit about alternate story structure by reading a few authors who have mastered the technique.

Try Gene Wolfe, Umberto Eco, John Crowley, John Harrison, and the oft-quoted Douglas Adams.

I don't think the thread was an attempt to create a great literary product by a thousand monkeys on keyboards. Do you? Am I a monkey and are you too?

Linear narrative is too poor a tool for this space.

peakoil.com is a tantra of many threads. Why shouldn't its never-ending story reflect that? There are point perspectives and weavers - all should have their say.

And if you don't like my opinion, I'll just get the Spec-XXXXLG and persuade you to the Truth.

[Andrew_S]

@ PS.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'W')hen did George Bush ever learn to play the guitar?

[PenultimateManStanding]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Andrew_S', '@') PS.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'W')hen did George Bush ever learn to play the guitar?

[Andrew_S]

@Aaron.

But you can't do this. Gordon is still only fifteen.

It's so cruel. I mean he's still a virgin.

[PenultimateManStanding]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Andrew_S', '@')Aaron.

But you can't do this. Gordon is still only fifteen.

It's so cruel. I mean he's still a virgin.

[Omnitir]

Isn't Gordon Gordon the main character?

This is the second attempt to kill the story, and yet it still goes on.

[Andrew_S]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Andrew_S', '@')Aaron.

But you can't do this. Gordon is still only fifteen.

It's so cruel. I mean he's still a virgin.

[Pops]

Yes, unexpected - but fitting.

Or was it the other way-round?


Try again?

[rogerhb]

All the characters dieing in a story does not have to be the end of the story, for instance "Russka", "Sarum" or "London" by Edward Rutherford.

Similarly blowing up the Earth does not have to be the end as Douglas Adams managed to demonstrate.

[Granny-May]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Andrew_S', '@')Aaron.

But you can't do this. Gordon is still only fifteen.

It's so cruel. I mean he's still a virgin.

[Aurora]

This thread seems to refer to some other thread here. Could someone clue me in on what the original one is? Thanks.

[Andrew_S]

It refers to "The Never Ending Story" thread, our feeble attempt at collaborative story telling. People keep trying to end it. Over here:
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