Yes, Spider and all thanks for the detailed exlanation for the US dress codes in this war but. And I know I know next to nothing in this regard. Our people...
22015
bty76093
May 1, 2006 10:42 pm
... Lorraine ... The problem these days is that in combat our soldiers have to be protected from everything from stones, bullets, knives, sunburn, chemical and...
22016
Jerry Wallace
dukehathor
May 2, 2006 2:49 am
Spider, How ya doin? You probably have received more than enough sage advice so I'll keep this short. One course of action is to say nothing and accept that he...
22017
rpcv.geo
May 2, 2006 3:54 am
Those soldiers who work undercover probably wear local robes while on assignment (though a lot of Iraqis do wear western dress). Paula Stiles ...
22018
rpcv.geo
May 2, 2006 7:39 am
A book that a friend of mine and I cowrote under the pseudonym "Peter Ferrer" is being serialized by Virtual Tales ( http://www.virtualtales.com ) in the...
22019
Dave
ccchaswick
May 2, 2006 12:12 pm
Jerry wrote: You could try honesty and let him know that this kind of stuff bugs you as you have at least one Mexican friend that I know of. You could ask him...
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theparasitorium@yahoo...
May 2, 2006 12:45 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the theparasitorium group. File : /GOOFY...
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rmthompson1979
May 2, 2006 2:50 pm
Young Author Faces 2nd Plagiarism Claim 8 minutes ago A Harvard sophomore's novel, pulled from the market last week after the author acknowledged mimicking...
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Dave
ccchaswick
May 2, 2006 3:01 pm
I got a spoof of a book awards banquet off the Prairie Home Companion radio show. I thought it was pretty funny how it portrays writers, editors, and critics...
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Dave
ccchaswick
May 2, 2006 3:14 pm
I have to admit I don't understand copyrights, but it seems to me they're being pretty picky. The little details that are similar between the two books are so...
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thespider3@...
thespider3
May 2, 2006 5:23 pm
To Everybody That Has Responded: Thanks. I have been carefully considering how I would respond to my friend. This latest thing on Immigration has him...
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thespider3@...
thespider3
May 2, 2006 5:24 pm
This on the copyright is not only interesting, but essential to be understood, as we will all have material that is subject to protection under the Copyright...
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Jane Gwaltney
lenore63109
May 2, 2006 5:55 pm
Of course this came from a lawyer so it could be all Fairy Tale. *giggle* Maybe lawyers tend to be frustrated fiction writers and decide to channel it into an...
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Keith Gouveia
keithdbz
May 2, 2006 6:02 pm
This second claim would be considered picky to those who may not be familiar with what the first claim stated. There were paragraphs copied in their entirety....
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Ryan Thompson
rmthompson1979
May 2, 2006 10:11 pm
Keith, You've hit the nail on the head. It might seem a scar on the hand is a little bit picky, but not only paragraphs, but the entire THEME of the book ...
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karen
kh7133
May 2, 2006 10:14 pm
... I don't mean to belittle your friend by this post, but you mentioned that he has a lot of medical problems and that he's on so many meds that his messing...
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dwaltz6969
May 3, 2006 1:38 pm
Spider, Just from that post it is obvious that your friend still has a wonderful sense of humor. Sure, as you mentioned he has rather rabid opinions about...
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Dave
ccchaswick
May 3, 2006 2:47 pm
I am writing a short story involving a snipe hunt. I want to call the story "The Snipe Hunt". It is the most appropriate title I can think of, and I really...
22033
dwaltz6969
May 3, 2006 3:55 pm
There's nothing wrong with it. Go ahead and use it. Titles are reused all the time.--- In theparasitorium@yahoogroups.com, "Dave" ... the ... think ... ...
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Mark
papa575
May 3, 2006 4:15 pm
Hi Dave, if it was just one thing, or 5, I could buy the idea of being picky. But 80+ similarities in a thin book, with a similar them, similar character...
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Dave
ccchaswick
May 3, 2006 5:27 pm
80+! Wow! I did not know that. I agree - with that many similarities, you have to question the author's originality. Dave ... being ... with...
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thespider3@...
thespider3
May 3, 2006 7:44 pm
Dave, I have seen several times online or in the book store, a title I had as a working title. Many times I just had my mouth set for that particular phrase...
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lorraine zaleski
lzdjs
May 4, 2006 11:15 am
Hello, hello. with re: it is legal to use same titles...maybe except for song titles...I had a story I called 'Falling in Love Again' and was told it was...
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Dave
ccchaswick
May 4, 2006 12:29 pm
Ah, glad you asked! There is actually such a thing as a snipe - a type of bird - but there is a prank that teenagers will pull on younger kids, often while ...
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thespider3@...
thespider3
May 6, 2006 4:22 am
A lot of Parasites are published and at various stages of being in the writing game. I do not know what made this come up in onversation, but I was asked, "How...
22040
Kristin
kristin724
May 7, 2006 3:47 am
Hi gang. I've just had two reviews posted at creative singularity.com! Please read and let me know what you think. The first is about the original V and the...
22041
JMiles
ga_writer
May 7, 2006 4:14 am
Where is everybody??? At Myspace...! <lmao> Joe ... From: Kristin To: theparasitorium@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 11:47 PM Subject: [THE...
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thespider3@...
thespider3
May 7, 2006 7:33 am
Where is everybody? In my estimation, something they disagreed with, ate them! 'Course I could be wrong... Seems like all my groups and individuals I normally...
22043
Jeannie
reviore
May 7, 2006 12:39 pm
Personally I rather drink lemon aid with no sugar. If that don't put some pep in your blood. Can you emangine a vampire having a snack on vinger blood? That...
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John Claude Smith
johnkielalex...
May 7, 2006 4:45 pm
Joe, Haha, oh, no, see, sometimes (more often than not) one has to lock in hardcore with the editorial suggestions and minor tweaking and stuff, taking a story...
