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I'm not getting defensive!

The 'ego' was also a joke.

I don't get defensive, usually, I just say 'oh. How?'

But it isn't the most flattering when someone says it isn't bad but they'd rather not be associated with...

Well, look, I can be honest and try to give what advice I can, or I can flatter you... well, I *could've* flattered you if you hadn't made this sort of personal by asking me to stand up in public and effectively promote your story and have my name on it.

I wasn't asking you to promote it, I was asking if you wanted to introduce it seeing as you suggested the story's initial idea.

I just thought it would an interesting touch.

*ahem*

What is your opinion on it then?

That's a rather fine distinction - introducing without promoting it? Hmmm.

And I've told you what my opinion is, pretty much - there are some good ideas there but I think it needs some polishing and a bit more idea of what it's actually supposed to be.

What/How d'you mean?

HEY!! Could you not think of something less insulting than Jar-jar Binks??

Prehaps my Daffy Duck to your Bugs Bunny is more apt!

It's supposed to be insulting in a funny way. Jar Jar's a very popular character, you know - look at all those pencil cases, lunch boxes, commemorative plates and so on in all the pound shops.

Okay, your story. At the moment it's trying to be a generic superhero spoof and a Spidey origin spoof at the same time, and it could do with really only being one or the other. Plus, and this is just my opinion, it didn't seem to have that many laughs in it. Sorry.

More detailed evaluation available on request...

But I spent a long time with a tape recorder editing the end of Empire Stikes Back with Vader saying:

'No, I am your father, Jar-Jar Binks.'

'No... That's not true.. THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!'

'Mesa called jar-Jar Binks.'

'Noooooooooooooooooooooo!'


I'm not particularly bothered about Binks, but i'm aware that few like the character!



Well... the story's not supposed to be a laugh-a-minute kind of thing. I just wanted to mock the stylre that they seem to follow... ie. The exclamations at the end of every sentence! Unless a question...

*waves request*

*waves back, bemused*

"available on request"

One day i'll Post something that will really make you laugh. Then we'll see who's laughing...

Well, it'll be me, won't it? Obviously.

Ahem.. more detailed evaluation AA?

???

*blip*

Oh, by the way I've put your name in at the end of the story as being responsible for concept.

'More detailed evaluation is available on request'

Would you be willing to let me in on this more detailed evaluation?

I hope you made it clear the word 'responsible' is to be interpreted in the broadest possible and non-legally binding sense...

Um, yeah, okay - it'll probably be closer to the weekend before I get back to you with this as I'm busy tomorrow evening and I feel obliged to do it right...

Riiiiight...

....you mean 'cause your name is on the end!

*waits* Latta tum.. latta ti...

If mesa don't get a reply today, me'll submit the story regardless .

But feel free to twist and turn it in whatever ways possible if you Sub it... just don't take yer name off the end!