If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)

Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

a great definition

flyz · 2002-01-25 15:55:37

I met an old University friend the other day, who in his youth had professed his desire to become a great writer. When I asked him to define 'great', he had said: "I want to write stuff that people will react to on a truly emotional level; stuff that will make them scream, cry, howl in pain and anger!" Just discovered he's…

Options

25-01-2002 4:55pm

#1

flyz

Closed Accounts Posts: 536 ✭✭✭

Join Date: January 2002

Posts: 451

I met an old University friend the other day, who in his youth had
professed his desire to become a great writer.

When I asked him to define 'great', he had said:

"I want to write stuff that people will react to on a truly emotional level;
stuff that will make them scream, cry, howl in pain and anger!"

Just discovered he's now working for Microsoft...writing error messages.

0

Comments

Options
#2 25-01-2002 5:33pm
BlackMagic

Closed Accounts Posts: 159 ✭✭

Join Date: January 2002

Posts: 154

So true the messages do that to u

0
Options
#3 25-01-2002 11:42pm
Sangre

Registered Users Posts: 12,154 ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: March 2001

Posts: 11891

The messages make me fall to the ground in a cold sweat shuddering and i vomit for about 10 minutes, i hear this is pretty standard

0
Options
#4 26-01-2002 6:11pm
BlackMagic

Closed Accounts Posts: 159 ✭✭

Join Date: January 2002

Posts: 154

Originally posted by Sangre
The messages make me fall to the ground in a cold sweat shuddering and i vomit for about 10 minutes, i hear this is pretty standard

maybe you should see a docter about that

0